diff --git a/src/comment.rs b/src/comment.rs
index 62b624acd49..42449d1060f 100644
--- a/src/comment.rs
+++ b/src/comment.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ use crate::rewrite::RewriteContext;
 use crate::shape::{Indent, Shape};
 use crate::string::{rewrite_string, StringFormat};
 use crate::utils::{
-    count_newlines, first_line_width, last_line_width, trim_left_preserve_layout, unicode_str_width,
+    count_newlines, first_line_width, last_line_width, trim_left_preserve_layout,
+    trimmed_last_line_width, unicode_str_width,
 };
 use crate::{ErrorKind, FormattingError};
 
@@ -171,11 +172,12 @@ pub(crate) fn combine_strs_with_missing_comments(
         String::with_capacity(prev_str.len() + next_str.len() + shape.indent.width() + 128);
     result.push_str(prev_str);
     let mut allow_one_line = !prev_str.contains('\n') && !next_str.contains('\n');
-    let first_sep = if prev_str.is_empty() || next_str.is_empty() {
-        ""
-    } else {
-        " "
-    };
+    let first_sep =
+        if prev_str.is_empty() || next_str.is_empty() || trimmed_last_line_width(prev_str) == 0 {
+            ""
+        } else {
+            " "
+        };
     let mut one_line_width =
         last_line_width(prev_str) + first_line_width(next_str) + first_sep.len();
 
diff --git a/src/items.rs b/src/items.rs
index 4fa7190c138..6ba83b577ae 100644
--- a/src/items.rs
+++ b/src/items.rs
@@ -1980,12 +1980,13 @@ impl Rewrite for ast::Param {
                 has_multiple_attr_lines,
             )
         } else if is_named_param(self) {
+            let param_name = &self
+                .pat
+                .rewrite(context, Shape::legacy(shape.width, shape.indent))?;
             let mut result = combine_strs_with_missing_comments(
                 context,
                 &param_attrs_result,
-                &self
-                    .pat
-                    .rewrite(context, Shape::legacy(shape.width, shape.indent))?,
+                param_name,
                 span,
                 shape,
                 !has_multiple_attr_lines,
@@ -1999,10 +2000,30 @@ impl Rewrite for ast::Param {
                 result.push_str(&after_comment);
                 let overhead = last_line_width(&result);
                 let max_width = shape.width.checked_sub(overhead)?;
-                let ty_str = self
+                if let Some(ty_str) = self
                     .ty
-                    .rewrite(context, Shape::legacy(max_width, shape.indent))?;
-                result.push_str(&ty_str);
+                    .rewrite(context, Shape::legacy(max_width, shape.indent))
+                {
+                    result.push_str(&ty_str);
+                } else {
+                    result = combine_strs_with_missing_comments(
+                        context,
+                        &(param_attrs_result + &shape.to_string_with_newline(context.config)),
+                        param_name,
+                        span,
+                        shape,
+                        !has_multiple_attr_lines,
+                    )?;
+                    result.push_str(&before_comment);
+                    result.push_str(colon_spaces(context.config));
+                    result.push_str(&after_comment);
+                    let overhead = last_line_width(&result);
+                    let max_width = shape.width.checked_sub(overhead)?;
+                    let ty_str = self
+                        .ty
+                        .rewrite(context, Shape::legacy(max_width, shape.indent))?;
+                    result.push_str(&ty_str);
+                }
             }
 
             Some(result)