diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/upDownMover/KotlinExpressionMover.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/upDownMover/KotlinExpressionMover.java
index c7ecb17d65e..d1af53f8fca 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/upDownMover/KotlinExpressionMover.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/upDownMover/KotlinExpressionMover.java
@@ -228,7 +228,12 @@ public class KotlinExpressionMover extends AbstractKotlinUpDownMover {
     }
 
     @Nullable
-    private static LineRange getExpressionTargetRange(@NotNull Editor editor, @NotNull PsiElement sibling, boolean down) {
+    private static LineRange getExpressionTargetRange(
+            @NotNull Editor editor,
+            @NotNull PsiElement elementToCheck,
+            @NotNull PsiElement sibling,
+            boolean down
+    ) {
         @Nullable PsiElement start = sibling;
         @Nullable PsiElement end = sibling;
 
@@ -349,10 +354,12 @@ public class KotlinExpressionMover extends AbstractKotlinUpDownMover {
             }
         }
 
-        Pair<PsiElement, PsiElement> extended = extendForSiblingComments(start, end, sibling, editor, down);
-        if (extended != null) {
-            start = extended.first;
-            end = extended.second;
+        if (!(elementToCheck instanceof PsiComment)) {
+            Pair<PsiElement, PsiElement> extended = extendForSiblingComments(start, end, sibling, editor, down);
+            if (extended != null) {
+                start = extended.first;
+                end = extended.second;
+            }
         }
 
         return start != null && end != null ? new LineRange(start, end, editor.getDocument()) : null;
@@ -448,7 +455,7 @@ public class KotlinExpressionMover extends AbstractKotlinUpDownMover {
         }
 
         if (elementToCheck instanceof KtExpression || elementToCheck instanceof PsiComment) {
-            return getExpressionTargetRange(editor, sibling, down);
+            return getExpressionTargetRange(editor, elementToCheck, sibling, down);
         }
 
         if (elementToCheck instanceof KtWhenEntry) {
diff --git a/idea/testData/codeInsight/moveUpDown/expressions/comments.kt b/idea/testData/codeInsight/moveUpDown/expressions/comments.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c3bf93c4e88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/codeInsight/moveUpDown/expressions/comments.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// MOVE: down
+fun foo() {
+    <caret>// Move me down
+    // 1
+    // 2
+}
diff --git a/idea/testData/codeInsight/moveUpDown/expressions/comments.kt.after b/idea/testData/codeInsight/moveUpDown/expressions/comments.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6b55855e9a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/codeInsight/moveUpDown/expressions/comments.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// MOVE: down
+fun foo() {
+    // 1
+    <caret>// Move me down
+    // 2
+}
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/moveUpDown/MoveStatementTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/moveUpDown/MoveStatementTestGenerated.java
index 9465a983569..83b9ca288c9 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/moveUpDown/MoveStatementTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/codeInsight/moveUpDown/MoveStatementTestGenerated.java
@@ -849,6 +849,11 @@ public class MoveStatementTestGenerated extends AbstractMoveStatementTest {
             runTest("idea/testData/codeInsight/moveUpDown/expressions/closureWthoutSpaces2.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("comments.kt")
+        public void testComments() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/codeInsight/moveUpDown/expressions/comments.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("declaration1.kt")
         public void testDeclaration1() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/codeInsight/moveUpDown/expressions/declaration1.kt");