diff --git a/tsc/internal/parser/parser.go b/tsc/internal/parser/parser.go
index d969c8a98ef70..4e313a6a4b2a2 100644
--- a/tsc/internal/parser/parser.go
+++ b/tsc/internal/parser/parser.go
@@ -3301,6 +3301,7 @@ func (p *Parser) parseTypeParameters() *ast.NodeList {
 
 func (p *Parser) parseTypeParameter() *ast.Node {
 	pos := p.nodePos()
+	jsdoc := p.jsdocScannerInfo()
 	modifiers := p.parseModifiersEx(false /*allowDecorators*/, true /*permitConstAsModifier*/, false /*stopOnStartOfClassStaticBlock*/)
 	name := p.parseIdentifier()
 	var constraint *ast.TypeNode
@@ -3328,7 +3329,8 @@ func (p *Parser) parseTypeParameter() *ast.Node {
 		defaultType = p.parseType()
 	}
 	result := p.factory.NewTypeParameterDeclaration(modifiers, name, constraint, expression, defaultType)
-	return p.finishNode(result, pos)
+	p.withJSDoc(p.finishNode(result, pos), jsdoc)
+	return result
 }
 
 func (p *Parser) parseParameters(flags ParseFlags) *ast.NodeList {
diff --git a/tsc/internal/transformers/declarations/transform.go b/tsc/internal/transformers/declarations/transform.go
index e8e6c0b22c5f1..32b796d1f2bd5 100644
--- a/tsc/internal/transformers/declarations/transform.go
+++ b/tsc/internal/transformers/declarations/transform.go
@@ -189,12 +189,31 @@ func (tx *DeclarationTransformer) isInternalDeclaration(node *ast.Node, sourceFi
 		return false
 	}
 
-	for commentRange := range tx.getLeadingCommentRangesOfNode(parseTreeNode, sourceFile) {
-		if hasInternalAnnotation(commentRange, sourceFile) {
-			return true
+	for _, jsdoc := range parseTreeNode.JSDoc(sourceFile) {
+		if tags := jsdoc.AsJSDoc().Tags; tags != nil {
+			for _, tag := range tags.Nodes {
+				if tag.TagName().Text() == "internal" {
+					return true
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	return false
+
+	// Preserve explicit non-JSDoc annotations on the nearest leading comment.
+	var lastComment ast.CommentRange
+	for commentRange := range tx.getLeadingCommentRangesOfNode(parseTreeNode, sourceFile) {
+		lastComment = commentRange
+	}
+	if lastComment.End() == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	comment := sourceFile.Text()[lastComment.Pos():lastComment.End()]
+	if strings.HasPrefix(comment, "/**") {
+		return false
+	}
+	comment = strings.TrimLeft(strings.TrimSuffix(comment[2:], "*/"), "* \t\r\n")
+	words := strings.Fields(comment)
+	return len(words) > 0 && words[0] == "@internal"
 }
 
 func (tx *DeclarationTransformer) getLeadingCommentRangesOfNode(node *ast.Node, sourceFile *ast.SourceFile) iter.Seq[ast.CommentRange] {
diff --git a/tsc/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/stripInternalUnrelatedComments.js b/tsc/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/stripInternalUnrelatedComments.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..51aa3517937a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsc/testdata/baselines/reference/compiler/stripInternalUnrelatedComments.js
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+//// [tests/cases/compiler/stripInternalUnrelatedComments.ts] ////
+
+//// [unrelated.ts]
+export class Foo {
+    /**
+     * Should be stripped.
+     * @internal
+     */
+    shouldBeStripped = 1;
+
+    // TODO: maybe make this @internal?
+
+    /**
+     * Public member.
+     */
+    shouldNotBeStripped = 2;
+
+    // sure wish I had @internal support! anyway...
+    mentionedInLineComment = 3;
+
+    /* TODO: maybe make this @internal? */
+    mentionedInBlockComment = 4;
+
+    /** Public documentation mentioning `@internal`. */
+    mentionedInJSDocText = 5;
+
+    /** @internal */
+    internal = 6;
+
+    public = 7;
+
+    // @internal
+    internalLineAnnotation = 8;
+
+    /* @internal */
+    internalBlockAnnotation = 9;
+
+    /** @internal */
+    /** Additional documentation. */
+    internalWithMultipleJSDocComments = 10;
+
+    /** @internalOther */
+    publicWithOtherTag = 11;
+
+    // @internal
+    /** Public documentation. */
+    publicAfterUnrelatedAnnotation = 12;
+}
+
+/** @internal */
+export const x = 1;
+
+// TODO: maybe make this @internal?
+/** Public declaration. */
+export const publicValue = 2;
+
+export class InternalTypeParameter<
+    /** @internal */ T = unknown,
+    U = unknown
+> {}
+
+export class PublicTypeParameters<
+    // TODO: maybe make this @internal?
+    /** Public type parameter. */
+    T = unknown,
+    /** Public documentation mentioning `@internal`. */
+    U = unknown
+> {}
+
+//// [unrelatedJs.js]
+export class Bar {
+    /** @internal */
+    internal = 1;
+
+    // TODO: maybe make this @internal?
+    /** Public member. */
+    public = 2;
+
+    // sure wish I had @internal support! anyway...
+    mentionedInLineComment = 3;
+}
+
+
+
+
+//// [unrelated.d.ts]
+export declare class Foo {
+    /**
+     * Public member.
+     */
+    shouldNotBeStripped: number;
+    mentionedInLineComment: number;
+    mentionedInBlockComment: number;
+    /** Public documentation mentioning `@internal`. */
+    mentionedInJSDocText: number;
+    public: number;
+    /** @internalOther */
+    publicWithOtherTag: number;
+    /** Public documentation. */
+    publicAfterUnrelatedAnnotation: number;
+}
+/** Public declaration. */
+export declare const publicValue = 2;
+export declare class InternalTypeParameter<U = unknown> {
+}
+export declare class PublicTypeParameters<
+/** Public type parameter. */
+T = unknown, 
+/** Public documentation mentioning `@internal`. */
+U = unknown> {
+}
+//// [unrelatedJs.d.ts]
+export declare class Bar {
+    /** Public member. */
+    public: number;
+    mentionedInLineComment: number;
+}
diff --git a/tsc/testdata/tests/cases/compiler/stripInternalUnrelatedComments.ts b/tsc/testdata/tests/cases/compiler/stripInternalUnrelatedComments.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..749272a065ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsc/testdata/tests/cases/compiler/stripInternalUnrelatedComments.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+// @target: es2015
+// @declaration: true
+// @emitDeclarationOnly: true
+// @stripInternal: true
+// @allowJs: true
+// @outDir: out
+// @noTypesAndSymbols: true
+
+// @filename: unrelated.ts
+export class Foo {
+    /**
+     * Should be stripped.
+     * @internal
+     */
+    shouldBeStripped = 1;
+
+    // TODO: maybe make this @internal?
+
+    /**
+     * Public member.
+     */
+    shouldNotBeStripped = 2;
+
+    // sure wish I had @internal support! anyway...
+    mentionedInLineComment = 3;
+
+    /* TODO: maybe make this @internal? */
+    mentionedInBlockComment = 4;
+
+    /** Public documentation mentioning `@internal`. */
+    mentionedInJSDocText = 5;
+
+    /** @internal */
+    internal = 6;
+
+    public = 7;
+
+    // @internal
+    internalLineAnnotation = 8;
+
+    /* @internal */
+    internalBlockAnnotation = 9;
+
+    /** @internal */
+    /** Additional documentation. */
+    internalWithMultipleJSDocComments = 10;
+
+    /** @internalOther */
+    publicWithOtherTag = 11;
+
+    // @internal
+    /** Public documentation. */
+    publicAfterUnrelatedAnnotation = 12;
+}
+
+/** @internal */
+export const x = 1;
+
+// TODO: maybe make this @internal?
+/** Public declaration. */
+export const publicValue = 2;
+
+export class InternalTypeParameter<
+    /** @internal */ T = unknown,
+    U = unknown
+> {}
+
+export class PublicTypeParameters<
+    // TODO: maybe make this @internal?
+    /** Public type parameter. */
+    T = unknown,
+    /** Public documentation mentioning `@internal`. */
+    U = unknown
+> {}
+
+// @filename: unrelatedJs.js
+export class Bar {
+    /** @internal */
+    internal = 1;
+
+    // TODO: maybe make this @internal?
+    /** Public member. */
+    public = 2;
+
+    // sure wish I had @internal support! anyway...
+    mentionedInLineComment = 3;
+}