diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index b2f7eb4bdb..a24392024f 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -4645,7 +4645,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
             const sourceFile = getValidSourceFile(fileName);
             const node = getTouchingPropertyName(sourceFile, position);
-            if (!node) {
+            if (node === sourceFile) {
                 return undefined;
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/hoverOverComment.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/hoverOverComment.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b328b3a82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/hoverOverComment.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts" />
+
+////export function f() {}
+//////foo
+/////**///moo
+
+goTo.marker();
+verify.quickInfoIs("");
+