diff --git a/ide-test/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion.test/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/tests/MethodCompletionTests.groovy b/ide-test/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion.test/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/tests/MethodCompletionTests.groovy
index 338c81ac75..bd10d59cf9 100644
--- a/ide-test/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion.test/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/tests/MethodCompletionTests.groovy
+++ b/ide-test/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion.test/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/tests/MethodCompletionTests.groovy
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
  */
 package org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.tests
 
+import static org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.tests.GroovyBundle.isParrotParser
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail
+import static org.junit.Assume.assumeTrue
 
 import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.ClassNode
 import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.MethodNode
@@ -469,30 +471,70 @@ final class MethodCompletionTests extends CompletionTestSuite {
             '''.stripIndent())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testMethodPointer0() {
+        String contents = 'class Foo { public static Foo instance }\nFoo.&in'
+        proposalExists(createProposalsAtOffset(contents, getLastIndexOf(contents, 'in')), 'instance', 0)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testMethodPointer0a() {
+        String contents = 'class Foo { public static Foo instance }\nFoo::in'
+        proposalExists(createProposalsAtOffset(contents, getLastIndexOf(contents, 'in')), 'instance', 0)
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testMethodPointer1() {
         String contents = 'String.&isE'
         applyProposalAndCheck(checkUniqueProposal(contents, 'isE', 'isEmpty'), contents + 'mpty')
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testMethodPointer1a() {
+        assumeTrue(isParrotParser())
+        String contents = 'String::isE'
+        applyProposalAndCheck(checkUniqueProposal(contents, 'isE', 'isEmpty'), contents + 'mpty')
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testMethodPointer2() {
         String contents = 'String.&  isE'
         applyProposalAndCheck(checkUniqueProposal(contents, 'isE', 'isEmpty'), contents + 'mpty')
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testMethodPointer2a() {
+        assumeTrue(isParrotParser())
+        String contents = 'String::  isE'
+        applyProposalAndCheck(checkUniqueProposal(contents, 'isE', 'isEmpty'), contents + 'mpty')
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testMethodPointer3() {
         String contents = 'String.&isEmpty.mem'
         applyProposalAndCheck(checkUniqueProposal(contents, 'mem', 'memoize()'), contents + 'oize()')
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testMethodPointer3a() {
+        assumeTrue(isParrotParser())
+        String contents = 'String::isEmpty.mem'
+        applyProposalAndCheck(checkUniqueProposal(contents, 'mem', 'memoize()'), contents + 'oize()')
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testMethodPointer4() {
         String contents = '(String.&isEmpty).mem'
         applyProposalAndCheck(checkUniqueProposal(contents, 'mem', 'memoize()'), contents + 'oize()')
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testMethodPointer4a() {
+        assumeTrue(isParrotParser())
+        String contents = '(String::isEmpty).mem'
+        applyProposalAndCheck(checkUniqueProposal(contents, 'mem', 'memoize()'), contents + 'oize()')
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testAnnotatedMethod1() {
         String contents = '''\
diff --git a/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/ProposalUtils.java b/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/ProposalUtils.java
index bce4f02d1d..f9065f92be 100644
--- a/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/ProposalUtils.java
+++ b/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/ProposalUtils.java
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.JavaPluginImages;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.viewsupport.ImageDescriptorRegistry;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.ui.text.java.CompletionProposalLabelProvider;
-import org.eclipse.jface.text.BadLocationException;
-import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument;
 import org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist.ICompletionProposal;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StyledString;
 import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;
@@ -306,25 +304,4 @@ public static boolean hasWhitespace(char[] chars) {
         }
         return false;
     }
-
-    /** Checks '.&' operator before replacement offset. */
-    public static boolean isMethodPointerCompletion(IDocument document, int replacementOffset) {
-        try {
-            boolean seenAmpersand = false;
-            while (--replacementOffset > 0) {
-                char c = document.getChar(replacementOffset);
-                if (Character.isJavaIdentifierPart(c) || (!Character.isWhitespace(c) && c != '&' && c != '.')) break;
-                if (c == '&') {
-                    if (seenAmpersand) break;
-                    seenAmpersand = true;
-                } else if (c == '.') {
-                    if (seenAmpersand)
-                        return true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (BadLocationException ignore) {
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/processors/StatementAndExpressionCompletionProcessor.java b/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/processors/StatementAndExpressionCompletionProcessor.java
index 405dc3ad8d..fab1af6905 100644
--- a/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/processors/StatementAndExpressionCompletionProcessor.java
+++ b/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.codeassist.completion/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/codeassist/processors/StatementAndExpressionCompletionProcessor.java
@@ -577,5 +577,5 @@ private List<IProposalCreator> chooseProposalCreators() {
     }
 
     public static final Pattern FIELD_ACCESS_COMPLETION =  Pattern.compile(".+\\.@\\s*(?:\\p{javaJavaIdentifierStart}\\p{javaJavaIdentifierPart}*)?", Pattern.DOTALL);
-    public static final Pattern METHOD_POINTER_COMPLETION = Pattern.compile(".+\\.&\\s*(?:\\p{javaJavaIdentifierStart}\\p{javaJavaIdentifierPart}*)?", Pattern.DOTALL);
+    public static final Pattern METHOD_POINTER_COMPLETION = Pattern.compile(".+(\\.&|::)\\s*(?:\\p{javaJavaIdentifierStart}\\p{javaJavaIdentifierPart}*)?", Pattern.DOTALL);
 }
diff --git a/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.core/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/core/util/TokenStream.java b/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.core/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/core/util/TokenStream.java
index c2d532e774..e845fdfd1a 100644
--- a/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.core/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/core/util/TokenStream.java
+++ b/ide/org.codehaus.groovy.eclipse.core/src/org/codehaus/groovy/eclipse/core/util/TokenStream.java
@@ -151,6 +151,13 @@ public Token next() throws TokenStreamException {
                     last = new Token(Token.Type.METHOD_POINTER, offset + 1, offset + 3, buffer.subSequence(offset + 1, offset + 3).toString());
                 }
                 break;
+            case ':':
+                nextChar();
+                if (ch == ':') {
+                    nextChar();
+                    last = new Token(Token.Type.METHOD_POINTER, offset + 1, offset + 3, buffer.subSequence(offset + 1, offset + 3).toString());
+                }
+                break;
             case ';':
                 nextChar();
                 last = new Token(Token.Type.SEMI, offset + 1, offset + 2, buffer.subSequence(offset + 1, offset + 2).toString());