diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
index fb163f8006..7b750536e9 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
@@ -437,7 +437,11 @@ impl<'a> Checker<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns the [`Tokens`] for the parsed source file
+    /// Returns the [`Tokens`] for the parsed source file.
+    /// 
+    /// 
+    /// Unlike [`Self::tokens`], this method always returns
+    /// the tokens for the current file, even when within a parsed type annotation. 
     pub(crate) fn source_tokens(&self) -> &'a Tokens {
         self.parsed.tokens()
     }