diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69c501e..20e74d6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -175,13 +175,19 @@ a tab separated format:
 * definition: function or variable definition string or close approximation for information display purpose
 * symbol location: in which file (or `stdin`) & byte offset this symbol is defined. Separated with a space.
 * documentation: escaped documentation string of this symbol
+* typeOf: resolved type name of this symbol:
+	<!-- the items in list are copied from messages.d -->
+	* For variables, fields, globals, constants: resolved type or empty if unresolved.
+	* For functions: resolved return type or empty if unresolved.
+	* For constructors: may be struct/class name or empty in any case.
+	* Otherwise (probably) empty.
 
 #### Example `--extended` output
 
 	identifiers
 	libraryFunction	f	Tuple!long libraryFunction(string s, string s2)	stdin 190	foobar
-	libraryFunction	f	int* libraryFunction(string s)	stdin 99	Hello\nWorld
-	libraryVariable	v	int libraryVariable	stdin 56	My variable
+	libraryFunction	f	int* libraryFunction(string s)	stdin 99	Hello\nWorld	int*
+	libraryVariable	v	int libraryVariable	stdin 56	My variable	int
 	libreTypes	g		stdin 298
 
 #### Note
@@ -190,6 +196,9 @@ DCD's output will start with "identifiers" when completing at a left paren
 character if the keywords *pragma*, *scope*, *__traits*, *extern*, or *version*
 were just before the paren.
 
+Types in the calltips and typeOf column may not be complete, e.g. missing
+template parameters or typeof expressions, etc.
+
 ### Parenthesis completion
 
 When the first line of output is "calltips", the editor should display a function
diff --git a/common/src/dcd/common/messages.d b/common/src/dcd/common/messages.d
index a2aff4a..e0e7a8f 100644
--- a/common/src/dcd/common/messages.d
+++ b/common/src/dcd/common/messages.d
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ struct AutocompleteResponse
 		 * Documentation associated with this symbol.
 		 */
 		string documentation;
+		// when changing the behavior here, update README.md
+		/**
+		 * For variables, fields, globals, constants: resolved type or empty if unresolved.
+		 * For functions: resolved return type or empty if unresolved.
+		 * For constructors: may be struct/class name or empty in any case.
+		 * Otherwise (probably) empty.
+		 */
+		string typeOf;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/dsymbol/src/dsymbol/symbol.d b/dsymbol/src/dsymbol/symbol.d
index 3b6a9c6..3d740c7 100644
--- a/dsymbol/src/dsymbol/symbol.d
+++ b/dsymbol/src/dsymbol/symbol.d
@@ -445,6 +445,43 @@ struct DSymbol
 	/// Protection level for this symbol
 	IdType protection;
 
+	string formatType(string suffix = "") const
+	{
+		if (kind == CompletionKind.functionName)
+		{
+			if (type) // try to give return type symbol
+				return type.formatType;
+			else // null if unresolved, user can manually pick .name or .callTip if needed
+				return null;
+		}
+		else if (name == POINTER_SYMBOL_NAME)
+		{
+			if (!type)
+				return suffix ~ "*";
+			else
+				return type.formatType(suffix ~ "*");
+		}
+		else if (name == ARRAY_SYMBOL_NAME)
+		{
+			if (!type)
+				return suffix ~ "[]";
+			else
+				return type.formatType(suffix ~ "[]");
+		}
+		else if (name == ASSOC_ARRAY_SYMBOL_NAME)
+		{
+			// TODO: include AA key type
+			if (!type)
+				return suffix ~ "[...]";
+			else
+				return type.formatType(suffix ~ "[...]");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// TODO: include template parameters
+			return name ~ suffix;
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/dsymbol/src/dsymbol/tests.d b/dsymbol/src/dsymbol/tests.d
index ffb6e35..0ff9d46 100644
--- a/dsymbol/src/dsymbol/tests.d
+++ b/dsymbol/src/dsymbol/tests.d
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ unittest
 	};
 	ScopeSymbolPair pair = generateAutocompleteTrees(source, cache);
 	DSymbol* meaningOfLife = pair.symbol.getFirstPartNamed(istring("meaningOfLife"));
-	writeln(meaningOfLife.type.name);
-	assert(meaningOfLife.type.name == "int");
+	writeln(meaningOfLife.type.formatType);
+	assert(meaningOfLife.type.formatType == "int*");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/dcd/client/client.d b/src/dcd/client/client.d
index f1c196f..e0be61d 100644
--- a/src/dcd/client/client.d
+++ b/src/dcd/client/client.d
@@ -396,7 +396,8 @@ void printCompletionResponse(ref const AutocompleteResponse response, bool exten
 						completion.kind == char.init ? "" : "" ~ completion.kind,
 						completion.definition,
 						completion.symbolFilePath.length ? completion.symbolFilePath ~ " " ~ completion.symbolLocation.to!string : "",
-						completion.documentation
+						completion.documentation,
+						completion.typeOf
 					));
 				else
 					app.put(makeTabSeparated(completion.identifier, "" ~ completion.kind));
diff --git a/src/dcd/server/autocomplete/complete.d b/src/dcd/server/autocomplete/complete.d
index 17b8fb3..4363bf0 100644
--- a/src/dcd/server/autocomplete/complete.d
+++ b/src/dcd/server/autocomplete/complete.d
@@ -701,5 +701,6 @@ do
 	auto completion = makeSymbolCompletionInfo(symbol, char.init);
 	completion.identifier = "this";
 	completion.definition = generatedStructConstructorCalltip;
+	completion.typeOf = symbol.name;
 	return completion;
 }
diff --git a/src/dcd/server/autocomplete/util.d b/src/dcd/server/autocomplete/util.d
index ba22733..81dffbc 100644
--- a/src/dcd/server/autocomplete/util.d
+++ b/src/dcd/server/autocomplete/util.d
@@ -614,16 +614,26 @@ bool isUdaExpression(T)(ref T tokens)
 
 AutocompleteResponse.Completion makeSymbolCompletionInfo(const DSymbol* symbol, char kind)
 {
-	string definition;
-	if ((kind == CompletionKind.variableName || kind == CompletionKind.memberVariableName) && symbol.type)
-		definition = symbol.type.name ~ ' ' ~ symbol.name;
-	else if (kind == CompletionKind.enumMember)
-		definition = symbol.name; // TODO: add enum value to definition string
-	else
-		definition = symbol.callTip;
-	// TODO: definition strings could include more information, like on classes inheritance
-	return AutocompleteResponse.Completion(symbol.name, kind, definition,
+	auto ret = AutocompleteResponse.Completion(symbol.name, kind, null,
 		symbol.symbolFile, symbol.location, symbol.doc);
+
+	if (symbol.type)
+		ret.typeOf = symbol.type.formatType;
+
+	if ((kind == CompletionKind.variableName || kind == CompletionKind.memberVariableName) && symbol.type)
+	{
+		if (symbol.type.kind == CompletionKind.functionName && !ret.typeOf.length)
+			ret.definition = symbol.type.name ~ ' ' ~ symbol.name;
+		else
+			ret.definition = ret.typeOf ~ ' ' ~ symbol.name;
+	}
+	else if (kind == CompletionKind.enumMember)
+		ret.definition = symbol.name; // TODO: add enum value to definition string
+	else
+		ret.definition = symbol.callTip;
+
+	// TODO: extend completion with more info such as class inheritance
+	return ret;
 }
 
 bool doUFCSSearch(string beforeToken, string lastToken)
diff --git a/tests/tc059/expected1.txt b/tests/tc059/expected1.txt
index a000d6f..092c0f7 100644
--- a/tests/tc059/expected1.txt
+++ b/tests/tc059/expected1.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 identifiers
-libraryFunction	f	Tuple!long libraryFunction(string s, string s2)	stdin 190	foobar
-libraryFunction	f	int* libraryFunction(string s)	stdin 99	Hello\nWorld
-libraryVariable	v	int libraryVariable	stdin 56	My variable
+libraryFunction	f	Tuple!long libraryFunction(string s, string s2)	stdin 223	foobar	
+libraryFunction	f	int* libraryFunction(string s)	stdin 132	Hello\nWorld	int*
+libraryVariable	v	int libraryVariable	stdin 56	My variable	int
+libraryVariable2	v	int* libraryVariable2	stdin 88	My variable	int*
diff --git a/tests/tc059/file.d b/tests/tc059/file.d
index d5acbb7..61d7fe6 100644
--- a/tests/tc059/file.d
+++ b/tests/tc059/file.d
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ void main(string[] args)
 
 /// My variable
 int libraryVariable;
+/// ditto
+int* libraryVariable2;
 
 /// Hello
 /// World
diff --git a/tests/tc061/expected1.txt b/tests/tc061/expected1.txt
index a223a51..9155960 100644
--- a/tests/tc061/expected1.txt
+++ b/tests/tc061/expected1.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 calltips
-libraryFunction		Tuple!long libraryFunction(string s, string s2)	stdin 166	foobar
-libraryFunction		int* libraryFunction(string s)	stdin 75	Hello\nWorld
+libraryFunction		Tuple!long libraryFunction(string s, string s2)	stdin 166	foobar	
+libraryFunction		int* libraryFunction(string s)	stdin 75	Hello\nWorld	int*
diff --git a/tests/tc_extended_ditto/expected1.txt b/tests/tc_extended_ditto/expected1.txt
index 8574d4a..df0cd3d 100644
--- a/tests/tc_extended_ditto/expected1.txt
+++ b/tests/tc_extended_ditto/expected1.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 identifiers
-foo	f	void foo()	stdin 26	my documentation
-foo	f	void foo(int i)	stdin 49	my documentation
+foo	f	void foo()	stdin 26	my documentation	void
+foo	f	void foo(int i)	stdin 49	my documentation	void
diff --git a/tests/tc_extended_types/expected1.txt b/tests/tc_extended_types/expected1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd102a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tc_extended_types/expected1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+identifiers
+bar	v	foo bar	stdin 92		
diff --git a/tests/tc_extended_types/file.d b/tests/tc_extended_types/file.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a8e905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tc_extended_types/file.d
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/// my documentation
+struct S
+{
+	T foo(T)() { return T.init; }
+}
+
+void test()
+{
+	S s;
+	auto bar = s.foo!int();
+	bar
+}
diff --git a/tests/tc_extended_types/run.sh b/tests/tc_extended_types/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c6f7154
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tc_extended_types/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set -e
+set -u
+
+../../bin/dcd-client $1 file.d -x -c115 > actual1.txt
+diff actual1.txt expected1.txt --strip-trailing-cr
diff --git a/tests/tc_import_symbol_list/run.sh b/tests/tc_import_symbol_list/run.sh
index 7152821..e11da68 100755
--- a/tests/tc_import_symbol_list/run.sh
+++ b/tests/tc_import_symbol_list/run.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ set -e
 set -u
 
 ../../bin/dcd-client $1 file.d --extended -I"$PWD"/newpackage -c$(wc -c < file.d) > actual1.txt
-echo -e "identifiers\nSomeStruct\ts\t\t$PWD/newpackage/newmodule.d 26\t" > expected1.txt
+echo -e "identifiers\nSomeStruct\ts\t\t$PWD/newpackage/newmodule.d 26\t\t" > expected1.txt
 diff actual1.txt expected1.txt --strip-trailing-cr
diff --git a/tests/tc_pointer_type_printing/expected1.txt b/tests/tc_pointer_type_printing/expected1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36d01b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tc_pointer_type_printing/expected1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+identifiers
+itemA	v	S itemA	stdin 44		S
+itemB	v	S* itemB	stdin 55		S*
+itemC	v	S[]* itemC	stdin 68		S[]*
+itemD	v	S[][]* itemD	stdin 83		S[][]*
+itemE	v	S[][]*[] itemE	stdin 100		S[][]*[]
+itemF	v	S[][]*[][] itemF	stdin 119		S[][]*[][]
+itemG	v	S[][...]*[][] itemG	stdin 141		S[][...]*[][]
+itemH	v	S[][]*[...][] itemH	stdin 163		S[][]*[...][]
+itemI	v	S[...][]*[...][] itemI	stdin 188		S[...][]*[...][]
+itemJ	v	S[...]*[]*[...][] itemJ	stdin 214		S[...]*[]*[...][]
+itemK	v	S[...]*[]**[...][] itemK	stdin 241		S[...]*[]**[...][]
+itemL	v	S[...]*[]*[...]*[] itemL	stdin 268		S[...]*[]*[...]*[]
+itemM	v	S[...]*[]*[...]*[]* itemM	stdin 296		S[...]*[]*[...]*[]*
diff --git a/tests/tc_pointer_type_printing/file.d b/tests/tc_pointer_type_printing/file.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f56fa56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tc_pointer_type_printing/file.d
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+struct S
+{
+	int member;
+}
+
+void test()
+{
+	S itemA;
+	S* itemB;
+	S[]* itemC;
+	S[][]* itemD;
+	S[][]*[] itemE;
+	S[][]*[][] itemF;
+	S[][int]*[][] itemG;
+	S[][]*[int][] itemH;
+	S[int][]*[int][] itemI;
+	S[int]*[]*[int][] itemJ;
+	S[int]*[]**[int][] itemK;
+	S[int]*[]*[int]*[] itemL;
+	S[int]*[]*[int]*[]* itemM;
+
+	item
+}
diff --git a/tests/tc_pointer_type_printing/run.sh b/tests/tc_pointer_type_printing/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9cb30cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/tc_pointer_type_printing/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+set -e
+set -u
+
+../../bin/dcd-client $1 file.d -x -c309 > actual1.txt
+diff actual1.txt expected1.txt --strip-trailing-cr
diff --git a/tests/tc_recursive_public_import/run.sh b/tests/tc_recursive_public_import/run.sh
index d1afc35..972c452 100755
--- a/tests/tc_recursive_public_import/run.sh
+++ b/tests/tc_recursive_public_import/run.sh
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ set -u
 echo "import: $PWD/testing"
 
 ../../bin/dcd-client $1 app.d --extended -I $PWD/ -c50 > actual.txt
-echo -e "identifiers\nworld\tv\tWorld world\t$PWD/testing/a.d 77\t" > expected.txt
+echo -e "identifiers\nworld\tv\tWorld world\t$PWD/testing/a.d 77\t\tWorld" > expected.txt
 diff actual.txt expected.txt --strip-trailing-cr