diff --git a/phpinspect-index.el b/phpinspect-index.el
index 4464fb9..20a27ab 100644
--- a/phpinspect-index.el
+++ b/phpinspect-index.el
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function (think \"new\" statements, return types etc.)."
   (phpinspect--log "Indexing function")
   (let* ((php-func (cadr scope))
          (declaration (cadr php-func))
-         name type arguments)
+         name type arguments throws used-types)
 
     (pcase-setq `(,name ,arguments ,type)
                 (phpinspect--index-function-declaration
@@ -159,17 +159,26 @@ function (think \"new\" statements, return types etc.)."
           (phpinspect--apply-annotation-type return-annotation-type type type-resolver)
         (setq type (funcall type-resolver (phpinspect--make-type :name return-annotation-type)))))
 
+    (when-let ((throw-annotations (seq-filter #'phpinspect-throws-annotation-p comment-before)))
+      (dolist (tr throw-annotations)
+        (when-let ((type (phpinspect-var-annotation-type tr)))
+          (push (funcall type-resolver (phpinspect--make-type :name type)) throws)
+          (push type used-types))))
+
+
     (when add-used-types
-      (let ((used-types (phpinspect--find-used-types-in-tokens
-                         `(,(seq-find #'phpinspect-block-p php-func)))))
-        (when type (push (phpinspect--type-bare-name type) used-types))
-        (funcall add-used-types used-types)))
+      (setq used-types (nconc used-types
+                              (phpinspect--find-used-types-in-tokens
+                               `(,(seq-find #'phpinspect-block-p php-func)))))
+      (when type (push (phpinspect--type-bare-name type) used-types))
+      (funcall add-used-types used-types))
 
     (phpinspect--log "Creating function object")
     (phpinspect--make-function
      :scope `(,(car scope))
      :token php-func
      :name (concat (if namespace (concat namespace "\\") "") name)
+     :throws throws
      :return-type (or type phpinspect--null-type)
      :arguments arguments)))
 
@@ -563,6 +572,7 @@ NAMESPACE will be assumed the root namespace if not provided"
 Covers usage of types:
 - with the \"new\" keyword
 - as function argument/return types
+- Types used in annotations (@var, @throws etc.)
 
 see `phpinspect--index-class' for indexation of types used in
 classes (like property typehints).
@@ -583,7 +593,9 @@ Returns a list of type name strings."
               ((phpinspect-comment-p token)
                (setq used-types-rear
                      (nconc used-types-rear (phpinspect--find-used-types-in-tokens (cdr token)))))
-              ((and (or (phpinspect-var-annotation-p token) (phpinspect-param-annotation-p token))
+              ((and (or (phpinspect-var-annotation-p token)
+                        (phpinspect-param-annotation-p token)
+                        (phpinspect-throws-annotation-p token))
                     (phpinspect-var-annotation-type token))
                (setq used-types-rear
                      (setcdr used-types-rear (cons (phpinspect-var-annotation-type token) nil))))
diff --git a/phpinspect-parser.el b/phpinspect-parser.el
index 3b4eb07..5164420 100644
--- a/phpinspect-parser.el
+++ b/phpinspect-parser.el
@@ -499,6 +499,9 @@ nature like argument lists"
               ((string= annotation-name "method")
                (cons :method-annotation
                      (phpinspect--parse-annotation-parameters 4)))
+              ((string= annotation-name "throws")
+               (cons :throws-annotation
+                     (phpinspect--parse-annotation-parameters 1)))
               (t
                (list :annotation annotation-name))))
     (list :annotation nil)))
diff --git a/phpinspect-token-predicates.el b/phpinspect-token-predicates.el
index a17d19e..7c68103 100644
--- a/phpinspect-token-predicates.el
+++ b/phpinspect-token-predicates.el
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ Type can be any of the token types returned by
 (defun phpinspect-param-annotation-p (token)
   (phpinspect-token-type-p token :param-annotation))
 
+(defun phpinspect-throws-annotation-p (token)
+  (phpinspect-token-type-p token :throws-annotation))
+
 (defun phpinspect-return-annotation-p (token)
   (phpinspect-token-type-p token :return-annotation))
 
diff --git a/phpinspect-type.el b/phpinspect-type.el
index 0127491..0f55db1 100644
--- a/phpinspect-type.el
+++ b/phpinspect-type.el
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ NAMESPACE may be nil, or a string with a namespace FQN."
                :type symbol
                :documentation
                "A symbol associated with the name of the function")
+  (throws nil
+          :type list
+          :documentation "List of exception types that function throws (according to doc
+block).")
   (token nil
          :type phpinspect-function-p
          :documentation
diff --git a/test/test-index.el b/test/test-index.el
index 2469245..0f9e7c2 100644
--- a/test/test-index.el
+++ b/test/test-index.el
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ use UsedTrait;
 
 private PropertyType $property;
 
-/** @param ParamAnnotation $par */
+/** @param ParamAnnotation $par
+@throws ThrowAnnotationException */
+*/
 public function makeThing($par): Thing
 {
 if ((new Monkey())->tree() === true) {
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ if ($param instanceof InstanceOffed) {
                        '("Cheese" "Bacon" "Ham" "Bagel" "Monkey" "ExtendedThing"
                          "StaticThing" "Thing" "ThingFactory" "Potato" "OtherThing"
                          "InnerFunctionParam" "PropertyType" "InstanceOffed"
-                         "NestedArray" "UsedTrait" "VarAnnotation" "ParamAnnotation"))
+                         "NestedArray" "UsedTrait" "VarAnnotation" "ParamAnnotation"
+                         "ThrowAnnotationException"))
                       #'string<))
              (sort used-types (lambda (s1 s2) (string< (phpinspect-name-string s1) (phpinspect-name-string s2))))))))