diff --git a/GettextExtractor/Filters/PHPFilter.php b/GettextExtractor/Filters/PHPFilter.php
index a249c08..36655a4 100644
--- a/GettextExtractor/Filters/PHPFilter.php
+++ b/GettextExtractor/Filters/PHPFilter.php
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ public function enterNode(PHPParser_Node $node) {
 		} elseif ($node instanceof PHPParser_Node_Expr_FuncCall && $node->name instanceof PHPParser_Node_Name) {
 			$parts = $node->name->parts;
 			$name = array_pop($parts);
+		} elseif ($node instanceof PhpParser_Node_Expr_New && isset($node->class->parts)) {
+			$parts = $node->class->parts;
+			$name = array_pop($parts);
 		} else {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -100,6 +103,19 @@ private function processFunction(array $definition, PHPParser_Node $node) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Includes a classs construct parameters to parse gettext phrases from
+	 *
+	 * @param $functionName string
+	 * @param $singular int
+	 * @param $plural int|null
+	 * @param $context int|null
+	 * @return self
+	 */
+	public function addClassName($functionName, $singular = 1, $plural = null, $context = null) {
+		parent::addFunction($functionName, $singular, $plural, $context);
+	}
+	
 	/*** PHPParser_NodeVisitor: dont need these *******************************/
 
 	public function afterTraverse(array $nodes) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/GettextExtractor/Filters/PHPFilterTest.php b/tests/unit/GettextExtractor/Filters/PHPFilterTest.php
index ea1988b..f38024d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/GettextExtractor/Filters/PHPFilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/GettextExtractor/Filters/PHPFilterTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ protected function setUp() {
 		error_reporting(-1);
 		$this->object = new GettextExtractor_Filters_PHPFilter();
 		$this->object->addFunction('addRule', 2);
+		$this->object->addClassName('TextInput', 2);
 		$this->file = dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../data/default.php';
 	}
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ public function testFunctionCallWithVariables() {
 			GettextExtractor_Extractor::PLURAL => 'I see %d little indians!'
 		), $messages);
 	}
+	
 
 	public function testNestedFunctions() {
 		$messages = $this->object->extract($this->file);
@@ -116,6 +118,15 @@ public function testSingularAndPluralMessageFromOneParameter() {
 		), $messages);
 	}
 
+	
+	public function testNewObjectParameter() {
+		$messages = $this->object->extract(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../data/newObject.php');
+		$this->assertContains(array(
+			GettextExtractor_Extractor::LINE => 3,
+			GettextExtractor_Extractor::SINGULAR => "Label"
+		), $messages);
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * @group bug5
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/unit/data/newObject.php b/tests/unit/data/newObject.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a90139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/data/newObject.php
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<?php
+$obj = new $class('Label');
+$obj = new Forms\Controls\TextInput($name, 'Label');