diff --git a/queries/nix/injections.scm b/queries/nix/injections.scm
index 2b5d55ec1..c2c31c44e 100644
--- a/queries/nix/injections.scm
+++ b/queries/nix/injections.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 ((comment) @injection.content
  (#set! injection.language "comment"))
 
+((comment) @injection.language
+  . ; this is to make sure only adjacent comments are accounted for the injections
+  [
+    (string_expression (string_fragment) @injection.content)
+    (indented_string_expression (string_fragment) @injection.content)
+  ]
+  (#gsub! @injection.language "/%*%s*([%w%p]+)%s*%*/" "%1")
+  (#set! injection.combined))
+
 (apply_expression
   function: (_) @_func
   argument: [