diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/performance/UnnecessaryCopyInitialization.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/performance/UnnecessaryCopyInitialization.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/performance/UnnecessaryCopyInitialization.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/performance/UnnecessaryCopyInitialization.cpp
@@ -41,12 +41,21 @@
 
 void recordRemoval(const DeclStmt &Stmt, ASTContext &Context,
                    DiagnosticBuilder &Diagnostic) {
-  // Attempt to remove the whole line until the next non-comment token.
+  // Attempt to remove trailing comments as well.
   auto Tok = utils::lexer::findNextTokenSkippingComments(
       Stmt.getEndLoc(), Context.getSourceManager(), Context.getLangOpts());
-  if (Tok) {
-    Diagnostic << FixItHint::CreateRemoval(SourceRange(
-        Stmt.getBeginLoc(), Tok->getLocation().getLocWithOffset(-1)));
+  bool Invalid;
+  const char *TextAfter =
+      Context.getSourceManager().getCharacterData(Stmt.getEndLoc(), &Invalid);
+  if (Tok && !Invalid) {
+    size_t Offset = std::strcspn(TextAfter, "\n");
+    auto PastNewLine = Stmt.getEndLoc().getLocWithOffset(Offset + 1);
+    auto BeforeFirstTokenAfterComment = Tok->getLocation().getLocWithOffset(-1);
+    // Remove until the end of the line or the end of a trailing comment which
+    // ever comes first.
+    auto End = std::min(PastNewLine, BeforeFirstTokenAfterComment);
+    Diagnostic << FixItHint::CreateRemoval(
+        SourceRange(Stmt.getBeginLoc(), End));
   } else {
     Diagnostic << FixItHint::CreateRemoval(Stmt.getSourceRange());
   }
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/performance-unnecessary-copy-initialization.cpp
@@ -596,8 +596,15 @@
   // CHECK-FIXES: int i = 0; // Foo bar.
   auto TrailingCommentRemoved = ExpensiveTypeReference(); // Trailing comment.
   // CHECK-MESSAGES: [[@LINE-1]]:8: warning: the variable 'TrailingCommentRemoved' is copy-constructed from a const reference but is never used;
-  // CHECK-FIXES-NOT: auto TrailingCommentRemoved = ExpensiveTypeReference(); // Trailing comment.
+  // CHECK-FIXES-NOT: auto TrailingCommentRemoved = ExpensiveTypeReference();
+  // CHECK-FIXES-NOT: // Trailing comment.
   // clang-format on
+
+  auto UnusedAndUnnecessary = ExpensiveTypeReference();
+  // Comments on a new line should not be deleted.
+  // CHECK-MESSAGES: [[@LINE-2]]:8: warning: the variable 'UnusedAndUnnecessary' is copy-constructed
+  // CHECK-FIXES-NOT: auto UnusedAndUnnecessary = ExpensiveTypeReference();
+  // CHECK-FIXES: // Comments on a new line should not be deleted.
 }
 
 void negativeloopedOverObjectIsModified() {