diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/astnode.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/astnode.js
index d9e6980d..626796e8 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/astnode.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/astnode.js
@@ -206,6 +206,16 @@ var nodeToValue = exports.nodeToValue = function(node) {
                 parent.parent.type === Syntax.ExportDefaultDeclaration) {
                 str = 'module.exports';
             }
+            // for the constructor of a module's named export, use the name of the export
+            // declaration
+            else if (node.kind === 'constructor' && parent.parent &&
+                parent.parent.type === Syntax.ExportNamedDeclaration) {
+                str = nodeToValue(parent.parent);
+            }
+            // for other constructors, use the name of the parent class
+            else if (node.kind === 'constructor') {
+                str = nodeToValue(parent);
+            }
             // if the method is a member of a module's default export, ignore the name, because it's
             // irrelevant
             else if (parent.parent && parent.parent.type === Syntax.ExportDefaultDeclaration) {
diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
index fa6a4d38..c1bef156 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
@@ -296,7 +296,18 @@ function makeDefaultParamFinisher(parser) {
 function makeConstructorFinisher(parser) {
     return function(e) {
         var doclet = e.doclet;
-        var parentDoclet = parser._getDocletById(e.code.node.parent.parent.nodeId);
+        var parentDoclet;
+
+        // for class declarations that are named module exports, the node that's documented is the
+        // ExportNamedDeclaration, not the ClassDeclaration
+        if (e.code.node.parent.parent.parent &&
+            e.code.node.parent.parent.parent.type === Syntax.ExportNamedDeclaration) {
+            parentDoclet = parser._getDocletById(e.code.node.parent.parent.parent.nodeId);
+        }
+        // otherwise, we want the ClassDeclaration
+        else {
+            parentDoclet = parser._getDocletById(e.code.node.parent.parent.nodeId);
+        }
 
         if (!doclet || !parentDoclet || parentDoclet.undocumented) {
             return;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/moduletag11.js b/test/fixtures/moduletag11.js
index 464e6a88..65a97aab 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/moduletag11.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/moduletag11.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 /** Test class. */
 export class Foo {
+    /** Test class constructor. */
+    constructor() {}
 
     /** Test method. */
     testMethod() {}
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/classtag.js b/test/specs/tags/classtag.js
index 0dbad196..f7dda38d 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/classtag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/classtag.js
@@ -14,63 +14,61 @@ describe('@class tag', function() {
         expect(news.longname).toBe('NewsSource');
     });
 
-    if (jasmine.jsParser !== 'rhino') {
-        describe('ES 2015 classes', function() {
-            var docSet2 = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/classtag2.js');
-            var subscription = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscription')[0];
-            var expire = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscription#expire')[0];
-            var subscriber = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscriber')[0];
-            var hasCallback = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscriber#hasCallback')[0];
-            var expiringSubscription = docSet2.getByLongname('subclasses.ExpiringSubscription')[0];
-            var invalidSubscriptionFoo = docSet2.getByLongname('subclasses.InvalidSubscription#foo')[0];
+    describe('ES 2015 classes', function() {
+        var docSet2 = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/classtag2.js');
+        var subscription = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscription')[0];
+        var expire = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscription#expire')[0];
+        var subscriber = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscriber')[0];
+        var hasCallback = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscriber#hasCallback')[0];
+        var expiringSubscription = docSet2.getByLongname('subclasses.ExpiringSubscription')[0];
+        var invalidSubscriptionFoo = docSet2.getByLongname('subclasses.InvalidSubscription#foo')[0];
 
-            it('When a symbol is a class declaration, the doclet does not require the @class tag', function() {
-                expect(subscription.kind).toBe('class');
-                expect(subscription.name).toBe('Subscription');
-                expect(subscription.classdesc).toBe('Describe the Subscription class here.');
-            });
-
-            it('When a symbol is a class declaration, the constructor info is merged into the doclet for the symbol', function() {
-                expect(subscription.description).toBe('Describe the constructor here.');
-                expect(subscription.params.length).toBe(1);
-                expect(subscription.params[0].name).toBe('name');
-            });
-
-            it('When a symbol is a class declaration, its members get the correct longname and memberof', function() {
-                expect(expire.kind).toBe('function');
-                expect(expire.name).toBe('expire');
-                expect(expire.memberof).toBe('Subscription');
-            });
-
-            it('When a symbol is a class expression, the doclet does not require the @class tag', function() {
-                expect(subscriber.kind).toBe('class');
-                expect(subscriber.name).toBe('Subscriber');
-                expect(subscriber.classdesc).toBe('Describe the Subscriber class here.');
-            });
-
-            it('When a symbol is a class expression, the constructor info is merged into the doclet for the symbol', function() {
-                expect(subscriber.description).toBe('Describe the constructor here.');
-                expect(subscriber.params.length).toBe(1);
-                expect(subscriber.params[0].name).toBe('name');
-            });
-
-            it('When a symbol is a class expression, its members get the correct longname and memberof', function() {
-                expect(hasCallback.kind).toBe('function');
-                expect(hasCallback.name).toBe('hasCallback');
-                expect(hasCallback.memberof).toBe('Subscriber');
-            });
-
-            it('When a class expression is assigned to an object property, it is parsed correctly', function() {
-                expect(expiringSubscription.kind).toBe('class');
-                expect(expiringSubscription.name).toBe('ExpiringSubscription');
-                expect(expiringSubscription.params[0].name).toBe('name');
-            });
-
-            it('When a class is a static memberof something else, the class\' instance methods have the correct scope', function() {
-                expect(invalidSubscriptionFoo.kind).toBe('function');
-                expect(invalidSubscriptionFoo.name).toBe('foo');
-                expect(invalidSubscriptionFoo.scope).toBe('instance');
-            });
+        it('When a symbol is a class declaration, the doclet does not require the @class tag', function() {
+            expect(subscription.kind).toBe('class');
+            expect(subscription.name).toBe('Subscription');
+            expect(subscription.classdesc).toBe('Describe the Subscription class here.');
         });
-    }
+
+        it('When a symbol is a class declaration, the constructor info is merged into the doclet for the symbol', function() {
+            expect(subscription.description).toBe('Describe the constructor here.');
+            expect(subscription.params.length).toBe(1);
+            expect(subscription.params[0].name).toBe('name');
+        });
+
+        it('When a symbol is a class declaration, its members get the correct longname and memberof', function() {
+            expect(expire.kind).toBe('function');
+            expect(expire.name).toBe('expire');
+            expect(expire.memberof).toBe('Subscription');
+        });
+
+        it('When a symbol is a class expression, the doclet does not require the @class tag', function() {
+            expect(subscriber.kind).toBe('class');
+            expect(subscriber.name).toBe('Subscriber');
+            expect(subscriber.classdesc).toBe('Describe the Subscriber class here.');
+        });
+
+        it('When a symbol is a class expression, the constructor info is merged into the doclet for the symbol', function() {
+            expect(subscriber.description).toBe('Describe the constructor here.');
+            expect(subscriber.params.length).toBe(1);
+            expect(subscriber.params[0].name).toBe('name');
+        });
+
+        it('When a symbol is a class expression, its members get the correct longname and memberof', function() {
+            expect(hasCallback.kind).toBe('function');
+            expect(hasCallback.name).toBe('hasCallback');
+            expect(hasCallback.memberof).toBe('Subscriber');
+        });
+
+        it('When a class expression is assigned to an object property, it is parsed correctly', function() {
+            expect(expiringSubscription.kind).toBe('class');
+            expect(expiringSubscription.name).toBe('ExpiringSubscription');
+            expect(expiringSubscription.params[0].name).toBe('name');
+        });
+
+        it('When a class is a static memberof something else, the class\' instance methods have the correct scope', function() {
+            expect(invalidSubscriptionFoo.kind).toBe('function');
+            expect(invalidSubscriptionFoo.name).toBe('foo');
+            expect(invalidSubscriptionFoo.scope).toBe('instance');
+        });
+    });
 });
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/moduletag.js b/test/specs/tags/moduletag.js
index 89189ac0..1a84138f 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/moduletag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/moduletag.js
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ describe('@module tag', function() {
                 expect(foo).toBeDefined();
             });
 
+            it('should merge the doclet for the constructor with the doclet for the ' +
+                'class', function() {
+                expect(foo.description).toBe('Test class constructor.');
+            });
+
             it('should identify the correct scope for the exported class\'s methods', function() {
                 expect(testMethod).toBeDefined();
             });