diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixtures/previous_statement_trailing_comments/expected.js b/src/__tests__/fixtures/previous_statement_trailing_comments/expected.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..360906b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixtures/previous_statement_trailing_comments/expected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+'use strict';
+
+// foo
+
+const __test__ = {};
+const Biz = {
+    bar: true
+
+    // @test-export
+};
+__test__.format = function format(rights) {
+    console.log('whatever');
+};
+
+module.exports = {};
+module.exports.__test__ = __test__
diff --git a/src/__tests__/fixtures/previous_statement_trailing_comments/input.js b/src/__tests__/fixtures/previous_statement_trailing_comments/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c9d212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/fixtures/previous_statement_trailing_comments/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+'use strict'
+
+// foo
+const Biz = {
+    bar: true,
+}
+
+// @test-export
+function format(rights) {
+    console.log('whatever')
+}
+
+module.exports = {}
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 154208e..8031aa1 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,19 +1,27 @@
 "use strict"
 
-function hasExposeComment(node) {
-  if (!node || !node.leadingComments) return false
-  return node.leadingComments.some((comment) => (
-    comment.value.includes("@test-export")
-  ))
+function isExposeComment(comment) {
+  return comment.value.includes("@test-export")
+}
+
+function hasExposeComment(path) {
+  if (!path.node) return false
+  if (path.node.leadingComments) {
+    return path.node.leadingComments.some(isExposeComment)
+  }
+  const previousPath = path.getPrevSibling()
+  if (previousPath.node && previousPath.node.trailingComments) {
+    return previousPath.node.trailingComments.some(isExposeComment)
+  }
 }
 
 function maybeDeclareExport(t, state, path) {
   if (state.get("exportDeclared")) return
   state.set("exportDeclared", true)
 
-  const statement = path.find((p) => p.parentPath.isProgram())
+  const program = path.find((p) => p.isProgram())
 
-  // statement.insertBefore(
+  // program.insertBefore(
   //   t.exportNamedDeclaration(
   //     t.variableDeclaration("const", [
   //       t.variableDeclarator(
@@ -25,7 +33,8 @@ function maybeDeclareExport(t, state, path) {
   //   )
   // )
 
-  statement.insertBefore(
+  program.unshiftContainer(
+    "body",
     t.variableDeclaration("const", [
       t.variableDeclarator(
         t.identifier("__test__"),
@@ -34,7 +43,7 @@ function maybeDeclareExport(t, state, path) {
     ])
   )
 
-  statement.parentPath.pushContainer(
+  program.pushContainer(
     "body",
     t.assignmentExpression(
       "=",
@@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ module.exports = function ({ types: t }) {
     visitor: {
 
       VariableDeclaration(path, state) {
-        if (!hasExposeComment(path.node)) return
+        if (!hasExposeComment(path)) return
 
         maybeDeclareExport(t, state, path)
 
@@ -112,7 +121,7 @@ module.exports = function ({ types: t }) {
       },
 
       FunctionDeclaration(path, state) {
-        if (!hasExposeComment(path.node)) return
+        if (!hasExposeComment(path)) return
 
         maybeDeclareExport(t, state, path)