diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Common/Annotations/DocParser.php b/lib/Doctrine/Common/Annotations/DocParser.php
index 5896e2375..41dc70b16 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Common/Annotations/DocParser.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Common/Annotations/DocParser.php
@@ -620,10 +620,10 @@ private function Annotation()
                     $name = $this->imports[$loweredAlias];
                 }
                 $found = true;
-            } elseif (isset($this->imports['__NAMESPACE__']) && $this->classExists($this->imports['__NAMESPACE__'].'\\'.$name)) {
+            } elseif (!isset($this->ignoredAnnotationNames[$name]) && isset($this->imports['__NAMESPACE__']) && $this->classExists($this->imports['__NAMESPACE__'].'\\'.$name)) {
                  $name = $this->imports['__NAMESPACE__'].'\\'.$name;
                  $found = true;
-            } elseif ($this->classExists($name)) {
+            } elseif (!isset($this->ignoredAnnotationNames[$name]) && $this->classExists($name)) {
                 $found = true;
             }