diff --git a/packages/java-parser/src/comments.js b/packages/java-parser/src/comments.js
index cb3b5394..66397177 100644
--- a/packages/java-parser/src/comments.js
+++ b/packages/java-parser/src/comments.js
@@ -238,7 +238,12 @@ function attachComments(
       // prettier ignore support
       for (let i = 0; i < nodeLeadingComments.length; i++) {
         if (isPrettierIgnoreComment(nodeLeadingComments[i])) {
-          mostEnclosiveCstNodeByStartOffset[startOffset].ignore = true;
+          const node = mostEnclosiveCstNodeByStartOffset[startOffset];
+          const ignoreNode =
+            node.name === "blockStatements"
+              ? node.children.blockStatement[0]
+              : node;
+          ignoreNode.ignore = true;
           break;
         }
       }
diff --git a/packages/prettier-plugin-java/test/unit-test/prettier-ignore/block/_input.java b/packages/prettier-plugin-java/test/unit-test/prettier-ignore/block/_input.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b131513c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/prettier-plugin-java/test/unit-test/prettier-ignore/block/_input.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package tech.jhipster;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class StrangePrettierIgnore {
+
+  private StrangePrettierIgnore() {}
+
+  public static void drinkBeers() {
+    // prettier-ignore
+    Map<String, String> beers = Map.of(
+      "beer1", "Gulden Draak",
+      "beer2", "Piraat",
+      "beer3", "Kapittel"
+    );
+
+           System.out.println(beers); // not well formated here
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/prettier-plugin-java/test/unit-test/prettier-ignore/block/_output.java b/packages/prettier-plugin-java/test/unit-test/prettier-ignore/block/_output.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a0e7ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/prettier-plugin-java/test/unit-test/prettier-ignore/block/_output.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package tech.jhipster;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public class StrangePrettierIgnore {
+
+  private StrangePrettierIgnore() {}
+
+  public static void drinkBeers() {
+    // prettier-ignore
+    Map<String, String> beers = Map.of(
+      "beer1", "Gulden Draak",
+      "beer2", "Piraat",
+      "beer3", "Kapittel"
+    );
+
+    System.out.println(beers); // not well formated here
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/prettier-plugin-java/test/unit-test/prettier-ignore/prettier-ignore-spec.ts b/packages/prettier-plugin-java/test/unit-test/prettier-ignore/prettier-ignore-spec.ts
index 5e00de8b..0de49906 100644
--- a/packages/prettier-plugin-java/test/unit-test/prettier-ignore/prettier-ignore-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/prettier-plugin-java/test/unit-test/prettier-ignore/prettier-ignore-spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { testSample } from "../../test-utils";
 import * as path from "path";
 
 describe("prettier-java: try catch", () => {
+  testSample(path.resolve(__dirname, "./block"));
   testSample(path.resolve(__dirname, "./classDeclaration"));
   testSample(path.resolve(__dirname, "./method"));
   testSample(path.resolve(__dirname, "./multiple-ignore"));