diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/astbuilder.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/astbuilder.js
index 83670e93..ab627b2d 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/astbuilder.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/astbuilder.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ var parserOptions = exports.parserOptions = {
     ranges: true,
     sourceType: 'module',
     plugins: [
+        'classPrivateProperties',
+        'classProperties',
         'decorators2',
         'doExpressions',
         'estree',
diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/astnode.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/astnode.js
index 626796e8..c6212bbd 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/astnode.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/astnode.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var isFunction = exports.isFunction = function(node) {
 var isScope = exports.isScope = function(node) {
     // TODO: handle blocks with "let" declarations
     return !!node && typeof node === 'object' && ( node.type === Syntax.CatchClause ||
+        node.type === Syntax.ClassDeclaration || node.type === Syntax.ClassExpression ||
         isFunction(node) );
 };
 
@@ -138,6 +139,20 @@ var nodeToValue = exports.nodeToValue = function(node) {
             str = nodeToValue(node.id);
             break;
 
+        case Syntax.ClassPrivateProperty:
+            // TODO: Strictly speaking, the name should be '#' plus node.key, but because we
+            // already use '#' as scope punctuation, that causes JSDoc to get extremely confused.
+            // The solution probably involves quoting part or all of the name, but JSDoc doesn't
+            // deal with quoted names very nicely right now, and most people probably won't want to
+            // document class private properties anyhow. So for now, we'll just cheat and omit the
+            // leading '#'.
+            str = nodeToValue(node.key);
+            break;
+
+        case Syntax.ClassProperty:
+            str = nodeToValue(node.key);
+            break;
+
         case Syntax.ExportAllDeclaration:
             // falls through
 
@@ -382,6 +397,20 @@ var getInfo = exports.getInfo = function(node) {
 
             break;
 
+        // like "#b = 1;" in: "class A { #b = 1; }"
+        case Syntax.ClassPrivateProperty:
+            info.node = node;
+            info.name = nodeToValue(info.node);
+            info.type = info.node.type;
+            break;
+
+        // like "b = 1;" in: "class A { b = 1; }"
+        case Syntax.ClassProperty:
+            info.node = node;
+            info.name = nodeToValue(info.node);
+            info.type = info.node.type;
+            break;
+
         // like: "export * from 'foo'"
         case Syntax.ExportAllDeclaration:
             info.node = node;
diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/parser.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/parser.js
index cd27f203..9bff5e02 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/parser.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/parser.js
@@ -354,6 +354,11 @@ Parser.prototype.astnodeToMemberof = function(node) {
             result.memberof = doclet.longname + jsdoc.name.SCOPE.PUNC.INNER;
         }
     }
+    else if (type === Syntax.ClassPrivateProperty || type === Syntax.ClassProperty) {
+        doclet = this._getDocletById(node.enclosingScope.nodeId);
+
+        result.memberof = doclet.longname + jsdoc.name.SCOPE.PUNC.INSTANCE;
+    }
     else {
         // check local references for aliases
         scope = node;
diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/syntax.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/syntax.js
index bbe27629..c2908230 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/syntax.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/syntax.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ exports.Syntax = {
     ClassBody: 'ClassBody',
     ClassDeclaration: 'ClassDeclaration',
     ClassExpression: 'ClassExpression',
+    ClassPrivateProperty: 'ClassPrivateProperty',
+    ClassProperty: 'ClassProperty',
     ComprehensionBlock: 'ComprehensionBlock',
     ComprehensionExpression: 'ComprehensionExpression',
     ConditionalExpression: 'ConditionalExpression',
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ exports.Syntax = {
     NewExpression: 'NewExpression',
     ObjectExpression: 'ObjectExpression',
     ObjectPattern: 'ObjectPattern',
+    PrivateName: 'PrivateName',
     Program: 'Program',
     Property: 'Property',
     RestElement: 'RestElement',
diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
index c1bef156..68862dc7 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
@@ -346,6 +346,19 @@ function makeAsyncFunctionFinisher(parser) {
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create a function that will mark a doclet as private.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @param {module:jsdoc/src/parser.Parser} parser - The JSDoc parser.
+ * @return {function} A function that marks a doclet as private.
+ */
+function makePrivatePropertyFinisher(parser) {
+    return function(e) {
+        e.doclet.access = 'private';
+    };
+}
+
 // TODO: docs
 function SymbolFound(node, filename, extras) {
     var self = this;
@@ -433,7 +446,6 @@ Visitor.prototype.visit = function(node, filename) {
     return true;
 };
 
-// TODO: docs
 /**
  * Verify that a block comment exists and that its leading delimiter does not contain three or more
  * asterisks.
@@ -613,6 +625,25 @@ Visitor.prototype.makeSymbolFoundEvent = function(node, parser, filename) {
 
             break;
 
+        // like `#b = 1` in: class A { #b = 1; }
+        case Syntax.ClassPrivateProperty:
+            extras.finishers = [
+                parser.resolveEnum,
+                makePrivatePropertyFinisher(parser)
+            ];
+
+            e = new SymbolFound(node, filename, extras);
+
+            break;
+
+        // like `b = 1` in: class A { b = 1; }
+        case Syntax.ClassProperty:
+            extras.finishers = [parser.resolveEnum];
+
+            e = new SymbolFound(node, filename, extras);
+
+            break;
+
         // like: export * from 'foo'
         case Syntax.ExportAllDeclaration:
             e = new SymbolFound(node, filename, extras);
diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/walker.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/walker.js
index 12c4abb4..65642f01 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/walker.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/walker.js
@@ -12,20 +12,6 @@ var doclet = require('jsdoc/doclet');
 var logger = require('jsdoc/util/logger');
 var Syntax = require('jsdoc/src/syntax').Syntax;
 
-/**
- * Check whether an AST node creates a new scope.
- *
- * @private
- * @param {Object} node - The AST node to check.
- * @return {Boolean} Set to `true` if the node creates a new scope, or `false` in all other cases.
- */
-function isScopeNode(node) {
-    // TODO: handle blocks with "let" declarations
-    return node && typeof node === 'object' && (node.type === Syntax.CatchClause ||
-        node.type === Syntax.FunctionDeclaration || node.type === Syntax.FunctionExpression ||
-        node.type === Syntax.ArrowFunctionExpression);
-}
-
 // TODO: docs
 function getCurrentScope(scopes) {
     return scopes[scopes.length - 1] || null;
@@ -159,6 +145,10 @@ walkers[Syntax.ClassDeclaration] = function(node, parent, state, cb) {
 
 walkers[Syntax.ClassExpression] = walkers[Syntax.ClassDeclaration];
 
+// walkers[Syntax.ClassPrivateProperty] is defined later
+
+// walkers[Syntax.ClassProperty] is defined later
+
 // TODO: verify correctness
 walkers[Syntax.ComprehensionBlock] = walkers[Syntax.AssignmentExpression];
 
@@ -448,6 +438,10 @@ walkers[Syntax.ObjectExpression] = function(node, parent, state, cb) {
 
 walkers[Syntax.ObjectPattern] = walkers[Syntax.ObjectExpression];
 
+walkers[Syntax.PrivateName] = function(node, parent, state, cb) {
+    cb(node.name, node, state);
+};
+
 walkers[Syntax.Program] = function(node, parent, state, cb) {
     // if the first item in the body has multiple leading comments, move all but the last one to
     // this node. this happens, for example, when a file has a /** @module */ standalone comment
@@ -479,6 +473,10 @@ walkers[Syntax.Property] = function(node, parent, state, cb) {
     }
 };
 
+walkers[Syntax.ClassPrivateProperty] = walkers[Syntax.Property];
+
+walkers[Syntax.ClassProperty] = walkers[Syntax.Property];
+
 walkers[Syntax.RestElement] = function(node, parent, state, cb) {
     if (node.argument) {
         cb(node.argument, node, state);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/classproperties.js b/test/fixtures/classproperties.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba46450b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/classproperties.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/** Sample class. */
+class A {
+    /** Public property. */
+    b = 1;
+
+    /** Private property. */
+    #c = 2;
+}
diff --git a/test/specs/documentation/classproperties.js b/test/specs/documentation/classproperties.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a822ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/specs/documentation/classproperties.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+describe('class properties', function() {
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/classproperties.js');
+    var b = docSet.getByLongname('A#b')[0];
+    var c = docSet.getByLongname('A#c')[0];
+
+    it('should assign the correct name, memberof, and scope to class properties', function() {
+        expect(b.name).toBe('b');
+        expect(b.memberof).toBe('A');
+        expect(b.scope).toBe('instance');
+    });
+
+    it('should assign the correct name, memberof, scope, and access type to class private ' +
+        'properties', function() {
+        expect(c.name).toBe('c');
+        expect(c.memberof).toBe('A');
+        expect(c.scope).toBe('instance');
+        expect(c.access).toBe('private');
+    });
+});