diff --git a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/javadoc/MissingJavadocTypeCheck.java b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/javadoc/MissingJavadocTypeCheck.java
index 6381efcac63..5fec9b076bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/javadoc/MissingJavadocTypeCheck.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/checks/javadoc/MissingJavadocTypeCheck.java
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
  * </li>
  * <li>
  * Property {@code skipAnnotations} - specify annotations that allow missed
- * documentation. Only short names are allowed, e.g. {@code Generated}.
+ * documentation. If annotation is present in target sources in multiple forms of qualified
+ * name, all forms should be listed in this property.
  * Type is {@code java.lang.String[]}.
  * Default value is {@code Generated}.
  * </li>
@@ -145,6 +146,28 @@
  * &lt;/module&gt;
  * </pre>
  * <p>
+ * Example that allows missing comments for classes annotated with {@code @Annotation}
+ * and {@code @MyClass.Annotation}:
+ * </p>
+ * <pre>
+ * &#64;Annotation // ok
+ * class Class1 {}
+ *
+ * &#64;MyClass.Annotation // ok
+ * class Class2 {}
+ *
+ * &#64;com.mycompany.MyClass.Annotation // violation, as this form is missed in config
+ * class Class3 {}
+ * </pre>
+ * <p>
+ * Use following configuration:
+ * </p>
+ * <pre>
+ * &lt;module name="MissingJavadocType"&gt;
+ *   &lt;property name="skipAnnotations" value="Annotation,MyClass.Annotation"/&gt;
+ * &lt;/module&gt;
+ * </pre>
+ * <p>
  * Parent is {@code com.puppycrawl.tools.checkstyle.TreeWalker}
  * </p>
  * <p>
@@ -174,7 +197,8 @@ public class MissingJavadocTypeCheck extends AbstractCheck {
 
     /**
      * Specify annotations that allow missed documentation.
-     * Only short names are allowed, e.g. {@code Generated}.
+     * If annotation is present in target sources in multiple forms of qualified
+     * name, all forms should be listed in this property.
      */
     private Set<String> skipAnnotations = Set.of("Generated");
 
@@ -198,7 +222,8 @@ public void setExcludeScope(Scope excludeScope) {
 
     /**
      * Setter to specify annotations that allow missed documentation.
-     * Only short names are allowed, e.g. {@code Generated}.
+     * If annotation is present in target sources in multiple forms of qualified
+     * name, all forms should be listed in this property.
      *
      * @param userAnnotations user's value.
      */
diff --git a/src/main/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/meta/checks/javadoc/MissingJavadocTypeCheck.xml b/src/main/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/meta/checks/javadoc/MissingJavadocTypeCheck.xml
index 44fc5f0f128..1989ce49353 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/meta/checks/javadoc/MissingJavadocTypeCheck.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/meta/checks/javadoc/MissingJavadocTypeCheck.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
                        name="skipAnnotations"
                        type="java.lang.String[]">
                <description>specify annotations that allow missed
- documentation. Only short names are allowed, e.g. {@code Generated}.</description>
+ documentation. If annotation is present in target sources in multiple forms of qualified
+ name, all forms should be listed in this property.</description>
             </property>
             <property default-value="INTERFACE_DEF,CLASS_DEF,ENUM_DEF,ANNOTATION_DEF,RECORD_DEF"
                        name="tokens"
diff --git a/src/xdocs/config_javadoc.xml b/src/xdocs/config_javadoc.xml
index 26cf00ba9f4..ca4f2d12708 100644
--- a/src/xdocs/config_javadoc.xml
+++ b/src/xdocs/config_javadoc.xml
@@ -2885,7 +2885,8 @@ package com.checkstyle.api; // violation
               <td>skipAnnotations</td>
               <td>
                 specify annotations that allow missed documentation.
-                Only short names are allowed, e.g. <code>Generated</code>.
+                If annotation is present in target sources in multiple forms of qualified
+                name, all forms should be listed in this property.
               </td>
               <td><a href="property_types.html#String.5B.5D">String[]</a></td>
               <td><code>Generated</code></td>
@@ -2994,6 +2995,27 @@ class DatabaseConfiguration {}
         <source>
 &lt;module name="MissingJavadocType"&gt;
   &lt;property name="skipAnnotations" value="SpringBootApplication,Configuration"/&gt;
+&lt;/module&gt;
+        </source>
+
+        <p>
+          Example that allows missing comments for classes annotated with
+          <code>@Annotation</code> and <code>@MyClass.Annotation</code>:
+        </p>
+        <source>
+@Annotation // ok
+class Class1 {}
+
+@MyClass.Annotation // ok
+class Class2 {}
+
+@com.mycompany.MyClass.Annotation // violation, as this form is missed in config
+class Class3 {}
+        </source>
+        <p>Use following configuration:</p>
+        <source>
+&lt;module name="MissingJavadocType"&gt;
+  &lt;property name="skipAnnotations" value="Annotation,MyClass.Annotation"/&gt;
 &lt;/module&gt;
         </source>
       </subsection>