diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/tag/type.js b/lib/jsdoc/tag/type.js
index b49577a7..a783a083 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/tag/type.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/tag/type.js
@@ -167,11 +167,17 @@ function parseTypeExpression(tagInfo) {
     if (parsedType) {
         tagInfo.type = tagInfo.type.concat( getTypeStrings(parsedType) );
 
-        ['optional', 'nullable', 'variable'].forEach(function(key) {
+        // Catharsis and JSDoc use the same names for 'optional' and 'nullable'...
+        ['optional', 'nullable'].forEach(function(key) {
             if (parsedType[key] !== null && parsedType[key] !== undefined) {
                 tagInfo[key] = parsedType[key];
             }
         });
+
+        // ...but not 'variable'.
+        if (parsedType.repeatable !== null && parsedType.repeatable !== undefined) {
+            tagInfo.variable = parsedType.repeatable;
+        }
     }
 
     return tagInfo;
diff --git a/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type.js b/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type.js
index bec572f8..89133e14 100644
--- a/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type.js
+++ b/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type.js
@@ -179,5 +179,15 @@ describe('jsdoc/tag/type', function() {
                 expect(info.defaultvalue).toBe('hooray');
             });
         });
+
+        // TODO: add more tests related to how JSDoc mangles the Catharsis parse results
+        describe('Closure Compiler-style type info', function() {
+            it('should recognize variable (repeatable) parameters', function() {
+                var desc = '{...string} foo - Foo.';
+                var info = jsdoc.tag.type.parse(desc, true, true);
+                expect(info.type).toEqual( ['string'] );
+                expect(info.variable).toBe(true);
+            });
+        });
     });
 });