diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js b/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
index d82d9923..aa4cbe69 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ exports.defineTags = function(dictionary) {
         canHaveType: true,
         onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
             setDocletKindToTitle(doclet, tag);
-            setDocletNameToValue(doclet, tag);
+            setDocletNameToValueName(doclet, tag);
             setDocletTypeToValueType(doclet, tag);
         }
     })
diff --git a/test/fixtures/membertag.js b/test/fixtures/membertag.js
index 66aee08d..606b20ad 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/membertag.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/membertag.js
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ var x;
 
 /** @var foobar */
 /** @var {string} baz */
+
+/** @member {Object} */
+var y;
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/membertag.js b/test/specs/tags/membertag.js
index cfea6de3..2b311f14 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/membertag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/membertag.js
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ describe("@member tag", function() {
     var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/membertag.js'),
         doc = docSet.getByLongname('x')[0],
         doc2 = docSet.getByLongname('foobar')[0],
-        doc3 = docSet.getByLongname('baz')[0];
+        doc3 = docSet.getByLongname('baz')[0],
+        doc4 = docSet.getByLongname('y')[0];
 
     it("sets the doclet's 'kind' property to 'member'", function() {
         expect(doc.kind).toBe('member');
         expect(doc2.kind).toBe('member');
         expect(doc3.kind).toBe('member');
+        expect(doc4.kind).toBe('member');
     });
 
     it("If specified with a name, sets the doclet's name property", function() {
@@ -22,4 +24,15 @@ describe("@member tag", function() {
         expect(doc3.type.names.length).toBe(1);
         expect(doc3.type.names[0]).toBe('string');
     });
+
+    it("If specified with a type but no name, sets the doclet's name from the following JavaScript syntax", function() {
+        expect(doc4.name).toBe('y');
+    });
+
+    it("If specified with a type but no name, sets the doclet's type appropriately", function() {
+        expect(doc4.type).toBeDefined();
+        expect(Array.isArray(doc4.type.names)).toBeTruthy();
+        expect(doc4.type.names.length).toBe(1);
+        expect(doc4.type.names[0]).toBe('Object');
+    });
 });