diff --git a/src/compiler/parser.ts b/src/compiler/parser.ts
index 92a3dcbef11..dce53510c87 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parser.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parser.ts
@@ -6238,6 +6238,7 @@ namespace ts {
                     }
                     if (token() === SyntaxKind.NewLineTrivia) {
                         state = JSDocState.BeginningOfLine;
+                        indent = 0;
                         nextJSDocToken();
                     }
                     while (token() !== SyntaxKind.EndOfFileToken) {
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/jsDocFunctionSignatures8.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/jsDocFunctionSignatures8.ts
index 3dbe38e34df..6853c70daf2 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/jsDocFunctionSignatures8.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/jsDocFunctionSignatures8.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // @Filename: Foo.js
 /////**
 //// * Represents a person
+//// * a b multiline test
 //// * @constructor
 //// * @param {string} name The name of the person
 //// * @param {number} age The age of the person
@@ -13,4 +14,4 @@
 ////}
 ////var p = new Pers/**/on();
 goTo.marker();
-verify.quickInfoIs("function Person(name: string, age: number): void", "Represents a person");
+verify.quickInfoIs("function Person(name: string, age: number): void", "Represents a person\na b multiline test");