diff --git a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/EachBlock.ts b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/EachBlock.ts
index bb78845dd9..0ef5baf181 100644
--- a/src/compiler/compile/nodes/EachBlock.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/compile/nodes/EachBlock.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default class EachBlock extends AbstractBlock {
 		([this.const_tags, this.children] = get_const_tags(info.children, component, this, this));
 
 		if (this.has_animation) {
-			this.children = this.children.filter(child => !isEmptyNode(child));
+			this.children = this.children.filter(child => !(child.type == 'Comment' || isEmptyNode(child)));
 
 			if (this.children.length !== 1) {
 				const child = this.children.find(child => !!(child as Element).animation);
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/animation-each-with-comment/errors.json b/test/validator/samples/animation-each-with-comment/errors.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0637a088a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/animation-each-with-comment/errors.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/validator/samples/animation-each-with-comment/input.svelte b/test/validator/samples/animation-each-with-comment/input.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c32ef5dfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/validator/samples/animation-each-with-comment/input.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<script>
+	function flip() {}
+</script>
+
+<div>
+	{#each [] as n (n)}
+		<!-- Comment -->
+		<!-- <div animate:flip></div> -->
+		<div animate:flip />
+	{/each}
+</div>