diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/doclet.js b/lib/jsdoc/doclet.js
index c9a04e77..c096b04f 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/doclet.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/doclet.js
@@ -278,7 +278,14 @@ exports.Doclet.prototype.setMeta = function(meta) {
          */
         this.meta = {};
     }
-    
+
+    if (meta.lineno) {
+        /**
+            The line number of the code associated with this doclet.
+            @type number
+         */
+        this.meta.lineno = meta.lineno;
+    }    
     if (meta.range) {
         /**
             The positions of the first and last characters of the code associated with this doclet.