diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cc2d2389..b7dbf92d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, in reverse
 
 - [#18](https://github.com/webimpress/coding-standard/pull/18) `Commenting\DocComment` - fixes requiring content straight after doc-block - allows empty line when next content is another doc-block
 
+- [#19](https://github.com/webimpress/coding-standard/pull/19) `Commenting\DocComment` - fixes issue with doc-block after colon (for example in switch statement) - empty line is no longer required before doc-block in that case
+
 ## 1.0.2 - 2019-05-12
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/WebimpressCodingStandard/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentSniff.php b/src/WebimpressCodingStandard/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentSniff.php
index 45eb39b6..8c921bb9 100644
--- a/src/WebimpressCodingStandard/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentSniff.php
+++ b/src/WebimpressCodingStandard/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentSniff.php
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 use function substr;
 use function trim;
 
+use const T_COLON;
 use const T_DOC_COMMENT_CLOSE_TAG;
 use const T_DOC_COMMENT_OPEN_TAG;
 use const T_DOC_COMMENT_STAR;
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ private function checkBeforeOpen(File $phpcsFile, int $commentStart) : void
                 T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS,
                 T_OPEN_SHORT_ARRAY,
                 T_OPEN_TAG,
+                T_COLON,
             ], true)
         ) {
             $error = 'Missing blank line before doc comment';
diff --git a/test/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentUnitTest.inc b/test/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentUnitTest.inc
index 4f94e727..498aadcc 100644
--- a/test/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentUnitTest.inc
+++ b/test/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentUnitTest.inc
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class Foo
         ];
     }
 
-    public function docCommentInFunctionCall() : callable
+    public function docCommentInFunctionCall() : void
     {
         $this->getName(
             /**
@@ -287,6 +287,25 @@ class Foo
         );
     }
 
+    public function docCommentInSwitch(string $a)
+    {
+        switch ($a) {
+            case 'foo':
+                /** @var string $var */
+                $var = $this->getName();
+
+                return $var[0];
+            default:
+                /**
+                 * @param int[] $a
+                 * @return int
+                 */
+                return static function (array $a) {
+                   return PHP_INT_MAX;
+                };
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * FIRST DOC-BLOCK COMMENT
      */
diff --git a/test/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed b/test/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
index 01f6c224..41e7f799 100644
--- a/test/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
+++ b/test/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ $c = 'xyz';
         ];
     }
 
-    public function docCommentInFunctionCall() : callable
+    public function docCommentInFunctionCall() : void
     {
         $this->getName(
             /**
@@ -289,6 +289,25 @@ $c = 'xyz';
         );
     }
 
+    public function docCommentInSwitch(string $a)
+    {
+        switch ($a) {
+            case 'foo':
+                /** @var string $var */
+                $var = $this->getName();
+
+                return $var[0];
+            default:
+                /**
+                 * @param int[] $a
+                 * @return int
+                 */
+                return static function (array $a) {
+                   return PHP_INT_MAX;
+                };
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * FIRST DOC-BLOCK COMMENT
      */