diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.ts b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.ts
index 2a23979dfa33..89531c705b1b 100644
--- a/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.ts
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/src/plugins/estree.ts
@@ -95,35 +95,25 @@ export default (superClass: typeof Parser) =>
       return this.estreeParseLiteral(value);
     }
 
+    // Cast a Directive to an ExpressionStatement. Mutates the input Directive.
     directiveToStmt(directive: N.Directive): N.ExpressionStatement {
-      const directiveLiteral = directive.value;
+      const expression = directive.value as any as N.EstreeLiteral;
+      delete directive.value;
 
-      const stmt = this.startNodeAt<N.ExpressionStatement>(
-        directive.start,
-        directive.loc.start,
-      );
-      const expression = this.startNodeAt<N.EstreeLiteral>(
-        directiveLiteral.start,
-        directiveLiteral.loc.start,
-      );
+      expression.type = "Literal";
+      // @ts-expect-error N.EstreeLiteral.raw is not defined.
+      expression.raw = expression.extra.raw;
+      expression.value = expression.extra.expressionValue;
 
-      expression.value = directiveLiteral.extra.expressionValue;
-      // @ts-expect-error TS2339: Property 'raw' does not exist on type 'Undone '.
-      expression.raw = directiveLiteral.extra.raw;
+      const stmt = directive as any as N.ExpressionStatement;
+      stmt.type = "ExpressionStatement";
+      stmt.expression = expression;
+      // @ts-expect-error N.ExpressionStatement.directive is not defined
+      stmt.directive = expression.extra.rawValue;
 
-      stmt.expression = this.finishNodeAt(
-        expression,
-        "Literal",
-        directiveLiteral.loc.end,
-      );
-      // @ts-expect-error N.Directive.value is not defined
-      stmt.directive = directiveLiteral.extra.raw.slice(1, -1);
-
-      return this.finishNodeAt(
-        stmt,
-        "ExpressionStatement",
-        directive.loc.end,
-      ) as N.ExpressionStatement;
+      delete expression.extra;
+
+      return stmt;
     }
 
     // ==================================
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/interleaved-comments/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/interleaved-comments/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..24c853e6bc11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/interleaved-comments/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// 1;
+"use strict";
+// 2;
+"use strict";
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/interleaved-comments/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/interleaved-comments/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b71ae9db581d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/interleaved-comments/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start":0,"end":39,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":4,"column":13}},
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start":0,"end":39,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":4,"column":13}},
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+        "start":6,"end":19,"loc":{"start":{"line":2,"column":0},"end":{"line":2,"column":13}},
+        "trailingComments": [
+          {
+            "type": "CommentLine",
+            "value": " 2;",
+            "start":20,"end":25,"loc":{"start":{"line":3,"column":0,"index":20},"end":{"line":3,"column":5,"index":25}}
+          }
+        ],
+        "leadingComments": [
+          {
+            "type": "CommentLine",
+            "value": " 1;",
+            "start":0,"end":5,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0,"index":0},"end":{"line":1,"column":5,"index":5}}
+          }
+        ],
+        "directive": "use strict",
+        "expression": {
+          "type": "Literal",
+          "start":6,"end":18,"loc":{"start":{"line":2,"column":0},"end":{"line":2,"column":12}},
+          "value": "use strict",
+          "raw": "\"use strict\""
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+        "start":26,"end":39,"loc":{"start":{"line":4,"column":0},"end":{"line":4,"column":13}},
+        "leadingComments": [
+          {
+            "type": "CommentLine",
+            "value": " 2;",
+            "start":20,"end":25,"loc":{"start":{"line":3,"column":0,"index":20},"end":{"line":3,"column":5,"index":25}}
+          }
+        ],
+        "directive": "use strict",
+        "expression": {
+          "type": "Literal",
+          "start":26,"end":38,"loc":{"start":{"line":4,"column":0},"end":{"line":4,"column":12}},
+          "value": "use strict",
+          "raw": "\"use strict\""
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "comments": [
+    {
+      "type": "CommentLine",
+      "value": " 1;",
+      "start":0,"end":5,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0,"index":0},"end":{"line":1,"column":5,"index":5}}
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "CommentLine",
+      "value": " 2;",
+      "start":20,"end":25,"loc":{"start":{"line":3,"column":0,"index":20},"end":{"line":3,"column":5,"index":25}}
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/input.js b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec942871d7de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+"use strict";
+
+/** @external foo */
diff --git a/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/output.json b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/output.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4c9909c37f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-parser/test/fixtures/estree/directives/trailing-comment-eof/output.json
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{
+  "type": "File",
+  "start":0,"end":35,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":3,"column":20}},
+  "program": {
+    "type": "Program",
+    "start":0,"end":35,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":3,"column":20}},
+    "sourceType": "script",
+    "interpreter": null,
+    "body": [
+      {
+        "type": "ExpressionStatement",
+        "start":0,"end":13,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":1,"column":13}},
+        "trailingComments": [
+          {
+            "type": "CommentBlock",
+            "value": "* @external foo ",
+            "start":15,"end":35,"loc":{"start":{"line":3,"column":0,"index":15},"end":{"line":3,"column":20,"index":35}}
+          }
+        ],
+        "expression": {
+          "type": "Literal",
+          "start":0,"end":12,"loc":{"start":{"line":1,"column":0},"end":{"line":1,"column":12}},
+          "value": "use strict",
+          "raw": "\"use strict\""
+        },
+        "directive": "use strict"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "comments": [
+    {
+      "type": "CommentBlock",
+      "value": "* @external foo ",
+      "start":15,"end":35,"loc":{"start":{"line":3,"column":0,"index":15},"end":{"line":3,"column":20,"index":35}}
+    }
+  ]
+}