diff --git a/src/Printer/Printer.php b/src/Printer/Printer.php
index db7d3db7..0e218b50 100644
--- a/src/Printer/Printer.php
+++ b/src/Printer/Printer.php
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ private function printNodeFormatPreserving(Node $node, TokenIterator $originalTo
 		/** @var Node|null $originalNode */
 		$originalNode = $node->getAttribute(Attribute::ORIGINAL_NODE);
 		if ($originalNode === null) {
-			return $this->print($node);
+			return $this->printReplacement($node);
 		}
 
 		$class = get_class($node);
@@ -897,14 +897,14 @@ private function printNodeFormatPreserving(Node $node, TokenIterator $originalTo
 					);
 
 					if ($listResult === null) {
-						return $this->print($node);
+						return $this->printReplacement($node);
 					}
 
 					$result .= $listResult;
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				return $this->print($node);
+				return $this->printReplacement($node);
 			}
 
 			if ($origSubNode === null) {
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ private function printNodeFormatPreserving(Node $node, TokenIterator $originalTo
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				return $this->print($node);
+				return $this->printReplacement($node);
 			}
 
 			$subStartPos = $origSubNode->getAttribute(Attribute::START_INDEX);
@@ -923,11 +923,16 @@ private function printNodeFormatPreserving(Node $node, TokenIterator $originalTo
 			}
 
 			if ($subEndPos < $subStartPos) {
-				return $this->print($node);
+				// the original sub-node has no tokens, e.g. a Doctrine annotation without arguments
+				if ($subNode !== null && $this->print($subNode) === $this->print($origSubNode)) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				return $this->printReplacement($node);
 			}
 
 			if ($subNode === null) {
-				return $this->print($node);
+				return $this->printReplacement($node);
 			}
 
 			$result .= $originalTokens->getContentBetween($pos, $subStartPos);
@@ -956,4 +961,30 @@ private function printNodeFormatPreserving(Node $node, TokenIterator $originalTo
 		return $result . $originalTokens->getContentBetween($pos, $endPos + 1);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Prints a node that replaces the tokens of the original node.
+	 *
+	 * The tokens of a Doctrine tag value do not contain the annotation name.
+	 * The parent tag prints the name from its own tokens.
+	 */
+	private function printReplacement(Node $node): string
+	{
+		if (!$node instanceof DoctrineTagValueNode) {
+			return $this->print($node);
+		}
+
+		$arguments = '(' . implode(', ', $node->annotation->arguments) . ')';
+		if ($node->annotation->arguments === []) {
+			$originalNode = $node->getAttribute(Attribute::ORIGINAL_NODE);
+			if (
+				$originalNode instanceof DoctrineTagValueNode
+				&& $originalNode->annotation->getAttribute(Attribute::END_INDEX) < $originalNode->annotation->getAttribute(Attribute::START_INDEX)
+			) {
+				$arguments = '';
+			}
+		}
+
+		return trim($arguments . ' ' . $node->description);
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Printer/PrinterTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Printer/PrinterTest.php
index 3f791927..a78358ba 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Printer/PrinterTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Printer/PrinterTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\Doctrine\DoctrineArgument;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\Doctrine\DoctrineArray;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\Doctrine\DoctrineArrayItem;
+use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\Doctrine\DoctrineTagValueNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\MethodTagValueNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ParamClosureThisTagValueNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\ParamImmediatelyInvokedCallableTagValueNode;
@@ -1987,6 +1988,57 @@ public function enterNode(Node $node)
 			},
 		];
 
+		yield [
+			'/** @\Foo\Id */',
+			'/** @\Foo\Id */',
+			$noopVisitor,
+		];
+
+		yield [
+			self::nowdoc('
+			/**
+			 * @ORM\Column(type="string")
+			 * @\Foo\Id
+			 */'),
+			self::nowdoc('
+			/**
+			 * @ORM\Column(type="string")
+			 * @\Foo\Id
+			 */'),
+			$noopVisitor,
+		];
+
+		$changeDoctrineDescriptionVisitor = new class extends AbstractNodeVisitor {
+
+			public function enterNode(Node $node)
+			{
+				if ($node instanceof DoctrineTagValueNode) {
+					$node->description = 'other description';
+				}
+
+				return $node;
+			}
+
+		};
+
+		yield [
+			'/** @Route("/path", name="x") some description */',
+			'/** @Route("/path", name="x") other description */',
+			$changeDoctrineDescriptionVisitor,
+		];
+
+		yield [
+			'/** @\Foo\Route("/path") some description */',
+			'/** @\Foo\Route("/path") other description */',
+			$changeDoctrineDescriptionVisitor,
+		];
+
+		yield [
+			'/** @\Foo\Id some description */',
+			'/** @\Foo\Id other description */',
+			$changeDoctrineDescriptionVisitor,
+		];
+
 		yield [
 			'/** @Foo() */',
 			'/** @Foo(1, 2, 3) */',