diff --git a/core/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Core/Internal/Parser.hs b/core/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Core/Internal/Parser.hs
index d4c51d5..cbab063 100644
--- a/core/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Core/Internal/Parser.hs
+++ b/core/src/Text/Interpolation/Nyan/Core/Internal/Parser.hs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import Fmt (Builder, build, fmt)
 import Text.Interpolation.Nyan.Core.Internal.Base
 import Text.Megaparsec (Parsec, customFailure, eof, errorBundlePretty, label, lookAhead, parse,
                         single, takeWhile1P, takeWhileP)
-import Text.Megaparsec.Char.Lexer (skipLineComment)
+import Text.Megaparsec.Char.Lexer (skipBlockComment, skipLineComment)
 import Text.Megaparsec.Error (ShowErrorComponent (..))
 
 newtype OptionChanged = OptionChanged Bool
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ intPieceP :: Ord e => SwitchesOptions -> Parsec e Text [ParsedIntPiece]
 intPieceP SwitchesOptions{..} = asum [
 
     -- ignore comments if 'commenting' switch is on
-    guard commenting *> skipLineComment "--" $> []
+    guard commenting *>
+      asum [ skipLineComment "--" , skipBlockComment "{-" "-}" ] $> []
 
     -- consume normal text
   , one . PipString <$> takeWhile1P Nothing (notAnyOf [(== '\\'), (== '#'), isSpace])
diff --git a/core/tests/Test/Interpolator.hs b/core/tests/Test/Interpolator.hs
index b3aa01c..4651777 100644
--- a/core/tests/Test/Interpolator.hs
+++ b/core/tests/Test/Interpolator.hs
@@ -309,6 +309,17 @@ test_DefaultInterpolator = testGroup "Default interpolator"
               My text -- comments in the middle
               -- comments at the end
           |] @?= " \nMy text \n\n"
+
+      , testCase "Inline block comments" do
+          [int|tc| My text {- inline comment -}
+          |] @?= " My text \n"
+
+      , testCase "Multiline block comments" do
+          [int|tc| My text {- multiline block
+              comments are fun,
+              aren't they?
+              -}
+          |] @?= " My text \n"
       ]
 
     ]