diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala
index 4c493f033edb..193c4d74d977 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/parsing/Scanners.scala
@@ -631,7 +631,11 @@ object Scanners {
       nextChar()
       if (ch == '/') { skipLine(); finishComment() }
       else if (ch == '*') { nextChar(); skipComment(); finishComment() }
-      else false
+      else {
+        // This was not a comment, remove the `/` from the buffer
+        commentBuf.clear()
+        false
+      }
     }
 
 // Lookahead ---------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/language-server/test/dotty/tools/languageserver/HoverTest.scala b/language-server/test/dotty/tools/languageserver/HoverTest.scala
index 2de9d5faafaa..b78ea0e3163a 100644
--- a/language-server/test/dotty/tools/languageserver/HoverTest.scala
+++ b/language-server/test/dotty/tools/languageserver/HoverTest.scala
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ class HoverTest {
                        |
                        |**Version**
                        | - 1.0""".stripMargin))
+  }
 
+  @Test def i5482: Unit = {
+    code"""object Test {
+          |  def bar: Int = 2 / 1
+          |  /** hello */
+          |  def ${m1}baz${m2}: Int = ???
+          |}""".withSource
+      .hover(m1 to m2, hoverContent("Int", "hello"))
   }
 }