diff --git a/smartparens.el b/smartparens.el
index 4b81f40f..d40aa2c8 100644
--- a/smartparens.el
+++ b/smartparens.el
@@ -4810,6 +4810,8 @@ to non-stringlike matching and we can use a simple
 counting (stack) algorithm."
   (save-excursion
     (let ((restart-from (point))
+          (bounds (or (sp-get-comment-bounds)
+                      (cons (point-min) (point-max))))
           hit re)
       (while (not hit)
         (goto-char restart-from)
@@ -4818,9 +4820,11 @@ counting (stack) algorithm."
             (if back (forward-char) (backward-char)))
           (let* ((delimiters (-map 'car (sp--get-allowed-stringlike-list)))
                  (needle (sp--textmode-stringlike-regexp delimiters))
-                 (search-fn-f (if (not back) 'sp--search-forward-regexp 'sp--search-backward-regexp)))
-            (-if-let ((delim type) (sp--find-next-textmode-stringlike-delimiter needle search-fn-f))
+                 (search-fn-f (if (not back) 'sp--search-forward-regexp 'sp--search-backward-regexp))
+                 (limit-f (if (not back) (cdr bounds) (car bounds))))
+            (-if-let ((delim type) (sp--find-next-textmode-stringlike-delimiter needle search-fn-f limit-f))
                 (let ((search-fn (if (eq type :open) 'sp--search-forward-regexp 'sp--search-backward-regexp))
+                      (limit (if (eq type :open) (cdr bounds) (car bounds)))
                       (needle (sp--textmode-stringlike-regexp (list delim) (if (eq type :open) :close :open))))
                   (setq restart-from (point))
                   ;; this adjustments are made because elisp regexp
@@ -4832,7 +4836,7 @@ counting (stack) algorithm."
                     (when (and back (eq type :close)) (forward-char (1+ (length delim))))
                     (when (and back (eq type :open) (not (bobp))) (forward-char 1)))
                   (let ((other-end (point)))
-                    (when (sp--find-next-textmode-stringlike-delimiter needle search-fn)
+                    (when (sp--find-next-textmode-stringlike-delimiter needle search-fn limit)
                       ;; Beware, we also need to test the beg/end of
                       ;; buffer, because we have that variant in the
                       ;; regexp.  In that case the match does not
diff --git a/test/smartparens-get-stringlike-expression-test.el b/test/smartparens-get-stringlike-expression-test.el
index 99c29424..df7d7414 100644
--- a/test/smartparens-get-stringlike-expression-test.el
+++ b/test/smartparens-get-stringlike-expression-test.el
@@ -213,3 +213,17 @@
     (sp-test-get-textmode-stringlike-expression-in-org "/bar/ asd ~a|sd~" '(:beg 11 :end 16 :op "~" :cl "~" :prefix "" :suffix ""))
     (sp-test-get-textmode-stringlike-expression-in-org "|//" '(:beg 1 :end 3 :op "/" :cl "/" :prefix "" :suffix ""))
     (sp-test-get-textmode-stringlike-expression-in-org "//|" '(:beg 1 :end 3 :op "/" :cl "/" :prefix "" :suffix "") t)))
+
+(defun sp-test-get-textmode-stringlike-expression-in-html (initial result &optional back)
+  (sp-test-with-temp-buffer initial
+      (html-mode)
+    (should (equal (sp-get-textmode-stringlike-expression back) result))))
+
+(ert-deftest sp-test-get-textmode-stringlike-expression-html nil
+  (let ((sp-pairs '((t . ((:open "'" :close "'" :actions (insert wrap autoskip navigate)))))))
+    (sp-test-get-textmode-stringlike-expression-in-html
+     "<style> 'foo.png' </style> <!-- foodoett'| -->" nil t)
+    (sp-test-get-textmode-stringlike-expression-in-html
+     "<style> 'foo.png'| </style> <!-- foodoett' -->" '(:beg 9 :end 18 :op "'" :cl "'" :prefix "" :suffix "") t)
+    (sp-test-get-textmode-stringlike-expression-in-html
+     "<style> |'foo.png' </style> <!-- foodoett' -->" '(:beg 9 :end 18 :op "'" :cl "'" :prefix "" :suffix ""))))