diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6426e33795..2de689fa9e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-- No changes yet.
+- Fix issue with `buf lint` where comment ignores in the shape of `// buf:lint:ignore <RULE_ID> <extra comment>`
+  were not recognized due to the extra comment.
 
 ## [v1.40.0] - 2024-09-04
 
diff --git a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/client.go b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/client.go
index 6cc3d2924d..b258823a92 100644
--- a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/client.go
+++ b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/client.go
@@ -491,27 +491,25 @@ func ignoreLocation(
 }
 
 // checkCommentLineForCheckIgnore checks that the comment line starts with the configured
-// comment ignore prefix, and the rest of the string is the ruleID of the check.
+// comment ignore prefix, a space and the ruleID of the check.
 //
-// We currently do not support multiple rules per comment ignore:
+// All of the following comments are valid, ignoring SERVICE_PASCAL_CASE and this rule only:
 //
-//	Invalid:
-//		// buf:lint:ignore SERVICE_SUFFIX, SERVICE_PASCAL_CASE
+//	// buf:lint:ignore SERVICE_PASCAL_CASE, SERVICE_SUFFIX (only SERVICE_PASCAL_CASE is ignored)
+//	// buf:lint:ignore SERVICE_PASCAL_CASE
+//	// buf:lint:ignore SERVICE_PASCAL_CASEsome other comment
+//	// buf:lint:ignore SERVICE_PASCAL_CASE some other comment
 //
-//	Valid:
-//		// buf:lint:ignore SERVICE_SUFFIX
-//		// buf:lint:ignore SERVICE_PASCAL_CASE
+// While the following is invalid and a nop
+//
+//	// buf:lint:ignoreSERVICE_PASCAL_CASE
 func checkCommentLineForCheckIgnore(
 	commentLine string,
 	commentIgnorePrefix string,
 	ruleID string,
 ) bool {
-	if after, ok := strings.CutPrefix(commentLine, commentIgnorePrefix); ok {
-		if strings.TrimSpace(after) == ruleID {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
+	fullIgnorePrefix := commentIgnorePrefix + " " + ruleID
+	return strings.HasPrefix(commentLine, fullIgnorePrefix)
 }
 
 type lintOptions struct {
diff --git a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/lint_test.go b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/lint_test.go
index 4fb9c98129..ad62fe5c08 100644
--- a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/lint_test.go
+++ b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/lint_test.go
@@ -1189,6 +1189,14 @@ func TestCommentIgnoresOnlyRule(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 }
 
+func TestCommentIgnoresWithTrailingComment(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	testLint(
+		t,
+		"comment_ignores_with_trailing_comment",
+	)
+}
+
 func TestRunLintCustomPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	testLint(
diff --git a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/testdata/lint/comment_ignores_with_trailing_comment/a.proto b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/testdata/lint/comment_ignores_with_trailing_comment/a.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f0c7f5756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/testdata/lint/comment_ignores_with_trailing_comment/a.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+// buf:lint:ignore PACKAGE_DIRECTORY_MATCH trailing comment after the ignore comment is also OK
+package a;
diff --git a/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/testdata/lint/comment_ignores_with_trailing_comment/buf.yaml b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/testdata/lint/comment_ignores_with_trailing_comment/buf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b03e3f8a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private/bufpkg/bufcheck/testdata/lint/comment_ignores_with_trailing_comment/buf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+version: v2
+lint:
+  use:
+    - PACKAGE_DIRECTORY_MATCH