diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js b/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
index 39961b09..9f8fde59 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/src/visitor.js
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ function makeDefaultParamFinisher() {
  */
 function makeConstructorFinisher(parser) {
     return function(e) {
+        var combined;
         var doclet = e.doclet;
         var parentDoclet;
 
@@ -330,17 +331,15 @@ function makeConstructorFinisher(parser) {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!parentDoclet.description && doclet.description) {
-            parentDoclet.description = doclet.description;
-        }
-        if ( (!parentDoclet.params || !parentDoclet.params.length) && doclet.params) {
-            parentDoclet.params = doclet.params.slice(0);
-        }
-        if (doclet.hideconstructor) {
-            parentDoclet.hideconstructor = doclet.hideconstructor;
+        combined = jsdoc.doclet.combine(doclet, parentDoclet);
+        combined.longname = parentDoclet.longname;
+        if (parentDoclet.memberof) {
+            combined.memberof = parentDoclet.memberof;
         }
 
-        doclet.undocumented = true;
+        parser.addResult(combined);
+
+        parentDoclet.undocumented = doclet.undocumented = true;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/classtag2.js b/test/fixtures/classtag2.js
index f2dd0f1f..9c45b335 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/classtag2.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/classtag2.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ class Subscription {
      * Describe the constructor here.
      *
      * @param {string} name - The name of the subscription.
+     * @example
+     * var subscription = new Subscription();
      */
     constructor(name) {}
 
diff --git a/test/specs/documentation/anonymousclass.js b/test/specs/documentation/anonymousclass.js
index f434112d..6ef9d622 100644
--- a/test/specs/documentation/anonymousclass.js
+++ b/test/specs/documentation/anonymousclass.js
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 describe('anonymous class', function() {
     var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/anonymousclass.js');
-    var klass = docSet.getByLongname('module:test')[2];
+    var klass = docSet.getByLongname('module:test').filter(function($) {
+        return !$.undocumented;
+    })[1];
     var foo = docSet.getByLongname('module:test#foo')[0];
     var klassTest = docSet.getByLongname('module:test#test')[0];
     var klassStaticTest = docSet.getByLongname('module:test.staticTest')[0];
diff --git a/test/specs/documentation/exportdefaultclass.js b/test/specs/documentation/exportdefaultclass.js
index 76546cd3..3802ca1a 100644
--- a/test/specs/documentation/exportdefaultclass.js
+++ b/test/specs/documentation/exportdefaultclass.js
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 describe('export default class', function() {
     var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/exportdefaultclass.js');
-    var klass = docSet.getByLongname('module:test')[2];
+    var klass = docSet.getByLongname('module:test').filter(function($) {
+        return !$.undocumented;
+    })[1];
 
     it('should combine the classdesc and constructor description into a single doclet', function() {
         expect(klass.classdesc).toBe('Test class');
diff --git a/test/specs/documentation/moduleclasses.js b/test/specs/documentation/moduleclasses.js
index 1d09bf6a..971d6be7 100644
--- a/test/specs/documentation/moduleclasses.js
+++ b/test/specs/documentation/moduleclasses.js
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 'use strict';
 
+function filter($) {
+    return !$.undocumented;
+}
+
 describe('module classes', function() {
     var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/moduleclasses.js');
-    var bar = docSet.getByLongname('module:foo~Bar')[0];
+    var bar = docSet.getByLongname('module:foo~Bar').filter(filter)[0];
     var barBar = docSet.getByLongname('module:foo~Bar#bar')[0];
-    var baz = docSet.getByLongname('module:foo.Baz')[0];
+    var baz = docSet.getByLongname('module:foo.Baz').filter(filter)[0];
     var bazBaz = docSet.getByLongname('module:foo.Baz#baz')[0];
 
     describe('inner classes', function() {
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/classtag.js b/test/specs/tags/classtag.js
index f7dda38d..474bea39 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/classtag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/classtag.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
+function filter($) {
+    return !$.undocumented;
+}
+
 describe('@class tag', function() {
     var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/classtag.js');
     var ticker = docSet.getByLongname('Ticker')[0];
@@ -16,11 +20,12 @@ describe('@class tag', function() {
 
     describe('ES 2015 classes', function() {
         var docSet2 = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/classtag2.js');
-        var subscription = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscription')[0];
+        var subscription = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscription').filter(filter)[0];
         var expire = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscription#expire')[0];
-        var subscriber = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscriber')[0];
+        var subscriber = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscriber').filter(filter)[0];
         var hasCallback = docSet2.getByLongname('Subscriber#hasCallback')[0];
-        var expiringSubscription = docSet2.getByLongname('subclasses.ExpiringSubscription')[0];
+        var expiringSubscription = docSet2.getByLongname('subclasses.ExpiringSubscription')
+            .filter(filter)[0];
         var invalidSubscriptionFoo = docSet2.getByLongname('subclasses.InvalidSubscription#foo')[0];
 
         it('When a symbol is a class declaration, the doclet does not require the @class tag', function() {
@@ -33,6 +38,8 @@ describe('@class tag', function() {
             expect(subscription.description).toBe('Describe the constructor here.');
             expect(subscription.params.length).toBe(1);
             expect(subscription.params[0].name).toBe('name');
+            expect(subscription.examples.length).toBe(1);
+            expect(subscription.examples[0]).toBe('var subscription = new Subscription();');
         });
 
         it('When a symbol is a class declaration, its members get the correct longname and memberof', function() {
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/hideconstructortag.js b/test/specs/tags/hideconstructortag.js
index d791c52a..800bd4c5 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/hideconstructortag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/hideconstructortag.js
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 describe('@hideconstructor tag', function() {
     var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/hideconstructortag.js');
     var toaster = docSet.getByLongname('Toaster')[0];
-    var waffleIron = docSet.getByLongname('WaffleIron')[0];
+    var waffleIron = docSet.getByLongname('WaffleIron').filter(function($) {
+        return !$.undocumented;
+    })[0];
 
     it('should add a `hideconstructor` attribute to pre-ES2015 classes', function() {
         expect(toaster.hideconstructor).toBe(true);
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/moduletag.js b/test/specs/tags/moduletag.js
index fd83fb02..6355b792 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/moduletag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/moduletag.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 'use strict';
 
+function filter($) {
+    return !$.undocumented;
+}
+
 describe('@module tag', function() {
     describe("using 'this'", function() {
         var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/moduletag.js');
@@ -19,9 +23,7 @@ describe('@module tag', function() {
 
     describe('misc', function() {
         var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/moduletag2.js');
-        var mixer = docSet.getByLongname('module:color/mixer').filter(function($) {
-            return !($.undocumented);
-        })[0];
+        var mixer = docSet.getByLongname('module:color/mixer').filter(filter)[0];
         var blend = docSet.getByLongname('module:color/mixer.blend')[0];
         var darken = docSet.getByLongname('module:color/mixer.darken')[0];
 
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ describe('@module tag', function() {
 
         describe('that export a class', function() {
             var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/moduletag11.js');
-            var foo = docSet.getByLongname('module:foo.Foo')[0];
+            var foo = docSet.getByLongname('module:foo.Foo').filter(filter)[0];
             var testMethod = docSet.getByLongname('module:foo.Foo#testMethod')[0];
 
             it('should identify the correct scope for the exported class', function() {