diff --git a/idea/testData/copyright/MultiComments.kt b/idea/testData/copyright/MultiComments.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..142ae2f6fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/copyright/MultiComments.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* PRESENT 1 */
+/* PRESENT 2 */
+// PRESENT 3
+/** ABSENT */
+package/* ABSENT 1 */ normal
+/* ABSENT 2 */
+
+// COMMENTS: 3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/copyright/AbstractUpdateKotlinCopyrightTest.kt b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/copyright/AbstractUpdateKotlinCopyrightTest.kt
index 28fbc7e9a5c..374549a00a0 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/copyright/AbstractUpdateKotlinCopyrightTest.kt
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/copyright/AbstractUpdateKotlinCopyrightTest.kt
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ abstract class AbstractUpdateKotlinCopyrightTest : KotlinLightCodeInsightFixture
         val comments = UpdateKotlinCopyright.getExistentComments(myFixture.file)
         for (comment in comments) {
             val commentText = comment.text
-            when (commentText) {
-                "/* PRESENT */" -> {}
-                "/* ABSENT */" -> {
-                    throw AssertionFailedError("Unexpected comment found")
+            when {
+                commentText.contains("PRESENT") -> {
+                }
+                commentText.contains("ABSENT") -> {
+                    throw AssertionFailedError("Unexpected comment found: `$commentText`")
                 }
                 else -> {
                     throw AssertionFailedError("A comment with bad directive found: `$commentText`")
@@ -40,7 +41,10 @@ abstract class AbstractUpdateKotlinCopyrightTest : KotlinLightCodeInsightFixture
             }
         }
 
-        Assert.assertEquals("Wrong number of comments found", expectedNumberOfComments, comments.size)
+        Assert.assertEquals(
+            "Wrong number of comments found:\n${comments.joinToString(separator = "\n") { it.text }}\n",
+            expectedNumberOfComments, comments.size
+        )
     }
 
     override fun getTestDataPath() = File(PluginTestCaseBase.getTestDataPathBase(), "/copyright").path + File.separator
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/copyright/UpdateKotlinCopyrightTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/copyright/UpdateKotlinCopyrightTestGenerated.java
index 7721d7cd1f4..8779105cb76 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/copyright/UpdateKotlinCopyrightTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/copyright/UpdateKotlinCopyrightTestGenerated.java
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ public class UpdateKotlinCopyrightTestGenerated extends AbstractUpdateKotlinCopy
         runTest("idea/testData/copyright/Empty.kt");
     }
 
+    @TestMetadata("MultiComments.kt")
+    public void testMultiComments() throws Exception {
+        runTest("idea/testData/copyright/MultiComments.kt");
+    }
+
     @TestMetadata("NoPackage.kt")
     public void testNoPackage() throws Exception {
         runTest("idea/testData/copyright/NoPackage.kt");