diff --git a/lib/extract.js b/lib/extract.js
index 612377e..64ce9bc 100644
--- a/lib/extract.js
+++ b/lib/extract.js
@@ -212,6 +212,17 @@ var Extractor = (function () {
             return;
         }
 
+        function isAnnontatedString(node) {
+            return node !== null &&
+                isStringLiteral(node) &&
+                node.leadingComments &&
+                self.options.markerNames.some(function (markerName) {
+                    return node.leadingComments.some(function (comment) {
+                        return comment.value.indexOf(markerName) !== -1;
+                    });
+                });
+        }
+
         function isGettext(node) {
             return node !== null &&
                 node.type === 'CallExpression' &&
@@ -298,6 +309,8 @@ var Extractor = (function () {
             } else if (isTemplateElement(node)) {
                 var line = reference.location && reference.location.start.line ? reference.location.start.line - 1 : 0;
                 self.extractHtml(reference.file, node.value.raw, line);
+            } else if (isAnnontatedString(node)) {
+                str = getJSExpression(node);
             }
             if (str || singular) {
                 var leadingComments = node.leadingComments || (parentComment ? parentComment.leadingComments : []);