diff --git a/com.google.eclipse.protobuf/src/com/google/eclipse/protobuf/Protobuf.xtext b/com.google.eclipse.protobuf/src/com/google/eclipse/protobuf/Protobuf.xtext
index af0a73d4..3968f2b9 100644
--- a/com.google.eclipse.protobuf/src/com/google/eclipse/protobuf/Protobuf.xtext
+++ b/com.google.eclipse.protobuf/src/com/google/eclipse/protobuf/Protobuf.xtext
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Enum:
   '}' ';'?;
 
 EnumElement:
-  Option | Literal | Reserved;
+  Option | Literal | ReservedEnum;
 
 Literal:
   name=Name '=' index=(LONG | HEX)
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ ExtensibleType:
 Reserved:
   'reserved' reservations+=Reservation (',' reservations+=Reservation)* ';'+;
 
+// quick hack so that reservations of enums embedded in messages does not interfere
+ReservedEnum:
+  'reserved' reservations+=Reservation (',' reservations+=Reservation)* ';'+;
+
 Reservation:
   IndexRange | StringLiteral;