diff --git a/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/ReturnTag.php b/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/ReturnTag.php
index 44ca300..46ddde2 100644
--- a/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/ReturnTag.php
+++ b/src/phpDocumentor/Reflection/DocBlock/Tag/ReturnTag.php
@@ -60,6 +60,18 @@ class ReturnTag extends Tag
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the return type
+     *
+     * @param string $type
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setType($type){
+        $this->type = $type;
+        $this->content = null;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the unique types of the variable.
      *