diff --git a/src/generation/generate.rs b/src/generation/generate.rs
index b3d2997..31f0a61 100644
--- a/src/generation/generate.rs
+++ b/src/generation/generate.rs
@@ -403,6 +403,15 @@ fn gen_surrounded_by_tokens<'a, 'b>(
       context,
     )));
     if let Some(leading_comments) = context.comments.get(&close_token_start) {
+      // the separating newline is emitted elsewhere, so only add a newline for a blank line in the source
+      if let Some(start) = leading_comments.first().map(|c| c.start()) {
+        let comment_start_line = context.text_info.line_index(start);
+        if let Some(prev_token) = context.token_finder.get_previous_token(&Range::from_byte_index(start))
+          && comment_start_line > context.text_info.line_index(prev_token.end()) + 1
+        {
+          items.push_signal(Signal::NewLine);
+        }
+      }
       items.extend(ir_helpers::with_indent(gen_comments_as_statements(
         leading_comments.iter(),
         None,
diff --git a/tests/specs/comments/Comments_BlankLineBeforeTrailing.txt b/tests/specs/comments/Comments_BlankLineBeforeTrailing.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e13b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/comments/Comments_BlankLineBeforeTrailing.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+-- /file.jsonc --
+== should preserve a blank line before trailing comments at the end of an object (#34) ==
+{
+  // This is a setting.
+  "foo": "",
+
+  // These settings are temporarily commented out.
+  // "baz": "",
+  // "qux": ""
+}
+
+[expect]
+{
+  // This is a setting.
+  "foo": "",
+
+  // These settings are temporarily commented out.
+  // "baz": "",
+  // "qux": ""
+}
+
+== should preserve a blank line before trailing comments at the end of an array ==
+[
+  "foo",
+
+  // trailing comment
+  // another
+]
+
+[expect]
+[
+  "foo",
+
+  // trailing comment
+  // another
+]
+
+== should not add a blank line before trailing comments when the source had none ==
+{
+  "foo": ""
+  // trailing comment
+}
+
+[expect]
+{
+  "foo": "",
+  // trailing comment
+}
+
+== should collapse multiple blank lines before trailing comments to one ==
+{
+  "foo": ""
+
+
+
+  // trailing comment
+}
+
+[expect]
+{
+  "foo": "",
+
+  // trailing comment
+}