diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4313e09b..f83ab3c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "JSDoc",
 	"version": "3.0.0alpha",
-	"revision": "1316040176608",
+	"revision": "1316811854469",
 	"description": "An automatic documentation generator for javascript.",
 	"keywords": [ "documentation", "javascript" ],
 	"licenses": [
diff --git a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js
index 5461ef33..b2fa3710 100644
--- a/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js
+++ b/rhino_modules/jsdoc/src/parser.js
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ function pretreat(code) {
         // merge adjacent doclets
         .replace(/\*\/\/\*\*+/g, '@also')
         // make lent objectliterals documentable by giving them a dummy name
-        .replace(/(\/\*\*[\s\S]*?@lends\b[\s\S]*?\*\/\s*)\{/g, '$1____ = {');
+        .replace(/(\/\*\*[\s\S]*?@lends\b[\s\S]*?\*\/\s*)\{/g, '$1____ = {')
+        // make starbangstar comments look like real jsdoc comments
+        .replace(/\/\*\!\*/g, '/***');
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/cases/starbangstar.js b/test/cases/starbangstar.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0456352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/starbangstar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/**
+* Script that does something awesome
+*
+* @copyright (c) 2011 Rotorz Limited. All rights reserved.
+* @author Lea Hayes
+* @module myscript/core
+*/
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diff --git a/test/runner.js b/test/runner.js
index 31a86747..344d517c 100644
--- a/test/runner.js
+++ b/test/runner.js
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ testFile('test/t/cases/requirestag.js');
 testFile('test/t/cases/returnstag.js');
 testFile('test/t/cases/seetag.js');
 testFile('test/t/cases/sincetag.js');
+testFile('test/t/cases/starbangstar.js');
 testFile('test/t/cases/thistag.js');
 testFile('test/t/cases/typekind.js');
 testFile('test/t/cases/typetag.js');
diff --git a/test/t/cases/starbangstar.js b/test/t/cases/starbangstar.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f040ff5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/t/cases/starbangstar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+(function() {
+    var docSet = testhelpers.getDocSetFromFile('test/cases/starbangstar.js'),
+        mod = docSet.getByLongname('module:myscript/core')[0];
+    
+    test('When doclet starts wuth /*!* it, it is treated as a JSDoc comment.', function() {
+        assert.equal(mod.description, 'Script that does something awesome');
+    });
+
+})();
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