diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/rewrite/CommentHandlingTestSource.rts b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/rewrite/CommentHandlingTestSource.rts
index 834c12d3ecb..443348952a6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/rewrite/CommentHandlingTestSource.rts
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/resources/rewrite/CommentHandlingTestSource.rts
@@ -2960,3 +2960,97 @@ void Demo::methode3()
 {
 } = /*Am Schluss*/
 
+//!CommentRecognitionAtTheBeginningBeforePreprocessorStatement 1
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.tests.rewrite.comenthandler.CommentHandlingTest
+//@test.h
+//TEST
+#ifndef TEST_H_
+#define TEST_H_
+
+class test
+{
+};
+
+#endif
+
+//=
+=>leading
+=>trailing
+=>freestanding
+
+//!CommentRecognitionAtTheBeginningBeforePreprocessorStatement 2
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.tests.rewrite.comenthandler.CommentHandlingTest
+//@test.h
+/*
+ * Licence information...
+ */
+
+#ifndef TEST_H_
+#define TEST_H_
+
+class test
+{
+};
+
+#endif
+
+//=
+=>leading
+=>trailing
+=>freestanding
+
+//!CommentRecognitionAtTheBeginningBeforePreprocessorStatement 3
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.tests.rewrite.comenthandler.CommentHandlingTest
+//@test.h
+/*
+ * Licence information...
+ */
+
+#ifndef TEST_H_
+#define TEST_H_
+
+//test
+class test
+{
+};
+
+#endif
+
+//=
+=>leading
+class test
+{
+}; = //test
+=>trailing
+=>freestanding
+
+//!CommentRecognitionAtTheBeginningBeforePreprocessorStatement 4
+//#org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.tests.rewrite.comenthandler.CommentHandlingTest
+//@test.h
+/*
+ * HideMethod.h
+ */
+
+#ifndef HIDEMETHOD_H_
+#define HIDEMETHOD_H_
+
+
+class HideMethod {
+public:
+    HideMethod();
+    virtual ~HideMethod();
+    void methode2();
+    void methode3();
+
+private:
+	int i;
+	bool isOk;
+};
+
+#endif /* HIDEMETHOD_H_ */
+
+//=
+=>leading
+=>trailing
+=>freestanding
+
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/commenthandler/ASTCommenter.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/commenthandler/ASTCommenter.java
index b3f17609b50..53aa8250704 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/commenthandler/ASTCommenter.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/rewrite/commenthandler/ASTCommenter.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.dom.rewrite.commenthandler;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTComment;
@@ -83,10 +84,12 @@ public class ASTCommenter {
 	private static ArrayList<IASTComment> removeAllPreprocessorComments(IASTTranslationUnit tu, ArrayList<IASTComment> comments) {
 		IASTPreprocessorStatement[] preprocessorStatements = tu.getAllPreprocessorStatements();
 		TreeMap<Integer,Object> treeOfPreProcessorLines = new TreeMap<Integer,Object>();
+		ArrayList<Integer> listOfPreProcessorOffset = new ArrayList<Integer>();
 
 		for (IASTPreprocessorStatement statement : preprocessorStatements) {
 			if (isInWorkspace(statement)) {
 				treeOfPreProcessorLines.put(OffsetHelper.getStartingLineNumber(statement),null);
+				listOfPreProcessorOffset.add(statement.getFileLocation().getNodeOffset());
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -96,11 +99,41 @@ public class ASTCommenter {
 			if (treeOfPreProcessorLines.containsKey(comStartLineNumber)) {
 				continue;
 			}
+			if(commentIsAtTheBeginningBeforePreprocessorStatements(comment, listOfPreProcessorOffset)) {
+				continue;
+			}
 			commentsInCode.add(comment);
 		}
 		return commentsInCode;
 	}
 
+	private static boolean commentIsAtTheBeginningBeforePreprocessorStatements(
+			IASTComment comment, 
+			ArrayList<Integer> listOfPreProcessorOffset) {
+		if(listOfPreProcessorOffset.size() <1) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		if(comment.getTranslationUnit()==null || comment.getTranslationUnit().getDeclarations().length < 1) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		IASTDeclaration decl = comment.getTranslationUnit().getDeclarations()[0];		
+		if(decl.getFileLocation().getNodeOffset() < comment.getFileLocation().getNodeOffset()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		Collections.sort(listOfPreProcessorOffset);
+		if(listOfPreProcessorOffset.get(0) < comment.getFileLocation().getNodeOffset()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		
+		if(listOfPreProcessorOffset.get(0) < decl.getFileLocation().getNodeOffset()) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	private static boolean isInWorkspace(IASTNode node) {
 		IPath workspacePath = Platform.getLocation();
 		IPath nodePath = new Path(node.getContainingFilename());