diff --git a/src/wrap.rs b/src/wrap.rs
index 0eb8e45a..80552909 100644
--- a/src/wrap.rs
+++ b/src/wrap.rs
@@ -372,6 +372,15 @@ pub fn wrap_text(lines: &[String], width: usize) -> Vec<String> {
             continue;
         }
 
+        let trimmed = line.trim();
+        if trimmed.starts_with("<!-- markdownlint-") && trimmed.ends_with("-->") {
+            flush_paragraph(&mut out, &buf, &indent, width);
+            buf.clear();
+            indent.clear();
+            out.push(line.clone());
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if line.trim().is_empty() {
             flush_paragraph(&mut out, &buf, &indent, width);
             buf.clear();
diff --git a/tests/wrap.rs b/tests/wrap.rs
index 08e1c3d3..4046a9cd 100644
--- a/tests/wrap.rs
+++ b/tests/wrap.rs
@@ -474,3 +474,36 @@ fn test_wrap_paragraph_with_nested_link() {
         "link with nested parentheses should remain intact",
     );
 }
+
+/// Ensures that markdownlint directives remain on their own line when wrapping.
+#[test]
+fn test_markdownlint_directive_not_broken() {
+    let input = lines_vec![
+        "[roadmap](./roadmap.md) and expands on the design ideas described in",
+        "<!-- markdownlint-disable-next-line MD013 -->",
+    ];
+    let output = process_stream(&input);
+    assert_eq!(output, input);
+}
+
+/// Regular comments should be reflowed like ordinary text when wrapping.
+#[test]
+fn test_regular_comment_wraps_normally() {
+    let input = lines_vec![
+        "Intro text that preludes a lengthy comment.",
+        concat!(
+            "<!-- This comment contains many words and should be wrapped across ",
+            "multiple lines to ensure that regular comments are formatted ",
+            "correctly. -->"
+        ),
+    ];
+    let output = process_stream(&input);
+    assert_eq!(
+        output,
+        lines_vec![
+            "Intro text that preludes a lengthy comment. <!-- This comment contains many",
+            "words and should be wrapped across multiple lines to ensure that regular",
+            "comments are formatted correctly. -->",
+        ]
+    );
+}