diff --git a/lib/esprima-helpers.js b/lib/esprima-helpers.js
index d36dff6..5e874d6 100644
--- a/lib/esprima-helpers.js
+++ b/lib/esprima-helpers.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ module.exports = {
 var scopeNodeTypes = [
     'Program',
     'FunctionDeclaration',
-    'FunctionExpression'
+    'FunctionExpression',
+    'ArrowFunctionExpression'
 ];
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/check-redundant-returns.js b/test/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/check-redundant-returns.js
index 6f9c103..fe8d58a 100644
--- a/test/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/check-redundant-returns.js
+++ b/test/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/check-redundant-returns.js
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ describe('lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/check-redundant-returns', function () {
                         if (true) { return x; }
                     }
                 }
+            }, {
+                it: 'should not report redundant @returns for arrow function',
+                code: [
+                    '/** @returns {String}*/',
+                    'var funcName = () => {',
+                    '    var x = function () { return 1; }',
+                    '    if (true) { return x; }',
+                    '}'
+                ].join('\n')
             }, {
                 it: 'should not report expression return for inner call result',
                 code: function () {