diff --git a/src/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/MethodTag.php b/src/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/MethodTag.php
index 5674c94..32982c5 100644
--- a/src/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/MethodTag.php
+++ b/src/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/MethodTag.php
@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ class MethodTag extends ReturnTag
                         (?:[\w\|_\\\\]*\$this[\w\|_\\\\]*)
                         |
                         (?:
-                            (?:[\w\|_\\\\]+)
+                            (?:[\w\|_\\\\]+(?:<[\s\S]*>)?)
                             # array notation
                             (?:\[\])*
                         )*
+                        |
+                        (?:\([\s\S]*\))?
                     )
                     \s+
                 )?
diff --git a/tests/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/MethodTagTest.php b/tests/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/MethodTagTest.php
index 32f7ea4..c9056bd 100644
--- a/tests/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/MethodTagTest.php
+++ b/tests/Barryvdh/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/MethodTagTest.php
@@ -142,7 +142,25 @@ class MethodTagTest extends TestCase
             array(
                 'static static foo()',
                 true, 'foo', 'static', true, 0, ''
-            )
+            ),
+
+            // generic array
+            array(
+                'array<int, string> foo()',
+                true, 'foo', 'array<int, string>', false, 0, ''
+            ),
+
+            // nested generics
+            array(
+                'array<int, array<string, mixed>> foo()',
+                true, 'foo', 'array<int, array<string, mixed>>', false, 0, ''
+            ),
+
+            // closure
+            array(
+                '(\Closure(int, string): bool) foo()',
+                true, 'foo', '(\Closure(int, string): bool)', false, 0, ''
+            ),
         );
     }
 }