diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index a02b401aa90..074c93c647b 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2017-12-14  Jonathan Wakely  <jwakely@redhat.com>
+
+	PR libstdc++/59568
+	* include/std/complex (operator>>): Only use putback if a character
+	was successfully extracted and only set the value if a number was
+	successfully extracted.
+	* testsuite/26_numerics/complex/inserters_extractors/char/59568.cc:
+	New test.
+
 2017-12-12  Jonathan Wakely  <jwakely@redhat.com>
 
 	PR libstdc++/83395
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/std/complex b/libstdc++-v3/include/std/complex
index 6342c98e88a..22107cb2264 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/std/complex
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/std/complex
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
     operator>>(basic_istream<_CharT, _Traits>& __is, complex<_Tp>& __x)
     {
       _Tp __re_x, __im_x;
-      _CharT __ch;
+      _CharT __ch = _CharT();
       __is >> __ch;
       if (__ch == '(')
 	{
@@ -511,11 +511,13 @@ _GLIBCXX_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_VERSION
 	  else
 	    __is.setstate(ios_base::failbit);
 	}
-      else
+      else if (__is)
 	{
 	  __is.putback(__ch);
-	  __is >> __re_x;
-	  __x = __re_x;
+	  if (__is >> __re_x)
+	    __x = __re_x;
+	  else
+	    __is.setstate(ios_base::failbit);
 	}
       return __is;
     }
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/26_numerics/complex/inserters_extractors/char/59568.cc b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/26_numerics/complex/inserters_extractors/char/59568.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e292e13311a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/26_numerics/complex/inserters_extractors/char/59568.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// This file is part of the GNU ISO C++ Library.  This library is free
+// software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+// terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+// Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option)
+// any later version.
+
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this library; see the file COPYING3.  If not see
+// <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+#include <complex>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <testsuite_hooks.h>
+
+void
+test01()
+{
+  std::istringstream in(" 1 (2) ( 2.0 , 0.5 ) ");
+  std::complex<double> c1, c2, c3;
+  in >> c1 >> c2 >> c3;
+  VERIFY( in.good() );
+  VERIFY( c1.real() == 1 && c1.imag() == 0 );
+  VERIFY( c2.real() == 2 && c2.imag() == 0 );
+  VERIFY( c3.real() == 2 && c3.imag() == 0.5 );
+}
+
+void
+test02()
+{
+  std::istringstream in;
+  std::complex<double> c(-1, -1);
+  const std::complex<double> c0 = c;
+
+  in.str("a");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  VERIFY( in.get() == 'a' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+  in.str(" ( ) ");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  VERIFY( in.get() == ')' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+  in.str("(,");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  VERIFY( in.get() == ',' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+  in.str("(b)");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  VERIFY( in.get() == 'b' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+  in.str("( c)");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  VERIFY( in.get() == 'c' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+  in.str("(99d");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  // VERIFY( in.get() == 'd' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+  in.str("(99 e");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  // VERIFY( in.get() == 'e' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+  in.str("(99, f");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  VERIFY( in.get() == 'f' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+  in.str("(99, 88g");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  // VERIFY( in.get() == 'g' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+  in.str("(99, 88 h");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  // VERIFY( in.get() == 'h' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+  in.str("(99, )");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  in.clear();
+  VERIFY( in.get() == ')' );
+  VERIFY( c == c0 );
+}
+
+void
+test03()
+{
+  // PR libstdc++/59568
+  std::istringstream in;
+  std::complex<double> c;
+
+  in.str("");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  VERIFY( in.eof() );
+  in.clear();
+
+  in.str(" ");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  VERIFY( in.eof() );
+  in.clear();
+
+  in.str("(99");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  VERIFY( in.eof() );
+  in.clear();
+
+  in.str("(99,");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  VERIFY( in.eof() );
+  in.clear();
+
+  in.str("(99,99");
+  in >> c;
+  VERIFY( in.fail() );
+  VERIFY( in.eof() );
+  in.clear();
+}
+
+void
+test04()
+{
+  // Test noskipws handling
+  std::istringstream in;
+  const char* bad_inputs[] = {
+    " 1", " (2)", "( 2)", "(2 )", "(2 ,3)", "(2,3 )", 0
+  };
+  const std::complex<double> c0(-1, -1);
+  std::complex<double> c;
+  for (int i = 0; bad_inputs[i]; ++i)
+  {
+    c = c0;
+    in.clear();
+    in.str(bad_inputs[i]);
+    in >> std::noskipws >> c;
+    VERIFY( in.fail() );
+    VERIFY( c == c0 );
+
+    in.clear();
+    in.str(bad_inputs[i]);
+    in >> std::skipws >> c;
+    VERIFY( !in.fail() );
+    VERIFY( c != c0 );
+  }
+}
+
+int
+main()
+{
+  test01();
+  test02();
+  test03();
+  test04();
+}