diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/augment.js b/lib/jsdoc/augment.js
index 2c4d0392..60756340 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/augment.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/augment.js
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ function explicitlyInherits(doclets) {
     return inherits;
 }
 
+// TODO: try to reduce overlap with similar methods
 function getInheritedAdditions(doclets, docs, documented) {
     var additionIndexes;
     var additions = [];
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ function updateMixes(mixedDoclet, mixedLongname) {
     }
 }
 
-// TODO: try to reduce overlap with getInheritedAdditions
+// TODO: try to reduce overlap with similar methods
 function getMixedInAdditions(mixinDoclets, allDoclets, commentedDoclets) {
     var additionIndexes;
     var additions = [];
@@ -322,6 +323,99 @@ function getMixedInAdditions(mixinDoclets, allDoclets, commentedDoclets) {
     return additions;
 }
 
+function updateImplements(implDoclets, implementedLongname) {
+    if ( !Array.isArray(implDoclets) ) {
+        implDoclets = [implDoclets];
+    }
+
+    implDoclets.forEach(function(implDoclet) {
+        if ( !hasOwnProp.call(implDoclet, 'implements') ) {
+            implDoclet.implements = [];
+        }
+
+        implDoclet.implements.push(implementedLongname);
+    });
+}
+
+// TODO: try to reduce overlap with similar methods
+function getImplementedAdditions(implDoclets, allDoclets, commentedDoclets) {
+    var additionIndexes;
+    var additions = [];
+    var doclet;
+    var idx;
+    var implementations;
+    var implExists;
+    var implementationDoclet;
+    var interfaceDoclets;
+
+    // interfaceDoclets will be undefined if the implemented symbol isn't documented
+    implDoclets = implDoclets || [];
+
+    for (var i = 0, ii = implDoclets.length; i < ii; i++) {
+        doclet = implDoclets[i];
+        implementations = doclet.implements;
+
+        if (implementations) {
+            // reset the lookup table of added doclet indexes by longname
+            additionIndexes = {};
+
+            for (var j = 0, jj = implementations.length; j < jj; j++) {
+                interfaceDoclets = getMembers(implementations[j], allDoclets, ['instance']);
+
+                for (var k = 0, kk = interfaceDoclets.length; k < kk; k++) {
+                    implementationDoclet = doop(interfaceDoclets[k]);
+
+                    reparentDoclet(doclet, implementationDoclet);
+                    updateImplements(implementationDoclet, interfaceDoclets[k].longname);
+
+                    // If there's no implementation, move along.
+                    implExists = hasOwnProp.call(allDoclets.index.longname,
+                        implementationDoclet.longname);
+                    if (!implExists) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    // Add the interface's docs unless the implementation is already documented.
+                    if ( !hasOwnProp.call(commentedDoclets, implementationDoclet.longname) ) {
+                        updateAddedDoclets(implementationDoclet, additions, additionIndexes);
+                    }
+                    // If the implementation used an @inheritdoc or @override tag, add the
+                    // interface's docs, and ignore the existing doclets.
+                    else if ( explicitlyInherits(commentedDoclets[implementationDoclet.longname]) ) {
+                        // Ignore any existing doclets. (This is safe because we only get here if
+                        // `implementationDoclet.longname` is an own property of
+                        // `commentedDoclets`.)
+                        addDocletProperty(commentedDoclets[implementationDoclet.longname], 'ignore',
+                            true);
+
+                        updateAddedDoclets(implementationDoclet, additions, additionIndexes);
+
+                        // Remove property that's no longer accurate.
+                        if (implementationDoclet.virtual) {
+                            delete implementationDoclet.virtual;
+                        }
+                        // Remove properties that we no longer need.
+                        if (implementationDoclet.inheritdoc) {
+                            delete implementationDoclet.inheritdoc;
+                        }
+                        if (implementationDoclet.override) {
+                            delete implementationDoclet.override;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    // If there's an implementation, and it's documented, update the doclets to
+                    // indicate what the implementation is implementing.
+                    else {
+                        updateImplements(commentedDoclets[implementationDoclet.longname],
+                            interfaceDoclets[k].longname);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return additions;
+}
+
 function augment(doclets, propertyName, docletFinder) {
     var index = doclets.index.longname;
     var dependencies = sort( mapDependencies(index, propertyName) );
@@ -389,94 +483,8 @@ exports.addMixedIn = function(doclets) {
  * @param {!Object} doclets.index - The doclet index added by {@link module:jsdoc/borrow.indexAll}.
  * @return {void}
  */
-exports.addImplemented = function(docs) {
-    var docMap = {};
-    var interfaces = {};
-    var implemented = {};
-    var memberInfo = {};
-
-    docs.forEach(function(doc) {
-        var memberof = doc.memberof || doc.name;
-
-        if (!hasOwnProp.call(docMap, memberof)) {
-            docMap[memberof] = [];
-        }
-        docMap[memberof].push(doc);
-
-        if (doc.kind === 'interface') {
-            interfaces[doc.longname] = doc;
-        }
-        else if (doc.implements && doc.implements.length) {
-            if (!hasOwnProp.call(implemented, doc.memberof)) {
-                implemented[memberof] = [];
-            }
-            implemented[memberof].push(doc);
-        }
-    });
-
-    // create an dictionary of interface doclets
-    Object.keys(interfaces).forEach(function(ifaceName) {
-        var iface = interfaces[ifaceName];
-        if (hasOwnProp.call(docMap, iface.name)) {
-            docMap[iface.name].forEach(function(doc) {
-                var members = memberInfo[doc.memberof];
-
-                if (!members) {
-                    members = memberInfo[doc.memberof] = {};
-                }
-                members[doc.name] = doc;
-            });
-        }
-    });
-
-    Object.keys(implemented).forEach(function(key) {
-        // implemented classes namespace.
-        var owner = implemented[key];
-
-        owner.forEach(function(klass) {
-            // class's interfaces
-            klass.implements.forEach(function(impl) {
-                var interfaceMember;
-                var interfaceMembers = memberInfo[impl];
-                var member;
-                var members;
-
-                // mark the interface as being implemented by the class
-                if (hasOwnProp.call(interfaces, impl)) {
-                    interfaces[impl].implementations = interfaces[impl].implementations || [];
-                    interfaces[impl].implementations.push(klass.longname);
-                }
-
-                // if the interface has no members, skip to the next owner
-                if (!interfaceMembers) {
-                    return;
-                }
-
-                if (!hasOwnProp.call(docMap, klass.longname)) {
-                    docMap[klass.longname] = [];
-                }
-                members = docMap[klass.longname];
-
-                for (var i = 0, len = members.length; i < len; i++) {
-                    member = members[i];
-                    interfaceMember = interfaceMembers && interfaceMembers[member.name];
-
-                    // if we didn't find the member name in the interface, skip to the next member
-                    if (!interfaceMember) {
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
-                    // mark members that implement an interface
-                    member.implements = member.implements || [];
-                    member.implements.push(interfaceMember.longname);
-
-                    // mark interface members that the symbol implements
-                    interfaceMember.implementations = interfaceMember.implementations || [];
-                    interfaceMember.implementations.push(member.longname);
-                }
-            });
-        });
-    });
+exports.addImplemented = function(doclets) {
+    augment(doclets, 'implements', getImplementedAdditions);
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/implementstag.js b/test/specs/tags/implementstag.js
index 474d2728..94a94374 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/implementstag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/implementstag.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ describe('@implements tag', function() {
     var myTester = docSet.getByLongname('MyTester')[0];
     var myIncompleteWorker = docSet.getByLongname('MyWorker')[0];
     var beforeEachMethod = docSet.getByLongname('MyTester#beforeEach')[0];
+    var itMethod = docSet.getByLongname('MyTester#it').filter(function($) {
+        return !$.undocumented;
+    })[0];
     var processMethod = docSet.getByLongname('MyWorker#process')[0];
 
     it('MyTester has an "implements" array', function() {
@@ -20,6 +23,10 @@ describe('@implements tag', function() {
         expect(beforeEachMethod.implements[0]).toBe('ITester#beforeEach');
     });
 
+    it('MyTester#it inherits the docs from ITester#it', function() {
+        expect(itMethod.description).toBe('it method.');
+    });
+
     it('MyWorker\'s process() method does not implement an interface', function() {
         expect(processMethod.implements).toBeUndefined();
     });