diff --git a/src/cfengine_cli/format.py b/src/cfengine_cli/format.py
index 9ea2236..bce9009 100644
--- a/src/cfengine_cli/format.py
+++ b/src/cfengine_cli/format.py
@@ -743,6 +743,12 @@ def _needs_blank_line_before(child: Node, indent: int, line_length: int) -> bool
     if child.type == "comment":
         if _is_empty_comment(child):
             return False
+        # Empty comments preceding this one will be dropped — look past them
+        # so we treat the comment as following the real prior content.
+        while prev and prev.type == "comment" and _is_empty_comment(prev):
+            prev = prev.prev_named_sibling
+        if prev is None:
+            return False
         # Top-level comment after a complete block — visually separates them
         if prev.type in BLOCK_TYPES:
             return True
diff --git a/tests/format/004_comments.expected.cf b/tests/format/004_comments.expected.cf
index 421abe4..00507c0 100644
--- a/tests/format/004_comments.expected.cf
+++ b/tests/format/004_comments.expected.cf
@@ -144,3 +144,10 @@ body package_method cgcacgcac
     # bar
     package_changes => "bulk";
 }
+
+# Example here:
+bundle agent stigs
+{
+  vars:
+    "foo" string => "bar";
+}
diff --git a/tests/format/004_comments.input.cf b/tests/format/004_comments.input.cf
index 0d1f90a..1f2c7b9 100644
--- a/tests/format/004_comments.input.cf
+++ b/tests/format/004_comments.input.cf
@@ -133,3 +133,13 @@ package_changes => "bulk";
 # bar
 package_changes => "bulk";
 }
+
+#
+# Example here:
+#
+
+bundle agent stigs
+{
+  vars:
+    "foo" string => "bar";
+}