diff --git a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/src/javascript/parser.ts b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/src/javascript/parser.ts
index 518a932c8f..9b089d0048 100644
--- a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/src/javascript/parser.ts
+++ b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/src/javascript/parser.ts
@@ -3079,7 +3079,7 @@ export class JavaScriptParserVisitor {
             return this.rightPadded({
                 kind: J.Kind.VariableDeclarations,
                 id: randomId(),
-                prefix: isMulti ? this.prefix(declaration) : emptySpace,
+                prefix: this.prefix(declaration),
                 markers: emptyMarkers,
                 leadingAnnotations: [],
                 modifiers: isMulti ? [] : modifiers,
diff --git a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/test/javascript/whitespace-attachment.test.ts b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/test/javascript/whitespace-attachment.test.ts
index 03479b524d..b9805ee6c3 100644
--- a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/test/javascript/whitespace-attachment.test.ts
+++ b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/test/javascript/whitespace-attachment.test.ts
@@ -172,7 +172,12 @@ describe('whitespace should be attached to the outermost element', () => {
         "const userScores = new Map<string, number>()",
         "function* generateUsers() { yield { id: 1 } };",
         "type T = undefined extends undefined ? string : never;",
-        "const FirstEntity = class FirstEntityClass {};"
+        "const FirstEntity = class FirstEntityClass {};",
+        `
+        for (
+          let i = 0; i < numberOfConnections; i++
+        ) {}
+        `
     ])('%s', async (sourceCode) => {
         // given
         const parser = new JavaScriptParser();