diff --git a/src/Standards/PEAR/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php b/src/Standards/PEAR/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
index 408856fc5a..a9fbf173f2 100644
--- a/src/Standards/PEAR/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/PEAR/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 class FunctionCommentSniff implements Sniff
 {
+    const PARAMS_REGEX = '/((?:(?![$.]|&(?=\$)).)*)(?:((?:\.\.\.)?(?:\$|&)[^\s]+)(?:(\s+)(.*))?)?/';
 
     /**
      * Disable the check for functions with a lower visibility than the value given.
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ protected function processParams(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr, $commentStart)
 
             if ($tokens[($tag + 2)]['code'] === T_DOC_COMMENT_STRING) {
                 $matches = [];
-                preg_match('/((?:(?![$.]|&(?=\$)).)*)(?:((?:\.\.\.)?(?:\$|&)[^\s]+)(?:(\s+)(.*))?)?/', $tokens[($tag + 2)]['content'], $matches);
+                preg_match(self::PARAMS_REGEX, $tokens[($tag + 2)]['content'], $matches);
 
                 if (empty($matches) === false) {
                     $typeLen   = strlen($matches[1]);
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
index a23032e280..4ca880331f 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ protected function processParams(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr, $commentStart)
             $commentLines = [];
             if ($tokens[($tag + 2)]['code'] === T_DOC_COMMENT_STRING) {
                 $matches = [];
-                preg_match('/([^$&.]+)(?:((?:\.\.\.)?(?:\$|&)[^\s]+)(?:(\s+)(.*))?)?/', $tokens[($tag + 2)]['content'], $matches);
+                preg_match(self::PARAMS_REGEX, $tokens[($tag + 2)]['content'], $matches);
 
                 if (empty($matches) === false) {
                     $typeLen   = strlen($matches[1]);
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc
index deaa966eae..e6dade8649 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc
@@ -1041,3 +1041,14 @@ public function ignored() {
 }
 
 // phpcs:set Squiz.Commenting.FunctionComment specialMethods[] __construct,__destruct
+
+/**
+ * @param (Foo&Bar)|null $a Comment.
+ * @param string         $b Comment.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+public function setTranslator($a, &$b): void
+{
+    $this->translator = $translator;
+}
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
index b46df26b54..a2cfa8cc26 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
@@ -1041,3 +1041,14 @@ public function ignored() {
 }
 
 // phpcs:set Squiz.Commenting.FunctionComment specialMethods[] __construct,__destruct
+
+/**
+ * @param (Foo&Bar)|null $a Comment.
+ * @param string         $b Comment.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ */
+public function setTranslator($a, &$b): void
+{
+    $this->translator = $translator;
+}
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.php b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.php
index 632b7c51b2..e11ffe69b7 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.php
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ public function getErrorList()
             792  => 1,
             794  => 1,
             797  => 1,
-            801  => 1,
             828  => 1,
             840  => 1,
             852  => 1,
@@ -131,6 +130,7 @@ public function getErrorList()
             $errors[575]  = 2;
             $errors[627]  = 1;
             $errors[1002] = 1;
+            $errors[1051] = 1;
         } else {
             $errors[729] = 4;
             $errors[740] = 2;