diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.ts b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.ts
index 2a23979dfa33..e97af9aabbca 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.ts
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ export default (superClass: typeof Parser) =>
       // @ts-expect-error TS2339: Property 'raw' does not exist on type 'Undone '.
       expression.raw = directiveLiteral.extra.raw;
 
+      stmt.leadingComments = directive.leadingComments?.slice();
+      stmt.trailingComments = directive.trailingComments?.slice();
+
       stmt.expression = this.finishNodeAt(
         expression,
         "Literal",
@@ -175,6 +178,9 @@ export default (superClass: typeof Parser) =>
         end,
         afterBlockParse,
       );
+      if (node.directives.length) {
+        this.processComment(node);
+      }
 
       const directiveStatements = node.directives.map(d =>
         this.directiveToStmt(d),
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec942871d7de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"use strict";
+
+/** @external foo */
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4c9909c37f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start":0,"end":35,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":3,"column":20}},
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start":0,"end":35,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":3,"column":20}},
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+        "start":0,"end":13,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":1,"column":13}},
+        "trailingComments": [
+          {
+            "type": "CommentBlock",
+            "value": "* @external foo ",
+            "start":15,"end":35,"loc":{"start":{"line":3,"column":0,"index":15},"end":{"line":3,"column":20,"index":35}}
+          }
+        ],
+        "expression": {
+          "type": "Literal",
+          "start":0,"end":12,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":1,"column":12}},
+          "value": "use strict",
+          "raw": "\"use strict\""
+        },
+        "directive": "use strict"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "comments": [
+    {
+      "type": "CommentBlock",
+      "value": "* @external foo ",
+      "start":15,"end":35,"loc":{"start":{"line":3,"column":0,"index":15},"end":{"line":3,"column":20,"index":35}}
+    }
+  ]
+}