diff --git a/pkg/fs/ignore.go b/pkg/fs/ignore.go
index 98d2f9361..5d5220548 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/ignore.go
+++ b/pkg/fs/ignore.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (l *IgnoreList) AppendItems(dir string, patterns []string) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, pattern := range patterns {
-		if pattern != "" {
+		if pattern != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(pattern, "#") {
 			l.items = append(l.items, NewIgnoreItem(dir, pattern, l.caseSensitive))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/fs/testdata/directory/.ppignore b/pkg/fs/testdata/directory/.ppignore
index 30261d31c..b5870401c 100644
--- a/pkg/fs/testdata/directory/.ppignore
+++ b/pkg/fs/testdata/directory/.ppignore
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 *.txt
 test.md
+
+# This is a comment
 somefile.*
 baz*