diff --git a/crates/sqlquack-rules/src/conversion/_helpers/queries/query.rs b/crates/sqlquack-rules/src/conversion/_helpers/queries/query.rs
index 9f31153c1..2723d2c36 100644
--- a/crates/sqlquack-rules/src/conversion/_helpers/queries/query.rs
+++ b/crates/sqlquack-rules/src/conversion/_helpers/queries/query.rs
@@ -607,7 +607,19 @@ fn convert_projection(
             let _rule = site.context.log.rule(COMMENT);
             let annotated = payload_object(payload, &construct)?;
             require_understood(annotated, &["this", "trailing_comments"], &construct)?;
-            convert_projection(field(annotated, "this", &construct)?, site, named)
+            let this = field(annotated, "this", &construct)?;
+            match node_kind(this) {
+                Some((kind, _)) if named && !matches!(kind, "star" | "alias" | "column") => {
+                    let refusal = missing(
+                        Construct::new(ConstructFamily::Syntax, UNALIASED_OUTPUT_NAME_CONSTRUCT),
+                        format!(
+                            "Snowflake names this `{kind}` column after its text, comment included"
+                        ),
+                    );
+                    Err(site.context.locator.placed(refusal, this))
+                }
+                _ => convert_projection(this, site, named),
+            }
         }
         Some(("alias", payload)) => {
             let _rule = site.context.log.rule(ALIAS);
diff --git a/crates/sqlquack-rules/src/conversion/_helpers/support/tree.rs b/crates/sqlquack-rules/src/conversion/_helpers/support/tree.rs
index 32afd251b..e9752cea2 100644
--- a/crates/sqlquack-rules/src/conversion/_helpers/support/tree.rs
+++ b/crates/sqlquack-rules/src/conversion/_helpers/support/tree.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const COSMETIC_FIELDS: &[&str] = &[
     "comments",
     "leading_comments",
     "pre_alias_comments",
+    "post_select_comments",
     "left_comments",
     "operator_comments",
     "right_comments",
@@ -194,13 +195,65 @@ pub(crate) fn integer_literal(node: &Value) -> Option<u64> {
 
 /// The tree conversion reads, positions stripped and quoted identifiers folded if case is ignored.
 pub(crate) fn session_tree(positioned: &Value, ignore_quoted_case: bool) -> Result<Value, String> {
-    let mut tree = strip_positions(positioned);
+    let mut tree = without_comment_wrappers(&strip_positions(positioned));
     if ignore_quoted_case {
         fold_quoted(&mut tree)?;
     }
     Ok(tree)
 }
 
+/// `value` with each node that only wrapped a comment replaced by the node it wrapped.
+fn without_comment_wrappers(value: &Value) -> Value {
+    unwrap_comments(value, false)
+}
+
+/// `value` with its comment wrappers unwrapped, its own kept if `keep_wrapper`.
+fn unwrap_comments(value: &Value, keep_wrapper: bool) -> Value {
+    match value {
+        Value::Object(fields) => match fields.get("annotated").and_then(Value::as_object) {
+            Some(annotated) if !keep_wrapper && fields.len() == 1 && annotated.len() == 1 => {
+                annotated
+                    .get("this")
+                    .map_or_else(|| value.clone(), without_comment_wrappers)
+            }
+            _ => Value::Object(
+                fields
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|(key, field)| (key.clone(), unwrap_field(key, field)))
+                    .collect(),
+            ),
+        },
+        Value::Array(items) => Value::Array(items.iter().map(without_comment_wrappers).collect()),
+        other => other.clone(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// A node's field unwrapped; a SELECT keeps its select items' wrappers, which name their columns.
+fn unwrap_field(key: &str, field: &Value) -> Value {
+    match (key, field) {
+        ("select", Value::Object(clauses)) => Value::Object(
+            clauses
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(name, clause)| (name.clone(), unwrap_clause(name, clause)))
+                .collect(),
+        ),
+        _ => without_comment_wrappers(field),
+    }
+}
+
+/// A SELECT clause with comment wrappers unwrapped, except around the select items themselves.
+fn unwrap_clause(name: &str, clause: &Value) -> Value {
+    match (name, clause) {
+        ("expressions", Value::Array(items)) => Value::Array(
+            items
+                .iter()
+                .map(|item| unwrap_comments(item, true))
+                .collect(),
+        ),
+        _ => without_comment_wrappers(clause),
+    }
+}
+
 /// Upper-cases the name of each quoted identifier under `value`.
 fn fold_quoted(value: &mut Value) -> Result<(), String> {
     match value {
diff --git a/crates/sqlquack/src/analysis/tests/test_analyze.rs b/crates/sqlquack/src/analysis/tests/test_analyze.rs
index 84eccf154..74a28b0e9 100644
--- a/crates/sqlquack/src/analysis/tests/test_analyze.rs
+++ b/crates/sqlquack/src/analysis/tests/test_analyze.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,32 @@ fn given_sql_and_a_schema_when_analyzing_then_it_converts_or_refuses_with_a_cate
                 converted: true,
             },
         },
+        AnalyzeTestCase {
+            description: "a block comment straight after SELECT is dropped",
+            sql: "SELECT /* c */ amount AS v FROM orders",
+            expected_summary: converted(),
+        },
+        AnalyzeTestCase {
+            description: "a line comment straight after SELECT is dropped",
+            sql: "SELECT -- note\n amount AS v FROM orders",
+            expected_summary: converted(),
+        },
+        AnalyzeTestCase {
+            description: "a comment after SELECT inside a CTE and a subquery is dropped",
+            sql: "WITH x AS (SELECT /* c */ amount FROM orders) \
+                  SELECT v FROM (SELECT /* d */ amount AS v FROM x) AS s",
+            expected_summary: converted(),
+        },
+        AnalyzeTestCase {
+            description: "a comment after a literal argument leaves the literal a literal",
+            sql: "SELECT ROUND(amount, 1 /* c */) AS v FROM orders",
+            expected_summary: converted(),
+        },
+        AnalyzeTestCase {
+            description: "an unaliased literal carrying a comment has no recorded column name",
+            sql: "SELECT 'x' /* c */ FROM orders",
+            expected_summary: refused(RefusalCategory::MissingRule),
+        },
         AnalyzeTestCase {
             description: "comments after select items and inside expressions are dropped",
             sql: "SELECT amount /* net */ + 1 AS gross, -- trailing\n customer_id -- last\n \