diff --git a/tools/dgeni/index.js b/tools/dgeni/index.js
index c02c8bff8eda..f37d76df3689 100644
--- a/tools/dgeni/index.js
+++ b/tools/dgeni/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ const dgeniPackageDeps = [
 
 let apiDocsPackage = new DgeniPackage('material2-api-docs', dgeniPackageDeps)
 
+.processor(require('./processors/link-inherited-docs'))
+
 // Processor that filters out symbols that should not be shown in the docs.
 .processor(require('./processors/docs-private-filter'))
 
diff --git a/tools/dgeni/processors/categorizer.js b/tools/dgeni/processors/categorizer.js
index ddcb00ecd317..716aca108a8e 100644
--- a/tools/dgeni/processors/categorizer.js
+++ b/tools/dgeni/processors/categorizer.js
@@ -9,46 +9,69 @@
 module.exports = function categorizer() {
   return {
     $runBefore: ['docs-processed'],
-    $process: function(docs) {
-      docs.forEach(doc => {
-        // The typescriptPackage groups both methods and parameters into "members".
-        // Use the presence of `parameters` as a proxy to determine if this is a method.
-        if (doc.classDoc && doc.hasOwnProperty('parameters')) {
-          doc.isMethod = true;
-
-          // Mark methods with a `void` return type so we can omit show the return type in the docs.
-          doc.showReturns = doc.returnType && doc.returnType != 'void';
-
-          normalizeMethodParameters(doc);
-
-          // Maintain a list of methods on the associated class so we can
-          // iterate through them while rendering.
-          doc.classDoc.methods ?
-              doc.classDoc.methods.push(doc) :
-              doc.classDoc.methods = [doc];
-        } else if (isDirective(doc)) {
-          doc.isDirective = true;
-          doc.directiveExportAs = getDirectiveExportAs(doc);
-        } else if (isService(doc)) {
-          doc.isService = true;
-        } else if (isNgModule(doc)) {
-          doc.isNgModule = true;
-        } else if (doc.docType == 'member') {
-          doc.isDirectiveInput = isDirectiveInput(doc);
-          doc.directiveInputAlias = getDirectiveInputAlias(doc);
-
-          doc.isDirectiveOutput = isDirectiveOutput(doc);
-          doc.directiveOutputAlias = getDirectiveOutputAlias(doc);
-
-          doc.classDoc.properties ?
-              doc.classDoc.properties.push(doc) :
-              doc.classDoc.properties = [doc];
-        }
-      });
+    $process: function (docs) {
+      docs.filter(doc => doc.docType === 'class').forEach(doc => visitClassDoc(doc));
     }
   };
+
+  function visitClassDoc(classDoc) {
+    // Resolve all methods and properties from the classDoc. Includes inherited docs.
+    classDoc.methods = resolveMethods(classDoc);
+    classDoc.properties = resolveProperties(classDoc);
+
+    // Call visit hooks that can modify the method and property docs.
+    classDoc.methods.forEach(doc => visitMethodDoc(doc));
+    classDoc.properties.forEach(doc => visitPropertyDoc(doc));
+
+    // Categorize the current visited classDoc into its Angular type.
+    if (isDirective(classDoc)) {
+      classDoc.isDirective = true;
+      classDoc.directiveExportAs = getDirectiveExportAs(classDoc);
+    } else if (isService(classDoc)) {
+      classDoc.isService = true;
+    } else if (isNgModule(classDoc)) {
+      classDoc.isNgModule = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function visitMethodDoc(methodDoc) {
+    normalizeMethodParameters(methodDoc);
+
+    // Mark methods with a `void` return type so we can omit show the return type in the docs.
+    methodDoc.showReturns = methodDoc.returnType && methodDoc.returnType != 'void';
+  }
+
+  function visitPropertyDoc(propertyDoc) {
+    propertyDoc.isDirectiveInput = isDirectiveInput(propertyDoc);
+    propertyDoc.directiveInputAlias = getDirectiveInputAlias(propertyDoc);
+
+    propertyDoc.isDirectiveOutput = isDirectiveOutput(propertyDoc);
+    propertyDoc.directiveOutputAlias = getDirectiveOutputAlias(propertyDoc);
+  }
 };
 
+/** Function that walks through all inherited docs and collects public methods. */
+function resolveMethods(classDoc) {
+  let methods = classDoc.members.filter(member => member.hasOwnProperty('parameters'));
+
+  if (classDoc.inheritedDoc) {
+    methods = methods.concat(resolveMethods(classDoc.inheritedDoc));
+  }
+
+  return methods;
+}
+
+/** Function that walks through all inherited docs and collects public properties. */
+function resolveProperties(classDoc) {
+  let properties = classDoc.members.filter(member => !member.hasOwnProperty('parameters'));
+
+  if (classDoc.inheritedDoc) {
+    properties = properties.concat(resolveProperties(classDoc.inheritedDoc));
+  }
+
+  return properties;
+}
+
 
 /**
  * The `parameters` property are the parameters extracted from TypeScript and are strings
diff --git a/tools/dgeni/processors/docs-private-filter.js b/tools/dgeni/processors/docs-private-filter.js
index 7507e58c1c1b..3776e053b671 100644
--- a/tools/dgeni/processors/docs-private-filter.js
+++ b/tools/dgeni/processors/docs-private-filter.js
@@ -28,13 +28,25 @@ const INTERNAL_METHODS = [
 
 module.exports = function docsPrivateFilter() {
   return {
-    $runBefore: ['docs-processed'],
-    $process: function(docs) {
-      return docs.filter(d => !(hasDocsPrivateTag(d) || INTERNAL_METHODS.includes(d.name)));
-    }
+    $runBefore: ['categorizer'],
+    $process: docs => docs.filter(doc => validateDocEntry(doc))
   };
 };
 
+function validateDocEntry(doc) {
+  if (doc.docType === 'member') {
+    return validateMemberDoc(doc);
+  } else if (doc.docType === 'class') {
+    doc.members = doc.members.filter(memberDoc => validateMemberDoc(memberDoc));
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+function validateMemberDoc(memberDoc) {
+  return !(hasDocsPrivateTag(memberDoc) || INTERNAL_METHODS.includes(memberDoc.name))
+}
+
 function hasDocsPrivateTag(doc) {
   let tags = doc.tags && doc.tags.tags;
   return tags ? tags.find(d => d.tagName == 'docs-private') : false;
diff --git a/tools/dgeni/processors/link-inherited-docs.js b/tools/dgeni/processors/link-inherited-docs.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..daed5774a19f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dgeni/processors/link-inherited-docs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+const ts = require('typescript');
+
+module.exports = function linkInheritedDocs(readTypeScriptModules, tsParser) {
+
+  let checker = null;
+
+  return {
+    $runAfter: ['readTypeScriptModules'],
+    $runBefore: ['categorizer'],
+    $process: processDocs,
+  };
+
+  function processDocs(docs) {
+    // Use the configuration from the `readTypeScriptModules` processor.
+    let {sourceFiles, basePath} = readTypeScriptModules;
+
+    // To be able to map the TypeScript Nodes to the according symbols we need to use the same
+    // TypeScript configuration as in the `readTypeScriptModules` processor.
+    checker = tsParser.parse(sourceFiles, basePath).typeChecker;
+
+    // Iterate through all class docs and resolve the inherited docs.
+    docs.filter(doc => doc.docType === 'class').forEach(classDoc => visitClassDoc(classDoc, docs));
+  }
+
+  function visitClassDoc(classDoc, docs) {
+    let inheritedType = resolveInheritedType(classDoc.exportSymbol);
+    let inheritedSymbol = inheritedType && inheritedType.symbol;
+
+    if (inheritedSymbol) {
+      classDoc.inheritedSymbol = inheritedSymbol;
+      classDoc.inheritedDoc = docs.find(doc => doc.exportSymbol === inheritedSymbol);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function resolveInheritedType(classSymbol) {
+    if (classSymbol.flags & ~ts.SymbolFlags.Class) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let declaration = classSymbol.valueDeclaration || classSymbol.declarations[0];
+    let typeExpression = ts.getClassExtendsHeritageClauseElement(declaration);
+
+    return typeExpression ? checker.getTypeAtLocation(typeExpression) : null;
+  }
+};