diff --git a/gcc/cp/parser.c b/gcc/cp/parser.c
index 0a7d18af98b..d4e485930a4 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/parser.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/parser.c
@@ -572,6 +572,8 @@ cp_debug_parser (FILE *file, cp_parser *parser)
 			      parser->colon_corrects_to_scope_p);
   cp_debug_print_flag (file, "Colon doesn't start a class definition",
 			      parser->colon_doesnt_start_class_def_p);
+  cp_debug_print_flag (file, "Parsing an Objective-C++ message context",
+			      parser->objective_c_message_context_p);
   if (parser->type_definition_forbidden_message)
     fprintf (file, "Error message for forbidden type definitions: %s %s\n",
 	     parser->type_definition_forbidden_message,
@@ -6626,7 +6628,9 @@ cp_parser_nested_name_specifier_opt (cp_parser *parser,
 
 	  if (token->type == CPP_COLON
 	      && parser->colon_corrects_to_scope_p
-	      && cp_lexer_peek_nth_token (parser->lexer, 3)->type == CPP_NAME)
+	      && cp_lexer_peek_nth_token (parser->lexer, 3)->type == CPP_NAME
+	      /* name:name is a valid sequence in an Objective C message.  */
+	      && !parser->objective_c_message_context_p)
 	    {
 	      gcc_rich_location richloc (token->location);
 	      richloc.add_fixit_replace ("::");
@@ -33034,6 +33038,7 @@ cp_parser_objc_message_expression (cp_parser* parser)
 {
   tree receiver, messageargs;
 
+  parser->objective_c_message_context_p = true;
   location_t start_loc = cp_lexer_peek_token (parser->lexer)->location;
   cp_lexer_consume_token (parser->lexer);  /* Eat '['.  */
   receiver = cp_parser_objc_message_receiver (parser);
@@ -33050,6 +33055,7 @@ cp_parser_objc_message_expression (cp_parser* parser)
   location_t combined_loc = make_location (start_loc, start_loc, end_loc);
   protected_set_expr_location (result, combined_loc);
 
+  parser->objective_c_message_context_p = false;
   return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/gcc/cp/parser.h b/gcc/cp/parser.h
index d587cf2404b..a468b6992ad 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/parser.h
+++ b/gcc/cp/parser.h
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ struct GTY(()) cp_parser {
      is terminated by colon.  */
   bool colon_doesnt_start_class_def_p;
 
+  /* TRUE if we are parsing an objective c message, and ':' is permitted
+     to terminate an assignment-expression.  */
+  bool objective_c_message_context_p;
+
   /* If non-NULL, then we are parsing a construct where new type
      definitions are not permitted.  The string stored here will be
      issued as an error message if a type is defined.  */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/obj-c++.dg/pr49070.mm b/gcc/testsuite/obj-c++.dg/pr49070.mm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d67c72137cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/obj-c++.dg/pr49070.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* Only needs to compile.  */
+/* { dg-additional-options "-std=c++11" } */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+enum X {
+  x = 5,
+  y
+};
+#endif
+
+__attribute__((__objc_root_class__))
+@interface A
+- (id) :(id)arg0 :(id)arg1;
+- (id) m:(id)arg0 :(id)arg1 :(id)arg2 :(id)arg3;
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+- (id) n:(X)arg0 :(X)arg1 :(id)arg2 :(id)arg3;
+#endif
+@end
+
+@implementation A
+- (id) :(id)arg0 :(id)arg1
+{
+  return arg1;
+}
+- (id) m:(id)arg0 :(id)arg1 :(id)arg2 :(id)arg3
+{
+  return arg2;
+}
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+- (id) n:(X)arg0 :(X)arg1 :(id)arg2 :(id)arg3
+{
+  return arg2;
+}
+#endif
+@end
+
+id f1 (A *x)
+{
+  return [x:x:x];
+}
+
+id f2 (A *x)
+{
+  return [x m:x:x:x:x];
+}
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+id f3 (A *x)
+{
+  return [x n:X::x:X::y:x:x];
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/objc.dg/unnamed-parms.m b/gcc/testsuite/objc.dg/unnamed-parms.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..22426cfed5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/objc.dg/unnamed-parms.m
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/* Only needs to compile [see PR 49070 for C++ issue].  */
+
+__attribute__((__objc_root_class__))
+@interface A
+- (id) :(id)arg0 :(id)arg1;
+- (id) m:(id)arg0 :(id)arg1 :(id)arg2 :(id)arg3;
+@end
+
+@implementation A
+- (id) :(id)arg0 :(id)arg1
+{
+  return arg1;
+}
+- (id) m:(id)arg0 :(id)arg1 :(id)arg2 :(id)arg3
+{
+  return arg2;
+}
+@end
+
+id f1 (A *x)
+{
+  return [x:x:x];
+}
+
+id f2 (A *x)
+{
+  return [x m:x:x:x:x];
+}