diff --git a/regression/TEST b/regression/TEST
index 56f41d9..e94938d 100755
--- a/regression/TEST
+++ b/regression/TEST
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ BUGS="case-label.c one-line-1.c one-line-2.c one-line-3.c \
         one-line-4.c struct-decl.c sizeof-in-while.c line-break-comment.c \
         macro.c enum.c elif.c nested.c wrapped-string.c minus_predecrement.c \
         bug-gnu-33364.c float-constant-suffix.c block-comments.c \
-        no-forced-nl-in-block-init.c hexadecimal_float.c"
+        no-forced-nl-in-block-init.c hexadecimal_float.c custom-type-pointer.c"
 
 INDENTSRC="args.c backup.h backup.c dirent_def.h globs.c indent.h \
         indent.c indent_globs.h io.c lexi.c memcpy.c parse.c pr_comment.c \
diff --git a/regression/input/custom-type-pointer.c b/regression/input/custom-type-pointer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a0c513
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/input/custom-type-pointer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+typedef int * value;
+
+value * g(int v);
+
+void f(value * arr)
+{
+  value * v = g(a * b);
+}
diff --git a/regression/standard/bug-gnu-33364.c b/regression/standard/bug-gnu-33364.c
index bd45c8a..a7e1e7c 100644
--- a/regression/standard/bug-gnu-33364.c
+++ b/regression/standard/bug-gnu-33364.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 main ()
 {
   return;
-  malloc (x (int) + 2 * 4);
+  malloc (x (int) + 2 *4);
 }
diff --git a/regression/standard/custom-type-pointer.c b/regression/standard/custom-type-pointer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06b47cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/standard/custom-type-pointer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+typedef int *value;
+
+value *g (int v);
+
+void
+f (value *arr)
+{
+  value *v = g (a * b);
+}
diff --git a/src/handletoken.c b/src/handletoken.c
index 919fba9..1cdddda 100644
--- a/src/handletoken.c
+++ b/src/handletoken.c
@@ -713,9 +713,21 @@ static void handle_token_unary_op(
  */
 
 static void handle_token_binary_op(
+    int            * dec_ind,
     const bb_code_ty can_break)
 {
     char           * t_ptr;
+
+    /*
+     * the token is actually a pointer star used after a custom type
+     */
+    if ((*token == '*')                   &&
+        parser_state_tos->in_stmt         && 
+        parser_state_tos->in_decl)
+    {
+        handle_token_unary_op(dec_ind, can_break);
+        return;
+    }
             
     if (parser_state_tos->want_blank        || 
         (e_code > s_code && *e_code != ' '))
@@ -2251,12 +2263,12 @@ extern void handle_the_token(
 
     case unary_op:
       /* this could be any unary operation */
-       handle_token_unary_op( dec_ind, can_break);
+       handle_token_unary_op(dec_ind, can_break);
        break;
 
     case binary_op:
       /* any binary operation */
-       handle_token_binary_op(can_break);
+       handle_token_binary_op(dec_ind, can_break);
        break;
 
     case postop: