diff --git a/tools/generator/SourceWriters/BoundProperty.cs b/tools/generator/SourceWriters/BoundProperty.cs
index 329a30a9d..df2c87c09 100644
--- a/tools/generator/SourceWriters/BoundProperty.cs
+++ b/tools/generator/SourceWriters/BoundProperty.cs
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ void AddJavadocs (Property property)
 
 				MergeSummary (memberDocs, setterDocs);
 				MergeRemarks (memberDocs, setterDocs);
+				MergeReturns (memberDocs, setterDocs);
 
 				memberDocs.Add (setterDocs.Nodes ());
 			}
@@ -223,5 +224,20 @@ static void MergeRemarks (XElement mergeInto, XElement mergeFrom)
 				toContent.Add (fromContent.Nodes ());
 			}
 		}
+
+		static void MergeReturns (XElement mergeInto, XElement mergeFrom)
+		{
+			var toContent = mergeInto.Element ("returns");
+			var fromContent = mergeFrom.Element ("returns");
+
+			if (toContent != null && fromContent != null) {
+				if (toContent.Value == fromContent.Value) {
+					fromContent.Remove ();
+				} else {
+					toContent.Add (" ");
+					toContent.Add (fromContent.Nodes ());
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }