diff --git a/src/services/codefixes/inferFromUsage.ts b/src/services/codefixes/inferFromUsage.ts
index 2055bbf3b31..bc324ac9e24 100644
--- a/src/services/codefixes/inferFromUsage.ts
+++ b/src/services/codefixes/inferFromUsage.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,9 @@ namespace ts.codefix {
             if (param.initializer || getJSDocType(param) || !isIdentifier(param.name)) return;
 
             const typeNode = inference.type && getTypeNodeIfAccessible(inference.type, param, program, host);
-            return typeNode && createJSDocParamTag(param.name, !!inference.isOptional, createJSDocTypeExpression(typeNode), "");
+            const name = getSynthesizedClone(param.name);
+            setEmitFlags(name, EmitFlags.NoComments | EmitFlags.NoNestedComments);
+            return typeNode && createJSDocParamTag(name, !!inference.isOptional, createJSDocTypeExpression(typeNode), "");
         });
         addJSDocTags(changes, sourceFile, signature, paramTags);
     }
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixInferFromUsageCommentAfterParameter.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixInferFromUsageCommentAfterParameter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b46600d927f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/codeFixInferFromUsageCommentAfterParameter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/// <reference path='fourslash.ts' />
+
+// @allowJs: true
+// @checkJs: true
+// @noEmit: true
+// @noImplicitAny: true
+// @Filename: important.js
+
+
+////function coll(callback /*, name1, name2, ... */) {
+////    return callback(this);
+////}
+
+verify.codeFix({
+    description: "Infer parameter types from usage",
+    index: 2,
+    newFileContent:
+`/**
+ * @param {(arg0: any) => void} callback
+ */
+function coll(callback /*, name1, name2, ... */) {
+    return callback(this);
+}`,
+});