diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 218ce95..04762af 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ exports.astNodeVisitor = {
                     comment.value.indexOf('@classdesc') !== -1 ||
                     !noClassdescRegEx.test(comment.value)
                   ) {
-                    node.leadingComments.push(comment);
+                    node.leadingComments.unshift(comment);
                     node.parent.leadingComments.splice(i, 1);
                     const ignore =
                       parser.astBuilder.build('/** @ignore */').comments[0];
diff --git a/test/dest/expected.json b/test/dest/expected.json
index d614b5b..67fe4d0 100644
--- a/test/dest/expected.json
+++ b/test/dest/expected.json
@@ -237,6 +237,49 @@
     "scope": "inner",
     "memberof": "module:test"
   },
+  {
+    "comment": "/** @ignore */",
+    "meta": {
+      "range": [
+        434,
+        465
+      ],
+      "filename": "LeadingComments.js",
+      "lineno": 14,
+      "columnno": 0,
+      "code": {
+        "name": "exports.LeadingComments",
+        "type": "ClassDeclaration"
+      }
+    },
+    "ignore": true,
+    "name": "LeadingComments",
+    "longname": "LeadingComments",
+    "kind": "class",
+    "scope": "global"
+  },
+  {
+    "comment": "/**\n * Doclet\n */",
+    "meta": {
+      "range": [
+        441,
+        465
+      ],
+      "filename": "LeadingComments.js",
+      "lineno": 14,
+      "columnno": 7,
+      "code": {
+        "name": "LeadingComments",
+        "type": "ClassDeclaration",
+        "paramnames": []
+      }
+    },
+    "classdesc": "Doclet",
+    "name": "LeadingComments",
+    "longname": "LeadingComments",
+    "kind": "class",
+    "scope": "global"
+  },
   {
     "comment": "/**\n * @module test/sub/NumberStore\n */",
     "meta": {
diff --git a/test/src/sub/LeadingComments.js b/test/src/sub/LeadingComments.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b1ce07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/sub/LeadingComments.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Import statement required for JSDoc to include first comment as leading comment of the class.
+// Otherwise, it gets moved in the AST to the `Program` node from the `ExportNamedDeclaration` class node:
+// https://github.com/jsdoc/jsdoc/blob/main/packages/jsdoc-ast/lib/walker.js#L465
+// This itself may be a bug, as it seems to be intended for @module comments.
+import ''; // eslint-disable-line
+
+/*
+  Comment
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Doclet
+ */
+export class LeadingComments {}