diff --git a/toml/value.hpp b/toml/value.hpp
index efe01e8..eaaaf23 100644
--- a/toml/value.hpp
+++ b/toml/value.hpp
@@ -977,16 +977,14 @@ class basic_value
     array_type     && as_array()           && noexcept {return std::move(this->array_.value());}
     table_type     && as_table()           && noexcept {return std::move(this->table_.value());}
 
-    comment_type const& comments() const noexcept
-    {
-        return this->comments_;
-    }
-
     source_location location() const
     {
         return source_location(this->region_info_);
     }
 
+    comment_type const& comments() const noexcept {return this->comments_;}
+    comment_type&       comments()       noexcept {return this->comments_;}
+
   private:
 
     void cleanup() noexcept