diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index a2e53ad..9409d7c 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -5212,8 +5212,7 @@
 	return TRUE;
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
     if (in_vim9script())
-	return c == '#' && cmd[1] != '{'
-				 && (cmd == cmd_start || VIM_ISWHITE(cmd[-1]));
+	return c == '#' && (cmd == cmd_start || VIM_ISWHITE(cmd[-1]));
 #endif
     return c == '"';
 }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index 72e1274..7f1e71d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -2205,6 +2205,10 @@
     result ..= cnt .. '_'
   endwhile
   assert_equal('1_3_', result)
+
+  var s = ''
+  while s == 'x' #{comment
+  endwhile
 enddef
 
 def Test_while_loop_fails()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4c53107..cbef3da 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2484,
+/**/
     2483,
 /**/
     2482,