diff --git a/src/Definition.php b/src/Definition.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88aa8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Definition.php
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace LanguageServer;
+
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\{Types, Type, Fqsen, TypeResolver};
+use LanguageServer\Protocol\SymbolInformation;
+use Exception;
+use function LanguageServer\Fqn\getDefinedFqn;
+
+/**
+ * Class used to represent definitions that can be referenced by an FQN
+ */
+class Definition
+{
+    /**
+     * @var Protocol\SymbolInformation
+     */
+    public $symbolInformation;
+
+    /**
+     * The type a reference to this symbol will resolve to.
+     * For properties and constants, this is the type of the property/constant.
+     * For functions and methods, this is the return type.
+     * For any other declaration it will be null.
+     * Can also be a compound type.
+     * If it is unknown, will be Types\Mixed.
+     *
+     * @var \phpDocumentor\Type
+     */
+    public $type;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the definition defined in a node
+     *
+     * @return self
+     * @throws Exception If the node is not a declaration node
+     */
+    public static function fromNode(Node $node): self
+    {
+        $def = new self;
+        $def->symbolInformation = SymbolInformation::fromNode($node, getDefinedFqn($node));
+        $def->type = self::getTypeFromNode($node);
+        return $def;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type a reference to this symbol will resolve to.
+     * For properties and constants, this is the type of the property/constant.
+     * For functions and methods, this is the return type.
+     * For classes and interfaces, this is the class type (object).
+     * Variables are not indexed for performance reasons.
+     * Can also be a compound type.
+     * If it is unknown, will be Types\Mixed.
+     * Returns null if the node does not have a type.
+     *
+     * @param Node $node
+     * @return \phpDocumentor\Type|null
+     */
+    public static function getTypeFromNode(Node $node)
+    {
+        if ($node instanceof Node\FunctionLike) {
+            // Functions/methods
+            $docBlock = $node->getAttribute('docBlock');
+            if ($docBlock !== null && count($returnTags = $docBlock->getTagsByName('return')) > 0) {
+                // Use @return tag
+                return $returnTags[0]->getType();
+            }
+            if ($node->returnType !== null) {
+                // Use PHP7 return type hint
+                if (is_string($node->returnType)) {
+                    // Resolve a string like "integer" to a type object
+                    return (new TypeResolver)->resolve($node->returnType);
+                }
+                return new Types\Object_(new Fqsen('\\' . (string)$node->returnType));
+            }
+            // Unknown return type
+            return new Types\Mixed;
+        }
+        if ($node instanceof Node\Stmt\PropertyProperty || $node instanceof Node\Const_) {
+            // Property or constant
+            $docBlock = $node->getAttribute('parentNode')->getAttribute('docBlock');
+            if ($docBlock !== null && count($varTags = $docBlock->getTagsByName('var')) > 0) {
+                // Use @var tag
+                return $varTags[0]->getType();
+            }
+            // TODO: read @property tags of class
+            // TODO: Try to infer the type from default value / constant value
+            // Unknown
+            return new Types\Mixed;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/NodeVisitor/DefinitionCollector.php b/src/NodeVisitor/DefinitionCollector.php
index a723bdc..4766338 100644
--- a/src/NodeVisitor/DefinitionCollector.php
+++ b/src/NodeVisitor/DefinitionCollector.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types = 1);
 namespace LanguageServer\NodeVisitor;
 
 use PhpParser\{NodeVisitorAbstract, Node};
-use LanguageServer\Protocol\SymbolInformation;
+use LanguageServer\Definition;
 use function LanguageServer\Fqn\getDefinedFqn;
 
 /**
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@ use function LanguageServer\Fqn\getDefinedFqn;
 class DefinitionCollector extends NodeVisitorAbstract
 {
     /**
-     * Map from fully qualified name (FQN) to Node
+     * Map from fully qualified name (FQN) to Definition
      *
-     * @var Node[]
+     * @var Definition[]
      */
     public $definitions = [];
 
     /**
-     * Map from FQN to SymbolInformation
+     * Map from fully qualified name (FQN) to Node
      *
-     * @var SymbolInformation
+     * @var Node[]
      */
-    public $symbols = [];
+    public $nodes = [];
 
     public function enterNode(Node $node)
     {
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ class DefinitionCollector extends NodeVisitorAbstract
         if ($fqn === null) {
             return;
         }
-        $this->definitions[$fqn] = $node;
-        $symbol = SymbolInformation::fromNode($node, $fqn);
-        $this->symbols[$fqn] = $symbol;
+        $this->nodes[$fqn] = $node;
+        $this->definitions[$fqn] = Definition::fromNode($node);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NodeVisitor/ReferencesCollector.php b/src/NodeVisitor/ReferencesCollector.php
index 08b660d..841fc7e 100644
--- a/src/NodeVisitor/ReferencesCollector.php
+++ b/src/NodeVisitor/ReferencesCollector.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ReferencesCollector extends NodeVisitorAbstract
      *
      * @var Node[][]
      */
-    public $references = [];
+    public $nodes = [];
 
     public function enterNode(Node $node)
     {
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ class ReferencesCollector extends NodeVisitorAbstract
 
     private function addReference(string $fqn, Node $node)
     {
-        if (!isset($this->references[$fqn])) {
-            $this->references[$fqn] = [];
+        if (!isset($this->nodes[$fqn])) {
+            $this->nodes[$fqn] = [];
         }
-        $this->references[$fqn][] = $node;
+        $this->nodes[$fqn][] = $node;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NodeVisitor/VariableReferencesCollector.php b/src/NodeVisitor/VariableReferencesCollector.php
index a113a7e..bb44bdc 100644
--- a/src/NodeVisitor/VariableReferencesCollector.php
+++ b/src/NodeVisitor/VariableReferencesCollector.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class VariableReferencesCollector extends NodeVisitorAbstract
      *
      * @var Node\Expr\Variable[]
      */
-    public $references = [];
+    public $nodes = [];
 
     /**
      * @var string
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class VariableReferencesCollector extends NodeVisitorAbstract
     public function enterNode(Node $node)
     {
         if ($node instanceof Node\Expr\Variable && $node->name === $this->name) {
-            $this->references[] = $node;
+            $this->nodes[] = $node;
         } else if ($node instanceof Node\FunctionLike) {
             // If we meet a function node, dont traverse its statements, they are in another scope
             // except it is a closure that has imported the variable through use
diff --git a/src/PhpDocument.php b/src/PhpDocument.php
index 214f97b..b91d3e0 100644
--- a/src/PhpDocument.php
+++ b/src/PhpDocument.php
@@ -74,26 +74,26 @@ class PhpDocument
      */
     private $stmts;
 
+    /**
+     * Map from fully qualified name (FQN) to Definition
+     *
+     * @var Definition[]
+     */
+    private $definitions;
+
     /**
      * Map from fully qualified name (FQN) to Node
      *
      * @var Node[]
      */
-    private $definitions;
+    private $definitionNodes;
 
     /**
      * Map from fully qualified name (FQN) to array of nodes that reference the symbol
      *
      * @var Node[][]
      */
-    private $references;
-
-    /**
-     * Map from fully qualified name (FQN) to SymbolInformation
-     *
-     * @var SymbolInformation[]
-     */
-    private $symbols;
+    private $referenceNodes;
 
     /**
      * @param string          $uri             The URI of the document
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class PhpDocument
      */
     public function getReferencesByFqn(string $fqn)
     {
-        return isset($this->references) && isset($this->references[$fqn]) ? $this->references[$fqn] : null;
+        return isset($this->referenceNodes) && isset($this->referenceNodes[$fqn]) ? $this->referenceNodes[$fqn] : null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -183,26 +183,26 @@ class PhpDocument
 
             // Unregister old definitions
             if (isset($this->definitions)) {
-                foreach ($this->definitions as $fqn => $node) {
-                    $this->project->removeSymbol($fqn);
+                foreach ($this->definitions as $fqn => $definition) {
+                    $this->project->removeDefinition($fqn);
                 }
             }
             // Register this document on the project for all the symbols defined in it
             $this->definitions = $definitionCollector->definitions;
-            $this->symbols = $definitionCollector->symbols;
-            foreach ($definitionCollector->symbols as $fqn => $symbol) {
-                $this->project->setSymbol($fqn, $symbol);
+            $this->definitionNodes = $definitionCollector->nodes;
+            foreach ($definitionCollector->definitions as $fqn => $definition) {
+                $this->project->setDefinition($fqn, $definition);
             }
 
             // Unregister old references
-            if (isset($this->references)) {
-                foreach ($this->references as $fqn => $node) {
+            if (isset($this->referenceNodes)) {
+                foreach ($this->referenceNodes as $fqn => $node) {
                     $this->project->removeReferenceUri($fqn, $this->uri);
                 }
             }
             // Register this document on the project for references
-            $this->references = $referencesCollector->references;
-            foreach ($referencesCollector->references as $fqn => $nodes) {
+            $this->referenceNodes = $referencesCollector->nodes;
+            foreach ($referencesCollector->nodes as $fqn => $nodes) {
                 $this->project->addReferenceUri($fqn, $this->uri);
             }
 
@@ -289,9 +289,9 @@ class PhpDocument
      * @param string $fqn
      * @return Node|null
      */
-    public function getDefinitionByFqn(string $fqn)
+    public function getDefinitionNodeByFqn(string $fqn)
     {
-        return $this->definitions[$fqn] ?? null;
+        return $this->definitionNodes[$fqn] ?? null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -299,19 +299,19 @@ class PhpDocument
      *
      * @return Node[]
      */
-    public function getDefinitions()
+    public function getDefinitionNodes()
     {
-        return $this->definitions;
+        return $this->definitionNodes;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns a map from fully qualified name (FQN) to SymbolInformation
+     * Returns a map from fully qualified name (FQN) to Definition defined in this document
      *
-     * @return SymbolInformation[]
+     * @return Definition[]
      */
-    public function getSymbols()
+    public function getDefinitions()
     {
-        return $this->symbols;
+        return $this->definitions;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class PhpDocument
      * @param Node $node
      * @return Promise <Node|null>
      */
-    public function getDefinitionByNode(Node $node): Promise
+    public function getDefinitionNodeByNode(Node $node): Promise
     {
         return coroutine(function () use ($node) {
             // Variables always stay in the boundary of the file and need to be searched inside their function scope
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class PhpDocument
             if (!isset($document)) {
                 return null;
             }
-            return $document->getDefinitionByFqn($fqn);
+            return $document->getDefinitionNodeByFqn($fqn);
         });
     }
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ class PhpDocument
      * @param Node $node
      * @return Promise <Node[]>
      */
-    public function getReferencesByNode(Node $node): Promise
+    public function getReferenceNodesByNode(Node $node): Promise
     {
         return coroutine(function () use ($node) {
             // Variables always stay in the boundary of the file and need to be searched inside their function scope
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ class PhpDocument
                 $refCollector = new VariableReferencesCollector($node->name);
                 $traverser->addVisitor($refCollector);
                 $traverser->traverse($n->getStmts());
-                return $refCollector->references;
+                return $refCollector->nodes;
             }
             // Definition with a global FQN
             $fqn = getDefinedFqn($node);
diff --git a/src/Project.php b/src/Project.php
index 49bc646..2fa74e4 100644
--- a/src/Project.php
+++ b/src/Project.php
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ class Project
     private $documents = [];
 
     /**
-     * An associative array that maps fully qualified symbol names to SymbolInformations
+     * An associative array that maps fully qualified symbol names to Definitions
      *
-     * @var SymbolInformation[]
+     * @var Definition[]
      */
-    private $symbols = [];
+    private $definitions = [];
 
     /**
      * An associative array that maps fully qualified symbol names to arrays of document URIs that reference the symbol
@@ -170,49 +170,49 @@ class Project
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns an associative array [string => string] that maps fully qualified symbol names
-     * to URIs of the document where the symbol is defined
+     * Returns an associative array [string => Definition] that maps fully qualified symbol names
+     * to Definitions
      *
-     * @return SymbolInformation[]
+     * @return Definitions[]
      */
-    public function getSymbols()
+    public function getDefinitions()
     {
-        return $this->symbols;
+        return $this->definitions;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Adds a SymbolInformation for a specific symbol
+     * Registers a definition
      *
      * @param string $fqn The fully qualified name of the symbol
-     * @param string $uri The URI
+     * @param string $definition The Definition object
      * @return void
      */
-    public function setSymbol(string $fqn, SymbolInformation $symbol)
+    public function setDefinition(string $fqn, Definition $definition)
     {
-        $this->symbols[$fqn] = $symbol;
+        $this->definitions[$fqn] = $definition;
     }
 
     /**
      * Sets the SymbolInformation index
      *
-     * @param SymbolInformation[] $symbols
+     * @param Definition[] $symbols
      * @return void
      */
-    public function setSymbols(array $symbols)
+    public function setDefinitions(array $definitions)
     {
-        $this->symbols = $symbols;
+        $this->definitions = $definitions;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Unsets the SymbolInformation for a specific symbol
+     * Unsets the Definition for a specific symbol
      * and removes all references pointing to that symbol
      *
      * @param string $fqn The fully qualified name of the symbol
      * @return void
      */
-    public function removeSymbol(string $fqn)
+    public function removeDefinition(string $fqn)
     {
-        unset($this->symbols[$fqn]);
+        unset($this->definitions[$fqn]);
         unset($this->references[$fqn]);
     }
 
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ class Project
      */
     public function getDefinitionDocument(string $fqn): Promise
     {
-        if (!isset($this->symbols[$fqn])) {
+        if (!isset($this->definitions[$fqn])) {
             return Promise\resolve(null);
         }
-        return $this->getOrLoadDocument($this->symbols[$fqn]->location->uri);
+        return $this->getOrLoadDocument($this->definitions[$fqn]->symbolInformation->location->uri);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Server/TextDocument.php b/src/Server/TextDocument.php
index 1fc8f27..bb7667e 100644
--- a/src/Server/TextDocument.php
+++ b/src/Server/TextDocument.php
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ class TextDocument
     public function documentSymbol(TextDocumentIdentifier $textDocument): Promise
     {
         return $this->project->getOrLoadDocument($textDocument->uri)->then(function (PhpDocument $document) {
-            return array_values($document->getSymbols());
+            $symbols = [];
+            foreach ($document->getDefinitions() as $fqn => $definition) {
+                $symbols[] = $definition->symbolInformation;
+            }
+            return $symbols;
         });
     }
 
@@ -136,7 +140,7 @@ class TextDocument
             if ($node === null) {
                 return [];
             }
-            $refs = yield $document->getReferencesByNode($node);
+            $refs = yield $document->getReferenceNodesByNode($node);
             $locations = [];
             foreach ($refs as $ref) {
                 $locations[] = Location::fromNode($ref);
@@ -161,7 +165,7 @@ class TextDocument
             if ($node === null) {
                 return [];
             }
-            $def = yield $document->getDefinitionByNode($node);
+            $def = yield $document->getDefinitionNodeByNode($node);
             if ($def === null) {
                 return [];
             }
@@ -187,7 +191,7 @@ class TextDocument
             }
             $range = Range::fromNode($node);
             // Get the definition node for whatever node is under the cursor
-            $def = yield $document->getDefinitionByNode($node);
+            $def = yield $document->getDefinitionNodeByNode($node);
             if ($def === null) {
                 return new Hover([], $range);
             }
diff --git a/src/Server/Workspace.php b/src/Server/Workspace.php
index e894c49..26feb72 100644
--- a/src/Server/Workspace.php
+++ b/src/Server/Workspace.php
@@ -39,13 +39,10 @@ class Workspace
      */
     public function symbol(string $query): array
     {
-        if ($query === '') {
-            return array_values($this->project->getSymbols());
-        }
         $symbols = [];
-        foreach ($this->project->getSymbols() as $fqn => $symbol) {
-            if (stripos($fqn, $query) !== false) {
-                $symbols[] = $symbol;
+        foreach ($this->project->getDefinitions() as $fqn => $definition) {
+            if ($query === '' || stripos($fqn, $query) !== false) {
+                $symbols[] = $definition->symbolInformation;
             }
         }
         return $symbols;
diff --git a/tests/NodeVisitor/DefinitionCollectorTest.php b/tests/NodeVisitor/DefinitionCollectorTest.php
index 6df5940..4ed7508 100644
--- a/tests/NodeVisitor/DefinitionCollectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/NodeVisitor/DefinitionCollectorTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class DefinitionCollectorTest extends TestCase
         $traverser->addVisitor($definitionCollector);
         $stmts = $parser->parse(file_get_contents($uri));
         $traverser->traverse($stmts);
-        $defs = $definitionCollector->definitions;
+        $defNodes = $definitionCollector->nodes;
         $this->assertEquals([
             'TestNamespace\\TEST_CONST',
             'TestNamespace\\TestClass',
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ class DefinitionCollectorTest extends TestCase
             'TestNamespace\\TestTrait',
             'TestNamespace\\TestInterface',
             'TestNamespace\\test_function()'
-        ], array_keys($defs));
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Const_::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\TEST_CONST']);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\Class_::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\TestClass']);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Const_::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\TestClass::TEST_CLASS_CONST']);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\PropertyProperty::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\TestClass::staticTestProperty']);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\PropertyProperty::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\TestClass::testProperty']);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\ClassMethod::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\TestClass::staticTestMethod()']);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\ClassMethod::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\TestClass::testMethod()']);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\Trait_::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\TestTrait']);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\Interface_::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\TestInterface']);
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\Function_::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\test_function()']);
+        ], array_keys($defNodes));
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Const_::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\TEST_CONST']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\Class_::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\TestClass']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Const_::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\TestClass::TEST_CLASS_CONST']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\PropertyProperty::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\TestClass::staticTestProperty']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\PropertyProperty::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\TestClass::testProperty']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\ClassMethod::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\TestClass::staticTestMethod()']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\ClassMethod::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\TestClass::testMethod()']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\Trait_::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\TestTrait']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\Interface_::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\TestInterface']);
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\Function_::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\test_function()']);
     }
 
     public function testDoesNotCollectReferences()
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ class DefinitionCollectorTest extends TestCase
         $traverser->addVisitor($definitionCollector);
         $stmts = $parser->parse(file_get_contents($uri));
         $traverser->traverse($stmts);
-        $defs = $definitionCollector->definitions;
-        $this->assertEquals(['TestNamespace\\whatever()'], array_keys($defs));
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\Function_::class, $defs['TestNamespace\\whatever()']);
+        $defNodes = $definitionCollector->nodes;
+        $this->assertEquals(['TestNamespace\\whatever()'], array_keys($defNodes));
+        $this->assertInstanceOf(Node\Stmt\Function_::class, $defNodes['TestNamespace\\whatever()']);
     }
 }