diff --git a/tests/rules/test_comments.py b/tests/rules/test_comments.py
index 4f64a97..e6468f1 100644
--- a/tests/rules/test_comments.py
+++ b/tests/rules/test_comments.py
@@ -131,3 +131,19 @@ class CommentsTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                 '  require-starting-space: yes\n'
                 '  min-spaces-from-content: 2\n')
         self.check('# comment\n', conf)
+
+    def test_multi_line_scalar(self):
+        conf = ('comments:\n'
+                '  require-starting-space: yes\n'
+                '  min-spaces-from-content: 2\n'
+                'trailing-spaces: disable\n')
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'string: >\n'
+                   '  this is plain text\n'
+                   '\n'
+                   '# comment\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   '- string: >\n'
+                   '    this is plain text\n'
+                   '  \n'
+                   '  # comment\n', conf)
diff --git a/yamllint/rules/comments.py b/yamllint/rules/comments.py
index c2ec209..854755e 100644
--- a/yamllint/rules/comments.py
+++ b/yamllint/rules/comments.py
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ def check(conf, token, prev, next, context):
     for comment in get_comments_between_tokens(token, next):
         if (conf['min-spaces-from-content'] != -1 and
                 not isinstance(token, yaml.StreamStartToken) and
-                comment.line == token.end_mark.line + 1 and
-                comment.pointer - token.end_mark.pointer <
-                conf['min-spaces-from-content']):
-            yield LintProblem(comment.line, comment.column,
-                              'too few spaces before comment')
+                comment.line == token.end_mark.line + 1):
+            # Sometimes token end marks are on the next line
+            if token.end_mark.buffer[token.end_mark.pointer - 1] != '\n':
+                if (comment.pointer - token.end_mark.pointer <
+                        conf['min-spaces-from-content']):
+                    yield LintProblem(comment.line, comment.column,
+                                      'too few spaces before comment')
 
         if (conf['require-starting-space'] and
                 comment.pointer + 1 < len(comment.buffer) and