diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index a365ba9f1..11f700838 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Version 1.10.1
 - emscripten/fbc: -sASYNCIFY wasn't passed to emcc at link-time as needed by recent Emscripten
 - sf.net #993: ignore (parse) single line comments for macros invoked with optional parentheses instead of passing as an argument to macro
 - sf.net #994: Bad handling of macro argument evaluation - reset file pointers to previous context after evaluating arguments in __fb_query_symbol__, __fb_eval__, __fb_arg_extract__, __fb_iif__, and releasing lexer context
+- sf.net #996: fbc null pointer access testing defined(UDT.cast)
 
 
 Version 1.10.0
diff --git a/src/compiler/parser-identifier.bas b/src/compiler/parser-identifier.bas
index 8ae92d3f5..b873790eb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser-identifier.bas
+++ b/src/compiler/parser-identifier.bas
@@ -689,19 +689,33 @@ function cIdentifierOrUDTMember _
 		end if
 
 		'' else there are member procs, so search for keywords as members
+		'' !!!TODO!!! - optimize lookups
+		'' symbGetCompXXX() functions test for things we already know here
 
 		select case as const lexGetToken( )
 		case FB_TK_CONSTRUCTOR
 			sym = symbGetCompCtorHead( base_parent )
+			'' if( base_parent->udt.ext ) then
+			''	sym = base_parent->udt.ext->ctorhead
+			'' end if
 
 		case FB_TK_DESTRUCTOR
 			sym = symbGetCompDtor1( base_parent )
+			'' if( base_parent->udt.ext ) then
+			''	sym = base_parent->udt.ext->dtor1
+			'' end if
 
 		case FB_TK_LET
 			sym = symbGetCompOpOvlHead( base_parent, AST_OP_ASSIGN )
+			'' if( base_parent->udt.ext ) then
+			''	sym = symbGetUDTOpOvlTb( base_parent )(AST_OP_ASSIGN - AST_OP_SELFBASE)
+			'' end if
 
 		case FB_TK_CAST
-			sym = symbGetUDTOpOvlTb( base_parent )(AST_OP_CAST - AST_OP_SELFBASE)
+			sym = symbGetCompOpOvlHead( base_parent, AST_OP_CAST )
+			'' if( base_parent->udt.ext ) then
+			''	sym = symbGetUDTOpOvlTb( base_parent )(AST_OP_CAST - AST_OP_SELFBASE)
+			'' end if
 
 		end select
 
diff --git a/tests/syntax/defined-3.bas b/tests/syntax/defined-3.bas
index 543e4d1fa..02ec1feb2 100644
--- a/tests/syntax/defined-3.bas
+++ b/tests/syntax/defined-3.bas
@@ -1,11 +1,47 @@
-type T
+#print "T1 -- fields only"
+type T1
+	value as integer
+end type
+
+#if defined( T1.value )
+	#print "T1.value defined"
+#else
+	#print "T1.value not defined - NOK"
+#endif
+
+#if defined( T1.constructor )
+	#print "T1.constructor defined - NOK"
+#else
+	#print "T1.constructor not defined"
+#endif
+
+#if defined( T1.destructor )
+	#print "T1.constructor defined - NOK"
+#else
+	#print "T1.constructor not defined"
+#endif
+
+#if defined( T1.let )
+	#print "T1.let defined - NOK"
+#else
+	#print "T1.let not defined"
+#endif
+
+#if defined( T1.cast )
+	#print "T1.cast defined - NOK"
+#else
+	#print "T1.cast not defined"
+#endif
+
+#print "T2 -- fields and procedures"
+type T2
 	value as integer
 	static svalue as integer
 	declare sub proc()
 	declare static sub sproc()
 end type
 
-sub T.proc()
+sub T2.proc()
 
 	#if defined( value )
 		#print "value defined"
@@ -31,31 +67,55 @@ sub T.proc()
 		#print "sproc not defined - NOK"
 	#endif
 
-#if ENABLE_CHECK_BUGS
+	#if defined( T2.value )
+		#print "T2.value defined"
+	#else
+		#print "T2.value not defined - NOK"
+	#endif
 
-	#if defined( T.value )
-		#print "T.value defined"
+	#if defined( T2.proc )
+		#print "T2.proc defined"
 	#else
-		#print "T.value not defined - NOK"
+		#print "T2.proc not defined - NOK"
 	#endif
 
-	#if defined( T.proc )
-		#print "T.proc defined"
+	#if defined( T2.svalue )
+		#print "T2.svalue defined"
 	#else
-		#print "T.proc not defined - NOK"
+		#print "T2.svalue not defined - NOK"
 	#endif
 
-	#if defined( T.svalue )
-		#print "T.svalue defined"
+	#if defined( T2.sproc )
+		#print "T2.sproc defined"
 	#else
-		#print "T.svalue not defined - NOK"
+		#print "T2.sproc not defined - NOK"
 	#endif
 
-	#if defined( T.sproc )
-		#print "T.sproc defined"
+	#if defined( T2.constructor )
+		#print "T2.constructor defined - NOK"
+	#else
+		#print "T2.constructor not defined"
+	#endif
+	
+	#if defined( T2.destructor )
+		#print "T2.constructor defined - NOK"
 	#else
-		#print "T.sproc not defined - NOK"
+		#print "T2.constructor not defined"
 	#endif
+	
+	#if defined( T2.let )
+		#print "T2.let defined - NOK"
+	#else
+		#print "T2.let not defined"
+	#endif
+	
+	#if defined( T2.cast )
+		#print "T2.cast defined - NOK"
+	#else
+		#print "T2.cast not defined"
+	#endif
+
+#if ENABLE_CHECK_BUGS
 
 	#if defined( this.svalue )
 		#print "this.svalue defined"
diff --git a/tests/syntax/r/dos/defined-3.txt b/tests/syntax/r/dos/defined-3.txt
index 59ecdc2d1..a2752e685 100644
--- a/tests/syntax/r/dos/defined-3.txt
+++ b/tests/syntax/r/dos/defined-3.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
+T1 -- fields only
+T1.value defined
+T1.constructor not defined
+T1.constructor not defined
+T1.let not defined
+T1.cast not defined
+T2 -- fields and procedures
 value defined
 proc defined
 svalue defined
 sproc defined
+T2.value defined
+T2.proc defined
+T2.svalue defined
+T2.sproc defined
+T2.constructor not defined
+T2.constructor not defined
+T2.let not defined
+T2.cast not defined
diff --git a/tests/syntax/r/linux-x86/defined-3.txt b/tests/syntax/r/linux-x86/defined-3.txt
index 59ecdc2d1..a2752e685 100644
--- a/tests/syntax/r/linux-x86/defined-3.txt
+++ b/tests/syntax/r/linux-x86/defined-3.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
+T1 -- fields only
+T1.value defined
+T1.constructor not defined
+T1.constructor not defined
+T1.let not defined
+T1.cast not defined
+T2 -- fields and procedures
 value defined
 proc defined
 svalue defined
 sproc defined
+T2.value defined
+T2.proc defined
+T2.svalue defined
+T2.sproc defined
+T2.constructor not defined
+T2.constructor not defined
+T2.let not defined
+T2.cast not defined
diff --git a/tests/syntax/r/linux-x86_64/defined-3.txt b/tests/syntax/r/linux-x86_64/defined-3.txt
index 59ecdc2d1..a2752e685 100644
--- a/tests/syntax/r/linux-x86_64/defined-3.txt
+++ b/tests/syntax/r/linux-x86_64/defined-3.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
+T1 -- fields only
+T1.value defined
+T1.constructor not defined
+T1.constructor not defined
+T1.let not defined
+T1.cast not defined
+T2 -- fields and procedures
 value defined
 proc defined
 svalue defined
 sproc defined
+T2.value defined
+T2.proc defined
+T2.svalue defined
+T2.sproc defined
+T2.constructor not defined
+T2.constructor not defined
+T2.let not defined
+T2.cast not defined
diff --git a/tests/syntax/r/win32/defined-3.txt b/tests/syntax/r/win32/defined-3.txt
index 59ecdc2d1..a2752e685 100644
--- a/tests/syntax/r/win32/defined-3.txt
+++ b/tests/syntax/r/win32/defined-3.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
+T1 -- fields only
+T1.value defined
+T1.constructor not defined
+T1.constructor not defined
+T1.let not defined
+T1.cast not defined
+T2 -- fields and procedures
 value defined
 proc defined
 svalue defined
 sproc defined
+T2.value defined
+T2.proc defined
+T2.svalue defined
+T2.sproc defined
+T2.constructor not defined
+T2.constructor not defined
+T2.let not defined
+T2.cast not defined
diff --git a/tests/syntax/r/win64/defined-3.txt b/tests/syntax/r/win64/defined-3.txt
index 59ecdc2d1..a2752e685 100644
--- a/tests/syntax/r/win64/defined-3.txt
+++ b/tests/syntax/r/win64/defined-3.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
+T1 -- fields only
+T1.value defined
+T1.constructor not defined
+T1.constructor not defined
+T1.let not defined
+T1.cast not defined
+T2 -- fields and procedures
 value defined
 proc defined
 svalue defined
 sproc defined
+T2.value defined
+T2.proc defined
+T2.svalue defined
+T2.sproc defined
+T2.constructor not defined
+T2.constructor not defined
+T2.let not defined
+T2.cast not defined