diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java
index aff13ba168ea..60d3d5d09952 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/editorActions/moveUpDown/StatementMover.java
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
  * User : catherine
  */
 public class StatementMover extends LineMover {
-  private @Nullable PyStatementList myStatementListToAddPass;
-  private @Nullable PyStatementList myStatementListToAddPassAfter;  
-  private @Nullable PsiElement myStatementToIncreaseIndent;
-  private @Nullable PsiElement myStatementToDecreaseIndent;
-  private @Nullable PyStatement myStatementToAddLinebreak;
-  private @Nullable PsiElement myStatementToMove;
-  private @Nullable PyStatementPart myStatementPartToRemovePass;
+  @Nullable private PyStatementList myStatementListToAddPass;
+  @Nullable private PyStatementList myStatementListToAddPassAfter;
+  @Nullable private PsiElement myStatementToIncreaseIndent;
+  @Nullable private PsiElement myStatementToDecreaseIndent;
+  @Nullable private PyStatement myStatementToAddLinebreak;
+  @Nullable private PsiElement myStatementToMove;
+  @Nullable private PyStatementPart myStatementPartToRemovePass;
   private boolean moveToEmptyLine = false;
 
   private void init(@NotNull final Editor editor, @NotNull final MoveInfo info, final boolean down) {
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ public class StatementMover extends LineMover {
       PyElement parent1 = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(myStatementToMove, PyFunction.class);
       if (parent2 != null && parent2 != parent1) {
         TextRange textRange2 = parent2.getTextRange();
-        info.toMove2 = new LineRange(doc.getLineNumber(textRange2.getStartOffset()),
-                                              doc.getLineNumber(textRange2.getEndOffset())+1);
+        int endOffset = myStatementToMove instanceof PsiComment? doc.getLineNumber(textRange2.getEndOffset())
+                                                               : doc.getLineNumber(textRange2.getEndOffset())+1;
+        info.toMove2 = new LineRange(doc.getLineNumber(textRange2.getStartOffset()), endOffset);
       }
       parent2 = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(element2, PyClass.class);
       parent1 = PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(myStatementToMove, PyClass.class);
@@ -359,9 +360,11 @@ public class StatementMover extends LineMover {
         myStatementPartToRemovePass = (PyStatementPart)statementParts.second;
       }
     }
-    if (!(statementPart1 instanceof PyExceptPart) && statementPart2 != null && statementPart1 != null && statementPart1.getParent() == statementPart2.getParent() ||
-        statementPart2 == statementPart1) return true;
-    return false;
+    return !(statementPart1 instanceof PyExceptPart) &&
+           statementPart2 != null &&
+           statementPart1 != null &&
+           statementPart1.getParent() == statementPart2.getParent() ||
+           statementPart2 == statementPart1;
   }
 
   private void decreaseIndent(Editor editor) {
diff --git a/python/testData/mover/commentUp.py b/python/testData/mover/commentUp.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff3952c201f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/mover/commentUp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+def f():
+    if True:
+        a = 1
+    else:
+        a = 2
+#comment<caret>
diff --git a/python/testData/mover/commentUp_afterDown.py b/python/testData/mover/commentUp_afterDown.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6da100a8dbf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/mover/commentUp_afterDown.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+def f():
+    if True:
+        a = 1
+    else:
+        a = 2
+
+#comment
diff --git a/python/testData/mover/commentUp_afterUp.py b/python/testData/mover/commentUp_afterUp.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b788b8514fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/mover/commentUp_afterUp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#comment
+def f():
+    if True:
+        a = 1
+    else:
+        a = 2
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStatementMoverTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStatementMoverTest.java
index 77f5a3cb0bcd..ce1f7dfda6e2 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStatementMoverTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyStatementMoverTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ public class PyStatementMoverTest extends PyTestCase {
     doTest();
   }
 
+  public void testCommentUp() {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void testTryExcept() {
     doTest();
   }