diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/CodeInsightUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/CodeInsightUtil.java
index e7b82f674a84..01fd8f42ec50 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/CodeInsightUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/CodeInsightUtil.java
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.GlobalSearchScope;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.searches.ClassInheritorsSearch;
 import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
-import com.intellij.psi.util.FileTypeUtils;
-import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
-import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtilCore;
-import com.intellij.psi.util.TypeConversionUtil;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.proximity.PsiProximityComparator;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.util.RefactoringUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.Consumer;
@@ -128,7 +125,9 @@ public class CodeInsightUtil {
         element2 = element2.getParent();
       }
     }
-    if (endOffset != element2.getTextRange().getEndOffset()) return PsiElement.EMPTY_ARRAY;
+    if (endOffset != element2.getTextRange().getEndOffset() && !isAtTrailingComment(element1, element2, endOffset)) {
+      return PsiElement.EMPTY_ARRAY;
+    }
 
     if (parent instanceof PsiCodeBlock &&
         element1 == ((PsiCodeBlock)parent).getLBrace() && element2 == ((PsiCodeBlock)parent).getRBrace()) {
@@ -149,6 +148,28 @@ public class CodeInsightUtil {
     return getStatementsInRange(children, element1, element2);
   }
 
+  private static boolean isAtTrailingComment(PsiElement element1, PsiElement element2, int offset) {
+    if (element1 == element2 && element1 instanceof PsiExpressionStatement) {
+      for (PsiElement child = element1.getLastChild(); child != null; child = child.getPrevSibling()) {
+        if (PsiUtil.isJavaToken(child, JavaTokenType.SEMICOLON) && child.getTextRange().getEndOffset() == offset) {
+          return false; // findExpressionInRange() counts this as an expression - don't interfere with it
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    PsiElement trailing = element2;
+    while (trailing.getTextRange().contains(offset) && trailing.getLastChild() != null) {
+      trailing = trailing.getLastChild();
+    }
+    while (trailing instanceof PsiComment || trailing instanceof PsiWhiteSpace) {
+      PsiElement previous = trailing.getPrevSibling();
+      if (trailing.getTextRange().contains(offset)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      trailing = previous;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   @NotNull
   private static PsiElement[] getStatementsInRange(PsiElement[] children, PsiElement element1, PsiElement element2) {
     ArrayList<PsiElement> array = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -243,20 +264,19 @@ public class CodeInsightUtil {
 
   @NotNull
   public static PsiExpression[] findReferenceExpressions(PsiElement scope, PsiElement referee) {
-    ArrayList<PsiElement> array = new ArrayList<>();
-    if (scope != null) {
-      addReferenceExpressions(array, scope, referee);
-    }
-    return array.toArray(new PsiExpression[array.size()]);
+    if (scope == null) return PsiExpression.EMPTY_ARRAY;
+    List<PsiExpression> array = new ArrayList<>();
+    addReferenceExpressions(array, scope, referee);
+    return array.toArray(PsiExpression.EMPTY_ARRAY);
   }
 
-  private static void addReferenceExpressions(ArrayList<PsiElement> array, PsiElement scope, PsiElement referee) {
+  private static void addReferenceExpressions(List<PsiExpression> array, PsiElement scope, PsiElement referee) {
     PsiElement[] children = scope.getChildren();
     for (PsiElement child : children) {
       if (child instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) {
         PsiElement ref = ((PsiReferenceExpression)child).resolve();
         if (ref != null && PsiEquivalenceUtil.areElementsEquivalent(ref, referee)) {
-          array.add(child);
+          array.add((PsiExpression)child);
         }
       }
       addReferenceExpressions(array, child, referee);
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/ParametrizedDuplicates.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/ParametrizedDuplicates.java
index 869f15289452..0fd03ec4e192 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/ParametrizedDuplicates.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/extractMethod/ParametrizedDuplicates.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public class ParametrizedDuplicates {
 
   private ParametrizedDuplicates(@NotNull PsiElement[] pattern,
                                  @NotNull ExtractMethodProcessor originalProcessor) {
+    pattern = getFilteredElements(pattern);
     LOG.assertTrue(pattern.length != 0, "pattern length");
     if (pattern[0] instanceof PsiStatement) {
       PsiElement[] copy = copyElements(pattern);
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/BeforeCommentAfterSelectedFragment.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/BeforeCommentAfterSelectedFragment.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b69426d7098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/BeforeCommentAfterSelectedFragment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class CommentAfterSelectedFragment {
+    foo(boolean debugMode) {
+        int i= 0;
+        <selection>
+        if (debugMode) {
+            i = 1;
+        }</selection> /* comment */
+        System.out.println(i);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/BeforeCommentAfterSelectedFragment_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/BeforeCommentAfterSelectedFragment_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..970f5f31f6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/BeforeCommentAfterSelectedFragment_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class CommentAfterSelectedFragment {
+    foo(boolean debugMode) {
+        int i= 0;
+
+        i = newMethod(debugMode, i);
+        System.out.println(i);
+    }
+
+    private int newMethod(boolean debugMode, int i) {
+        if (debugMode) {
+            i = 1;
+        } /* comment */
+        return i;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/InsideCommentAfterSelectedFragment.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/InsideCommentAfterSelectedFragment.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc063b530557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/InsideCommentAfterSelectedFragment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class CommentAfterSelectedFragment {
+    foo(boolean debugMode) {
+        int i= 0;
+        <selection>
+        if (debugMode) {
+            i = 1;
+        } /* </selection>comment */
+        System.out.println(i);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/InsideCommentAfterSelectedFragment_after.java b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/InsideCommentAfterSelectedFragment_after.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..970f5f31f6f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/refactoring/extractMethod/InsideCommentAfterSelectedFragment_after.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class CommentAfterSelectedFragment {
+    foo(boolean debugMode) {
+        int i= 0;
+
+        i = newMethod(debugMode, i);
+        System.out.println(i);
+    }
+
+    private int newMethod(boolean debugMode, int i) {
+        if (debugMode) {
+            i = 1;
+        } /* comment */
+        return i;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/ExtractMethodTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/ExtractMethodTest.java
index 0c6409888ca4..03c97eb22293 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/ExtractMethodTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/refactoring/ExtractMethodTest.java
@@ -1217,6 +1217,14 @@ public class ExtractMethodTest extends LightCodeInsightTestCase {
     doDuplicatesTest();
   }
 
+  public void testBeforeCommentAfterSelectedFragment() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
+  public void testInsideCommentAfterSelectedFragment() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   public void testEmptyBlockStatement() throws Exception {
     doExitPointsTest(false);
   }