diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/test/toggleComment.test.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/test/toggleComment.test.ts
index 4793c3ed819..6e6a5c8252e 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/test/toggleComment.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/test/toggleComment.test.ts
@@ -726,4 +726,29 @@ suite('Tests for Toggle Comment action from Emmet in nested css (SCSS)', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+	test('toggle comment doesn\'t fail when start and end nodes differ HTML', () => {
+		const contents = `
+	<div>
+		<p>Hello</p>
+	</div>
+	`;
+		const expectedContents = `
+	<!--<div>
+		<p>Hello</p>
+	</div>-->
+	`;
+		return withRandomFileEditor(contents, 'html', (editor, doc) => {
+			editor.selections = [
+				new Selection(1, 2, 2, 9), // <div> to <p> inclusive
+			];
+
+			return toggleComment().then(() => {
+				assert.equal(doc.getText(), expectedContents);
+				return toggleComment().then(() => {
+					assert.equal(doc.getText(), contents);
+					return Promise.resolve();
+				});
+			});
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts b/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts
index 259a30292d8..17cac93bd4f 100644
--- a/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts
+++ b/extensions/emmet/src/util.ts
@@ -589,11 +589,20 @@ export function getNodesInBetween(node1: Node, node2: Node): Node[] {
 	return siblings;
 }
 
+function samePositions(pos1: vscode.Position | undefined, pos2: vscode.Position | undefined): boolean {
+	if (!pos1 && !pos2) {
+		return true;
+	} else if (pos1 && pos2 && pos1.isEqual(pos2)) {
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 export function sameNodes(node1: Node, node2: Node): boolean {
 	if (!node1 || !node2) {
 		return false;
 	}
-	return (<vscode.Position>node1.start).isEqual(node2.start) && (<vscode.Position>node1.end).isEqual(node2.end);
+	return samePositions(node1.start, node2.start) && samePositions(node1.end, node2.end);
 }
 
 export function getEmmetConfiguration(syntax: string) {