diff --git a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceSniff.php b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceSniff.php
index ebc9b865d6a5f0ae7658c2f2e02dcd883e537dc0..70f6a17fbacf56690330c7c074515fc29920ee9d 100644
--- a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceSniff.php
+++ b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceSniff.php
@@ -57,15 +57,36 @@ class Drupal_Sniffs_Classes_ClassCreateInstanceSniff implements PHP_CodeSniffer_
             $constructor = $phpcsFile->findNext(PHP_CodeSniffer_Tokens::$emptyTokens, ($stackPtr + 1), null, true, null, true);
             // We can only invoke the fixer if we know this is a static constructor
             // function call.
-            if ($tokens[$constructor]['code'] === T_STRING) {
+            if ($tokens[$constructor]['code'] === T_STRING || $tokens[$constructor]['code'] === T_NS_SEPARATOR) {
+                // Scan to the end of possible string\namespace parts.
+                $nextConstructorPart = $constructor;
+                while (true) {
+                    $nextConstructorPart = $phpcsFile->findNext(
+                        PHP_CodeSniffer_Tokens::$emptyTokens,
+                        ($nextConstructorPart + 1),
+                        null,
+                        true,
+                        null,
+                        true
+                    );
+                    if ($nextConstructorPart === false
+                        || ($tokens[$nextConstructorPart]['code'] !== T_STRING
+                        && $tokens[$nextConstructorPart]['code'] !== T_NS_SEPARATOR)
+                    ) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    $constructor = $nextConstructorPart;
+                }
+
                 $fix = $phpcsFile->addFixableError($error, $constructor, 'ParenthesisMissing');
                 if ($fix === true) {
                     $phpcsFile->fixer->addContent($constructor, '()');
                 }
             } else {
                 $phpcsFile->addError($error, $stackPtr, 'ParenthesisMissing');
-            }
-        }
+            }//end if
+        }//end if
 
     }//end process()
 
diff --git a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.inc b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.inc
index aa125f0138a5056705aa852d3f11ab8fe6fa9746..8cb98ff2bd1ded069aa3252098f4c49370a9cdfb 100644
--- a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.inc
+++ b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.inc
@@ -4,3 +4,11 @@ $x = array(new Foo, array());
 $y = new Foo;
 $z = new $class;
 $bar = new $foo[$x + 1];
+
+$obj1 = new DateTime;
+$obj1 = new \DateTime;
+$obj2 = $obj1->add(new \DateTime);
+$obj2 = $obj1->add(new Vendor);
+$obj2 = $obj1->add(new Vendor\DateTools);
+$obj2 = $obj1->add(new Vendor\DateTools\DateInterval);
+$obj2 = $obj1->add(new \Vendor\DateTools\DateInterval);
diff --git a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.inc.fixed b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.inc.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..acc50796a11c91a1cf33b5cab2de4bdfdc2dcfb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.inc.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ */
+
+$x = array(new Foo(), array());
+$y = new Foo();
+$z = new $class;
+$bar = new $foo[$x + 1];
+
+$obj1 = new DateTime();
+$obj1 = new \DateTime();
+$obj2 = $obj1->add(new \DateTime());
+$obj2 = $obj1->add(new Vendor());
+$obj2 = $obj1->add(new Vendor\DateTools());
+$obj2 = $obj1->add(new Vendor\DateTools\DateInterval());
+$obj2 = $obj1->add(new \Vendor\DateTools\DateInterval());
diff --git a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.php b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.php
index c9aebcadc9d94ca7bd2bb3d2aacd6bd15105d266..3f734ec1fa72f113374c96281177be0a87885ea0 100644
--- a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.php
+++ b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Test/Classes/ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest.php
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ class Drupal_Sniffs_Classes_ClassCreateInstanceUnitTest extends CoderSniffUnitTe
                 4 => 1,
                 5 => 1,
                 6 => 1,
+                8 => 1,
+                9 => 1,
+                10 => 1,
+                11 => 1,
+                12 => 1,
+                13 => 1,
+                14 => 1,
                );
 
     }//end getErrorList()