diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 0b89c3c313c..ef15c57f1d8 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -7603,7 +7603,7 @@ namespace ts {
     const tripleSlashXMLCommentStartRegEx = /^\/\/\/\s*<(\S+)\s.*?\/>/im;
     const singleLinePragmaRegEx = /^\/\/\/?\s*@(\S+)\s*(.*)\s*$/im;
     function extractPragmas(pragmas: PragmaPsuedoMapEntry[], range: CommentRange, text: string) {
-        const tripleSlash = tripleSlashXMLCommentStartRegEx.exec(text);
+        const tripleSlash = range.kind === SyntaxKind.SingleLineCommentTrivia && tripleSlashXMLCommentStartRegEx.exec(text);
         if (tripleSlash) {
             const name = tripleSlash[1].toLowerCase() as keyof PragmaPsuedoMap; // Technically unsafe cast, but we do it so the below check to make it safe typechecks
             const pragma = commentPragmas[name] as PragmaDefinition;
@@ -7640,15 +7640,17 @@ namespace ts {
             return;
         }
 
-        const singleLine = singleLinePragmaRegEx.exec(text);
+        const singleLine = range.kind === SyntaxKind.SingleLineCommentTrivia && singleLinePragmaRegEx.exec(text);
         if (singleLine) {
             return addPragmaForMatch(pragmas, range, PragmaKindFlags.SingleLine, singleLine);
         }
 
-        const multiLinePragmaRegEx = /\s*@(\S+)\s*(.*)\s*$/gim; // Defined inline since it uses the "g" flag, which keeps a persistent index (for iterating)
-        let multiLineMatch: RegExpExecArray;
-        while (multiLineMatch = multiLinePragmaRegEx.exec(text)) {
-            addPragmaForMatch(pragmas, range, PragmaKindFlags.MultiLine, multiLineMatch);
+        if (range.kind === SyntaxKind.MultiLineCommentTrivia) {
+            const multiLinePragmaRegEx = /\s*@(\S+)\s*(.*)\s*$/gim; // Defined inline since it uses the "g" flag, which keeps a persistent index (for iterating)
+            let multiLineMatch: RegExpExecArray;
+            while (multiLineMatch = multiLinePragmaRegEx.exec(text)) {
+                addPragmaForMatch(pragmas, range, PragmaKindFlags.MultiLine, multiLineMatch);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.js b/tests/baselines/reference/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b16e26c4f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+//// [tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.ts]
+/*
+/// <reference path="non-existing-file.d.ts" />
+*/
+void 0;
+
+//// [tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.js]
+/*
+/// <reference path="non-existing-file.d.ts" />
+*/
+void 0;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.symbols b/tests/baselines/reference/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.symbols
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3df0d7dfddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.symbols
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.ts ===
+/*
+No type information for this code./// <reference path="non-existing-file.d.ts" />
+No type information for this code.*/
+No type information for this code.void 0;
+No type information for this code.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.types b/tests/baselines/reference/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.types
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c4390cce54d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.types
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+=== tests/cases/compiler/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.ts ===
+/*
+/// <reference path="non-existing-file.d.ts" />
+*/
+void 0;
+>void 0 : undefined
+>0 : 0
+
diff --git a/tests/cases/compiler/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.ts b/tests/cases/compiler/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34ab70ace3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/compiler/tripleSlashInCommentNotParsed.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/*
+/// <reference path="non-existing-file.d.ts" />
+*/
+void 0;
\ No newline at end of file