diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/nodes/handleImportDeclaration.ts b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/nodes/handleImportDeclaration.ts
index e82f0a2f9..91767a3c9 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/nodes/handleImportDeclaration.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/nodes/handleImportDeclaration.ts
@@ -68,3 +68,32 @@ function isNewGroup(
 
     return false;
 }
+
+/**
+ * ensure it's in a newline.
+ * if file has module script ensure an empty line to separate imports
+ */
+export function handleFirstInstanceImport(
+    tsAst: ts.SourceFile,
+    astOffset: number,
+    hasModuleScript: boolean,
+    str: MagicString
+) {
+    const firstImport = tsAst.statements
+        .filter(ts.isImportDeclaration)
+        .sort((a, b) => a.end - b.end)[0];
+    if (!firstImport) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const firstComment = Array.from(
+        ts.getLeadingCommentRanges(firstImport.getFullText(), 0) ?? []
+    ).sort((a, b) => a.pos - b.pos)[0];
+
+    const start =
+        firstComment && firstComment.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.MultiLineCommentTrivia
+            ? firstComment.pos + firstImport.getFullStart()
+            : firstImport.getStart();
+
+    str.appendRight(start + astOffset, '\n' + (hasModuleScript ? '\n' : ''));
+}
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/processInstanceScriptContent.ts b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/processInstanceScriptContent.ts
index e5861fdaa..f3d677213 100644
--- a/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/processInstanceScriptContent.ts
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/src/svelte2tsx/processInstanceScriptContent.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ import { ImplicitStoreValues } from './nodes/ImplicitStoreValues';
 import { Generics } from './nodes/Generics';
 import { is$$SlotsDeclaration } from './nodes/slot';
 import { preprendStr } from '../utils/magic-string';
-import { handleImportDeclaration } from './nodes/handleImportDeclaration';
+import {
+    handleFirstInstanceImport,
+    handleImportDeclaration
+} from './nodes/handleImportDeclaration';
 
 export interface InstanceScriptProcessResult {
     exportedNames: ExportedNames;
@@ -259,14 +262,7 @@ export function processInstanceScriptContent(
     implicitTopLevelNames.modifyCode(rootScope.declared);
     implicitStoreValues.modifyCode(astOffset, str);
 
-    const firstImport = tsAst.statements
-        .filter(ts.isImportDeclaration)
-        .sort((a, b) => a.end - b.end)[0];
-    if (firstImport) {
-        // ensure it's in a newline.
-        // if file has module script ensure an empty line to separate imports
-        str.appendRight(firstImport.getStart() + astOffset, '\n' + (hasModuleScript ? '\n' : ''));
-    }
+    handleFirstInstanceImport(tsAst, astOffset, hasModuleScript, str);
 
     if (mode === 'dts') {
         // Transform interface declarations to type declarations because indirectly
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/jsdoc-before-first-import/expected.tsx b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/jsdoc-before-first-import/expected.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af30243a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/jsdoc-before-first-import/expected.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+///<reference types="svelte" />
+<></>;// non-leading comment
+/**@typedef {{ a: string }} Foo */
+
+import ''
+function render() {
+
+    
+
+    
+    
+;
+() => (<></>);
+return { props: {}, slots: {}, getters: {}, events: {} }}
+
+export default class Input__SvelteComponent_ extends __sveltets_1_createSvelte2TsxComponent(__sveltets_1_partial(__sveltets_1_with_any_event(render()))) {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/jsdoc-before-first-import/expectedv2.ts b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/jsdoc-before-first-import/expectedv2.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc7df4291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/jsdoc-before-first-import/expectedv2.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+///<reference types="svelte" />
+;// non-leading comment
+/**@typedef {{ a: string }} Foo */
+
+import ''
+function render() {
+
+    
+
+    
+    
+;
+async () => {};
+return { props: {}, slots: {}, getters: {}, events: {} }}
+
+export default class Input__SvelteComponent_ extends __sveltets_1_createSvelte2TsxComponent(__sveltets_1_partial(__sveltets_1_with_any_event(render()))) {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/jsdoc-before-first-import/input.svelte b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/jsdoc-before-first-import/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85157c0e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/svelte2tsx/test/svelte2tsx/samples/jsdoc-before-first-import/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<script>
+    // non-leading comment
+
+    /**@typedef {{ a: string }} Foo */
+    import ''
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file