diff --git a/streams/infer/name.js b/streams/infer/name.js
index 207b3bb..95c6392 100644
--- a/streams/infer/name.js
+++ b/streams/infer/name.js
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ module.exports = function inferName() {
         return callback(null, comment);
       }
 
-      // If this comment has a @class, @event, or @typedef tag with a name,
-      // use it.
+      // If this comment has a @class, @event, @typedef, or @callback
+      // tag with a name, use it.
       var explicitNameTags = {
         'class': 'name',
         'event': 'description',
-        'typedef': 'description'
+        'typedef': 'description',
+        'callback': 'description'
       };
 
       for (var title in explicitNameTags) {
diff --git a/test/streams/infer_name.js b/test/streams/infer_name.js
index 373b502..113abab 100644
--- a/test/streams/infer_name.js
+++ b/test/streams/infer_name.js
@@ -144,3 +144,14 @@ test('inferName - typedef', function (t) {
     t.end();
   });
 });
+
+test('inferName - callback', function (t) {
+  evaluate(function () {
+    /** @callback explicitCallback */
+    function implicitName() {}
+    return implicitName;
+  }, function (result) {
+    t.equal(result[ 0 ].name, 'explicitCallback');
+    t.end();
+  });
+});