diff --git a/src/Emitter.ts b/src/Emitter.ts
index ab43a14..923105e 100644
--- a/src/Emitter.ts
+++ b/src/Emitter.ts
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ export class Emitter
         switch (node.doclet.kind)
         {
             case 'class':
+            case 'external':
                 return createClass(node.doclet, children);
-
             case 'constant':
             case 'member':
                 if (node.doclet.isEnum)
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ export class Emitter
                     return createInterfaceMember(node.doclet);
                 else
                     return createNamespaceMember(node.doclet);
-
             case 'callback':
             case 'function':
                 if (node.doclet.memberof)
diff --git a/src/typings/jsdoc.d.ts b/src/typings/jsdoc.d.ts
index 5a736a2..486cf28 100644
--- a/src/typings/jsdoc.d.ts
+++ b/src/typings/jsdoc.d.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ declare interface IDocletBase {
  * Specific doclet types
  */
 declare interface IClassDoclet extends IDocletBase {
-    kind: 'class' | 'interface' | 'mixin';
+    kind: 'class' | 'interface' | 'mixin' | 'external';
     params?: IDocletProp[];
     augments?: string[];
     implements?: string[];