diff --git a/.github/workflows/blink_parity_mautic.yaml b/.github/workflows/blink_parity_mautic.yaml
index ef3e8f80e7..e84c4d7d96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/blink_parity_mautic.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/blink_parity_mautic.yaml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
             - name: Compare the two trees
               run: |
                   # ratchet gate: fail once the differing share crosses this; lower it as parity improves
-                  MAX_DIFF_PERCENT=0.3
+                  MAX_DIFF_PERCENT=0.25
                   total=0
                   differ=0
                   differing_files=""
diff --git a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/constructs.go b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/constructs.go
index dde73cf984..1137602b12 100644
--- a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/constructs.go
+++ b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/constructs.go
@@ -134,7 +134,15 @@ func (f SingleSpaceAroundConstruct) fixPreceded(s *tokens.Stream) bool {
 		}
 		prev := s.At(i - 1)
 		if prev.Kind == token.Whitespace {
-			if !hasNewline(prev.Value) && prev.Value != " " {
+			if !hasNewline(prev.Value) {
+				if prev.Value != " " {
+					s.SetValue(i-1, " ")
+					changed = true
+				}
+			} else if p := i - 2; p >= 0 && isBlockOrDocComment(s.At(p)) {
+				// a block/doc comment directly before the construct joins it onto the
+				// comment's closing line ("*/ elseif"); php-cs-fixer collapses the
+				// whitespace unless a "//"/"#" line comment precedes (code cannot follow)
 				s.SetValue(i-1, " ")
 				changed = true
 			}
diff --git a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/constructs_config_test.go b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/constructs_config_test.go
index a4dca68ae7..9c4b29f878 100644
--- a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/constructs_config_test.go
+++ b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/constructs_config_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ func TestConstructsConfigCases(t *testing.T) {
 		{"followed default", SingleSpaceAroundConstruct{}, "<?php if($a){return  1;}", "<?php if ($a){return  1;}"},
 		{"followed list", SingleSpaceAroundConstruct{}.WithConfig(map[string]any{"constructs_followed_by_a_single_space": []any{"return"}}).(fixerRule), "<?php if($a){return  1;}", "<?php if($a){return 1;}"},
 		{"preceded", SingleSpaceAroundConstruct{}.WithConfig(map[string]any{"constructs_preceded_by_a_single_space": []any{"else"}}).(fixerRule), "<?php if ($a) {}else {}", "<?php if ($a) {} else {}"},
+		{"preceded joins block comment before elseif", SingleSpaceAroundConstruct{}.WithConfig(map[string]any{"constructs_preceded_by_a_single_space": []any{"elseif"}}).(fixerRule), "<?php if ($a) {\n}\n/* note */\nelseif ($b) {\n}", "<?php if ($a) {\n}\n/* note */ elseif ($b) {\n}"},
+		{"preceded keeps line comment before else", SingleSpaceAroundConstruct{}.WithConfig(map[string]any{"constructs_preceded_by_a_single_space": []any{"else"}}).(fixerRule), "<?php if ($a) {\n}\n// note\nelse {\n}", "<?php if ($a) {\n}\n// note\nelse {\n}"},
 		{"yield from", SingleSpaceAroundConstruct{}.WithConfig(map[string]any{"constructs_contain_a_single_space": []any{"yield_from"}}).(fixerRule), "<?php function f() { yield   from $a; }", "<?php function f() { yield from $a; }"},
 		{"parens default none", NoSpacesInsideParenthesis{}, "<?php foo( $a );", "<?php foo($a);"},
 		{"parens single", NoSpacesInsideParenthesis{}.WithConfig(map[string]any{"space": "single"}).(fixerRule), "<?php foo($a, bar());", "<?php foo( $a, bar() );"},
diff --git a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/gen_arrays.go b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/gen_arrays.go
index 94a007df8e..7779ab4899 100644
--- a/blink/internal/fixer/rules/gen_arrays.go
+++ b/blink/internal/fixer/rules/gen_arrays.go
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ func commentAt(s *tokens.Stream, i int) bool {
 	return i >= 0 && i < s.Len() && isComment(s.At(i))
 }
 
+// isBlockOrDocComment reports whether t is a "/* */" block comment or a "/** */"
+// doc comment (not a "//"/"#" line comment and not a "#[...]" attribute).
+func isBlockOrDocComment(t token.Token) bool {
+	if t.Kind == token.DocComment {
+		return true
+	}
+	return t.Kind == token.Comment && strings.HasPrefix(t.Value, "/*")
+}
+
 func isLineComment(t token.Token) bool {
 	if t.Kind != token.Comment {
 		return false