diff --git a/packages/language-service/src/expression_type.ts b/packages/language-service/src/expression_type.ts
index 614c91fd4c..fc47f6a875 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/src/expression_type.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/src/expression_type.ts
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ export class AstType implements AstVisitor {
       nullable: false,
       public: true,
       definition: undefined,
+      documentation: [],
       members(): SymbolTable{return _this.scope;},
       signatures(): Signature[]{return [];},
       selectSignature(types): Signature | undefined{return undefined;},
diff --git a/packages/language-service/src/global_symbols.ts b/packages/language-service/src/global_symbols.ts
index 5388916862..2f2c46aba0 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/src/global_symbols.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/src/global_symbols.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ export const createGlobalSymbolTable: (query: ng.SymbolQuery) => ng.SymbolTable
           callable: true,
           definition: undefined,
           nullable: false,
+          documentation: [{
+            kind: 'text',
+            text: 'function to cast an expression to the `any` type',
+          }],
           members: () => EMPTY_SYMBOL_TABLE,
           signatures: () => [],
           selectSignature(args: ng.Symbol[]) {
diff --git a/packages/language-service/src/hover.ts b/packages/language-service/src/hover.ts
index 04c3a28a80..9234377069 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/src/hover.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/src/hover.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@
 
 import {CompileSummaryKind, StaticSymbol} from '@angular/compiler';
 import * as ts from 'typescript';
+
 import {AstResult} from './common';
 import {locateSymbol} from './locate_symbol';
+import * as ng from './types';
 import {TypeScriptServiceHost} from './typescript_host';
 import {findTightestNode} from './utils';
 
+
 // Reverse mappings of enum would generate strings
 const SYMBOL_SPACE = ts.SymbolDisplayPartKind[ts.SymbolDisplayPartKind.space];
 const SYMBOL_PUNC = ts.SymbolDisplayPartKind[ts.SymbolDisplayPartKind.punctuation];
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ export function getHover(info: AstResult, position: number, host: Readonly<TypeS
   const textSpan = {start: span.start, length: span.end - span.start};
 
   if (compileTypeSummary && compileTypeSummary.summaryKind === CompileSummaryKind.Directive) {
-    return getDirectiveModule(compileTypeSummary.type.reference, textSpan, host);
+    return getDirectiveModule(compileTypeSummary.type.reference, textSpan, host, symbol);
   }
 
   const containerDisplayParts: ts.SymbolDisplayPart[] = symbol.container ?
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ export function getHover(info: AstResult, position: number, host: Readonly<TypeS
     kind: symbol.kind as ts.ScriptElementKind,
     kindModifiers: '',  // kindModifier info not available on 'ng.Symbol'
     textSpan,
+    documentation: symbol.documentation,
     // this would generate a string like '(property) ClassX.propY: type'
     // 'kind' in displayParts does not really matter because it's dropped when
     // displayParts get converted to string.
@@ -105,11 +109,13 @@ export function getTsHover(
 /**
  * Attempts to get quick info for the NgModule a Directive is declared in.
  * @param directive identifier on a potential Directive class declaration
+ * @param textSpan span of the symbol
  * @param host Language Service host to query
+ * @param symbol the internal symbol that represents the directive
  */
 function getDirectiveModule(
-    directive: StaticSymbol, textSpan: ts.TextSpan,
-    host: Readonly<TypeScriptServiceHost>): ts.QuickInfo|undefined {
+    directive: StaticSymbol, textSpan: ts.TextSpan, host: Readonly<TypeScriptServiceHost>,
+    symbol?: ng.Symbol): ts.QuickInfo|undefined {
   const analyzedModules = host.getAnalyzedModules(false);
   const ngModule = analyzedModules.ngModuleByPipeOrDirective.get(directive);
   if (!ngModule) return;
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ function getDirectiveModule(
     kindModifiers:
         ts.ScriptElementKindModifier.none,  // kindModifier info not available on 'ng.Symbol'
     textSpan,
+    documentation: symbol ? symbol.documentation : undefined,
     // This generates a string like '(directive) NgModule.Directive: class'
     // 'kind' in displayParts does not really matter because it's dropped when
     // displayParts get converted to string.
diff --git a/packages/language-service/src/locate_symbol.ts b/packages/language-service/src/locate_symbol.ts
index 63086ed4ca..20e66e4645 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/src/locate_symbol.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/src/locate_symbol.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ class OverrideKindSymbol implements Symbol {
 
   get definition(): Definition { return this.sym.definition; }
 
+  get documentation(): ts.SymbolDisplayPart[] { return this.sym.documentation; }
+
   members() { return this.sym.members(); }
 
   signatures() { return this.sym.signatures(); }
diff --git a/packages/language-service/src/symbols.ts b/packages/language-service/src/symbols.ts
index 8a7ea96b3f..2b88deab11 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/src/symbols.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/src/symbols.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  */
 
 import {StaticSymbol} from '@angular/compiler';
+import * as ts from 'typescript';
+
 
 /**
  * The range of a span of text in a source file.
@@ -95,6 +97,11 @@ export interface Symbol {
    */
   readonly nullable: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * Documentation comment on the Symbol, if any.
+   */
+  readonly documentation: ts.SymbolDisplayPart[];
+
   /**
    * A table of the members of the symbol; that is, the members that can appear
    * after a `.` in an Angular expression.
diff --git a/packages/language-service/src/typescript_symbols.ts b/packages/language-service/src/typescript_symbols.ts
index d11b1e3e87..834d242b7f 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/src/typescript_symbols.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/src/typescript_symbols.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,14 @@ class TypeWrapper implements Symbol {
     return this.context.checker.getNonNullableType(this.tsType) != this.tsType;
   }
 
+  get documentation(): ts.SymbolDisplayPart[] {
+    const symbol = this.tsType.getSymbol();
+    if (!symbol) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    return symbol.getDocumentationComment(this.context.checker);
+  }
+
   get definition(): Definition|undefined {
     const symbol = this.tsType.getSymbol();
     return symbol ? definitionFromTsSymbol(symbol) : undefined;
@@ -347,6 +355,10 @@ class SymbolWrapper implements Symbol {
 
   get definition(): Definition { return definitionFromTsSymbol(this.symbol); }
 
+  get documentation(): ts.SymbolDisplayPart[] {
+    return this.symbol.getDocumentationComment(this.context.checker);
+  }
+
   members(): SymbolTable {
     if (!this._members) {
       if ((this.symbol.flags & (ts.SymbolFlags.Class | ts.SymbolFlags.Interface)) != 0) {
@@ -397,9 +409,10 @@ class DeclaredSymbol implements Symbol {
 
   get callable(): boolean { return this.declaration.type.callable; }
 
-
   get definition(): Definition { return this.declaration.definition; }
 
+  get documentation(): ts.SymbolDisplayPart[] { return this.declaration.type.documentation; }
+
   members(): SymbolTable { return this.declaration.type.members(); }
 
   signatures(): Signature[] { return this.declaration.type.signatures(); }
@@ -596,6 +609,14 @@ class PipeSymbol implements Symbol {
     return symbol ? definitionFromTsSymbol(symbol) : undefined;
   }
 
+  get documentation(): ts.SymbolDisplayPart[] {
+    const symbol = this.tsType.getSymbol();
+    if (!symbol) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    return symbol.getDocumentationComment(this.context.checker);
+  }
+
   members(): SymbolTable { return EmptyTable.instance; }
 
   signatures(): Signature[] { return signaturesOf(this.tsType, this.context); }
diff --git a/packages/language-service/test/hover_spec.ts b/packages/language-service/test/hover_spec.ts
index 8320dc38ea..2bc04211d5 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/test/hover_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/test/hover_spec.ts
@@ -205,6 +205,24 @@ describe('hover', () => {
     });
     expect(toText(displayParts)).toBe('(method) $any: $any');
   });
+
+  it('should provide documentation for a property', () => {
+    mockHost.override(TEST_TEMPLATE, `<div>{{~{cursor}title}}</div>`);
+    const marker = mockHost.getLocationMarkerFor(TEST_TEMPLATE, 'cursor');
+    const quickInfo = ngLS.getHoverAt(TEST_TEMPLATE, marker.start);
+    expect(quickInfo).toBeDefined();
+    const documentation = toText(quickInfo !.documentation);
+    expect(documentation).toBe('This is the title of the `TemplateReference` Component.');
+  });
+
+  it('should provide documentation for a selector', () => {
+    mockHost.override(TEST_TEMPLATE, `<~{cursor}test-comp></test-comp>`);
+    const marker = mockHost.getLocationMarkerFor(TEST_TEMPLATE, 'cursor');
+    const quickInfo = ngLS.getHoverAt(TEST_TEMPLATE, marker.start);
+    expect(quickInfo).toBeDefined();
+    const documentation = toText(quickInfo !.documentation);
+    expect(documentation).toBe('This Component provides the `test-comp` selector.');
+  });
 });
 
 function toText(displayParts?: ts.SymbolDisplayPart[]): string {
diff --git a/packages/language-service/test/project/app/parsing-cases.ts b/packages/language-service/test/project/app/parsing-cases.ts
index 7b2b3fe36c..235982f3d1 100644
--- a/packages/language-service/test/project/app/parsing-cases.ts
+++ b/packages/language-service/test/project/app/parsing-cases.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ export class AsyncForUsingComponent {
 export class References {
 }
 
+/**
+ * This Component provides the `test-comp` selector.
+ */
 /*BeginTestComponent*/ @Component({
   selector: 'test-comp',
   template: '<div>Testing: {{name}}</div>',
@@ -145,6 +148,9 @@ export class TestComponent {
   templateUrl: 'test.ng',
 })
 export class TemplateReference {
+  /**
+   * This is the title of the `TemplateReference` Component.
+   */
   title = 'Some title';
   hero: Hero = {id: 1, name: 'Windstorm'};
   heroes: Hero[] = [this.hero];