diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 18c51f2b..dabe528f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 - Remove requisite dependency between ignition disk target and ignition service. #2083
 - Return HTTP 409 status when creating an existing overlay
+- Allow whitespace to be trimmed for wwdoc comments. #2109
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/info/main_test.go b/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/info/main_test.go
index d08c383b..f943c6ed 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/info/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/overlay/info/main_test.go
@@ -325,6 +325,44 @@ Config: {{ .Tags.value }}
 				".Tags.enabled          string  \n" +
 				".Tags.value            string  \n",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "wwdoc comments with trimmed whitespace",
+			writeFiles: map[string]string{
+				"var/lib/warewulf/overlays/test-overlay/trimmed-doc.ww": `
+{{- /* wwdoc: Configuration for GPU MIG partitions with trimmed whitespace */ -}}
+{{- /* wwdoc-details: This template demonstrates wwdoc comments with {{- -}} syntax */ -}}
+{{- /* .Tags.gpuMigProfiles: List of MIG profile IDs with GPU indices */ -}}}
+GPU Profile: {{ .Tags.gpuMigProfiles }}
+`,
+			},
+			args:        []string{"test-overlay", "trimmed-doc.ww"},
+			expectError: false,
+			expectedOutput: "Configuration for GPU MIG partitions with trimmed whitespace\n" +
+				"This template demonstrates wwdoc comments with {{- -}} syntax\n" +
+				"\n" +
+				"VARIABLE              OPTION  TYPE    HELP\n" +
+				"--------              ------  ----    ----\n" +
+				".Tags.gpuMigProfiles          string  List of MIG profile IDs with GPU indices\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "wwdoc comments with half-trimmed whitespace",
+			writeFiles: map[string]string{
+				"var/lib/warewulf/overlays/test-overlay/half-trimmed-doc.ww": `
+{{- /* wwdoc: Configuration for GPU MIG partitions with half-trimmed whitespace */}}
+{{- /* wwdoc-details: This template demonstrates wwdoc comments with {{- }} syntax */}}
+{{- /* .Tags.gpuMigProfiles: List of MIG profile IDs with GPU indices */}}}
+GPU Profile: {{ .Tags.gpuMigProfiles }}
+`,
+			},
+			args:        []string{"test-overlay", "half-trimmed-doc.ww"},
+			expectError: false,
+			expectedOutput: "Configuration for GPU MIG partitions with half-trimmed whitespace\n" +
+				"This template demonstrates wwdoc comments with {{- }} syntax\n" +
+				"\n" +
+				"VARIABLE              OPTION  TYPE    HELP\n" +
+				"--------              ------  ----    ----\n" +
+				".Tags.gpuMigProfiles          string  List of MIG profile IDs with GPU indices\n",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go b/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go
index 79342ea9..43968a93 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/overlay/overlay.go
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (overlay Overlay) ParseCommentVars(file string) (retMap map[string]string)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`{{\s*/\*\s*(.*?):\s*(.*?)\s*\*/\s*}}`)
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`{{-?\s*/\*\s*(.*?):\s*(.*?)\s*\*/\s*-?}}`)
 	matches := re.FindAllStringSubmatch(string(content), -1)
 	if len(matches) > 0 {
 		wwlog.Debug("matches: %v len(%d:%d)", matches, len(matches), len(matches[0]))