diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/type_decl_comments_keep.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/type_decl_comments_keep.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c52b3de35b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/type_decl_comments_keep.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+const a = 1 // foo
+
+pub type Keycode = int // foo
+type Keycode2 = f64 | int // foo
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index af9bc1f1fc..51226fbf26 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -4118,7 +4118,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) type_decl() ast.TypeDecl {
 		p.error_with_pos('a type alias can not refer to itself: ${name}', decl_pos.extend(type_alias_pos))
 		return ast.AliasTypeDecl{}
 	}
-	comments = p.eat_comments(same_line: true)
+	comments = sum_variants[0].end_comments.clone()
 	return ast.AliasTypeDecl{
 		name: name
 		is_pub: is_pub