diff --git a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/augment.js b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/augment.js
index 291cc6e4..4a2ec590 100644
--- a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/augment.js
+++ b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/augment.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-var doop = require("jsdoc/util/doop").doop;
-
 (function() {
-    var hasOwnProp = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
+    var doop = require("jsdoc/util/doop").doop,
+        hasOwnProp = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;
     
     exports.addInherited = function(docs) {
         var dependencies = mapDependencies(docs.index);
@@ -43,6 +42,10 @@ var doop = require("jsdoc/util/doop").doop;
     function getAdditions(doclets, docs) {
         var additions = [];
         var doc, parents, members, member, parts;
+
+        // doclets will be undefined if the inherited symbol isn't documented
+        doclets = doclets || [];
+
         for (var i=0, ii=doclets.length; i<ii; ++i) {
             doc = doclets[i];
             parents = doc.augments;
@@ -95,10 +98,6 @@ var doop = require("jsdoc/util/doop").doop;
             if (!(key in this.visited)) {
                 this.visited[key] = true;
                 
-                if (!(key in this.dependencies)) {
-                    require('jsdoc/util/error').handle( new Error("Missing dependency: " + key) );
-                    return;
-                }
                 for (var path in this.dependencies[key]) {
                     if ( hasOwnProp.call(this.dependencies[key], path) ) {
                         this.visit(path);
diff --git a/test/fixtures/augmentstag2.js b/test/fixtures/augmentstag2.js
index 04bf1c23..8def33a9 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/augmentstag2.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/augmentstag2.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-// Test for @augments tags that refer to undefined symbols
+// Test for @augments/@extends tags that refer to undefined symbols
 /**
  * @constructor
- * @extends Foo
+ * @extends UndocumentedThing
  */
-function Bar() {}
+function Qux() {}
diff --git a/test/specs/jsdoc/augment.js b/test/specs/jsdoc/augment.js
index 1a202b1e..7b2daf92 100644
--- a/test/specs/jsdoc/augment.js
+++ b/test/specs/jsdoc/augment.js
@@ -1,31 +1,4 @@
 /*global describe: true, env: true, it: true */
 describe("jsdoc/augment", function() {
-    /*jshint evil: true */
-    
-    // TODO: more tests
-
-    var lenient = !!env.opts.lenient,
-        log = eval(console.log);
-    
-    function augmentMissingSymbol() {
-    	var badDocSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/augmentstag2.js');
-    }
-
-    afterEach(function() {
-        env.opts.lenient = lenient;
-        console.log = log;
-    });
-
-    it("throws an error for missing dependencies if the lenient option is not enabled", function() {
-        env.opts.lenient = false;
-
-        expect(augmentMissingSymbol).toThrow();
-    });
-
-    it("does not throw an error for missing dependencies if the lenient option is enabled", function() {
-        console.log = function() {};
-        env.opts.lenient = true;
-
-        expect(augmentMissingSymbol).not.toThrow();
-    });
+    // TODO
 });
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/augmentstag.js b/test/specs/tags/augmentstag.js
index 58c98e9b..65315532 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/augmentstag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/augmentstag.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-describe("@augments tag", function() {
+/*global describe: true, expect: true, it: true, jasmine: true */
+ describe("@augments tag", function() {
+    /*jshint unused: false */
     var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/augmentstag.js'),
         foo = docSet.getByLongname('Foo')[0],
         fooProp1 = docSet.getByLongname('Foo#prop1')[0],
@@ -11,13 +13,16 @@ describe("@augments tag", function() {
         barProp2 = docSet.getByLongname('Bar#prop2')[0],
         barProp3 = docSet.getByLongname('Bar#prop3')[0],
         barMethod1 = docSet.getByLongname('Bar#method1')[0],
-        barMethod2 = docSet.getByLongname('Bar#method2')[0];
+        barMethod2 = docSet.getByLongname('Bar#method2')[0],
         bazProp1 = docSet.getByLongname('Baz#prop1')[0],
         bazProp2 = docSet.getByLongname('Baz#prop2')[0],
         bazProp3 = docSet.getByLongname('Baz#prop3')[0],
         bazMethod1 = docSet.getByLongname('Baz#method1')[0],
-        bazMethod2 = docSet.getByLongname('Baz#method2')[0];
-        bazMethod3 = docSet.getByLongname('Baz#method3')[0];
+        bazMethod2 = docSet.getByLongname('Baz#method2')[0],
+        bazMethod3 = docSet.getByLongname('Baz#method3')[0],
+
+        docSet2 = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/augmentstag2.js'),
+        qux = docSet2.getByLongname('Qux')[0];
 
     it('When a symbol has an @augments tag, the doclet has a augments property that includes that value.', function() {
         expect(typeof bar.augments).toEqual('object');
@@ -62,4 +67,9 @@ describe("@augments tag", function() {
         expect(bazMethod2.memberof).toEqual("Baz");
         expect(bazMethod3.memberof).toEqual("Baz");
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    it('When a symbol has an @augments tag, and the parent is not documented, the doclet still has an augments property', function() {
+        expect(typeof qux.augments).toEqual('object');
+        expect(qux.augments[0]).toEqual('UndocumentedThing');
+    });
+});