diff --git a/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php b/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php
index 7b05be4..cfc2796 100644
--- a/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php
+++ b/DependencyInjection/NelmioApiDocExtension.php
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ final class NelmioApiDocExtension extends Extension implements PrependExtensionI
                     new Reference('jms_serializer.metadata_factory'),
                     new Reference('jms_serializer.naming_strategy'),
                     new Reference('nelmio_api_doc.model_describers.swagger_property_annotation_reader'),
+                    new Reference('nelmio_api_doc.model_describers.phpdoc_property_annotation_reader'),
                 ])
                 ->addTag('nelmio_api_doc.model_describer', ['priority' => 50]);
         }
diff --git a/ModelDescriber/JMSModelDescriber.php b/ModelDescriber/JMSModelDescriber.php
index 6e81f13..47b0bb9 100644
--- a/ModelDescriber/JMSModelDescriber.php
+++ b/ModelDescriber/JMSModelDescriber.php
@@ -35,14 +35,18 @@ class JMSModelDescriber implements ModelDescriberInterface, ModelRegistryAwareIn
 
     private $swaggerPropertyAnnotationReader;
 
+    private $phpdocPropertyAnnotationsReader;
+
     public function __construct(
         MetadataFactoryInterface $factory,
         PropertyNamingStrategyInterface $namingStrategy,
-        SwaggerPropertyAnnotationReader $swaggerPropertyAnnotationReader
+        SwaggerPropertyAnnotationReader $swaggerPropertyAnnotationReader,
+        PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader $phpdocPropertyAnnotationReader
     ) {
         $this->factory = $factory;
         $this->namingStrategy = $namingStrategy;
         $this->swaggerPropertyAnnotationReader = $swaggerPropertyAnnotationReader;
+        $this->phpdocPropertyAnnotationsReader = $phpdocPropertyAnnotationReader;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ class JMSModelDescriber implements ModelDescriberInterface, ModelRegistryAwareIn
 
             // read property options from Swagger Property annotation if it exists
             if (null !== $item->reflection) {
+                $this->phpdocPropertyAnnotationsReader->updateWithPhpdoc($item->reflection, $realProp);
                 $this->swaggerPropertyAnnotationReader->updateWithSwaggerPropertyAnnotation($item->reflection, $realProp);
             }
         }
diff --git a/ModelDescriber/PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader.php b/ModelDescriber/PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f30700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ModelDescriber/PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the NelmioApiDocBundle package.
+ *
+ * (c) Nelmio
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\ModelDescriber;
+
+use EXSyst\Component\Swagger\Schema;
+use EXSyst\Component\Swagger\Items;
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Tags\Var_;
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlockFactory;
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlockFactoryInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Extract information about properties of a model from the DocBlock comment.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+class PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader
+{
+    private $docBlockFactory;
+
+    public function __construct(DocBlockFactoryInterface $docBlockFactory = null)
+    {
+        if (null === $docBlockFactory) {
+            $docBlockFactory = DocBlockFactory::createInstance();
+        }
+        $this->docBlockFactory = $docBlockFactory;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Update the Swagger information with information from the DocBlock comment.
+     *
+     * @param \ReflectionProperty $reflectionProperty
+     * @param Items|Schema        $property
+     */
+    public function updateWithPhpdoc(\ReflectionProperty $reflectionProperty, $property)
+    {
+        try {
+            $docBlock = $this->docBlockFactory->create($reflectionProperty);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            // ignore
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!$title = $docBlock->getSummary()) {
+            /** @var Var_ $var */
+            foreach ($docBlock->getTagsByName('var') as $var) {
+                if (!$description = $var->getDescription()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                $title = $description->render();
+                if ($title) break;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($property->getTitle() === null && $title) {
+            $property->setTitle($title);
+        }
+        if ($property->getDescription() === null && $docBlock->getDescription() && $docBlock->getDescription()->render()) {
+            $property->setDescription($docBlock->getDescription()->render());
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b76436..3066e29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ serialization groups when using the Symfony serializer.
 ### If you're using the JMS Serializer
 
 The metadata of the JMS serializer are used by default to describe your
-models. Note that PHP doc blocks aren't supported in this case.
+models. Additional information is extracted from the PHP doc block comment,
+but the property types must be specified in the JMS annotations.
 
 In case you prefer using the [Symfony PropertyInfo component](https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/property_info.html) (you
 won't be able to use JMS serialization groups), you can disable JMS serializer
diff --git a/Resources/config/services.xml b/Resources/config/services.xml
index 00443e4..401b78d 100644
--- a/Resources/config/services.xml
+++ b/Resources/config/services.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
             <argument type="service" id="annotation_reader" />
         </service>
 
+        <service
+                id="nelmio_api_doc.model_describers.phpdoc_property_annotation_reader"
+                class="Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\ModelDescriber\PhpdocPropertyAnnotationReader"
+                public="false"
+        />
+
         <service id="nelmio_api_doc.model_describers.object" class="Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\ModelDescriber\ObjectModelDescriber" public="false">
             <argument type="service" id="property_info" />
             <argument type="service" id="nelmio_api_doc.model_describers.swagger_property_annotation_reader" />
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Entity/JMSUser.php b/Tests/Functional/Entity/JMSUser.php
index acf96cb..ba5c77d 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/Entity/JMSUser.php
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Entity/JMSUser.php
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ class JMSUser
     private $bestFriend;
 
     /**
+     * Whether this user is enabled or disabled.
+     *
+     * Only enabled users may be used in actions.
+     *
+     * @var string
      * @Serializer\Type("string")
      * @Serializer\Expose
      *
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/JMSFunctionalTest.php b/Tests/Functional/JMSFunctionalTest.php
index 01d28a1..ff653e0 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/JMSFunctionalTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Functional/JMSFunctionalTest.php
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class JMSFunctionalTest extends WebTestCase
                 ],
                 'status' => [
                     'type' => 'string',
+                    'title' => 'Whether this user is enabled or disabled.',
+                    'description' => 'Only enabled users may be used in actions.',
                     'enum' => ['disabled', 'enabled'],
                 ],
             ],