diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/generated/parser.dart b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/generated/parser.dart
index 6e45c8e1441..f63bb70615a 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/generated/parser.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/lib/src/generated/parser.dart
@@ -5049,16 +5049,52 @@ class Parser {
         newKeyword = firstToken;
         firstToken = firstToken.next;
       }
-      if (_tokenMatchesIdentifier(firstToken)) {
+      if (firstToken.isUserDefinableOperator) {
+        if (firstToken.next.type != TokenType.EOF) {
+          return null;
+        }
+        Identifier identifier = new SimpleIdentifier(firstToken);
+        return new CommentReference(null, identifier);
+      } else if (_tokenMatchesKeyword(firstToken, Keyword.OPERATOR)) {
+        Token secondToken = firstToken.next;
+        if (secondToken.isUserDefinableOperator) {
+          if (secondToken.next.type != TokenType.EOF) {
+            return null;
+          }
+          Identifier identifier = new SimpleIdentifier(secondToken);
+          return new CommentReference(null, identifier);
+        }
+        return null;
+      } else if (_tokenMatchesIdentifier(firstToken)) {
         Token secondToken = firstToken.next;
         Token thirdToken = secondToken.next;
         Token nextToken;
         Identifier identifier;
-        if (_tokenMatches(secondToken, TokenType.PERIOD) &&
-            _tokenMatchesIdentifier(thirdToken)) {
-          identifier = new PrefixedIdentifier(new SimpleIdentifier(firstToken),
-              secondToken, new SimpleIdentifier(thirdToken));
-          nextToken = thirdToken.next;
+        if (_tokenMatches(secondToken, TokenType.PERIOD)) {
+          if (thirdToken.isUserDefinableOperator) {
+            identifier = new PrefixedIdentifier(
+                new SimpleIdentifier(firstToken),
+                secondToken,
+                new SimpleIdentifier(thirdToken));
+            nextToken = thirdToken.next;
+          } else if (_tokenMatchesKeyword(thirdToken, Keyword.OPERATOR)) {
+            Token fourthToken = thirdToken.next;
+            if (fourthToken.isUserDefinableOperator) {
+              identifier = new PrefixedIdentifier(
+                  new SimpleIdentifier(firstToken),
+                  secondToken,
+                  new SimpleIdentifier(fourthToken));
+              nextToken = fourthToken.next;
+            } else {
+              return null;
+            }
+          } else if (_tokenMatchesIdentifier(thirdToken)) {
+            identifier = new PrefixedIdentifier(
+                new SimpleIdentifier(firstToken),
+                secondToken,
+                new SimpleIdentifier(thirdToken));
+            nextToken = thirdToken.next;
+          }
         } else {
           identifier = new SimpleIdentifier(firstToken);
           nextToken = firstToken.next;
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/element_resolver_test.dart b/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/element_resolver_test.dart
index da95f04e01e..7ddd33bc90e 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/element_resolver_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/element_resolver_test.dart
@@ -301,6 +301,25 @@ class ElementResolverTest extends EngineTestCase {
     _listener.assertNoErrors();
   }
 
+  void test_visitCommentReference_prefixedIdentifier_class_operator() {
+    ClassElementImpl classA = ElementFactory.classElement2("A");
+    // set method
+    MethodElement method =
+        ElementFactory.methodElement("==", _typeProvider.boolType);
+    classA.methods = <MethodElement>[method];
+    // set name scope
+    _visitor.nameScope = new EnclosedScope(null)
+      ..defineNameWithoutChecking('A', classA);
+    // prepare "A.=="
+    PrefixedIdentifier prefixed = AstFactory.identifier5('A', '==');
+    CommentReference commentReference = new CommentReference(null, prefixed);
+    // resolve
+    _resolveNode(commentReference);
+    expect(prefixed.prefix.staticElement, classA);
+    expect(prefixed.identifier.staticElement, method);
+    _listener.assertNoErrors();
+  }
+
   void test_visitConstructorName_named() {
     ClassElementImpl classA = ElementFactory.classElement2("A");
     String constructorName = "a";
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/parser_test.dart b/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/parser_test.dart
index f6266355e92..e74309d6d31 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/parser_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/test/generated/parser_test.dart
@@ -6281,6 +6281,66 @@ void''');
     expect(identifier.offset, 9);
   }
 
+  void test_parseCommentReference_operator_withKeyword_notPrefixed() {
+    CommentReference reference =
+        parse("parseCommentReference", <Object>["operator ==", 5], "");
+    SimpleIdentifier identifier = EngineTestCase.assertInstanceOf(
+        (obj) => obj is SimpleIdentifier,
+        SimpleIdentifier,
+        reference.identifier);
+    expect(identifier.token, isNotNull);
+    expect(identifier.name, "==");
+    expect(identifier.offset, 14);
+  }
+
+  void test_parseCommentReference_operator_withKeyword_prefixed() {
+    CommentReference reference =
+        parse("parseCommentReference", <Object>["Object.operator==", 7], "");
+    PrefixedIdentifier prefixedIdentifier = EngineTestCase.assertInstanceOf(
+        (obj) => obj is PrefixedIdentifier,
+        PrefixedIdentifier,
+        reference.identifier);
+    SimpleIdentifier prefix = prefixedIdentifier.prefix;
+    expect(prefix.token, isNotNull);
+    expect(prefix.name, "Object");
+    expect(prefix.offset, 7);
+    expect(prefixedIdentifier.period, isNotNull);
+    SimpleIdentifier identifier = prefixedIdentifier.identifier;
+    expect(identifier.token, isNotNull);
+    expect(identifier.name, "==");
+    expect(identifier.offset, 22);
+  }
+
+  void test_parseCommentReference_operator_withoutKeyword_notPrefixed() {
+    CommentReference reference =
+        parse("parseCommentReference", <Object>["==", 5], "");
+    SimpleIdentifier identifier = EngineTestCase.assertInstanceOf(
+        (obj) => obj is SimpleIdentifier,
+        SimpleIdentifier,
+        reference.identifier);
+    expect(identifier.token, isNotNull);
+    expect(identifier.name, "==");
+    expect(identifier.offset, 5);
+  }
+
+  void test_parseCommentReference_operator_withoutKeyword_prefixed() {
+    CommentReference reference =
+        parse("parseCommentReference", <Object>["Object.==", 7], "");
+    PrefixedIdentifier prefixedIdentifier = EngineTestCase.assertInstanceOf(
+        (obj) => obj is PrefixedIdentifier,
+        PrefixedIdentifier,
+        reference.identifier);
+    SimpleIdentifier prefix = prefixedIdentifier.prefix;
+    expect(prefix.token, isNotNull);
+    expect(prefix.name, "Object");
+    expect(prefix.offset, 7);
+    expect(prefixedIdentifier.period, isNotNull);
+    SimpleIdentifier identifier = prefixedIdentifier.identifier;
+    expect(identifier.token, isNotNull);
+    expect(identifier.name, "==");
+    expect(identifier.offset, 14);
+  }
+
   void test_parseCommentReference_prefixed() {
     CommentReference reference =
         parse("parseCommentReference", <Object>["a.b", 7], "");