diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/doclet.js b/lib/jsdoc/doclet.js
index c9a04e77..4d6f8f5a 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/doclet.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/doclet.js
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ exports.Doclet.prototype.setMeta = function(meta) {
             @type string
          */
         this.meta.filename = path.basename(meta.filename);
+        /**
+            The line number of the code associated with this doclet.
+            @type number
+          */
+        this.meta.lineno = meta.lineno;
 
         var pathname = path.dirname(meta.filename);
         if (pathname && pathname !== '.') {