diff --git a/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/conv.rs b/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/conv.rs
index 6b3be444fd..59c5e15823 100644
--- a/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/conv.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/conv.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl Conv for ra_ide_api::Documentation {
     fn conv(self) -> Documentation {
         Documentation::MarkupContent(MarkupContent {
             kind: MarkupKind::Markdown,
-            value: crate::markdown::mark_fenced_blocks_as_rust(self.as_str()),
+            value: crate::markdown::format_docs(self.as_str()),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/main_loop/handlers.rs b/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/main_loop/handlers.rs
index 9006aa316f..ee48d0cb8a 100644
--- a/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/main_loop/handlers.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/main_loop/handlers.rs
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ pub fn handle_hover(
     let res = Hover {
         contents: HoverContents::Markup(MarkupContent {
             kind: MarkupKind::Markdown,
-            value: info.info.to_markup(),
+            value: crate::markdown::format_docs(&info.info.to_markup()),
         }),
         range: Some(range),
     };
diff --git a/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/markdown.rs b/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/markdown.rs
index e382eee90c..53cf24482d 100644
--- a/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/markdown.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/markdown.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-pub(crate) fn mark_fenced_blocks_as_rust(src: &str) -> String {
+pub(crate) fn format_docs(src: &str) -> String {
     let mut processed_lines = Vec::new();
     let mut in_code_block = false;
     for line in src.lines() {
+        if in_code_block && code_line_ignored_by_rustdoc(line) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if line.starts_with("```") {
             in_code_block ^= true
         }
@@ -17,13 +21,31 @@ pub(crate) fn mark_fenced_blocks_as_rust(src: &str) -> String {
     processed_lines.join("\n")
 }
 
+fn code_line_ignored_by_rustdoc(line: &str) -> bool {
+    let trimmed = line.trim();
+    trimmed == "#" || trimmed.starts_with("# ") || trimmed.starts_with("#\t")
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_codeblock_adds_rust() {
+    fn test_format_docs_adds_rust() {
         let comment = "```\nfn some_rust() {}\n```";
-        assert_eq!(mark_fenced_blocks_as_rust(comment), "```rust\nfn some_rust() {}\n```");
+        assert_eq!(format_docs(comment), "```rust\nfn some_rust() {}\n```");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_format_docs_skips_comments_in_rust_block() {
+        let comment =
+            "```rust\n # skip1\n# skip2\n#stay1\nstay2\n#\n #\n   #    \n #\tskip3\n\t#\t\n```";
+        assert_eq!(format_docs(comment), "```rust\n#stay1\nstay2\n```");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_format_docs_keeps_comments_outside_of_rust_block() {
+        let comment = " # stay1\n# stay2\n#stay3\nstay4\n#\n #\n   #    \n #\tstay5\n\t#\t";
+        assert_eq!(format_docs(comment), comment);
     }
 }