diff --git a/src/compiler/emitter.ts b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
index c33f7fd5234..4e30f29dc5f 100644
--- a/src/compiler/emitter.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/emitter.ts
@@ -2461,8 +2461,11 @@ module ts {
             function tryEmitConstantValue(node: PropertyAccessExpression | ElementAccessExpression): boolean {
                 var constantValue = resolver.getConstantValue(node);
                 if (constantValue !== undefined) {
-                    var propertyName = node.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyAccessExpression ? declarationNameToString((<PropertyAccessExpression>node).name) : getTextOfNode((<ElementAccessExpression>node).argumentExpression);
-                    write(constantValue.toString() + " /* " + propertyName + " */");
+                    write(constantValue.toString());
+                    if (!compilerOptions.removeComments) {
+                        var propertyName: string = node.kind === SyntaxKind.PropertyAccessExpression ? declarationNameToString((<PropertyAccessExpression>node).name) : getTextOfNode((<ElementAccessExpression>node).argumentExpression);
+                        write(" /* " + propertyName + " */");
+                    }
                     return true;
                 }
                 return false;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/commentsdoNotEmitComments.js b/tests/baselines/reference/commentsdoNotEmitComments.js
index fa1cc4c4d12..301ab56e4c0 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/commentsdoNotEmitComments.js
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/commentsdoNotEmitComments.js
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ module m1 {
 
 /// this is x
 declare var x;
+
+
+/** const enum member value comment (generated by TS) */
+const enum color { red, green, blue }
+var shade: color = color.green;
 
 
 //// [commentsdoNotEmitComments.js]
@@ -129,6 +134,7 @@ var m1;
     })();
     m1.b = b;
 })(m1 || (m1 = {}));
+var shade = 1;
 
 
 //// [commentsdoNotEmitComments.d.ts]
@@ -161,3 +167,9 @@ declare module m1 {
     }
 }
 declare var x: any;
+declare const enum color {
+    red = 0,
+    green = 1,
+    blue = 2,
+}
+declare var shade: color;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/commentsdoNotEmitComments.types b/tests/baselines/reference/commentsdoNotEmitComments.types
index c42d3d2c17c..bbe3a685ca1 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/commentsdoNotEmitComments.types
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/commentsdoNotEmitComments.types
@@ -151,3 +151,18 @@ module m1 {
 declare var x;
 >x : any
 
+
+/** const enum member value comment (generated by TS) */
+const enum color { red, green, blue }
+>color : color
+>red : color
+>green : color
+>blue : color
+
+var shade: color = color.green;
+>shade : color
+>color : color
+>color.green : color
+>color : typeof color
+>green : color
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/commentsdoNotEmitComments.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/commentsdoNotEmitComments.ts
index 0d971e79df7..6895f67b6b0 100644
--- a/tests/cases/compiler/commentsdoNotEmitComments.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/commentsdoNotEmitComments.ts
@@ -88,3 +88,8 @@ module m1 {
 
 /// this is x
 declare var x;
+
+
+/** const enum member value comment (generated by TS) */
+const enum color { red, green, blue }
+var shade: color = color.green;