diff --git a/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js b/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js
index 68cd666532dc..fca426533acf 100644
--- a/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js
+++ b/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js
@@ -22,7 +22,21 @@ module.exports = {
         },
 
         fixable: "whitespace",
-        schema: [{ enum: ["starred-block", "separate-lines", "bare-block"] }],
+        schema: [
+            {
+                enum: ["starred-block", "separate-lines", "bare-block"]
+            },
+            {
+                type: "object",
+                properties: {
+                    allowJsDoc: {
+                        type: "boolean",
+                        default: true
+                    }
+                },
+                additionalProperties: false
+            }
+        ],
         messages: {
             expectedBlock: "Expected a block comment instead of consecutive line comments.",
             expectedBareBlock: "Expected a block comment without padding stars.",
@@ -37,6 +51,8 @@ module.exports = {
     create(context) {
         const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
         const option = context.options[0] || "starred-block";
+        const params = context.options[1] || {};
+        const allowJsDoc = "allowJsDoc" in params ? params.allowJsDoc : true;
 
         //----------------------------------------------------------------------
         // Helpers
@@ -333,11 +349,18 @@ module.exports = {
             "separate-lines"(commentGroup) {
                 const [firstComment] = commentGroup;
 
-                if (firstComment.type !== "Block" || isJSDocComment(commentGroup)) {
+                const isJSDoc = isJSDocComment(commentGroup);
+
+                if (firstComment.type !== "Block" || (allowJsDoc && isJSDoc)) {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                const commentLines = getCommentLines(commentGroup);
+                let commentLines = getCommentLines(commentGroup);
+
+                if (!allowJsDoc && isJSDoc) {
+                    commentLines = commentLines.slice(1, commentLines.length - 1);
+                }
+
                 const tokenAfter = sourceCode.getTokenAfter(firstComment, { includeComments: true });
 
                 if (tokenAfter && firstComment.loc.end.line === tokenAfter.loc.start.line) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js b/tests/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js
index 1f2302f9a226..9dabe791b371 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/multiline-comment-style.js
@@ -628,6 +628,20 @@ ruleTester.run("multiline-comment-style", rule, {
             options: ["separate-lines"],
             errors: [{ messageId: "expectedLines", line: 2 }]
         },
+        {
+            code: `
+                /**
+                 * JSDoc
+                 * Comment
+                 */
+            `,
+            output: `
+                // JSDoc
+                // Comment
+            `,
+            options: ["separate-lines", { allowJsDoc: false }],
+            errors: [{ messageId: "expectedLines", line: 2 }]
+        },
         {
             code: `
                 /* foo