diff --git a/src/DocBlock/DescriptionFactory.php b/src/DocBlock/DescriptionFactory.php
index e7bc616d..6915c16f 100644
--- a/src/DocBlock/DescriptionFactory.php
+++ b/src/DocBlock/DescriptionFactory.php
@@ -100,8 +100,9 @@ private function lex(string $contents): array
 
         return Utils::pregSplit(
             '/\{
-                # "{@}" is not a valid inline tag. This ensures that we do not treat it as one, but treat it literally.
-                (?!@\})
+                # "{@}" and "{@*}" are not a valid inline tags. This ensures that we do not treat them as one, but treat
+                # them literally.
+                (?!(?:@\}|@\*\}) )
                 # We want to capture the whole tag line, but without the inline tag delimiters.
                 (\@
                     # Match everything up to the next delimiter.
diff --git a/tests/unit/DocBlock/DescriptionFactoryTest.php b/tests/unit/DocBlock/DescriptionFactoryTest.php
index 00304cad..6b087ee9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/DocBlock/DescriptionFactoryTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/DocBlock/DescriptionFactoryTest.php
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ public function provideEscapeSequences(): array
     {
         return [
             ['This is text for a description with a {@}.', 'This is text for a description with a @.'],
+            ['This is text for a description with a {@*}.', 'This is text for a description with a {@*}.'],
             ['This is text for a description with a {}.', 'This is text for a description with a }.'],
         ];
     }