diff --git a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
index 941c17cf..53aad198 100644
--- a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
+++ b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
@@ -5794,7 +5794,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }, function (token) {
       var children = token.children;
       if (!includeHtmlElements && token.type === "htmlFlow") {
-        children = children.slice(1, -1);
+        children = children[0] && children[0].text === "<!--" ? [] : children.slice(1, -1);
       }
       return children.filter(function (t) {
         return !ignoredChildTypes.has(t.type);
diff --git a/lib/md044.js b/lib/md044.js
index b78de559..298bc67f 100644
--- a/lib/md044.js
+++ b/lib/md044.js
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ module.exports = {
         (token) => {
           let { children } = token;
           if (!includeHtmlElements && (token.type === "htmlFlow")) {
-            children = children.slice(1, -1);
+            children = (children[0] && children[0].text === "<!--") ?
+              [] :
+              children.slice(1, -1);
           }
           return children.filter((t) => !ignoredChildTypes.has(t.type));
         }
diff --git a/test/proper-names-no-html.md b/test/proper-names-no-html.md
index e228ced4..82a14748 100644
--- a/test/proper-names-no-html.md
+++ b/test/proper-names-no-html.md
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ javascript {MD044}
 
 <code>javascript</code> {MD044}
 
+<!-- javascript -->
+
+<!--
+javascript
+-->
+
 <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {
   "MD033": false,
   "MD044": {
diff --git a/test/proper-names.md b/test/proper-names.md
index 722d7c91..80f2134d 100644
--- a/test/proper-names.md
+++ b/test/proper-names.md
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ javascript {MD044}
 
 <a error="{MD044}" id="javascript"/>
 
+<!-- javascript {MD044} -->
+
+<!--
+javascript {MD044}
+-->
+
 <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {
   "MD033": false,
   "MD044": {
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
index a0be6b5f..7ab20dee 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
@@ -36153,6 +36153,12 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       ␊
       <code>JavaScript</code> {MD044}␊
       ␊
+      <!-- javascript -->␊
+      ␊
+      <!--␊
+      javascript␊
+      -->␊
+      ␊
       <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {␊
         "MD033": false,␊
         "MD044": {␊
@@ -37438,6 +37444,46 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             'proper-names',
           ],
         },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: JavaScript; Actual: javascript',
+          errorRange: [
+            6,
+            10,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 10,
+            editColumn: 6,
+            insertText: 'JavaScript',
+          },
+          lineNumber: 101,
+          ruleDescription: 'Proper names should have the correct capitalization',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md044.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD044',
+            'proper-names',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: JavaScript; Actual: javascript',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            10,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 10,
+            editColumn: 1,
+            insertText: 'JavaScript',
+          },
+          lineNumber: 104,
+          ruleDescription: 'Proper names should have the correct capitalization',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md044.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD044',
+            'proper-names',
+          ],
+        },
         {
           errorContext: null,
           errorDetail: 'Expected: indented; Actual: fenced',
@@ -37552,6 +37598,12 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       ␊
       <a error="{MD044}" id="JavaScript"/>␊
       ␊
+      <!-- JavaScript {MD044} -->␊
+      ␊
+      <!--␊
+      JavaScript {MD044}␊
+      -->␊
+      ␊
       <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {␊
         "MD033": false,␊
         "MD044": {␊
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap
index d5a9d1ec..b33c4e8e 100644
Binary files a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap and b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap differ