diff --git a/lib/suppressions.cpp b/lib/suppressions.cpp
index 5ee25511d..1d94155b6 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.cpp
+++ b/lib/suppressions.cpp
@@ -169,8 +169,20 @@ std::vector<Suppressions::Suppression> Suppressions::parseMultiSuppressComment(c
 
 std::string Suppressions::addSuppressionLine(const std::string &line)
 {
-    std::istringstream lineStream(line);
+    std::istringstream lineStream;
     Suppressions::Suppression suppression;
+
+    // Strip any end of line comments
+    std::string::size_type endpos = std::min(line.find("#"), line.find("//"));
+    if (endpos != std::string::npos) {
+        while (endpos > 0 && std::isspace(line[endpos-1])) {
+            endpos--;
+        }
+        lineStream.str(line.substr(0, endpos));
+    } else {
+        lineStream.str(line);
+    }
+
     if (std::getline(lineStream, suppression.errorId, ':')) {
         if (std::getline(lineStream, suppression.fileName)) {
             // If there is not a dot after the last colon in "file" then
diff --git a/man/manual.md b/man/manual.md
index 08ac44b26..c1b0793cd 100644
--- a/man/manual.md
+++ b/man/manual.md
@@ -391,10 +391,10 @@ You can create a suppressions file. Example:
     memleak:src/file1.cpp
     exceptNew:src/file1.cpp
 
-    // suppress all uninitvar errors in all files
-    uninitvar
+    uninitvar // suppress all uninitvar errors in all files
 
 Note that you may add empty lines and comments in the suppressions file.
+Comments must start with `#` or `//` and be at the start of the line, or after the suppression line.
 
 You can use the suppressions file like this:
 
diff --git a/test/testsuppressions.cpp b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
index 18b46933a..6842d2be4 100644
--- a/test/testsuppressions.cpp
+++ b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
@@ -493,6 +493,26 @@ private:
         Suppressions suppressions2;
         suppressions2.parseFile(file2);
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions2.isSuppressed(errorMessage("abc", "test.cpp", 123)));
+
+        std::istringstream file3("abc // comment");
+        Suppressions suppressions3;
+        suppressions3.parseFile(file3);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions3.isSuppressed(errorMessage("abc", "test.cpp", 123)));
+
+        std::istringstream file4("abc\t\t # comment");
+        Suppressions suppressions4;
+        suppressions4.parseFile(file4);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions4.isSuppressed(errorMessage("abc", "test.cpp", 123)));
+
+        std::istringstream file5("abc:test.cpp\t\t # comment");
+        Suppressions suppressions5;
+        suppressions5.parseFile(file5);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions5.isSuppressed(errorMessage("abc", "test.cpp", 123)));
+
+        std::istringstream file6("abc:test.cpp:123\t\t # comment with . inside");
+        Suppressions suppressions6;
+        suppressions6.parseFile(file6);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions6.isSuppressed(errorMessage("abc", "test.cpp", 123)));
     }
 
     void inlinesuppress() {