diff --git a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentSniff.php b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentSniff.php
index 0b2d342c..c58c97aa 100644
--- a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentSniff.php
+++ b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Commenting/DocCommentSniff.php
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
         if ($tokens[$firstTag]['line'] !== ($tokens[$prev]['line'] + 2)
             && isset($fileShort) === false
             && in_array($tokens[$firstTag]['content'], ['@code', '@link', '@endlink']) === false
+            && isset(Tokens::$phpcsCommentTokens[$tokens[$prev]['code']]) === false
         ) {
             $error = 'There must be exactly one blank line before the tags in a doc comment';
             $fix   = $phpcsFile->addFixableError($error, $firstTag, 'SpacingBeforeTags');
diff --git a/tests/Drupal/good/good.php b/tests/Drupal/good/good.php
index 357ba614..42c269ae 100644
--- a/tests/Drupal/good/good.php
+++ b/tests/Drupal/good/good.php
@@ -1986,3 +1986,20 @@ protected function getFallbackPluginId($plugin_id, array $configuration = []) {
   }
 
 }
+
+/**
+ * Provides a collection of condition plugins.
+ */
+class ConditionPluginCollection extends DefaultLazyPluginCollection {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   *
+   * phpcs:ignore Drupal.Commenting.FunctionComment.MissingReturnComment
+   * @return \Drupal\Core\Condition\ConditionInterface
+   */
+  public function &get($instance_id) {
+    return 'x';
+  }
+
+}