diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
index 5a72b3d2..25721322 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function getLeadingComment(node) {
 function makeVarsFinisher(scopeDoclet) {
     return function(e) {
         // no need to evaluate all things related to scopeDoclet again, just use it
-        if (scopeDoclet && e.doclet && e.doclet.alias) {
+        if ( scopeDoclet && e.doclet && (e.doclet.alias || e.doclet.memberof) ) {
             scopeDoclet.meta.vars[e.code.name] = e.doclet.longname;
         }
     };
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/memberoftag.js b/test/specs/tags/memberoftag.js
index c62df2bc..80569920 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/memberoftag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/memberoftag.js
@@ -80,4 +80,13 @@ describe('@memberof tag', function() {
 
         expect(leaf.longname, 'module:terrain.Forest#Tree#leaf');
     });
+
+    it('Properties of a symbol with a @memberof tag inherit the @memberof info.', function() {
+        var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/memberoftag5.js');
+        var open = docSet.getByLongname('module:network.Socket#open')[0];
+        var uid = docSet.getByLongname('module:network.Socket.uid')[0];
+
+        expect(open).toBeDefined();
+        expect(uid).toBeDefined();
+    });
 });