diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a158fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+  // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+  // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Debug Jest Tests",
+      "type": "node",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "runtimeArgs": [
+        "--inspect-brk",
+        "${workspaceRoot}/node_modules/.bin/jest",
+        "--runInBand"
+      ],
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "internalConsoleOptions": "neverOpen",
+      "port": 9229
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test/transforms/components/index.test.js b/test/transforms/components/index.test.js
index 633a960..d2bb6e4 100644
--- a/test/transforms/components/index.test.js
+++ b/test/transforms/components/index.test.js
@@ -909,4 +909,30 @@ describe('parseComponents method', () => {
     const result = parseComponents({}, parsedJSDocs);
     expect(result).toEqual(expected);
   });
+
+  it('Should parse jsdoc component spec record type', () => {
+    const jsodInput = [`
+      /**
+      * Records dict
+      * @typedef {Dictionary<string>} Records map
+      */
+    `];
+    const expected = {
+      components: {
+        schemas: {
+          Records: {
+            type: 'object',
+            description: 'Records dict',
+            properties: {},
+            additionalProperties: {
+              type: 'string',
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    const parsedJSDocs = jsdocInfo()(jsodInput);
+    const result = parseComponents({}, parsedJSDocs);
+    expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/transforms/components/index.js b/transforms/components/index.js
index ecbe66f..174b342 100644
--- a/transforms/components/index.js
+++ b/transforms/components/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const { refSchema, formatRefSchema } = require('../utils/refSchema');
 const addEnumValues = require('../utils/enumValues');
 const formatDescription = require('../utils/formatDescription');
 const combineSchema = require('../utils/combineSchema');
+const validateTypes = require('../utils/validateTypes');
 
 const REQUIRED = 'required';
 
@@ -65,15 +66,21 @@ const getRequiredProperties = properties => (
 const formatRequiredProperties = requiredProperties => requiredProperties.map(getPropertyName);
 
 const addDictionaryAdditionalProperties = typedef => {
-  if (!typedef.type.expression || typedef.type.expression.name !== 'Dictionary') {
-    return {};
+  if (
+    typedef.type.expression
+    && typedef.type.expression.name === 'Dictionary'
+  ) {
+    const typeName = typedef.type.applications[0].name;
+    const isPrimitive = validateTypes(typeName);
+
+    return {
+      additionalProperties: {
+        ...(isPrimitive ? { type: typeName } : { $ref: `#/components/schemas/${typeName}` }),
+      },
+    };
   }
 
-  return {
-    additionalProperties: {
-      $ref: `#/components/schemas/${typedef.type.applications[0].name}`,
-    },
-  };
+  return {};
 };
 
 const parseSchema = (schema, options = {}) => {