1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sw/source/core/fields/postithelper.cxx b/sw/source/core/fields/postithelper.cxx
index 82e8531d4ad7..21041a6de01e 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/fields/postithelper.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/fields/postithelper.cxx
@@ -58,7 +58,22 @@ bool AnnotationMarkCoversCommentAnchor(const sw::mark::IMark* pAnnotationMark,
 
     if (rMarkStart != rAnchorPos)
     {
-        return false;
+        // This can be the as-char case: the comment placeholder character is exactly between the
+        // annotation mark start and end.
+        SwPosition aPosition(rMarkStart);
+        ++aPosition.nContent;
+        if (aPosition != rAnchorPos)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        ++aPosition.nContent;
+        if (aPosition != rMarkEnd)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
     }
 
     if (rMarkStart.nNode != rMarkEnd.nNode)