diff --git a/src/language-js/print/expression-statement.js b/src/language-js/print/expression-statement.js
index 156ec614a..df6e2e123 100644
--- a/src/language-js/print/expression-statement.js
+++ b/src/language-js/print/expression-statement.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
   printComments,
-  printCommentsSeparately,
+  printLeadingComments,
 } from "../../main/comments/print.js";
 import {
   isSingleHtmlEventHandlerExpressionStatement,
@@ -57,17 +57,13 @@ function printExpressionStatement(path, options, print) {
       );
 
       // Print the type cast comment separately and print `;` before it
-      // eslint-disable-next-line prettier-internal-rules/no-node-comments
-      const { comments } = node;
-      // eslint-disable-next-line prettier-internal-rules/no-node-comments
-      node.comments = [typeCastComment];
-      const typeCastCommentDoc = printCommentsSeparately(path, options).leading;
-      // eslint-disable-next-line prettier-internal-rules/no-node-comments
-      node.comments = comments;
-      // Make it printed, so `printComments` will ignore it
-      options[Symbol.for("printedComments")].add(typeCastComment);
+      const typeCastCommentDoc = printLeadingComments(path, options, {
+        filter: (comment) => comment === typeCastComment,
+      });
 
-      return printComments(path, [";", typeCastCommentDoc, ...parts], options);
+      return printComments(path, [";", typeCastCommentDoc, ...parts], options, {
+        filter: (comment) => comment !== typeCastComment,
+      });
     }
 
     parts.unshift(";");
diff --git a/src/main/ast-to-doc.js b/src/main/ast-to-doc.js
index 641681403..7b77f6e10 100644
--- a/src/main/ast-to-doc.js
+++ b/src/main/ast-to-doc.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import AstPath from "../common/ast-path.js";
 import { cursor, inheritLabel } from "../document/index.js";
+import isNonEmptyArray from "../utilities/is-non-empty-array.js";
 import isObject from "../utilities/is-object.js";
 import { attachComments } from "./comments/attach.js";
 import { ensureAllCommentsPrinted, printComments } from "./comments/print.js";
@@ -128,7 +129,11 @@ function callPluginPrintFunction(path, options, printPath, args, embeds) {
 
   // We let JSXElement print its comments itself because it adds () around
   // UnionTypeAnnotation has to align the child without the comments
-  if (printer.printComment && !printer.willPrintOwnComments?.(path, options)) {
+  if (
+    printer.printComment &&
+    isNonEmptyArray(node.comments) &&
+    !printer.willPrintOwnComments?.(path, options)
+  ) {
     // printComments will call the plugin print function and check for
     // comments to print
     doc = printComments(path, doc, options);
diff --git a/src/main/comments/print.js b/src/main/comments/print.js
index e6d9e256b..8aca909bb 100644
--- a/src/main/comments/print.js
+++ b/src/main/comments/print.js
@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ import {
   lineSuffix,
 } from "../../document/index.js";
 import hasNewline from "../../utilities/has-newline.js";
-import isNonEmptyArray from "../../utilities/is-non-empty-array.js";
 import isPreviousLineEmpty from "../../utilities/is-previous-line-empty.js";
 import { skipSpaces } from "../../utilities/skip.js";
 import skipNewline from "../../utilities/skip-newline.js";
 
 /**
- * @import AstPath from "../../common/ast-path.js"
- * @import {Doc, HardLine, Line} from "../../document/index.js"
- */
+@import AstPath from "../../common/ast-path.js"
+@import {Doc, HardLine, Line} from "../../document/index.js"
+@typedef {{
+  filter?: (comment) => boolean,
+}} CommentPrintOptions
+*/
 
 const returnTrue = () => true;
 
@@ -111,10 +113,9 @@ function printTrailingComment(path, options, previousComment) {
 
 /**
  * @param {AstPath} path
- * @param {{
+ * @param {CommentPrintOptions & {
  *  indent?: boolean,
  *  marker?: symbol | string,
- *  filter?: (comment) => boolean,
  * }} [danglingCommentsPrintOptions]
  * @returns {Doc}
  */
@@ -123,89 +124,133 @@ function printDanglingComments(
   options,
   danglingCommentsPrintOptions = {},
 ) {
-  const { node } = path;
-
-  if (!isNonEmptyArray(node?.comments)) {
-    return "";
-  }
-
   const {
     indent: shouldIndent = false,
     marker,
     filter = returnTrue,
   } = danglingCommentsPrintOptions;
+  const danglingComments = new Set(
+    path.node?.comments?.filter(
+      (comment) =>
+        !(
+          comment.leading ||
+          comment.trailing ||
+          comment.marker !== marker ||
+          !filter(comment)
+        ),
+    ),
+  );
 
-  const parts = [];
-  path.each(({ node: comment }) => {
-    if (
-      comment.leading ||
-      comment.trailing ||
-      comment.marker !== marker ||
-      !filter(comment)
-    ) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    parts.push(printComment(path, options));
-  }, "comments");
-
-  if (parts.length === 0) {
+  if (danglingComments.size === 0) {
     return "";
   }
 
+  const parts = path
+    .map(
+      ({ node: comment }) =>
+        danglingComments.has(comment) ? printComment(path, options) : "",
+      "comments",
+    )
+    .filter(Boolean);
+
   const doc = join(hardline, parts);
   return shouldIndent ? indent([hardline, doc]) : doc;
 }
 
 /**
-@returns {{leading?: Doc, trailing?: Doc}}
+@param {AstPath} path
+@param {CommentPrintOptions} [printOptions]
+@returns {Doc}
 */
-function printCommentsSeparately(path, options) {
-  const value = path.node;
-  if (!value) {
-    return {};
-  }
-
-  const ignored = options[Symbol.for("printedComments")];
-  const comments = (value.comments || []).filter(
-    (comment) => !ignored.has(comment),
+function printLeadingComments(path, options, printOptions) {
+  const printed = options[Symbol.for("printedComments")];
+  const filter = printOptions?.filter ?? returnTrue;
+  const leadingComments = new Set(
+    path.node?.comments?.filter(
+      (comment) => !printed?.has(comment) && comment.leading && filter(comment),
+    ),
   );
 
-  if (comments.length === 0) {
-    return { leading: "", trailing: "" };
+  if (leadingComments.size === 0) {
+    return "";
   }
 
-  const leadingParts = [];
-  const trailingParts = [];
+  return path
+    .map(
+      ({ node: comment }) =>
+        leadingComments.has(comment) ? printLeadingComment(path, options) : "",
+      "comments",
+    )
+    .filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+/**
+@param {AstPath} path
+@param {CommentPrintOptions} [printOptions]
+@returns {Doc}
+*/
+function printTrailingComments(path, options, printOptions) {
+  const comments = path.node?.comments;
+  const trailingComments = new Set(
+    comments?.filter((comment) => comment.trailing),
+  );
+  const printed = options[Symbol.for("printedComments")];
+  const filter = printOptions?.filter ?? returnTrue;
+  const commentsShouldPrint = new Set(
+    comments?.filter(
+      (comment) =>
+        trailingComments.has(comment) &&
+        !printed?.has(comment) &&
+        filter(comment),
+    ),
+  );
+
+  if (commentsShouldPrint.size === 0) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  const docs = [];
   let printedTrailingComment;
-  path.each(() => {
-    const comment = path.node;
-    if (ignored?.has(comment)) {
+  path.each(({ node: comment }) => {
+    if (!trailingComments.has(comment)) {
       return;
     }
 
-    const { leading, trailing } = comment;
-    if (leading) {
-      leadingParts.push(printLeadingComment(path, options));
-    } else if (trailing) {
-      printedTrailingComment = printTrailingComment(
-        path,
-        options,
-        printedTrailingComment,
-      );
-      trailingParts.push(printedTrailingComment.doc);
+    printedTrailingComment = printTrailingComment(
+      path,
+      options,
+      printedTrailingComment,
+    );
+
+    if (commentsShouldPrint.has(comment)) {
+      docs.push(printedTrailingComment.doc);
     }
   }, "comments");
 
-  return { leading: leadingParts, trailing: trailingParts };
+  return docs;
 }
 
-function printComments(path, doc, options) {
-  const { leading, trailing } = printCommentsSeparately(path, options);
-  if (!leading && !trailing) {
-    return doc;
-  }
-  return inheritLabel(doc, (doc) => [leading, doc, trailing]);
+/**
+@param {CommentPrintOptions} [printOptions]
+@returns {{leading: Doc, trailing: Doc}}
+*/
+function printCommentsSeparately(path, options, printOptions) {
+  return {
+    leading: printLeadingComments(path, options, printOptions),
+    trailing: printTrailingComments(path, options, printOptions),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+@param {CommentPrintOptions} [printOptions]
+@returns {Doc}
+*/
+function printComments(path, doc, options, printOptions) {
+  const leading = printLeadingComments(path, options, printOptions);
+  const trailing = printTrailingComments(path, options, printOptions);
+  return leading || trailing
+    ? inheritLabel(doc, (doc) => [leading, doc, trailing])
+    : doc;
 }
 
 function ensureAllCommentsPrinted(options) {
@@ -231,4 +276,5 @@ export {
   printComments,
   printCommentsSeparately,
   printDanglingComments,
+  printLeadingComments,
 };