diff --git a/ci/release/changelogs/next.md b/ci/release/changelogs/next.md
index 69969d43e4..e280a76f6f 100644
--- a/ci/release/changelogs/next.md
+++ b/ci/release/changelogs/next.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 - All font styles in sketch mode use a consistent font-family [#1463](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/1463)
 - Tooltip and link icons are now positioned on shape border [#1466](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/1466)
 - Tooltip and link icons are always rendered over shapes [#1467](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/1467)
+- Ignores formatting on shebang comments[#1471](https://github.com/terrastruct/d2/pull/1471)
 
 #### Bugfixes ⛑️
 
diff --git a/d2format/format.go b/d2format/format.go
index dc7430ec28..c9be8e1ad3 100644
--- a/d2format/format.go
+++ b/d2format/format.go
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ func (p *printer) comment(c *d2ast.Comment) {
 	lines := strings.Split(c.Value, "\n")
 	for i, line := range lines {
 		p.sb.WriteString("#")
-		if line != "" {
+		isShebang := c.Range.Start.Line == 0 && c.Value[0] == '!'
+		if line != "" && !isShebang {
 			p.sb.WriteByte(' ')
 		}
 		p.sb.WriteString(line)
diff --git a/d2format/format_test.go b/d2format/format_test.go
index 889b01537b..1fad8c65fa 100644
--- a/d2format/format_test.go
+++ b/d2format/format_test.go
@@ -810,6 +810,21 @@ steps: {
     step-1-content
   }
 }
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "shebang",
+			in: `#!shebang
+x -> y
+
+#!notShebang
+#another comment
+			`,
+			exp: `#!shebang
+x -> y
+
+# !notShebang
+# another comment
 `,
 		},
 	}