diff --git a/GRAMMAR.md b/GRAMMAR.md
index 6e5f818ab9..fc35e5dc62 100644
--- a/GRAMMAR.md
+++ b/GRAMMAR.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ export        : 'export' assignment
 
 setting       : 'set' 'dotenv-load' boolean?
               | 'set' 'export' boolean?
+              | 'set' 'ignore-recipe-comments' boolean?
               | 'set' 'positional-arguments' boolean?
               | 'set' 'allow-duplicate-recipes' boolean?
               | 'set' 'windows-powershell' boolean?
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8eb95f40d7..0f11f43770 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ foo:
 | `allow-duplicate-recipes` | boolean            | Allow recipes appearing later in a `justfile` to override earlier recipes with the same name. |
 | `dotenv-load`             | boolean            | Load a `.env` file, if present.                                                               |
 | `export`                  | boolean            | Export all variables as environment variables.                                                |
+| `ignore-recipe-comments'  | boolean            | Treat lines beginning with a '#' in the body of a recipe as comments, and do not print them.  |
 | `positional-arguments`    | boolean            | Pass positional arguments.                                                                    |
 | `shell`                   | `[COMMAND, ARGS…]` | Set the command used to invoke recipes and evaluate backticks.                                |
 | `windows-shell`           | `[COMMAND, ARGS…]` | Set the command used to invoke recipes and evaluate backticks.                                |
diff --git a/src/analyzer.rs b/src/analyzer.rs
index 39e03a5e6d..38a59d4aff 100644
--- a/src/analyzer.rs
+++ b/src/analyzer.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ impl<'src> Analyzer<'src> {
         Setting::Export(export) => {
           settings.export = export;
         }
+        Setting::IgnoreRecipeComments(ignore) => {
+            settings.ignore_recipe_comments = ignore;
+        }
         Setting::PositionalArguments(positional_arguments) => {
           settings.positional_arguments = positional_arguments;
         }
diff --git a/src/justfile.rs b/src/justfile.rs
index ccad90a707..8a17f814a0 100644
--- a/src/justfile.rs
+++ b/src/justfile.rs
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ impl<'src> Justfile<'src> {
       )?;
     }
 
-    recipe.run(context, dotenv, scope.child(), search, &positional)?;
+    recipe.run(context, dotenv, scope.child(), search, &positional, &self.settings)?;
 
     {
       let mut ran = BTreeSet::new();
diff --git a/src/keyword.rs b/src/keyword.rs
index 2913e7115a..2c1e92f110 100644
--- a/src/keyword.rs
+++ b/src/keyword.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Keyword {
   Export,
   False,
   If,
+  IgnoreRecipeComments,
   PositionalArguments,
   Set,
   Shell,
diff --git a/src/line.rs b/src/line.rs
index 6f26506d52..aaf7807577 100644
--- a/src/line.rs
+++ b/src/line.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ impl<'src> Line<'src> {
     self.fragments.is_empty()
   }
 
+  pub(crate) fn is_comment(&self) -> bool {
+      match self.fragments.first() {
+          Some(Fragment::Text { token }) => {
+              let lexeme = token.lexeme();
+              lexeme.starts_with("#") && !lexeme.starts_with("#!")
+          },
+          _ => false
+      }
+  }
+
   pub(crate) fn is_continuation(&self) -> bool {
     match self.fragments.last() {
       Some(Fragment::Text { token }) => token.lexeme().ends_with('\\'),
diff --git a/src/node.rs b/src/node.rs
index 6afc0a4371..1bf7c6946d 100644
--- a/src/node.rs
+++ b/src/node.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ impl<'src> Node<'src> for Set<'src> {
       | Setting::DotenvLoad(value)
       | Setting::Export(value)
       | Setting::PositionalArguments(value)
-      | Setting::WindowsPowerShell(value) => {
+      | Setting::WindowsPowerShell(value)
+      | Setting::IgnoreRecipeComments(value) => {
         set.push_mut(value.to_string());
       }
       Setting::Shell(Shell { command, arguments })
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 00ec7e7edf..7c8903e099 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -748,36 +748,23 @@ impl<'tokens, 'src> Parser<'tokens, 'src> {
     let name = Name::from_identifier(self.presume(Identifier)?);
     let lexeme = name.lexeme();
 
-    if Keyword::AllowDuplicateRecipes == lexeme {
-      let value = self.parse_set_bool()?;
-      return Ok(Set {
-        value: Setting::AllowDuplicateRecipes(value),
-        name,
-      });
-    } else if Keyword::DotenvLoad == lexeme {
-      let value = self.parse_set_bool()?;
-      return Ok(Set {
-        value: Setting::DotenvLoad(value),
-        name,
-      });
-    } else if Keyword::Export == lexeme {
-      let value = self.parse_set_bool()?;
-      return Ok(Set {
-        value: Setting::Export(value),
-        name,
-      });
-    } else if Keyword::PositionalArguments == lexeme {
-      let value = self.parse_set_bool()?;
-      return Ok(Set {
-        value: Setting::PositionalArguments(value),
-        name,
-      });
-    } else if Keyword::WindowsPowershell == lexeme {
-      let value = self.parse_set_bool()?;
-      return Ok(Set {
-        value: Setting::WindowsPowerShell(value),
-        name,
-      });
+    let set_bool: Option<Setting> = match Keyword::from_lexeme(lexeme) {
+        Some(kw) => match kw {
+            Keyword::AllowDuplicateRecipes => Some(Setting::AllowDuplicateRecipes(self.parse_set_bool()?)),
+            Keyword::DotenvLoad => Some(Setting::DotenvLoad(self.parse_set_bool()?)),
+            Keyword::Export => Some(Setting::Export(self.parse_set_bool()?)),
+            Keyword::IgnoreRecipeComments => Some(Setting::IgnoreRecipeComments(self.parse_set_bool()?)),
+            Keyword::PositionalArguments => Some(Setting::PositionalArguments(self.parse_set_bool()?)),
+            Keyword::WindowsPowershell => Some(Setting::WindowsPowerShell(self.parse_set_bool()?)),
+            _ => None,
+        },
+        None => None
+    };
+
+    if let Some(value) = set_bool {
+        return Ok(Set {
+            value, name
+        });
     }
 
     self.expect(ColonEquals)?;
diff --git a/src/recipe.rs b/src/recipe.rs
index 63787a3f62..6641d96f72 100644
--- a/src/recipe.rs
+++ b/src/recipe.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
     scope: Scope<'src, 'run>,
     search: &'run Search,
     positional: &[String],
+    settings: &Settings,
   ) -> RunResult<'src, ()> {
     let config = &context.config;
 
@@ -91,11 +92,11 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
     if self.shebang {
       self.run_shebang(context, dotenv, &scope, positional, config, evaluator)
     } else {
-      self.run_linewise(context, dotenv, &scope, positional, config, evaluator)
+      self.run_linewise(context, dotenv, &scope, positional, config, evaluator, settings)
     }
   }
 
-  pub(crate) fn run_linewise<'run>(
+  fn run_linewise<'run>(
     &self,
     context: &RecipeContext<'src, 'run>,
     dotenv: &BTreeMap<String, String>,
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
     positional: &[String],
     config: &Config,
     mut evaluator: Evaluator<'src, 'run>,
+    settings: &Settings,
   ) -> RunResult<'src, ()> {
     let mut lines = self.body.iter().peekable();
     let mut line_number = self.line_number() + 1;
@@ -114,6 +116,8 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
       let mut continued = false;
       let quiet_command = lines.peek().map_or(false, |line| line.is_quiet());
       let infallible_command = lines.peek().map_or(false, |line| line.is_infallible());
+      let comment_line = lines.peek().map_or(false, |line| line.is_comment());
+
       loop {
         if lines.peek().is_none() {
           break;
@@ -138,6 +142,10 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
         command = &command[1..];
       }
 
+      if comment_line && settings.ignore_recipe_comments {
+          continue;
+      }
+
       if command.is_empty() {
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/src/setting.rs b/src/setting.rs
index 6349cabda6..e4ff863b0d 100644
--- a/src/setting.rs
+++ b/src/setting.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Setting<'src> {
   AllowDuplicateRecipes(bool),
   DotenvLoad(bool),
   Export(bool),
+  IgnoreRecipeComments(bool),
   PositionalArguments(bool),
   Shell(Shell<'src>),
   WindowsPowerShell(bool),
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ impl<'src> Display for Setting<'src> {
     match self {
       Setting::AllowDuplicateRecipes(value)
       | Setting::DotenvLoad(value)
+      | Setting::IgnoreRecipeComments(value)
       | Setting::Export(value)
       | Setting::PositionalArguments(value)
       | Setting::WindowsPowerShell(value) => write!(f, "{}", value),
diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index c755a60459..521e982a24 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Settings<'src> {
   pub(crate) allow_duplicate_recipes: bool,
   pub(crate) dotenv_load: Option<bool>,
   pub(crate) export: bool,
+  pub(crate) ignore_recipe_comments: bool,
   pub(crate) positional_arguments: bool,
   pub(crate) shell: Option<Shell<'src>>,
   pub(crate) windows_powershell: bool,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ impl<'src> Settings<'src> {
       allow_duplicate_recipes: false,
       dotenv_load: None,
       export: false,
+      ignore_recipe_comments: false,
       positional_arguments: false,
       shell: None,
       windows_powershell: false,
diff --git a/tests/ignore_recipe_comments.rs b/tests/ignore_recipe_comments.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a7a5f6905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ignore_recipe_comments.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+use super::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn ignore_recipe_comments() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile(
+      "
+      set ignore-recipe-comments
+
+      some_recipe:
+        # A recipe-internal comment
+        echo something-useful
+    ",
+    )
+    .stdout("something-useful\n")
+    .stderr("echo something-useful\n")
+    .run();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn dont_ignore_recipe_comments() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile(
+      "
+      set ignore-recipe-comments := false
+
+      some_recipe:
+        # A recipe-internal comment
+        echo something-useful
+    ",
+    )
+    .stdout("something-useful\n")
+    .stderr("# A recipe-internal comment\necho something-useful\n")
+    .run();
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn ignore_recipe_comments_with_shell_setting() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile(
+      "
+      set shell := ['echo', '-n']
+      set ignore-recipe-comments
+
+      some_recipe:
+        # Alternate shells still ignore comments
+        echo something-useful
+    ",
+    )
+    .stdout("something-useful\n")
+    .stderr("echo something-useful\n")
+    .run();
+}
diff --git a/tests/json.rs b/tests/json.rs
index e312111df9..2d1f3890b0 100644
--- a/tests/json.rs
+++ b/tests/json.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ fn alias() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ fn assignment() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ fn body() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -165,6 +168,7 @@ fn dependencies() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -254,6 +258,7 @@ fn dependency_argument() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -307,6 +312,7 @@ fn duplicate_recipes() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": true,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -342,6 +348,7 @@ fn doc_comment() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -365,6 +372,7 @@ fn empty_justfile() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -497,6 +505,7 @@ fn parameters() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -568,6 +577,7 @@ fn priors() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -603,6 +613,7 @@ fn private() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -638,6 +649,7 @@ fn quiet() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -665,6 +677,7 @@ fn settings() {
       set dotenv-load
       set export
       set positional-arguments
+      set ignore-recipe-comments := true
       set shell := ['a', 'b', 'c']
 
       foo:
@@ -691,6 +704,7 @@ fn settings() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": true,
         "export": true,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": true,
         "positional_arguments": true,
         "shell": {
           "arguments": ["b", "c"],
@@ -732,6 +746,7 @@ fn shebang() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
@@ -767,6 +782,7 @@ fn simple() {
         "allow_duplicate_recipes": false,
         "dotenv_load": null,
         "export": false,
+        "ignore_recipe_comments": false,
         "positional_arguments": false,
         "shell": null,
         "windows_powershell": false,
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index b6fa7a4efd..90fe18584d 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ mod export;
 mod fall_back_to_parent;
 mod fmt;
 mod functions;
+mod ignore_recipe_comments;
 mod init;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 mod interrupts;