diff --git a/tools/dgeni/index.ts b/tools/dgeni/index.ts
index 74bda0a1c58..95add8d1684 100644
--- a/tools/dgeni/index.ts
+++ b/tools/dgeni/index.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ apiDocsPackage.config((computePathsProcessor: any) => {
 // Configure custom JsDoc tags.
 apiDocsPackage.config((parseTagsProcessor: any) => {
   parseTagsProcessor.tagDefinitions = parseTagsProcessor.tagDefinitions.concat([
-    {name: 'docs-private'}
+    {name: 'docs-private'},
+    {name: 'deletion-target'}
   ]);
 });