diff --git a/src/js/extractors/comments.ts b/src/js/extractors/comments.ts
index 86263db..1e11889 100644
--- a/src/js/extractors/comments.ts
+++ b/src/js/extractors/comments.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ export abstract class JsCommentUtils {
             case ts.SyntaxKind.ThrowStatement:
             case ts.SyntaxKind.ExpressionStatement:
             case ts.SyntaxKind.ParenthesizedExpression:
+            case ts.SyntaxKind.BinaryExpression:
                 return this.getExtractionPositions(node.parent, sourceFile);
 
             case ts.SyntaxKind.VariableDeclaration:
diff --git a/tests/js/extractors/comments.test.ts b/tests/js/extractors/comments.test.ts
index 3dd910a..4ce8074 100644
--- a/tests/js/extractors/comments.test.ts
+++ b/tests/js/extractors/comments.test.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ describe('JS: comments', () => {
             });
         });
 
-        describe('variable assignment', () => {
+        describe('variable declaration', () => {
 
             test('single variable', () => {
                 check(`
@@ -353,6 +353,16 @@ describe('JS: comments', () => {
             });
         });
 
+        test('variable assignment', () => {
+            check(`
+                // Relevant leading line comment
+                foo = getText('Foo'); // Relevant trailing line comment
+            `, {
+                otherLineLeading: ['Relevant leading line comment'],
+                sameLineTrailing: ['Relevant trailing line comment']
+            });
+        });
+
         describe('object literal', () => {
 
             describe('single line', () => {