diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/src/printer.ts b/packages/babel-generator/src/printer.ts
index a02c59b379b9..df336864eff2 100644
--- a/packages/babel-generator/src/printer.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/src/printer.ts
@@ -1036,6 +1036,14 @@ class Printer {
 
     let val;
     if (isBlockComment) {
+      const { _parenPushNewlineState } = this;
+      if (
+        _parenPushNewlineState?.printed === false &&
+        HAS_NEWLINE.test(comment.value)
+      ) {
+        this.token("(");
+        _parenPushNewlineState.printed = true;
+      }
       val = `/*${comment.value}*/`;
       if (this.format.indent.adjustMultilineComment) {
         const offset = comment.loc?.start.column;
diff --git a/packages/babel-generator/test/index.js b/packages/babel-generator/test/index.js
index 021f7de6887b..1508bb101668 100644
--- a/packages/babel-generator/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-generator/test/index.js
@@ -1512,6 +1512,32 @@ describe("programmatic generation", function () {
         );"
       `);
     });
+
+    it("multi-line leading comment after return compact", () => {
+      const val = t.identifier("val");
+      val.leadingComments = [{ type: "CommentBlock", value: "new\nline" }];
+      expect(
+        generate(t.returnStatement(val), {
+          compact: true,
+        }).code,
+      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "return(/*new
+        line*/val);"
+      `);
+    });
+
+    it("multi-line leading comment after return concise", () => {
+      const val = t.identifier("val");
+      val.leadingComments = [{ type: "CommentBlock", value: "new\nline" }];
+      expect(
+        generate(t.returnStatement(val), {
+          concise: true,
+        }).code,
+      ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        "return (/*new
+        line*/ val );"
+      `);
+    });
   });
 });