diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
index b0b7cafb32..3531758a4d 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ protected function processParams(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr, $commentStart)
             $commentLines = [];
             if ($tokens[($tag + 2)]['code'] === T_DOC_COMMENT_STRING) {
                 $matches = [];
-                preg_match('/([^$&.]+)(?:((?:\.\.\.)?(?:\$|&)[^\s]+)(?:(\s+)(.*))?)?/', $tokens[($tag + 2)]['content'], $matches);
+                preg_match('/((?:(?![$.]|&(?=\$)).)*)(?:((?:\.\.\.)?(?:\$|&)[^\s]+)(?:(\s+)(.*))?)?/', $tokens[($tag + 2)]['content'], $matches);
 
                 if (empty($matches) === false) {
                     $typeLen   = strlen($matches[1]);
@@ -323,7 +323,10 @@ protected function processParams(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr, $commentStart)
                     }
                 }
 
-                if (isset($matches[2]) === true) {
+                if ($tokens[($tag + 2)]['content'][0] === '$') {
+                    $error = 'Missing parameter type';
+                    $phpcsFile->addError($error, $tag, 'MissingParamType');
+                } else if (isset($matches[2]) === true) {
                     $var    = $matches[2];
                     $varLen = strlen($var);
                     if ($varLen > $maxVar) {
@@ -366,9 +369,6 @@ protected function processParams(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr, $commentStart)
                         $phpcsFile->addError($error, $tag, 'MissingParamComment');
                         $commentLines[] = ['comment' => ''];
                     }//end if
-                } else if ($tokens[($tag + 2)]['content'][0] === '$') {
-                    $error = 'Missing parameter type';
-                    $phpcsFile->addError($error, $tag, 'MissingParamType');
                 } else {
                     $error = 'Missing parameter name';
                     $phpcsFile->addError($error, $tag, 'MissingParamName');
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc
index 4fcbb6dbe0..79060f4fe7 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc
@@ -1158,3 +1158,12 @@ function paramVariation3($hasTypeNoComment): void {}
  * @return void
  */
 function paramVariation4($hasTypehasComment): void {}
+
+/**
+ * @param (Foo&Bar)|null $a Comment.
+ * @return void
+ */
+public function setTranslator($a): void
+{
+    $this->translator = $translator;
+}
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
index 817630b5ba..76fa862ab0 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/Commenting/FunctionCommentUnitTest.inc.fixed
@@ -1158,3 +1158,12 @@ function paramVariation3($hasTypeNoComment): void {}
  * @return void
  */
 function paramVariation4($hasTypehasComment): void {}
+
+/**
+ * @param (Foo&Bar)|null $a Comment.
+ * @return void
+ */
+public function setTranslator($a): void
+{
+    $this->translator = $translator;
+}