diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/matches/match_like_matches.rs b/clippy_lints/src/matches/match_like_matches.rs
index 0da4833f1df..34cc082687e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/matches/match_like_matches.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/matches/match_like_matches.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
 use clippy_utils::is_wild;
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet_with_applicability;
+use clippy_utils::span_contains_comment;
 use rustc_ast::{Attribute, LitKind};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir::{Arm, BorrowKind, Expr, ExprKind, Guard, Pat};
-use rustc_lint::LateContext;
+use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LintContext};
 use rustc_middle::ty;
 use rustc_span::source_map::Spanned;
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ where
         >,
 {
     if_chain! {
+        if !span_contains_comment(cx.sess().source_map(), expr.span);
         if iter.len() >= 2;
         if cx.typeck_results().expr_ty(expr).is_bool();
         if let Some((_, last_pat_opt, last_expr, _)) = iter.next_back();
diff --git a/tests/ui/match_expr_like_matches_macro.fixed b/tests/ui/match_expr_like_matches_macro.fixed
index 1ccbfda64b7..95ca571d07b 100644
--- a/tests/ui/match_expr_like_matches_macro.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/match_expr_like_matches_macro.fixed
@@ -167,4 +167,29 @@ fn main() {
             _ => false,
         };
     }
+
+    let x = ' ';
+    // ignore if match block contains comment
+    let _line_comments = match x {
+        // numbers are bad!
+        '1' | '2' | '3' => true,
+        // spaces are very important to be true.
+        ' ' => true,
+        // as are dots
+        '.' => true,
+        _ => false,
+    };
+
+    let _block_comments = match x {
+        /* numbers are bad!
+         */
+        '1' | '2' | '3' => true,
+        /* spaces are very important to be true.
+         */
+        ' ' => true,
+        /* as are dots
+         */
+        '.' => true,
+        _ => false,
+    };
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/match_expr_like_matches_macro.rs b/tests/ui/match_expr_like_matches_macro.rs
index a49991f5941..3b9c8cadadc 100644
--- a/tests/ui/match_expr_like_matches_macro.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/match_expr_like_matches_macro.rs
@@ -208,4 +208,29 @@ fn main() {
             _ => false,
         };
     }
+
+    let x = ' ';
+    // ignore if match block contains comment
+    let _line_comments = match x {
+        // numbers are bad!
+        '1' | '2' | '3' => true,
+        // spaces are very important to be true.
+        ' ' => true,
+        // as are dots
+        '.' => true,
+        _ => false,
+    };
+
+    let _block_comments = match x {
+        /* numbers are bad!
+         */
+        '1' | '2' | '3' => true,
+        /* spaces are very important to be true.
+         */
+        ' ' => true,
+        /* as are dots
+         */
+        '.' => true,
+        _ => false,
+    };
 }