diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/augment.js b/lib/jsdoc/augment.js
index f37be4ca..beafecfd 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/augment.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/augment.js
@@ -201,7 +201,12 @@ function getInheritedAdditions(doclets, docs, documented) {
                     // Indicate what the descendant is overriding. (We only care about the closest
                     // ancestor. For classes A > B > C, if B#a overrides A#a, and C#a inherits B#a,
                     // we don't want the doclet for C#a to say that it overrides A#a.)
-                    addDocletProperty([member], 'overrides', members[k].longname);
+                    if (docs.index.longname[member.longname]) {
+                        member.overrides = members[k].longname;
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        delete member.overrides;
+                    }
 
                     // Add the ancestor's docs unless the descendant overrides the ancestor AND
                     // documents the override.
diff --git a/templates/default/tmpl/details.tmpl b/templates/default/tmpl/details.tmpl
index 8de29737..d1ff696c 100644
--- a/templates/default/tmpl/details.tmpl
+++ b/templates/default/tmpl/details.tmpl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if (data.defaultvalue && (data.defaultvaluetype === 'object' || data.defaultvalu
     <dd class="tag-since"><ul class="dummy"><li><?js= since ?></li></ul></dd>
     <?js } ?>
 
-    <?js if (data.inherited && data.inherits) { ?>
+    <?js if (data.inherited && data.inherits && !data.overrides) { ?>
     <dt class="inherited-from">Inherited From:</dt>
     <dd class="inherited-from"><ul class="dummy"><li>
         <?js= this.linkto(data.inherits, this.htmlsafe(data.inherits)) ?>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/augmentstag.js b/test/fixtures/augmentstag.js
index b5e44181..934eede0 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/augmentstag.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/augmentstag.js
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ Foo.prototype.method1 = function() {};
  */
 Foo.prototype.method2 = function() {};
 
+/**
+ * Third parent method.
+ */
+Foo.prototype.method3 = function() {};
+
 /**
  * @constructor
  * @extends Foo
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/augmentstag.js b/test/specs/tags/augmentstag.js
index 649bb9f9..fb8a696d 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/augmentstag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/augmentstag.js
@@ -101,10 +101,16 @@
         expect(bazMethod2.inherits).toBe('Bar#method2');
     });
 
-    it('When the grandparent has a method, and the parent overrides it, the child should say it overrides the parent', function() {
+    it('When the grandparent has a method, the parent overrides it, and the child inherits it, the child should not say it overrides anything', function() {
         var bazMethod2 = docSet.getByLongname('Baz#method2')[0];
 
-        expect(bazMethod2.overrides).toBe('Bar#method2');
+        expect(bazMethod2.overrides).not.toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('When the grandparent has a method, the parent inherits it, and the child overrides it, the child should say it overrides the parent', function() {
+        var bazMethod3 = docSet.getByLongname('Baz#method3')[0];
+
+        expect(bazMethod3.overrides).toBe('Bar#method3');
     });
 
     it('When an object is extended, and it overrides an ancestor property, the child does not include docs for the ancestor property.', function() {