diff --git a/src/TypeResolver.php b/src/TypeResolver.php
index 4d1e9c7..4f2cfca 100644
--- a/src/TypeResolver.php
+++ b/src/TypeResolver.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use ArrayIterator;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Array_;
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\ClassString;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Collection;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Compound;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Context;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ final class TypeResolver
      */
     private $keywords = [
         'string' => Types\String_::class,
+        'class-string' => Types\ClassString::class,
         'int' => Types\Integer::class,
         'integer' => Types\Integer::class,
         'bool' => Types\Boolean::class,
@@ -221,7 +223,11 @@ private function parseTypes(ArrayIterator $tokens, Context $context, int $parser
 
                 $classType = array_pop($types);
                 if ($classType !== null) {
-                    $types[] = $this->resolveCollection($tokens, $classType, $context);
+                    if ((string)$classType === 'class-string') {
+                        $types[] = $this->resolveClassString($tokens, $context);
+                    } else {
+                        $types[] = $this->resolveCollection($tokens, $classType, $context);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 $tokens->next();
@@ -386,6 +392,36 @@ private function resolveTypedObject(string $type, ?Context $context = null) : Ob
         return new Object_($this->fqsenResolver->resolve($type, $context));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Resolves class string
+     */
+    private function resolveClassString(ArrayIterator $tokens, Context $context) : Type
+    {
+        $tokens->next();
+
+        $classType = $this->parseTypes($tokens, $context, self::PARSER_IN_COLLECTION_EXPRESSION);
+
+        if (!$classType instanceof Object_ || $classType->getFqsen() === null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                $classType . ' is not a class string'
+            );
+        }
+
+        if ($tokens->current() !== '>') {
+            if (empty($tokens->current())) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(
+                    'class-string: ">" is missing'
+                );
+            }
+
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                'Unexpected character "' . $tokens->current() . '", ">" is missing'
+            );
+        }
+
+        return new ClassString($classType->getFqsen());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Resolves the collection values and keys
      *
diff --git a/src/Types/ClassString.php b/src/Types/ClassString.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a51d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Types/ClassString.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of phpDocumentor.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * @link      http://phpdoc.org
+ */
+
+namespace phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types;
+
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Fqsen;
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Type;
+
+/**
+ * Value Object representing the type 'string'.
+ */
+final class ClassString implements Type
+{
+    /** @var Fqsen|null */
+    private $fqsen;
+
+    /**
+     * Initializes this representation of a class string with the given Fqsen.
+     */
+    public function __construct(?Fqsen $fqsen = null)
+    {
+        $this->fqsen = $fqsen;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the FQSEN associated with this object.
+     */
+    public function getFqsen() : ?Fqsen
+    {
+        return $this->fqsen;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a rendered output of the Type as it would be used in a DocBlock.
+     */
+    public function __toString() : string
+    {
+        if ($this->fqsen === null) {
+            return 'class-string';
+        } else {
+            return 'class-string<' . (string)$this->fqsen . '>';
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/TypeResolverTest.php b/tests/unit/TypeResolverTest.php
index 9a011bf..f54dc0b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/TypeResolverTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/TypeResolverTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Mockery as m;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Array_;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Boolean;
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\ClassString;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Compound;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Context;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Iterable_;
@@ -59,6 +60,30 @@ public function testResolvingKeywords(string $keyword, string $expectedClass) :
         $this->assertInstanceOf($expectedClass, $resolvedType);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @uses         \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Context
+     * @uses         \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Object_
+     * @uses         \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\String_
+     *
+     * @covers ::__construct
+     * @covers ::resolve
+     * @covers ::<private>
+     *
+     * @dataProvider provideClassStrings
+     */
+    public function testResolvingClassStrings(string $classString, bool $throwsException) : void
+    {
+        $fixture = new TypeResolver();
+
+        if ($throwsException) {
+            $this->expectException('RuntimeException');
+        }
+
+        $resolvedType = $fixture->resolve($classString, new Context(''));
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(ClassString::class, $resolvedType);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @uses         \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Context
      * @uses         \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Object_
@@ -634,6 +659,7 @@ public function provideKeywords() : array
     {
         return [
             ['string', Types\String_::class],
+            ['class-string', Types\ClassString::class],
             ['int', Types\Integer::class],
             ['integer', Types\Integer::class],
             ['float', Types\Float_::class],
@@ -657,6 +683,20 @@ public function provideKeywords() : array
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a list of class string types and whether they throw an exception.
+     *
+     * @return (string|bool)[][]
+     */
+    public function provideClassStrings() : array
+    {
+        return [
+            ['class-string<\phpDocumentor\Reflection>', false],
+            ['class-string<\phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock>', false],
+            ['class-string<string>', true],
+        ];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Provides a list of FQSENs to test the resolution patterns with.
      *
diff --git a/tests/unit/Types/ClassStringTest.php b/tests/unit/Types/ClassStringTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f779d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/Types/ClassStringTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * This file is part of phpDocumentor.
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * @link      http://phpdoc.org
+ */
+
+namespace phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types;
+
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Fqsen;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @coversDefaultClass \phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\ClassString
+ */
+class ClassStringTest extends TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideClassStrings
+     * @covers ::__toString
+     */
+    public function testClassStringStringifyCorrectly(ClassString $array, string $expectedString) : void
+    {
+        $this->assertSame($expectedString, (string) $array);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return mixed[]
+     */
+    public function provideClassStrings() : array
+    {
+        return [
+            'generic clss string' => [new ClassString(), 'class-string'],
+            'typed class string' => [new ClassString(new Fqsen('\Foo\Bar')), 'class-string<\Foo\Bar>'],
+        ];
+    }
+}