diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2a7b4d8..4ada514 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,3 +33,10 @@ Prompt for and add a description for the `@return` tag.
 
 **g:jsdoc_default_mapping** *default: 1*
 Set value to 0 to turn off default mapping of <C-l> :JsDoc<cr>
+
+**g:jsdoc_access_descriptions** *default: 0*
+Set value to 1 to turn on access tags like `@access <private|public>`
+Set value to 2 to turn on access tags like `@<private|public>`
+
+**g:jsdoc_underscore_private** *default: 0*
+Set value to 1 to turn on detecting underscore starting functions as private convention
diff --git a/autoload/jsdoc.vim b/autoload/jsdoc.vim
index cbdae15..3989a5e 100644
--- a/autoload/jsdoc.vim
+++ b/autoload/jsdoc.vim
@@ -28,14 +28,38 @@ endif
 if !exists('g:jsdoc_allow_input_prompt')
   let g:jsdoc_allow_input_prompt = 0
 endif
+" Access tag (default 0)
+" http://usejsdoc.org/tags-access.html
+if !exists('g:jsdoc_access_descriptions')
+  let g:jsdoc_access_descriptions = 0
+endif
+" Use underscore starting functions as private convention (default 0)
+" http://usejsdoc.org/tags-access.html
+" used only if g:jsdoc_access_descriptions > 0
+if !exists('g:jsdoc_underscore_private')
+  let g:jsdoc_underscore_private = 0
+endif
 
 function! jsdoc#insert()
   let l:jsDocregex = '^.\{-}\s*\([a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*\)\s*[:=]\s*function\s*(\s*\([^)]*\)\s*).*$'
   let l:jsDocregex2 = '^.\{-}\s*function\s\+\([a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*\)\s*(\s*\([^)]*\)\s*).*$'
 
   let l:line = getline('.')
-  let l:indent = indent('.')
-  let l:space = repeat(' ', l:indent)
+  let l:indentCharSpace = ' '
+  let l:indentCharTab = '	'
+  let l:autoexpandtab = &l:expandtab
+
+  if l:autoexpandtab == 'noexpandtab'
+    " tabs
+    let l:indent = indent('.') / &l:tabstop
+    let l:indentChar = l:indentCharTab
+  elseif l:autoexpandtab == 'expandtab'
+    " spaces
+    let l:indent = indent('.')
+    let l:indentChar = l:indentCharSpace
+  endif
+
+  let l:space = repeat(l:indentChar, l:indent)
 
   if l:line =~ l:jsDocregex
     let l:flag = 1
@@ -66,6 +90,29 @@ function! jsdoc#insert()
       call add(l:lines, l:space . ' * @function')
     endif
 
+    if g:jsdoc_access_descriptions > 0
+      let l:access = 'public'
+
+      if g:jsdoc_underscore_private == 1
+        let l:funcNameFirstChar = l:funcName[0]
+
+        if l:funcNameFirstChar == '_'
+          let l:access = 'private'
+        endif
+      endif
+
+     if g:jsdoc_access_descriptions == 2
+       " use: http://usejsdoc.org/tags-access.html
+       let l:access_tag = ' * @access '
+     else
+       " use other form, e.g.: http://usejsdoc.org/tags-public.html
+       let l:access_tag = ' * @'
+     endif
+
+      call add(l:lines, l:space . l:access_tag . l:access)
+
+    endif
+
     for l:arg in l:args
       if g:jsdoc_allow_input_prompt == 1
         let l:argType = input('Argument "' . l:arg . '" type: ')