diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/doc/model/ModelFactory.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/doc/model/ModelFactory.scala
index eba3e080ef34..af3391168165 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/doc/model/ModelFactory.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/doc/model/ModelFactory.scala
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ class ModelFactory(val global: Global, val settings: doc.Settings) {
   // whether or not to create a page for an {abstract,alias} type
   def typeShouldDocument(bSym: Symbol, inTpl: DocTemplateImpl) =
     (settings.docExpandAllTypes.value && (bSym.sourceFile != null)) ||
-    global.expandedDocComment(bSym, inTpl.sym).contains("@template")
+    { val rawComment = global.expandedDocComment(bSym, inTpl.sym)
+      rawComment.contains("@template") || rawComment.contains("@documentable") }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/doc/model/comment/CommentFactory.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/doc/model/comment/CommentFactory.scala
index ac737b6ee316..1a11964e37f8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/doc/model/comment/CommentFactory.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/doc/model/comment/CommentFactory.scala
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ trait CommentFactory { thisFactory: ModelFactory with CommentFactory with Member
           case None => List.empty
         }
 
-        val stripTags=List(inheritDiagramTag, contentDiagramTag, SimpleTagKey("template"))
+        val stripTags=List(inheritDiagramTag, contentDiagramTag, SimpleTagKey("template"), SimpleTagKey("documentable"))
         val tagsWithoutDiagram = tags.filterNot(pair => stripTags.contains(pair._1))
 
         val bodyTags: mutable.Map[TagKey, List[Body]] =
diff --git a/test/scaladoc/resources/SI-5784.scala b/test/scaladoc/resources/SI-5784.scala
index 175cc3cf33bb..3731d4998c1e 100644
--- a/test/scaladoc/resources/SI-5784.scala
+++ b/test/scaladoc/resources/SI-5784.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ package test.templates {
 
   /** @contentDiagram */
   trait Base {
-    /** @template */
+    /** @documentable */
     type String = test.templates.String
     /** @template
      * @inheritanceDiagram */
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ package test.templates {
 
   /** @contentDiagram */
   trait Api extends Base {
-    /** @template
+    /** @documentable
      *  @inheritanceDiagram */
     override type T <: FooApi
     trait FooApi extends Foo { def bar: String }