diff --git a/ignore/ignore.go b/ignore/ignore.go
index f2809e80..86c2ebf6 100644
--- a/ignore/ignore.go
+++ b/ignore/ignore.go
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ func parseIgnoreFile(fd io.Reader, currentFile string, seen map[string]bool) (Pa
 		switch {
 		case line == "":
 			continue
+		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "//"):
+			continue
 		case strings.HasPrefix(line, "#"):
 			err = addPattern(line)
 		case strings.HasSuffix(line, "/**"):
diff --git a/ignore/ignore_test.go b/ignore/ignore_test.go
index 9a7a6842..678588bf 100644
--- a/ignore/ignore_test.go
+++ b/ignore/ignore_test.go
@@ -133,3 +133,21 @@ func TestCaseSensitivity(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCommentsAndBlankLines(t *testing.T) {
+	stignore := `
+	// foo
+	//bar
+
+	//!baz
+	//#dex
+
+	//                        ips
+
+
+	`
+	pats, _ := ignore.Parse(bytes.NewBufferString(stignore), ".stignore")
+	if len(pats) > 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected no patterns")
+	}
+}