diff --git a/lib/suppressions.cpp b/lib/suppressions.cpp
index 2eb0ec41a..348b80a50 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.cpp
+++ b/lib/suppressions.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ std::string Suppressions::parseFile(std::istream &istr)
             continue;
 
         // Skip comments
+        if (line.length() > 1 && line[0] == '#')
+            continue;
         if (line.length() >= 2 && line[0] == '/' && line[1] == '/')
             continue;
 
diff --git a/test/testsuppressions.cpp b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
index 7228887af..9cc443797 100644
--- a/test/testsuppressions.cpp
+++ b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(suppressionsMultiFile);
         TEST_CASE(suppressionsPathSeparator);
         TEST_CASE(suppressionsLine0);
+        TEST_CASE(suppressionsFileComment);
 
         TEST_CASE(inlinesuppress);
         TEST_CASE(inlinesuppress_symbolname);
@@ -411,6 +412,18 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions.isSuppressed(errorMessage("syntaxError", "test.cpp", 0)));
     }
 
+    void suppressionsFileComment() {
+        std::istringstream file1("# comment\nabc");
+        Suppressions suppressions1;
+        suppressions1.parseFile(file1);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions1.isSuppressed(errorMessage("abc", "test.cpp", 123)));
+
+        std::istringstream file2("// comment\nabc");
+        Suppressions suppressions2;
+        suppressions2.parseFile(file2);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions2.isSuppressed(errorMessage("abc", "test.cpp", 123)));
+    }
+
     void inlinesuppress() {
         Suppressions::Suppression s;
         std::string msg;