diff --git a/src/PostRector/Rector/UnusedImportRemovingPostRector.php b/src/PostRector/Rector/UnusedImportRemovingPostRector.php
index e6b50887354..4d172a590c8 100644
--- a/src/PostRector/Rector/UnusedImportRemovingPostRector.php
+++ b/src/PostRector/Rector/UnusedImportRemovingPostRector.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use PhpParser\Node\Name;
 use PhpParser\Node\Name\FullyQualified;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Namespace_;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Nop;
 use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Use_;
 use PhpParser\Node\UseItem;
 use PhpParser\NodeVisitor;
@@ -71,7 +72,14 @@ public function enterNode(Node $node): ?Node
             }
 
             if ($stmt->uses === []) {
-                unset($node->stmts[$key]);
+                $comments = $node->stmts[$key]->getComments();
+
+                if ($key === 0 && $comments !== []) {
+                    $node->stmts[$key] = new Nop();
+                    $node->stmts[$key]->setAttribute(AttributeKey::COMMENTS, $comments);
+                } else {
+                    unset($node->stmts[$key]);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Issues/NoNamespaced/Fixture/keep_first_comment.php.inc b/tests/Issues/NoNamespaced/Fixture/keep_first_comment.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58b3fe666e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Issues/NoNamespaced/Fixture/keep_first_comment.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @license some license docblock
+ */
+use PhpParser\Node\Scalar\String_ as Foo;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Array_;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression as Bar;
+
+new Bar(new Array_([]));
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @license some license docblock
+ */
+
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Array_;
+use PhpParser\Node\Stmt\Expression as Bar;
+
+new Bar(new Array_([]));
+
+?>