diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 4aefa160077..0100f9538bc 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -6358,7 +6358,9 @@ namespace ts {
                             case SyntaxKind.WhitespaceTrivia:
                                 // only collect whitespace if we're already saving comments or have just crossed the comment indent margin
                                 const whitespace = scanner.getTokenText();
-                                if (state === JSDocState.SavingComments || margin !== undefined && indent + whitespace.length > margin) {
+                                if (state === JSDocState.SavingComments) {
+                                    comments.push(whitespace);
+                                } else if (margin !== undefined && indent + whitespace.length > margin) {
                                     comments.push(whitespace.slice(margin - indent - 1));
                                 }
                                 indent += whitespace.length;