diff --git a/src/runestone.jl b/src/runestone.jl
index b74e7c2..229cc62 100644
--- a/src/runestone.jl
+++ b/src/runestone.jl
@@ -983,6 +983,10 @@ function spaces_in_export_public(ctx::Context, node::Node)
                 if kind(kid) === K"$"
                     @assert findlast(x -> x === K"quote", ctx.lineage_kinds) !== nothing
                 end
+            elseif kind(kid) in KSet"Comment NewlineWs"
+                any_changes && push!(kids′, kid)
+                accept_node!(ctx, kid)
+                state = :expect_identifier
             else
                 @assert false
             end
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 89388f4..3237004 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -834,6 +834,7 @@ end
         @test format_string("$(verb) $(sp)$(a)$(sp),$(sp)$(b)") == "$(verb) $(a), $(b)"
         @test format_string("$(verb) $(a)$(sp),\n$(b)") == "$(verb) $(a),\n    $(b)"
         @test format_string("$(verb) \n$(a)$(sp),\n$(b)") == "$(verb)\n    $(a),\n    $(b)"
+        @test format_string("$(verb) $(a)$(sp),\n# b\n$(b)") == "$(verb) $(a),\n    # b\n    $(b)"
     end
     # Interpolated identifiers (currently only expected in K"quote")
     @test format_string(":(export \$a)") == ":(export \$a)"