diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js b/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
index 0bd66713..c0f370aa 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary/definitions.js
@@ -539,12 +539,22 @@ exports.defineTags = function(dictionary) {
     dictionary.defineTag('requires', {
         mustHaveValue: true,
         onTagged: function(doclet, tag) {
-            var modName = firstWordOf(tag.value);
-            if (modName.indexOf('module:') !== 0) {
-                modName = 'module:'+modName;
+            var requiresName;
+
+            // inline link tags are passed through as-is so that `@requires {@link foo}` works 
+            if ( require('jsdoc/tag/inline').isInlineTag(tag.value, 'link\\S*') ) {
+                requiresName = tag.value;
             }
+            // otherwise, assume it's a module
+            else {
+                requiresName = firstWordOf(tag.value);
+                if (requiresName.indexOf('module:') !== 0) {
+                    requiresName = 'module:' + requiresName;
+                }
+            }
+
             if (!doclet.requires) { doclet.requires = []; }
-            doclet.requires.push(modName);
+            doclet.requires.push(requiresName);
         }
     });
     
diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/tag/inline.js b/lib/jsdoc/tag/inline.js
index 8be46e26..952b5af9 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/tag/inline.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/tag/inline.js
@@ -35,6 +35,45 @@
  * @return {string} An updated version of the complete string.
  */
 
+/**
+ * Create a regexp that matches a specific inline tag, or all inline tags.
+ *
+ * @private
+ * @memberof module:jsdoc/tag/inline
+ * @param {?string} tagName - The inline tag that the regexp will match. May contain regexp
+ * characters. If omitted, matches any string.
+ * @param {?string} prefix - A prefix for the regexp. Defaults to an empty string.
+ * @param {?string} suffix - A suffix for the regexp. Defaults to an empty string.
+ * @returns {RegExp} A regular expression that matches the requested inline tag.
+ */
+function regExpFactory(tagName, prefix, suffix) {
+    var tagMatcher = tagName || '\\S+';
+
+    prefix = prefix || '';
+    suffix = suffix || '';
+
+    return new RegExp(prefix + '\\{@' + tagMatcher + '\\s+((?:.|\n)+?)\\}' + suffix, 'gi');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check whether a string is an inline tag. You can check for a specific inline tag or for any valid
+ * inline tag.
+ *
+ * @param {string} string - The string to check.
+ * @param {?string} tagName - The inline tag to match. May contain regexp characters. If this
+ * parameter is omitted, this method returns `true` for any valid inline tag.
+ * @returns {boolean} Set to `true` if the string is a valid inline tag or `false` in all other
+ * cases.
+ */
+exports.isInlineTag = function(string, tagName) {
+    try {
+        return regExpFactory(tagName, '^', '$').test(string);
+    }
+    catch(e) {
+        return false;
+    }
+};
+
 /**
  * Replace all instances of multiple inline tags with other text.
  *
@@ -61,7 +100,7 @@ exports.replaceInlineTags = function(string, replacers) {
 
     string = string || '';
     Object.keys(replacers).forEach(function(replacer) {
-        var tagRegExp = new RegExp('\\{@' + replacer + '\\s+((?:.|\n)+?)\\}', 'gi');
+        var tagRegExp = regExpFactory(replacer);
         var matches;
         // call the replacer once for each match
         while ( (matches = tagRegExp.exec(string)) !== null ) {
@@ -69,7 +108,7 @@ exports.replaceInlineTags = function(string, replacers) {
         }
     });
     
-   return {
+    return {
         tags: tagInfo,
         newString: string.trim()
     };
diff --git a/test/fixtures/requirestag.js b/test/fixtures/requirestag.js
index 3fe27229..49b626fe 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/requirestag.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/requirestag.js
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 /**
-*  @requires module:foo/helper
-*/
+ * @requires module:foo/helper
+ */
 function foo() {
 }
 
 /**
-* @requires foo
-* @requires Pez#blat this text is ignored
-*/
+ * @requires foo
+ * @requires Pez#blat this text is ignored
+ */
 function bar() {
 }
+
+/**
+ * @requires {@link module:zest}
+ * @requires {@linkplain module:zing}
+ * @requires {@linkstupid module:pizzazz}
+ */
+function baz() {
+}
diff --git a/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/inline.js b/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/inline.js
index de206a76..a89fb47d 100644
--- a/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/inline.js
+++ b/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/inline.js
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ describe('jsdoc/tag/inline', function() {
         expect(typeof jsdoc.tag.inline).toBe('object');
     });
 
+    it('should export an isInlineTag function', function() {
+        expect(jsdoc.tag.inline.isInlineTag).toBeDefined();
+        expect(typeof jsdoc.tag.inline.isInlineTag).toBe('function');
+    });
+
     it('should export a replaceInlineTag function', function() {
         expect(jsdoc.tag.inline.replaceInlineTag).toBeDefined();
         expect(typeof jsdoc.tag.inline.replaceInlineTag).toBe('function');
@@ -22,6 +27,43 @@ describe('jsdoc/tag/inline', function() {
         expect(typeof jsdoc.tag.inline.replaceInlineTag).toBe('function');
     });
 
+    describe('isInlineTag', function() {
+        var isInlineTag = jsdoc.tag.inline.isInlineTag;
+
+        it('should correctly identify an inline tag', function() {
+            expect( isInlineTag('{@mytag hooray}', 'mytag') ).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should correctly identify a non-inline tag', function() {
+            expect( isInlineTag('mytag hooray', 'mytag') ).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('should report that a string containing an inline tag is not an inline tag', function() {
+            expect( isInlineTag('this is {@mytag hooray}', 'mytag') ).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('should default to allowing any inline tag', function() {
+            expect( isInlineTag('{@anyoldtag will do}') ).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should still identify non-inline tags when a tag name is not provided', function() {
+            expect( isInlineTag('mytag hooray') ).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('should allow regexp characters in the tag name', function() {
+            expect( isInlineTag('{@mytags hooray}', 'mytag\\S') ).toBe(true);
+        });
+
+        it('should return false (rather than throwing) with invalid input', function() {
+            function badInput() {
+                return isInlineTag({});
+            }
+
+            expect(badInput).not.toThrow();
+            expect( badInput() ).toBe(false);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('replaceInlineTag', function() {
         it('should throw if the tag is matched and the replacer is invalid', function() {
             function badReplacerUndefined() {
diff --git a/test/specs/tags/requirestag.js b/test/specs/tags/requirestag.js
index 40eae164..f6bcf7ac 100644
--- a/test/specs/tags/requirestag.js
+++ b/test/specs/tags/requirestag.js
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
+/*global describe: true, expect: true, it: true, jasmine: true */
 describe("@requires tag", function() {
-    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/requirestag.js'),
-        foo = docSet.getByLongname('foo')[0],
-        bar = docSet.getByLongname('bar')[0];
+    var docSet = jasmine.getDocSetFromFile('test/fixtures/requirestag.js');
+    var foo = docSet.getByLongname('foo')[0];
+    var bar = docSet.getByLongname('bar')[0];
+    var baz = docSet.getByLongname('baz')[0];
 
-    it('When a symbol has an @requires tag, the doclet has a requires property that includes that value, with the "module:" namespace added.', function() {
-        expect(typeof foo.requires).toBe('object');
+    it('When a symbol has a @requires tag, the doclet has a requires property that includes that value, with the "module:" namespace added.', function() {
+        expect( Array.isArray(foo.requires) ).toBe(true);
         expect(foo.requires[0]).toBe('module:foo/helper');
 
-        expect(typeof bar.requires).toBe('object');
+        expect( Array.isArray(bar.requires) ).toBe(true);
         expect(bar.requires[0]).toBe('module:foo');
         expect(bar.requires[1]).toBe('module:Pez#blat');
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    it('When a symbol has a @requires tag whose value is an inline {@link} tag, the doclet has a requires property that includes that tag without modification.', function() {
+        expect( Array.isArray(baz.requires) ).toBe(true);
+        expect(baz.requires[0]).toBe('{@link module:zest}');
+        expect(baz.requires[1]).toBe('{@linkplain module:zing}');
+        // by design, we don't validate the tag name, as long as it starts with @link
+        expect(baz.requires[2]).toBe('{@linkstupid module:pizzazz}');
+    });
+});