diff --git a/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc.js b/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc.js
index 381d299..5ada794 100644
--- a/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc.js
+++ b/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc.js
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ var jsdoc = require('../jsdoc');
 var esprimaHelpers = require('../esprima-helpers');
 var validators = require('./validate-jsdoc/index');
 
+/** @type {string[]} - list of function node types */
+var functionNodeTypes = [
+    'FunctionDeclaration',
+    'FunctionExpression',
+    'ArrowFunctionExpression',
+];
+
+/** @type {string[]} - list of node types with jsdocs */
+var jsdocableTypes = []
+    .concat(functionNodeTypes);
+
 /**
  * Rule constructor
  *
@@ -81,10 +92,7 @@ module.exports.prototype = {
 
         var _this = this;
         var scopes = {
-            'function': [
-                'FunctionDeclaration',
-                'FunctionExpression'
-            ]
+            'function': functionNodeTypes,
         };
 
         // classic checker
@@ -213,9 +221,7 @@ function patchNodesInFile(file) {
     }
 
     // jsdoc property for nodes
-    file.iterateNodesByType([
-        'FunctionDeclaration', 'FunctionExpression'
-    ], function(node) {
+    file.iterateNodesByType(jsdocableTypes, function(node) {
         Object.defineProperty(node, 'jsdoc', {
             get: getJsdoc
         });
@@ -228,12 +234,16 @@ function patchNodesInFile(file) {
      * @returns {DocComment}
      */
     function getJsdoc() {
-        if (!this.hasOwnProperty('_jsdoc')) {
-            var node = this.type === 'FunctionExpression' || this.type === 'FunctionDeclaration' ?
-                findFirstNodeInLine(this) : this;
-            var res = findDocCommentBeforeNode(node);
-            this._jsdoc = res ? jsdoc.createDocCommentByCommentNode(res) : null;
+        if (this.hasOwnProperty('_jsdoc')) {
+            return this._jsdoc;
         }
+
+        var node = functionNodeTypes.indexOf(this.type) !== -1 ?
+            findFirstNodeInLine(this) : this;
+        var res = findDocCommentBeforeNode(node);
+
+        this._jsdoc = res ? jsdoc.createDocCommentByCommentNode(res) : null;
+
         return this._jsdoc;
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence.js b/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence.js
index b9cc2b4..05525e5 100644
--- a/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence.js
+++ b/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ enforceExistence.configure = function(options) {
     var policy = this._enforceExistencePolicy = {
         all: true,
         anonymous: false,
+        arrow: true,
         exports: true,
         expressions: true,
         'paramless-procedures': true,
@@ -65,8 +66,11 @@ function enforceExistence(node, err) {
         // don't check anything
         return;
     }
-    if (policy.anonymous === false) {
-        if (!node.id && ['AssignmentExpression', 'VariableDeclarator', 'Property'].indexOf(parentNode.type) === -1) {
+
+    if (policy.anonymous === false && node.type !== 'ArrowFunctionExpression' ||
+        policy.arrow === false && node.type === 'ArrowFunctionExpression') {
+        if (!node.id && ['AssignmentExpression', 'VariableDeclarator', 'Property',
+            'ExportDefaultDeclaration'].indexOf(parentNode.type) === -1) {
             // don't check anonymous functions
             return;
         }
diff --git a/test/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence.js b/test/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence.js
index 377900b..121a67b 100644
--- a/test/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence.js
+++ b/test/lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence.js
@@ -174,12 +174,10 @@ describe('lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence', function () {
                     'export function named (v) {};',
                 ].join('\n'),
             }, {
-                skip: true,
                 it: 'should report jsdoc absence for default arrow function export (#159)',
                 code: 'export default (v) => {};',
                 errors: 1,
             }, {
-                skip: true,
                 it: 'should not report jsdoc absence for default arrow function export (#159)',
                 code: [
                     '/** Foo bar */',
@@ -190,6 +188,22 @@ describe('lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence', function () {
         ]);
     });
 
+    describe('with allExcept arrows and esnext', function() {
+        checker.rules({enforceExistence: {allExcept: ['arrow']}}, {esnext: true});
+
+        checker.cases([
+            /* jshint ignore:start */
+            {
+                it: 'should not report arrows without jsdoc',
+                code: '() => {};',
+            }, {
+                it: 'should not report anonymous without jsdoc',
+                code: '(function() {})',
+            }
+            /* jshint ignore:end */
+        ]);
+    });
+
     describe('with exceptExports', function() {
         checker.rules({enforceExistence: 'exceptExports'});
 
@@ -224,7 +238,6 @@ describe('lib/rules/validate-jsdoc/enforce-existence', function () {
                 code: 'export default function (v) {};',
                 errors: 0,
             }, {
-                skip: true,
                 it: 'should not report jsdoc absence for default arrow function export (#159)',
                 code: 'export default (v) => {};',
                 errors: 0,