diff --git a/src/PHPSQLParser/processors/FromProcessor.php b/src/PHPSQLParser/processors/FromProcessor.php
index b68229d7..85285f41 100644
--- a/src/PHPSQLParser/processors/FromProcessor.php
+++ b/src/PHPSQLParser/processors/FromProcessor.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ protected function processFromExpression(&$parseInfo) {
         if (substr(trim($parseInfo['table']), 0, 1) == '(') {
             $parseInfo['expression'] = $this->removeParenthesisFromStart($parseInfo['table']);
 
-            if (preg_match("/^\\s*select/i", $parseInfo['expression'])) {
+            if (preg_match("/^\\s*(-- [\\w\\s]+\\n)?\\s*SELECT/i", $parseInfo['expression'])) {
                 $parseInfo['sub_tree'] = $this->processSQLDefault($parseInfo['expression']);
                 $res['expr_type'] = ExpressionType::SUBQUERY;
             } else {
diff --git a/src/PHPSQLParser/utils/ExpressionToken.php b/src/PHPSQLParser/utils/ExpressionToken.php
index ef2f2664..f20ff89f 100644
--- a/src/PHPSQLParser/utils/ExpressionToken.php
+++ b/src/PHPSQLParser/utils/ExpressionToken.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public function isVariableToken() {
     }
 
     public function isSubQueryToken() {
-        return preg_match("/^\\(\\s*SELECT/i", $this->trim);
+        return preg_match("/^\\(\\s*(-- [\\w\\s]+\\n)?\\s*SELECT/i", $this->trim);
     }
 
     public function isExpression() {
diff --git a/tests/cases/parser/subselectTest.php b/tests/cases/parser/subselectTest.php
index 21bbdeb6..e659701c 100644
--- a/tests/cases/parser/subselectTest.php
+++ b/tests/cases/parser/subselectTest.php
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ public function testSubselect() {
         $expected = getExpectedValue(dirname(__FILE__), 'subselect2.serialized');
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $p, 'sub-select as table replacement with alias');
 
+		$sql = "SELECT (-- comment\nselect colA FRom TableA) as b From test t";
+		$p = $parser->parse($sql);
+		$expected = getExpectedValue(dirname(__FILE__), 'subselect3.serialized');
+		$this->assertEquals($expected, $p, 'sub-select starting with a comment');
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/expected/parser/subselect3.serialized b/tests/expected/parser/subselect3.serialized
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c04e526a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/expected/parser/subselect3.serialized
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+a:2:{s:6:"SELECT";a:1:{i:0;a:5:{s:9:"expr_type";s:10:"expression";s:5:"alias";a:4:{s:2:"as";b:1;s:4:"name";s:1:"b";s:9:"base_expr";s:4:"as b";s:9:"no_quotes";a:2:{s:5:"delim";b:0;s:5:"parts";a:1:{i:0;s:1:"b";}}}s:9:"base_expr";s:41:"(-- comment
+select colA FRom TableA) as b";s:8:"sub_tree";a:1:{i:0;a:3:{s:9:"expr_type";s:8:"subquery";s:9:"base_expr";s:36:"(-- comment
+select colA FRom TableA)";s:8:"sub_tree";a:2:{s:6:"SELECT";a:1:{i:0;a:6:{s:9:"expr_type";s:6:"colref";s:5:"alias";b:0;s:9:"base_expr";s:4:"colA";s:9:"no_quotes";a:2:{s:5:"delim";b:0;s:5:"parts";a:1:{i:0;s:4:"colA";}}s:8:"sub_tree";b:0;s:5:"delim";b:0;}}s:4:"FROM";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:9:"expr_type";s:5:"table";s:5:"table";s:6:"TableA";s:9:"no_quotes";a:2:{s:5:"delim";b:0;s:5:"parts";a:1:{i:0;s:6:"TableA";}}s:5:"alias";b:0;s:5:"hints";b:0;s:9:"join_type";s:4:"JOIN";s:8:"ref_type";b:0;s:10:"ref_clause";b:0;s:9:"base_expr";s:6:"TableA";s:8:"sub_tree";b:0;}}}}}s:5:"delim";b:0;}}s:4:"FROM";a:1:{i:0;a:10:{s:9:"expr_type";s:5:"table";s:5:"table";s:4:"test";s:9:"no_quotes";a:2:{s:5:"delim";b:0;s:5:"parts";a:1:{i:0;s:4:"test";}}s:5:"alias";a:4:{s:2:"as";b:0;s:4:"name";s:1:"t";s:9:"no_quotes";a:2:{s:5:"delim";b:0;s:5:"parts";a:1:{i:0;s:1:"t";}}s:9:"base_expr";s:1:"t";}s:5:"hints";b:0;s:9:"join_type";s:4:"JOIN";s:8:"ref_type";b:0;s:10:"ref_clause";b:0;s:9:"base_expr";s:6:"test t";s:8:"sub_tree";b:0;}}}