diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/tag/type.js b/lib/jsdoc/tag/type.js
index b0ca81f2..1720d804 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/tag/type.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/tag/type.js
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ function getTypeStrings(parsedType, isOutermostType) {
             // if this is the outermost type, we strip the modifiers; otherwise, we keep them
             if (isOutermostType) {
                 applications = parsedType.applications.map(function(application) {
-                    return getTypeStrings(application);
+                    return catharsis.stringify(application);
                 }).join(', ');
                 typeString = util.format( '%s.<%s>', getTypeStrings(parsedType.expression),
                     applications );
diff --git a/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type.js b/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type.js
index 7b8c41c2..4add5b00 100644
--- a/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type.js
+++ b/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/type.js
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ describe('jsdoc/tag/type', function() {
                 expect(info.type).toEqual( ['string'] );
                 expect(info.variable).toBe(true);
             });
+
+            it('should set the type correctly for type applications that contain type unions',
+                function() {
+                var desc = '{Array.<(string|number)>} foo - Foo.';
+                var info = jsdoc.tag.type.parse(desc, true, true);
+                expect(info.type).toEqual(['Array.<(string|number)>']);
+            });
         });
     });
 });