diff --git a/rules-tests/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector/Fixture/Symfony/route_with_leading_comment.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector/Fixture/Symfony/route_with_leading_comment.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..79a9932f57d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector/Fixture/Symfony/route_with_leading_comment.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php80\Rector\Class_\AnnotationToAttributeRector\Fixture\Symfony;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route;
+
+final class RouteWithLeadingComment
+{
+    /**
+     * this comment must be kept
+     * @Route("/path", name="action")
+     */
+    public function action()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php80\Rector\Class_\AnnotationToAttributeRector\Fixture\Symfony;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route;
+
+final class RouteWithLeadingComment
+{
+    /**
+     * this comment must be kept
+     */
+    #[Route(path: '/path', name: 'action')]
+    public function action()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector/Fixture/Symfony/route_with_trailing_comment.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector/Fixture/Symfony/route_with_trailing_comment.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62aabec3230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector/Fixture/Symfony/route_with_trailing_comment.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php80\Rector\Class_\AnnotationToAttributeRector\Fixture\Symfony;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route;
+
+final class RouteWithTrailingComment
+{
+    /**
+     * @Route("/path", name="action")
+     * this comment must be kept
+     */
+    public function action()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php80\Rector\Class_\AnnotationToAttributeRector\Fixture\Symfony;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route;
+
+final class RouteWithTrailingComment
+{
+    /**
+     * this comment must be kept
+     */
+    #[Route(path: '/path', name: 'action')]
+    public function action()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector/Fixture/Symfony/route_with_trailing_comment_multiline.php.inc b/rules-tests/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector/Fixture/Symfony/route_with_trailing_comment_multiline.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4204bb1dc3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector/Fixture/Symfony/route_with_trailing_comment_multiline.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php80\Rector\Class_\AnnotationToAttributeRector\Fixture\Symfony;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route;
+
+final class RouteWithTrailingCommentMultiline
+{
+    /**
+     * @Route(
+     *     "/path",
+     *     name="action"
+     * )
+     * this comment must be kept
+     */
+    public function action()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\Php80\Rector\Class_\AnnotationToAttributeRector\Fixture\Symfony;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route;
+
+final class RouteWithTrailingCommentMultiline
+{
+    /**
+     * this comment must be kept
+     */
+    #[Route(path: '/path', name: 'action')]
+    public function action()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector.php b/rules/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector.php
index 823b8d1c514..9c717570b22 100644
--- a/rules/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector.php
+++ b/rules/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 use Rector\PhpAttribute\NodeFactory\PhpAttributeGroupFactory;
 use Rector\PhpDocParser\PhpDocParser\PhpDocNodeTraverser;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
+use Rector\Util\StringUtils;
 use Rector\ValueObject\PhpVersionFeature;
 use Rector\VersionBonding\Contract\MinPhpVersionInterface;
 use Symplify\RuleDocGenerator\ValueObject\CodeSample\ConfiguredCodeSample;
@@ -51,6 +52,11 @@
  */
 final class AnnotationToAttributeRector extends AbstractRector implements ConfigurableRectorInterface, MinPhpVersionInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * Any unicode letter, to tell a real doc comment apart from leftover annotation syntax
+     */
+    private const string LETTER_REGEX = '#\p{L}#u';
+
     /**
      * @var AnnotationToAttribute[]
      */
@@ -307,13 +313,90 @@ private function processDoctrineAnnotationClasses(PhpDocInfo $phpDocInfo, array
             return [];
         }
 
+        $phpDocNode = $phpDocInfo->getPhpDocNode();
+
         foreach ($doctrineTagValueNodes as $doctrineTagValueNode) {
-            $this->phpDocTagRemover->removeTagValueFromNode($phpDocInfo, $doctrineTagValueNode);
+            // keep a doc comment that followed the annotation on the next line(s)
+            $trailingComment = $this->resolveTrailingComment((string) $doctrineTagValueNode->getOriginalContent());
+            if ($trailingComment === null) {
+                $this->phpDocTagRemover->removeTagValueFromNode($phpDocInfo, $doctrineTagValueNode);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            foreach ($phpDocNode->children as $key => $phpDocChildNode) {
+                if (! $phpDocChildNode instanceof PhpDocTagNode) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if ($phpDocChildNode->value !== $doctrineTagValueNode) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $phpDocNode->children[$key] = new PhpDocTextNode($trailingComment);
+            }
         }
 
         return $attributeGroups;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * A doctrine annotation swallows the doc comment placed on the line(s) below it into its original content.
+     * Split it back out, so it is not removed together with the converted annotation.
+     */
+    private function resolveTrailingComment(string $originalContent): ?string
+    {
+        if (! str_starts_with($originalContent, '(')) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $depth = 0;
+        $inString = false;
+        $stringChar = '';
+        $length = strlen($originalContent);
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < $length; ++$i) {
+            $char = $originalContent[$i];
+
+            if ($inString) {
+                if ($char === '\\') {
+                    // skip escaped char
+                    ++$i;
+                } elseif ($char === $stringChar) {
+                    $inString = false;
+                }
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if ($char === '"' || $char === "'") {
+                $inString = true;
+                $stringChar = $char;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if ($char === '(') {
+                ++$depth;
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if ($char === ')') {
+                --$depth;
+                if ($depth === 0) {
+                    $trailingComment = trim(substr($originalContent, $i + 1));
+
+                    // keep only a real doc comment, not leftover annotation syntax (e.g. a stray ")")
+                    if (! StringUtils::isMatch($trailingComment, self::LETTER_REGEX)) {
+                        return null;
+                    }
+
+                    return $trailingComment;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     private function matchAnnotationToAttribute(
         DoctrineAnnotationTagValueNode $doctrineAnnotationTagValueNode
     ): AnnotationToAttribute|null {