diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebfe484e0..4380fcad2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9904,6 +9904,12 @@ class Foo {
     constructor() {}
 }
 // Options: [{"checkConstructors":false,"require":{"MethodDefinition":true}}]
+
+class Base {
+  constructor() {
+  }
+}
+// Options: [{"contexts":["MethodDefinition"],"exemptEmptyConstructors":true}]
 ````
 
 
diff --git a/src/jsdocUtils.js b/src/jsdocUtils.js
index 0cac1357d..2ba7c95a2 100644
--- a/src/jsdocUtils.js
+++ b/src/jsdocUtils.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ const getFunctionParameterNames = (functionNode : Object) : Array<T> => {
     throw new Error('Unsupported function signature format.');
   };
 
-  return functionNode.params.map((param) => {
+  return (functionNode.params || functionNode.value.params).map((param) => {
     return getParamName(param);
   });
 };
diff --git a/test/rules/assertions/requireJsdoc.js b/test/rules/assertions/requireJsdoc.js
index 51a066fd1..70276498f 100644
--- a/test/rules/assertions/requireJsdoc.js
+++ b/test/rules/assertions/requireJsdoc.js
@@ -3936,5 +3936,17 @@ export default {
       },
     ],
   },
+  {
+    code: `
+    class Base {
+      constructor() {
+      }
+    }
+    `,
+    options: [{
+      contexts: ['MethodDefinition'],
+      exemptEmptyConstructors: true,
+    }],
+  },
   ],
 };