diff --git a/features/api_blueprint_documentation.feature b/features/api_blueprint_documentation.feature
index 3aa7d119..8475775f 100644
--- a/features/api_blueprint_documentation.feature
+++ b/features/api_blueprint_documentation.feature
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ Feature: Generate API Blueprint documentation from test examples
         route '/orders/{id}', "Single Order" do
           parameter :id, 'Order id', required: true, type: 'string', :example => '1'
 
-          attribute :name, 'The order name', required: true, type: 'string', :example => '1'
+          attribute :name, 'The order name', required: true, :example => 'a name'
+          attribute :amount, required: false
+          attribute :description, 'The order description', type: 'string', required: false, example: "a description"
 
           get 'Returns a single order' do
             explanation "This is used to return orders."
@@ -354,10 +356,12 @@ Feature: Generate API Blueprint documentation from test examples
     ## Single Order [/orders/{id}]
 
     + Parameters
-      + id: (required, string) - Order id
+      + id: 1 (required, string) - Order id
 
     + Attributes (object)
-      + name: (required, string) - The order name
+      + name: a name (required) - The order name
+      + amount
+      + description: a description (string) - The order description
 
     ### Deletes a specific order [DELETE]
 
diff --git a/lib/rspec_api_documentation/views/api_blueprint_index.rb b/lib/rspec_api_documentation/views/api_blueprint_index.rb
index 70ebf989..b6f264f2 100644
--- a/lib/rspec_api_documentation/views/api_blueprint_index.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec_api_documentation/views/api_blueprint_index.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ def initialize(index, configuration)
       def sections
         super.map do |section|
           routes = section[:examples].group_by(&:route_uri).map do |route_uri, examples|
-            attrs = examples.map { |example| example.metadata[:attributes] }.flatten.compact.uniq { |attr| attr[:name] }
-            params = examples.map { |example| example.metadata[:parameters] }.flatten.compact.uniq { |param| param[:name] }
+            attrs  = fields(:attributes, examples)
+            params = fields(:parameters, examples)
 
             methods = examples.group_by(&:http_method).map do |http_method, examples|
               {
@@ -42,6 +42,49 @@ def examples
           ApiBlueprintExample.new(example, @configuration)
         end
       end
+
+      private
+
+      # APIB has both `parameters` and `attributes`. This generates a hash
+      # with all of its properties, like name, description, required.
+      #   {
+      #     required: true,
+      #     example: "1",
+      #     type: "string",
+      #     name: "id",
+      #     description: "The id",
+      #     properties_description: "required, string"
+      #   }
+      def fields(property_name, examples)
+        examples
+          .map { |example| example.metadata[property_name] }
+          .flatten
+          .compact
+          .uniq { |property| property[:name] }
+          .map do |property|
+            properties = []
+            properties << "required"      if property[:required]
+            properties << property[:type] if property[:type]
+            if properties.count > 0
+              property[:properties_description] = properties.join(", ")
+            else
+              property[:properties_description] = nil
+            end
+
+            property[:description] = nil if description_blank?(property)
+            property
+          end
+      end
+
+      # When no `description` was specified for a parameter, the DSL class
+      # is making `description = "#{scope} #{name}"`, which is bad because it
+      # assumes that all formats want this behavior. To avoid changing there
+      # and breaking everything, I do my own check here and if description
+      # equals the name, I assume it is blank.
+      def description_blank?(property)
+        !property[:description] ||
+          property[:description].to_s.strip == property[:name].to_s.strip
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/views/api_blueprint_index_spec.rb b/spec/views/api_blueprint_index_spec.rb
index 43596897..6232f6c7 100644
--- a/spec/views/api_blueprint_index_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/api_blueprint_index_spec.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
   let(:rspec_example_posts) do
     post_group.route "/posts", "Posts Collection" do
-      attribute :description, "Order description", required: false
+      attribute :description, required: false
 
       get("/posts") do
         example_request 'Get all posts' do
@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@
           type: "string",
           name: "id",
           description: "The id",
+          properties_description: "required, string"
         }]
         expect(post_route[:has_attributes?]).to eq true
         expect(post_route[:attributes]).to eq [{
           required: true,
           name: "name",
           description: "Order name 1",
+          properties_description: "required"
         }]
 
         posts_examples = posts_route[:http_methods].map { |http_method| http_method[:examples] }.flatten
@@ -123,7 +125,8 @@
         expect(posts_route[:attributes]).to eq [{
           required: false,
           name: "description",
-          description: "Order description",
+          description: nil,
+          properties_description: nil
         }]
       end
     end
diff --git a/templates/rspec_api_documentation/api_blueprint_index.mustache b/templates/rspec_api_documentation/api_blueprint_index.mustache
index d5d33e8f..18f95212 100644
--- a/templates/rspec_api_documentation/api_blueprint_index.mustache
+++ b/templates/rspec_api_documentation/api_blueprint_index.mustache
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ explanation: {{ explanation }}
 
 + Parameters
 {{# parameters }}
-  + {{ name }}: ({{# required }}required, {{/ required }}{{ type }}) - {{ description }}
+  + {{ name }}{{# example }}: {{ example }}{{/ example }}{{# properties_description }} ({{ properties_description }}){{/ properties_description }}{{# description }} - {{ description }}{{/ description }}
 {{/ parameters }}
 {{/ has_parameters? }}
 {{# has_attributes? }}
 
 + Attributes (object)
 {{# attributes }}
-  + {{ name }}: ({{# required }}required, {{/ required }}{{ type }}) - {{ description }}
+  + {{ name }}{{# example }}: {{ example }}{{/ example }}{{# properties_description }} ({{ properties_description }}){{/ properties_description }}{{# description }} - {{ description }}{{/ description }}
 {{/ attributes }}
 {{/ has_attributes? }}
 {{# http_methods }}