diff --git a/src/Processors/Concerns/DocblockTrait.php b/src/Processors/Concerns/DocblockTrait.php
index 3b6cf797c..7cc44aa42 100644
--- a/src/Processors/Concerns/DocblockTrait.php
+++ b/src/Processors/Concerns/DocblockTrait.php
@@ -186,14 +186,38 @@ public function parseVarLine(?string $docblock): array
         $comment = str_replace("\r\n", "\n", (string) $docblock);
         $comment = preg_replace('/\*\/[ \t]*$/', '', $comment); // strip '*/'
 
-        preg_match('/@var\s+(?<type>[^\s]+)([ \t])?(?<description>.+)?+$/im', (string) $comment, $matches);
+        if (!preg_match('/@var\s+(.+)$/im', (string) $comment, $matches)) {
+            return ['type' => null, 'description' => null];
+        }
+
+        $rest = $matches[1];
+        $type = '';
+        $depth = 0;
+        $len = strlen($rest);
+        $pos = 0;
+
+        while ($pos < $len) {
+            $char = $rest[$pos];
+            if ('<' === $char || '{' === $char) {
+                ++$depth;
+                $type .= $char;
+            } elseif ('>' === $char || '}' === $char) {
+                --$depth;
+                $type .= $char;
+            } elseif (0 === $depth && ctype_space($char)) {
+                break;
+            } else {
+                $type .= $char;
+            }
+            ++$pos;
+        }
 
-        $result = array_merge(
-            ['type' => null, 'description' => null],
-            array_filter($matches, static fn ($key): bool => in_array($key, ['type', 'description']), ARRAY_FILTER_USE_KEY)
-        );
+        $description = trim(substr($rest, $pos));
 
-        return array_map(static fn (?string $value): ?string => null !== $value ? trim($value) : null, $result);
+        return [
+            'type' => '' !== $type ? trim($type) : null,
+            'description' => '' !== $description ? $description : null,
+        ];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/ComplexVarTypes.php b/tests/Fixtures/ComplexVarTypes.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c375f84e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/ComplexVarTypes.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * @license Apache 2.0
+ */
+
+namespace OpenApi\Tests\Fixtures;
+
+use OpenApi\Attributes as OAT;
+
+#[OAT\Schema]
+class ComplexVarTypes
+{
+    /**
+     * An associative array with string values.
+     *
+     * @var array<string, string>
+     */
+    #[OAT\Property]
+    public array $map;
+
+    /**
+     * A map from int to user objects.
+     *
+     * @var array<int, User>
+     */
+    #[OAT\Property]
+    public array $userMap;
+
+    /** @var array<string, string> Inline generic with description */
+    #[OAT\Property]
+    public array $inlineGenericDesc;
+
+    /**
+     * A map using namespaced class.
+     *
+     * @var array<int, \OpenApi\Tests\Fixtures\Customer>
+     */
+    #[OAT\Property]
+    public array $namespacedMap;
+
+    /**
+     * List of integer IDs.
+     *
+     * @var int[]
+     */
+    #[OAT\Property]
+    public array $intList;
+
+    /**
+     * Either an array or a string list.
+     *
+     * @var array|string[]
+     */
+    #[OAT\Property]
+    public $arrayOrStringList;
+
+    /**
+     * Nullable map of strings.
+     *
+     * @var array<string, string>|null
+     */
+    #[OAT\Property]
+    public ?array $nullableMap;
+
+    /**
+     * A collection of users or a single user array.
+     *
+     * @var array<int, User>|User[]
+     */
+    #[OAT\Property]
+    public array $mixedUserList;
+
+    /** @var array<string, string>|null Nullable inline with description */
+    #[OAT\Property]
+    public ?array $nullableInlineDesc;
+}
diff --git a/tests/Processors/AugmentPropertiesTest.php b/tests/Processors/AugmentPropertiesTest.php
index fbac44bbb..a123cbab4 100644
--- a/tests/Processors/AugmentPropertiesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Processors/AugmentPropertiesTest.php
@@ -350,6 +350,31 @@ public function testTypedProperties(): void
         );
     }
 
+    public function testComplexVarTypeDescription(): void
+    {
+        $analysis = $this->analysisFromFixtures([
+            'ComplexVarTypes.php',
+        ], $this->processorPipeline([
+            new MergeIntoOpenApi(),
+            new MergeIntoComponents(),
+            new AugmentSchemas(),
+            new AugmentProperties(),
+        ]));
+
+        [$map, $userMap, $inlineGenericDesc, $namespacedMap, $intList, $arrayOrStringList, $nullableMap, $mixedUserList, $nullableInlineDesc] = $analysis->openapi->components->schemas[0]->properties;
+
+        // Description should come from docblock text, not the generic type fragment
+        $this->assertSame('An associative array with string values.', $map->description);
+        $this->assertSame('A map from int to user objects.', $userMap->description);
+        $this->assertSame('Inline generic with description', $inlineGenericDesc->description);
+        $this->assertSame('A map using namespaced class.', $namespacedMap->description);
+        $this->assertSame('List of integer IDs.', $intList->description);
+        $this->assertSame('Either an array or a string list.', $arrayOrStringList->description);
+        $this->assertSame('Nullable map of strings.', $nullableMap->description);
+        $this->assertSame('A collection of users or a single user array.', $mixedUserList->description);
+        $this->assertSame('Nullable inline with description', $nullableInlineDesc->description);
+    }
+
     protected function assertName(OA\Property $property, array $expectedValues): void
     {
         foreach ($expectedValues as $key => $val) {