diff --git a/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp b/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
index 250ec1025..bca83d598 100644
--- a/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/ast/Types.cpp
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ u256 const& MemberList::storageSize() const
 
 TypePointer Type::fromElementaryTypeName(ElementaryTypeNameToken const& _type)
 {
-	string tokenString = _type.toString();
 	solAssert(Token::isElementaryTypeName(_type.token()),
-		"Expected an elementary type name but got " + tokenString);
+		"Expected an elementary type name but got " + _type.toString()
+	);
 
 	Token::Value token = _type.token();
 	unsigned int m = _type.firstNumber();
diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/Token.cpp b/libsolidity/parsing/Token.cpp
index 693ed4208..78a905597 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/Token.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/Token.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ namespace solidity
 void ElementaryTypeNameToken::assertDetails(Token::Value _baseType, unsigned const& _first, unsigned const& _second)
 {
 	solAssert(Token::isElementaryTypeName(_baseType), "");
-	string tokenString = Token::toString(_baseType);
 	if (_baseType == Token::BytesM)
 	{
 		solAssert(_second == 0, "There should not be a second size argument to type bytesM.");
@@ -61,10 +60,10 @@ void ElementaryTypeNameToken::assertDetails(Token::Value _baseType, unsigned con
 	}
 	else if (_baseType == Token::UIntM || _baseType == Token::IntM)
 	{
-		solAssert(_second == 0, "There should not be a second size argument to type " + tokenString + ".");
+		solAssert(_second == 0, "There should not be a second size argument to type " + string(Token::toString(_baseType)) + ".");
 		solAssert(
 			_first <= 256 && _first % 8 == 0, 
-			"No elementary type " + tokenString + to_string(_first) + "."
+			"No elementary type " + string(Token::toString(_baseType)) + to_string(_first) + "."
 		);
 	}
 	m_token = _baseType;
@@ -120,26 +119,30 @@ tuple<Token::Value, unsigned short, unsigned short> Token::fromIdentifierOrKeywo
 	if (positionM != _literal.end())
 	{
 		string baseType(_literal.begin(), positionM);
-		auto positionX = find(positionM, _literal.end(), 'x');
+		auto positionX = find_if_not(positionM, _literal.end(), ::isdigit);
 		unsigned short m = extractM(string(positionM, positionX));
-		if (baseType == toString(Token::Bytes))
+		Token::Value keyword = keywordByName(baseType);
+		if (keyword == Token::Bytes)
 		{
-			if (0 < m && m <= 32)
+			if (0 < m && m <= 32 && positionX == _literal.end())
 				return make_tuple(Token::BytesM, m, 0);
-			return make_tuple(Token::Identifier, 0, 0);
 		}
-		else if (baseType == toString(Token::UInt) || baseType == toString(Token::Int))
+		else if (keyword == Token::UInt || keyword == Token::Int)
 		{
-			if (0 < m && m <= 256 && m % 8 == 0)
+			if (0 < m && m <= 256 && m % 8 == 0 && positionX == _literal.end())
 			{
-				if (baseType == toString(Token::UInt))
+				if (keyword == Token::UInt)
 					return make_tuple(Token::UIntM, m, 0);
 				else
 					return make_tuple(Token::IntM, m, 0);
 			}
-			return make_tuple(Token::Identifier, 0, 0);
 		}
+		return make_tuple(Token::Identifier, 0, 0);
 	}
+	return make_tuple(keywordByName(_literal), 0, 0);
+}
+Token::Value Token::keywordByName(string const& _name)
+{
 	// The following macros are used inside TOKEN_LIST and cause non-keyword tokens to be ignored
 	// and keywords to be put inside the keywords variable.
 #define KEYWORD(name, string, precedence) {string, Token::name},
@@ -147,12 +150,11 @@ tuple<Token::Value, unsigned short, unsigned short> Token::fromIdentifierOrKeywo
 	static const map<string, Token::Value> keywords({TOKEN_LIST(TOKEN, KEYWORD)});
 #undef KEYWORD
 #undef TOKEN
-	auto it = keywords.find(_literal);
-	return it == keywords.end() ? make_tuple(Token::Identifier, 0, 0) : make_tuple(it->second, 0, 0);
+	auto it = keywords.find(_name);
+	return it == keywords.end() ? Token::Identifier : it->second;
 }
 
 #undef KT
 #undef KK
-
 }
 }
diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/Token.h b/libsolidity/parsing/Token.h
index 3de204e01..a64eded56 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/Token.h
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/Token.h
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ private:
 	// if out_of_range error is thrown, they returns 0s, therefore securing 
 	// the variable's identity as an identifier.
 	static unsigned extractM(std::string const& _literal);
+	// @returns the keyword with name @a _name or Token::Identifier of no such keyword exists.
+	static Token::Value keywordByName(std::string const& _name);
 	static char const* const m_name[NUM_TOKENS];
 	static char const* const m_string[NUM_TOKENS];
 	static int8_t const m_precedence[NUM_TOKENS];
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp b/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
index 3cbc813cc..5f6c05356 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/SolidityNameAndTypeResolution.cpp
@@ -3207,6 +3207,31 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(long_uint_variable_fails)
 	BOOST_CHECK(!success(text));
 }
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(bytes10abc_is_identifier)
+{
+	char const* text = R"(
+		contract test {
+			function f() {
+				bytes32 bytes10abc = "abc";
+			}
+		}
+	)";
+	BOOST_CHECK(success(text));
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(int10abc_is_identifier)
+{
+	char const* text = R"(
+		contract test {
+			function f() {
+				uint uint10abc = 3;
+				int int10abc = 4;
+			}
+		}
+	)";
+	BOOST_CHECK(success(text));
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
 
 }