diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
index a23032e280..fea613476e 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
@@ -255,7 +255,11 @@ protected function processThrows(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr, $commentStart)
                 $lastChar = substr($comment, -1);
                 if ($lastChar !== '.') {
                     $error = '@throws tag comment must end with a full stop';
-                    $phpcsFile->addError($error, ($tag + 2), 'ThrowsNoFullStop');
+                    $fix   = $phpcsFile->addFixableError($error, ($tag + 2), 'ThrowsNoFullStop');
+
+                    if ($fix === true) {
+                        $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken(($tag + 2), $tokens[($tag + 2)]['content'].'.');
+                    }
                 }
             }//end if
         }//end foreach
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
index b46df26b54..39f6e6ac6b 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public function noReturnOutsideClass()
  * @see
  * @return void
  * @extra  Invalid tag
- * @throws UnknownException unknown
+ * @throws UnknownException unknown.
  */
 public function missingTwoParamComment($one, $two, $three)
 {