diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/angular-api-package/processors/mergeDecoratorDocs.js b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-api-package/processors/mergeDecoratorDocs.js
index 02b96f3a87..6227dbb3d8 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/angular-api-package/processors/mergeDecoratorDocs.js
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-api-package/processors/mergeDecoratorDocs.js
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ module.exports = function mergeDecoratorDocs(log) {
     $runAfter: ['processing-docs'],
     $runBefore: ['docs-processed'],
     makeDecoratorCalls: [
-      {type: '', description: 'toplevel'},
-      {type: 'Prop', description: 'property'},
-      {type: 'Param', description: 'parameter'},
+      {type: '', description: 'toplevel', functionName: 'makeDecorator'},
+      {type: 'Prop', description: 'property', functionName: 'makePropDecorator'},
+      {type: 'Param', description: 'parameter', functionName: 'makeParamDecorator'},
     ],
     $process: function(docs) {
 
@@ -58,24 +58,25 @@ module.exports = function mergeDecoratorDocs(log) {
       var docsToMerge = Object.create(null);
 
       docs.forEach(function(doc) {
+        const initializer = getInitializer(doc);
+        if (initializer) {
+          makeDecoratorCalls.forEach(function(call) {
+            // find all the decorators, signified by a call to `make...Decorator<Decorator>(metadata)`
+            if (initializer.expression && initializer.expression.text === call.functionName) {
+              log.debug('mergeDecoratorDocs: found decorator', doc.docType, doc.name);
+              doc.docType = 'decorator';
+              doc.decoratorLocation = call.description;
+              // Get the type of the decorator metadata from the first "type" argument of the call.
+              // For example the `X` of `createDecorator<X>(...)`.
+              doc.decoratorType = initializer.arguments[0].text;
+              // clear the symbol type named since it is not needed
+              doc.symbolTypeName = undefined;
 
-        makeDecoratorCalls.forEach(function(call) {
-          // find all the decorators, signified by a call to `make...Decorator<Decorator>(metadata)`
-          var makeDecorator = getMakeDecoratorCall(doc, call.type);
-          if (makeDecorator) {
-            log.debug('mergeDecoratorDocs: found decorator', doc.docType, doc.name);
-            doc.docType = 'decorator';
-            doc.decoratorLocation = call.description;
-            // Get the type of the decorator metadata from the first "type" argument of the call.
-            // For example the `X` of `createDecorator<X>(...)`.
-            doc.decoratorType = makeDecorator.arguments[0].text;
-            // clear the symbol type named since it is not needed
-            doc.symbolTypeName = undefined;
-
-            // keep track of the names of the metadata interface that will need to be merged into this decorator doc
-            docsToMerge[doc.name + 'Decorator'] = doc;
-          }
-        });
+              // keep track of the names of the metadata interface that will need to be merged into this decorator doc
+              docsToMerge[doc.name + 'Decorator'] = doc;
+            }
+          });
+        }
       });
 
       // merge the metadata docs into the decorator docs
@@ -106,27 +107,19 @@ module.exports = function mergeDecoratorDocs(log) {
   };
 };
 
-function getMakeDecoratorCall(doc, type) {
-  var makeDecoratorFnName = 'make' + (type || '') + 'Decorator';
-
-  var initializer = doc.declaration &&
-      doc.declaration.initializer;
-
-  if (initializer) {
-    // There appear to be two forms of initializer:
-    //    export var Injectable: InjectableFactory =
-    //    <InjectableFactory>makeDecorator(InjectableMetadata);
-    // and
-    //    export var RouteConfig: (configs: RouteDefinition[]) => ClassDecorator =
-    //    makeDecorator(RouteConfigAnnotation);
-    // In the first case, the type assertion `<InjectableFactory>` causes the AST to contain an
-    // extra level of expression
-    // to hold the new type of the expression.
-    if (initializer.expression && initializer.expression.expression) {
-      initializer = initializer.expression;
-    }
-    if (initializer.expression && initializer.expression.text === makeDecoratorFnName) {
-      return initializer;
-    }
+function getInitializer(doc) {
+  var initializer = doc.symbol && doc.symbol.valueDeclaration && doc.symbol.valueDeclaration.initializer;
+  // There appear to be two forms of initializer:
+  //    export var Injectable: InjectableFactory =
+  //    <InjectableFactory>makeDecorator(InjectableMetadata);
+  // and
+  //    export var RouteConfig: (configs: RouteDefinition[]) => ClassDecorator =
+  //    makeDecorator(RouteConfigAnnotation);
+  // In the first case, the type assertion `<InjectableFactory>` causes the AST to contain an
+  // extra level of expression
+  // to hold the new type of the expression.
+  if (initializer && initializer.expression && initializer.expression.expression) {
+    initializer = initializer.expression;
   }
+  return initializer;
 }
diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/angular-api-package/processors/mergeDecoratorDocs.spec.js b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-api-package/processors/mergeDecoratorDocs.spec.js
index 50add89022..be6cff2e4b 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/angular-api-package/processors/mergeDecoratorDocs.spec.js
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-api-package/processors/mergeDecoratorDocs.spec.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ var testPackage = require('../../helpers/test-package');
 var Dgeni = require('dgeni');
 
 describe('mergeDecoratorDocs processor', () => {
-  var dgeni, injector, processor, moduleDoc, decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, decoratorDocWithTypeAssertion, otherDoc;
+  let processor, moduleDoc, decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, otherDoc;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    dgeni = new Dgeni([testPackage('angular-api-package')]);
-    injector = dgeni.configureInjector();
+    const dgeni = new Dgeni([testPackage('angular-api-package')]);
+    const injector = dgeni.configureInjector();
     processor = injector.get('mergeDecoratorDocs');
 
     moduleDoc = {};
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ describe('mergeDecoratorDocs processor', () => {
       name: 'Component',
       docType: 'const',
       description: 'A description of the metadata for the Component decorator',
-      declaration: {initializer: {expression: {text: 'makeDecorator'}, arguments: [{text: 'X'}]}},
+      symbol: {
+        valueDeclaration: { initializer: { expression: { text: 'makeDecorator' }, arguments: [{ text: 'X' }] } }
+      },
       members: [
         { name: 'templateUrl', description: 'A description of the templateUrl property' }
       ],
@@ -40,45 +42,45 @@ describe('mergeDecoratorDocs processor', () => {
       moduleDoc
     };
 
-    decoratorDocWithTypeAssertion = {
-      name: 'Y',
-      docType: 'const',
-      declaration: { initializer: { expression: {type: {}, expression: {text: 'makeDecorator'}, arguments: [{text: 'Y'}]} } },
-      moduleDoc
-    };
     otherDoc = {
       name: 'Y',
       docType: 'const',
-      declaration: {initializer: {expression: {text: 'otherCall'}, arguments: [{text: 'param1'}]}},
+      symbol: {
+        valueDeclaration: { initializer: { expression: { text: 'otherCall' }, arguments: [{ text: 'param1' }] } }
+      },
       moduleDoc
     };
 
-    moduleDoc.exports = [decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, decoratorDocWithTypeAssertion, otherDoc];
+    moduleDoc.exports = [decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, otherDoc];
   });
 
 
-  it('should change the docType of only the docs that are initialied by a call to makeDecorator', () => {
-    processor.$process([decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, decoratorDocWithTypeAssertion, otherDoc]);
+  it('should change the docType of only the docs that are initialized by a call to makeDecorator', () => {
+    processor.$process([decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, otherDoc]);
     expect(decoratorDoc.docType).toEqual('decorator');
-    expect(decoratorDocWithTypeAssertion.docType).toEqual('decorator');
     expect(otherDoc.docType).toEqual('const');
   });
 
   it('should extract the "type" of the decorator meta data', () => {
-    processor.$process([decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, decoratorDocWithTypeAssertion, otherDoc]);
+    processor.$process([decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, otherDoc]);
     expect(decoratorDoc.decoratorType).toEqual('X');
-    expect(decoratorDocWithTypeAssertion.decoratorType).toEqual('Y');
   });
 
   it('should copy across properties from the call signature doc', () => {
-    processor.$process([decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, decoratorDocWithTypeAssertion, otherDoc]);
+    processor.$process([decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, otherDoc]);
     expect(decoratorDoc.description).toEqual('The actual description of the call signature');
     expect(decoratorDoc.whatItDoes).toEqual('Does something cool...');
     expect(decoratorDoc.howToUse).toEqual('Use it like this...');
   });
 
   it('should remove the metadataDoc from the module exports', () => {
-    processor.$process([decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, decoratorDocWithTypeAssertion, otherDoc]);
+    processor.$process([decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, otherDoc]);
     expect(moduleDoc.exports).not.toContain(metadataDoc);
   });
+
+  it('should cope with decorators that have type params', () => {
+    decoratorDoc.symbol.valueDeclaration.initializer.expression.type = {};
+    processor.$process([decoratorDoc, metadataDoc, otherDoc]);
+    expect(decoratorDoc.docType).toEqual('decorator');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/decorator-overview.html b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/decorator-overview.html
index 840c341f40..7323ef5cc0 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/decorator-overview.html
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/decorator-overview.html
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {% import "lib/memberHelpers.html" as memberHelper -%}
 
+{% if doc.members.length %}
 <section class="decorator-overview">
-  <h2>Metadata Overview</h2>
+<h2>Metadata Overview</h2>
 <code-example language="ts" hideCopy="true">
 @{$ doc.name $}{$ doc.typeParams | escape $}({ {$ memberHelper.renderMembers(doc) $}
 })
 </code-example>
-</section>
\ No newline at end of file
+</section>
+{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file