diff --git a/src/Lexer/TemplateLexer.php b/src/Lexer/TemplateLexer.php
index 2e7f33055..08d14ab4e 100644
--- a/src/Lexer/TemplateLexer.php
+++ b/src/Lexer/TemplateLexer.php
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public function yy_r1_2()
     {
 
        $to = $this->dataLength;
-       preg_match("/[*]{$this->compiler->getRdelPreg()}[\n]?/",$this->data,$match,PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE,$this->counter);
+       preg_match("/[*]{$this->compiler->getRdelPreg()}[\n]?/",$this->data,$match,PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE,$this->counter+2);
         if (isset($match[0][1])) {
             $to = $match[0][1] + strlen($match[0][0]);
         } else {
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/Comments/CommentsTest.php b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/Comments/CommentsTest.php
index 443ac39e6..e7e130625 100644
--- a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/Comments/CommentsTest.php
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/Comments/CommentsTest.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public function dataTestComments()
                      array("=\na\n{* comment 1 *}\n {* comment 2 *}\n{* comment 3 *}\nb\n=", "=\na\n b\n=", 'T12', $i++),
                      array("=\na\n{* comment 1 *}\n{* comment 2 *} \n{* comment 3 *}\nb\n=", "=\na\n \nb\n=", 'T13', $i++),
                      array("=\na\n{* comment 1 *}\n {* comment 2 *} \n{* comment 3 *}\nb\n=", "=\na\n  \nb\n=", 'T14', $i++),
+                     array("K{*} comment 1 *}L{*} comment 2 {*}", "KL", 'T15', $i++),
         );
     }