diff --git a/src/printer.mjs b/src/printer.mjs
index e643a4775..94bbed187 100644
--- a/src/printer.mjs
+++ b/src/printer.mjs
@@ -984,9 +984,13 @@ function printLines(path, options, print, childrenAttribute = "children") {
     const isBlockNestedNode =
       node.kind === "block" &&
       parentNode &&
-      ["function", "closure", "method", "try", "catch"].includes(
+      (["function", "closure", "method", "try", "catch"].includes(
         parentNode.kind
-      );
+      ) ||
+        (parentNode.kind === "if" &&
+          parentNode.shortForm &&
+          isInlineNode &&
+          childNode.leadingComments?.length > 0));
 
     let beforeCloseTagInlineNode = isBlockNestedNode && isFirstNode ? "" : " ";
 
diff --git a/tests/inline/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.mjs.snap b/tests/inline/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.mjs.snap
index 21bf1ebde..ad34ad468 100644
--- a/tests/inline/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.mjs.snap
+++ b/tests/inline/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.mjs.snap
@@ -2415,6 +2415,26 @@ printWidth: 80
 ================================================================================
 `;
 
+exports[`mixed-2494.php 1`] = `
+====================================options=====================================
+parsers: ["php"]
+printWidth: 80
+                                                                                | printWidth
+=====================================input======================================
+<?php if (true): // example comment
+  ?>
+  <h1>Heading</h1>
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+=====================================output=====================================
+<?php if (true):// example comment
+    ?>
+  <h1>Heading</h1>
+<?php endif; ?>
+
+================================================================================
+`;
+
 exports[`namespace-1.php 1`] = `
 ====================================options=====================================
 parsers: ["php"]
diff --git a/tests/inline/mixed-2494.php b/tests/inline/mixed-2494.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d1d87990
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/inline/mixed-2494.php
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?php if (true): // example comment
+  ?>
+  <h1>Heading</h1>
+<?php endif; ?>