diff --git a/duchain/expressionvisitor.cpp b/duchain/expressionvisitor.cpp
--- a/duchain/expressionvisitor.cpp
+++ b/duchain/expressionvisitor.cpp
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@
             } else {
                 usingDeclaration(node->classConstant, DeclarationPointer());
             }
+            QString str(stringForNode(node->classConstant).toLower());
+            if (str == "class") {
+                m_result.setType(AbstractType::Ptr(new IntegralType(IntegralType::TypeString)));
+            }
         } else {
             m_result.setType(AbstractType::Ptr());
         }
diff --git a/duchain/tests/expressionparser.h b/duchain/tests/expressionparser.h
--- a/duchain/tests/expressionparser.h
+++ b/duchain/tests/expressionparser.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
     void stringAsArray_data();
     void stringAsArray();
     void classMemberOnInstantiation();
+    void classNameConstant_data();
+    void classNameConstant();
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/duchain/tests/expressionparser.cpp b/duchain/tests/expressionparser.cpp
--- a/duchain/tests/expressionparser.cpp
+++ b/duchain/tests/expressionparser.cpp
@@ -631,5 +631,35 @@
     QCOMPARE(IntegralType::Ptr::staticCast(res.type())->dataType(), static_cast<uint>(IntegralType::TypeString));
 }
 
+void TestExpressionParser::classNameConstant_data()
+{
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("NSconst");
+
+    QTest::newRow("fullNamespace") << "\\NS\\ClassName::class";
+    QTest::newRow("normalNamespace") << "NS\\ClassName::class";
+    QTest::newRow("inNamespace") << "$n";
+}
+
+void TestExpressionParser::classNameConstant()
+{
+    QFETCH(QString, NSconst);
+
+    //                 0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7
+    //                 01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789
+    QByteArray method("<? namespace NS { class ClassName { } $n=ClassName::class; }");
+
+    TopDUContext* top = parse(method, DumpNone);
+    DUChainReleaser releaseTop(top);
+    DUChainWriteLocker lock;
+
+    QVERIFY(top->problems().isEmpty());
+
+    ExpressionParser p(true);
+
+    ExpressionEvaluationResult res = p.evaluateType(NSconst.toUtf8(), DUContextPointer(top), CursorInRevision(1, 0));
+    QVERIFY(res.type());
+    QCOMPARE(IntegralType::Ptr::staticCast(res.type())->dataType(), static_cast<uint>(IntegralType::TypeString));
+}
+
 }
 
diff --git a/parser/php.g b/parser/php.g
--- a/parser/php.g
+++ b/parser/php.g
@@ -826,9 +826,13 @@
 -> scalar ;;
 
   constant=namespacedIdentifier
-  ( PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM classConstant=identifier | 0 )
+  ( PAAMAYIM_NEKUDOTAYIM classConstant=classConstant | 0 )
 -> constantOrClassConst ;;
 
+    CLASS
+  | identifier
+-> classConstant ;;
+
     #encaps=encaps*
 -> encapsList ;;