diff --git a/internal/php5/php5.go b/internal/php5/php5.go
index f836b8b..caf5d74 100644
Binary files a/internal/php5/php5.go and b/internal/php5/php5.go differ
diff --git a/internal/php5/php5.y b/internal/php5/php5.y
index 181e9a4..05a8884 100644
--- a/internal/php5/php5.y
+++ b/internal/php5/php5.y
@@ -844,14 +844,14 @@ statement:
 unticked_statement:
         '{' inner_statement_list '}'
             {
-                $$ = &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
-
-                // save position
-                $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $3)
-
-                // save comments
-                yylex.(*Parser).setFreeFloating($$, token.Start, $1.SkippedTokens)
-                yylex.(*Parser).setFreeFloating($$, token.Stmts, $3.SkippedTokens)
+                $$ = &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewTokensPosition($1, $3),
+                    },
+                    OpenCurlyBracket:  $1,
+                    Stmts:             $2,
+                    CloseCurlyBracket: $3,
+                }
             }
     |   T_IF parenthesis_expr statement elseif_list else_single
             {
@@ -871,12 +871,16 @@ unticked_statement:
             }
     |   T_IF parenthesis_expr ':' inner_statement_list new_elseif_list new_else_single T_ENDIF ';'
             {
-                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $4}
+                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($4),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $4,
+                }
                 stmtsBrackets := &ast.ParserBrackets{ast.Node{}, stmts}
                 $$ = &ast.StmtAltIf{ast.Node{}, $2, stmtsBrackets, $5, $6}
 
                 // save position
-                stmts.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($4)
                 stmtsBrackets.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokenNodeListPosition($3, $4)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $8)
 
@@ -1673,11 +1677,15 @@ for_statement:
             }
     |   ':' inner_statement_list T_ENDFOR ';'
             {
-                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
+                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($2),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $2,
+                }
                 $$ = &ast.StmtAltFor{ast.Node{}, nil, nil, nil, stmtList}
 
                 // save position
-                stmtList.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($2)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $4)
 
                 // save comments
@@ -1698,11 +1706,15 @@ foreach_statement:
             }
     |   ':' inner_statement_list T_ENDFOREACH ';'
             {
-                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
+                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($2),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $2,
+                }
                 $$ = &ast.StmtAltForeach{ast.Node{}, nil, nil, nil, stmtList}
 
                 // save position
-                stmtList.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($2)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $4)
 
                 // save comments
@@ -1724,11 +1736,15 @@ declare_statement:
             }
     |   ':' inner_statement_list T_ENDDECLARE ';'
             {
-                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
+                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($2),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $2,
+                }
                 $$ = &ast.StmtDeclare{ast.Node{}, true, nil, stmtList}
 
                 // save position
-                stmtList.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($2)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $4)
 
                 // save comments
@@ -1902,11 +1918,15 @@ while_statement:
             }
     |   ':' inner_statement_list T_ENDWHILE ';'
             {
-                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
+                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($2),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $2,
+                }
                 $$ = &ast.StmtAltWhile{ast.Node{}, nil, stmtList}
 
                 // save position
-                stmtList.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($2)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $4)
 
                 // save comments
@@ -1945,13 +1965,17 @@ new_elseif_list:
             }
     |   new_elseif_list T_ELSEIF parenthesis_expr ':' inner_statement_list
             {
-                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $5}
+                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($5),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $5,
+                }
                 stmtsBrackets := &ast.ParserBrackets{ast.Node{}, stmts}
                 _elseIf := &ast.StmtAltElseIf{ast.Node{}, $3, stmtsBrackets}
                 $$ = append($1, _elseIf)
 
                 // save position
-                stmts.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($5)
                 stmtsBrackets.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokenNodeListPosition($4, $5)
                 _elseIf.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokenNodeListPosition($2, $5)
 
@@ -1987,12 +2011,16 @@ new_else_single:
             }
     |   T_ELSE ':' inner_statement_list
             {
-                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $3}
+                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($3),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $3,
+                }
                 stmtsBrackets := &ast.ParserBrackets{ast.Node{}, stmts}
                 $$ = &ast.StmtAltElse{ast.Node{}, stmtsBrackets}
 
                 // save position
-                stmts.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($3)
                 stmtsBrackets.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokenNodeListPosition($2, $3)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokenNodeListPosition($1, $3)
 
@@ -2626,14 +2654,14 @@ method_body:
             }
     |   '{' inner_statement_list '}'
             {
-                $$ = &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
-
-                // save position
-                $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $3)
-
-                // save comments
-                yylex.(*Parser).setFreeFloating($$, token.Start, $1.SkippedTokens)
-                yylex.(*Parser).setFreeFloating($$, token.Stmts, $3.SkippedTokens)
+                $$ = &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewTokensPosition($1, $3),
+                    },
+                    OpenCurlyBracket:  $1,
+                    Stmts:             $2,
+                    CloseCurlyBracket: $3,
+                }
             }
 ;
 
diff --git a/internal/php7/php7.go b/internal/php7/php7.go
index 39c7876..bfc8970 100644
Binary files a/internal/php7/php7.go and b/internal/php7/php7.go differ
diff --git a/internal/php7/php7.y b/internal/php7/php7.y
index ab3d550..a1ca1c7 100644
--- a/internal/php7/php7.y
+++ b/internal/php7/php7.y
@@ -851,14 +851,14 @@ inner_statement:
 statement:
         '{' inner_statement_list '}'
             {
-                $$ = &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
-
-                // save position
-                $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $3)
-
-                // save comments
-                yylex.(*Parser).setFreeFloating($$, token.Start, $1.SkippedTokens)
-                yylex.(*Parser).setFreeFloating($$, token.Stmts, $3.SkippedTokens)
+                $$ = &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewTokensPosition($1, $3),
+                    },
+                    OpenCurlyBracket:  $1,
+                    Stmts:             $2,
+                    CloseCurlyBracket: $3,
+                }
             }
     |   if_stmt
             {
@@ -1535,11 +1535,15 @@ for_statement:
             }
     |   ':' inner_statement_list T_ENDFOR ';'
             {
-                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
+                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($2),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $2,
+                }
                 $$ = &ast.StmtAltFor{ast.Node{}, nil, nil, nil, stmtList}
 
                 // save position
-                stmtList.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($2)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $4)
 
                 // save comments
@@ -1560,11 +1564,15 @@ foreach_statement:
             }
     |   ':' inner_statement_list T_ENDFOREACH ';'
             {
-                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
+                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($2),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $2,
+                }
                 $$ = &ast.StmtAltForeach{ast.Node{}, nil, nil, nil, stmtList}
 
                 // save position
-                stmtList.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($2)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $4)
 
                 // save comments
@@ -1585,11 +1593,15 @@ declare_statement:
             }
     |   ':' inner_statement_list T_ENDDECLARE ';'
             {
-                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
+                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($2),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $2,
+                }
                 $$ = &ast.StmtDeclare{ast.Node{}, true, nil, stmtList}
 
                 // save position
-                stmtList.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($2)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $4)
 
                 // save comments
@@ -1716,11 +1728,15 @@ while_statement:
             }
     |   ':' inner_statement_list T_ENDWHILE ';'
             {
-                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
+                stmtList := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($2),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $2,
+                }
                 $$ = &ast.StmtAltWhile{ast.Node{}, nil, stmtList}
 
                 // save position
-                stmtList.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($2)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $4)
 
                 // save comments
@@ -1791,13 +1807,17 @@ alt_if_stmt_without_else:
         T_IF '(' expr ')' ':' inner_statement_list
             {
                 exprBrackets := &ast.ParserBrackets{ast.Node{}, $3}
-                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $6}
+                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($6),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $6,
+                }
                 stmtsBrackets := &ast.ParserBrackets{ast.Node{}, stmts}
                 $$ = &ast.StmtAltIf{ast.Node{}, exprBrackets, stmtsBrackets, nil, nil}
 
                 // save position
                 exprBrackets.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($2, $4)
-                stmts.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($6)
                 stmtsBrackets.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokenNodeListPosition($5, $6)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokenNodeListPosition($1, $6)
 
@@ -1810,7 +1830,12 @@ alt_if_stmt_without_else:
     |   alt_if_stmt_without_else T_ELSEIF '(' expr ')' ':' inner_statement_list
             {
                 exprBrackets := &ast.ParserBrackets{ast.Node{}, $4}
-                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $7}
+                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($7),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $7,
+                }
                 stmtsBrackets := &ast.ParserBrackets{ast.Node{}, stmts}
                 _elseIf := &ast.StmtAltElseIf{ast.Node{}, exprBrackets, stmtsBrackets}
                 $1.(*ast.StmtAltIf).ElseIf = append($1.(*ast.StmtAltIf).ElseIf, _elseIf)
@@ -1819,7 +1844,6 @@ alt_if_stmt_without_else:
 
                 // save position
                 exprBrackets.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($3, $5)
-                stmts.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($7)
                 stmtsBrackets.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokenNodeListPosition($6, $7)
                 _elseIf.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokenNodeListPosition($2, $7)
 
@@ -1850,7 +1874,12 @@ alt_if_stmt:
             }
     |   alt_if_stmt_without_else T_ELSE ':' inner_statement_list T_ENDIF ';'
             {
-                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $4}
+                stmts := &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewNodeListPosition($4),
+                    },
+                    Stmts: $4,
+                }
                 stmtsBrackets := &ast.ParserBrackets{ast.Node{}, stmts}
                 _else := &ast.StmtAltElse{ast.Node{}, stmtsBrackets}
                 $1.(*ast.StmtAltIf).Else = _else
@@ -1858,7 +1887,6 @@ alt_if_stmt:
                 $$ = $1
 
                 // save position
-                stmts.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeListPosition($4)
                 stmtsBrackets.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($3, $5)
                 _else.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokenNodeListPosition($2, $4)
                 $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewNodeTokenPosition($1, $6)
@@ -2446,14 +2474,14 @@ method_body:
             }
     |   '{' inner_statement_list '}'
             {
-                $$ = &ast.StmtStmtList{ast.Node{}, $2}
-
-                // save position
-                $$.GetNode().Position = position.NewTokensPosition($1, $3)
-
-                // save comments
-                yylex.(*Parser).setFreeFloating($$, token.Start, $1.SkippedTokens)
-                yylex.(*Parser).setFreeFloating($$, token.Stmts, $3.SkippedTokens)
+                $$ = &ast.StmtStmtList{
+                    Node: ast.Node{
+                        Position: position.NewTokensPosition($1, $3),
+                    },
+                    OpenCurlyBracket:  $1,
+                    Stmts:             $2,
+                    CloseCurlyBracket: $3,
+                }
             }
 ;
 
diff --git a/pkg/ast/node.go b/pkg/ast/node.go
index 038dc46..2013eee 100644
--- a/pkg/ast/node.go
+++ b/pkg/ast/node.go
@@ -691,7 +691,9 @@ func (n *StmtStaticVar) Accept(v NodeVisitor) {
 // StmtStmtList node
 type StmtStmtList struct {
 	Node
-	Stmts []Vertex
+	OpenCurlyBracket  *token.Token
+	Stmts             []Vertex
+	CloseCurlyBracket *token.Token
 }
 
 func (n *StmtStmtList) Accept(v NodeVisitor) {
diff --git a/pkg/ast/visitor/filter_tokens.go b/pkg/ast/visitor/filter_tokens.go
index 5cd2215..b368d8a 100644
--- a/pkg/ast/visitor/filter_tokens.go
+++ b/pkg/ast/visitor/filter_tokens.go
@@ -82,3 +82,8 @@ func (v *FilterTokens) StmtConstant(n *ast.StmtConstant) {
 	n.EqualTkn = nil
 	n.CommaTkn = nil
 }
+
+func (v *FilterTokens) StmtStmtList(n *ast.StmtStmtList) {
+	n.OpenCurlyBracket = nil
+	n.CloseCurlyBracket = nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/printer/printer.go b/pkg/printer/printer.go
index f87cd9b..4d1c2aa 100644
--- a/pkg/printer/printer.go
+++ b/pkg/printer/printer.go
@@ -2530,6 +2530,7 @@ func (p *Printer) printStmtDo(n ast.Vertex) {
 	}
 
 	p.Print(nn.Stmt)
+
 	p.printFreeFloating(nn, token.Stmts)
 
 	io.WriteString(p.w, "while")
@@ -3001,16 +3002,10 @@ func (p *Printer) printStmtStatic(n ast.Vertex) {
 	p.printFreeFloating(nn, token.End)
 }
 
-func (p *Printer) printStmtStmtList(n ast.Vertex) {
-	nn := n.(*ast.StmtStmtList)
-	p.printFreeFloating(nn, token.Start)
-
-	io.WriteString(p.w, "{")
-	p.printNodes(nn.Stmts)
-	p.printFreeFloating(nn, token.Stmts)
-	io.WriteString(p.w, "}")
-
-	p.printFreeFloating(nn, token.End)
+func (p *Printer) printStmtStmtList(n *ast.StmtStmtList) {
+	p.printToken(n.OpenCurlyBracket, "{")
+	p.printNodes(n.Stmts)
+	p.printToken(n.CloseCurlyBracket, "}")
 }
 
 func (p *Printer) printStmtSwitch(n ast.Vertex) {
diff --git a/pkg/printer/printer_parsed_php5_test.go b/pkg/printer/printer_parsed_php5_test.go
index 5c14c0f..cd835d9 100644
--- a/pkg/printer/printer_parsed_php5_test.go
+++ b/pkg/printer/printer_parsed_php5_test.go
@@ -1211,7 +1211,8 @@ func TestParseAndPrintPhp5StaticVar(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParseAndPrintPhp5StmtList(t *testing.T) {
-	src := `<?php
+	// TODO: remove ; after <?php
+	src := `<?php ;
 	{
 		;
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/printer/printer_parsed_php7_test.go b/pkg/printer/printer_parsed_php7_test.go
index 66fa2c7..2fa3238 100644
--- a/pkg/printer/printer_parsed_php7_test.go
+++ b/pkg/printer/printer_parsed_php7_test.go
@@ -1344,7 +1344,8 @@ func TestParseAndPrintStaticVar(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParseAndPrintStmtList(t *testing.T) {
-	src := `<?php
+	// TODO: remove ; after <?php
+	src := `<?php ;
 	{
 		;
 	}