diff --git a/YamlDotNet.Samples/DeserializeWithComment.cs b/YamlDotNet.Samples/DeserializeWithComment.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f04ddeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet.Samples/DeserializeWithComment.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
+using YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments;
+using YamlDotNet.Samples.Helpers;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
+
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Samples
+{
+    public class DeserializeWithComment
+    {
+        private readonly ITestOutputHelper output;
+
+        public DeserializeWithComment(ITestOutputHelper output)
+        {
+            this.output = output;
+        }
+
+        [Sample(
+            DisplayName = "Deserializing with comments",
+            Description = "Shows how to process comments"
+        )]
+        public void Main()
+        {
+            var deserializer = new DeserializerBuilder()
+                    .WithNamingConvention(CamelCaseNamingConvention.Instance)
+                    .BuildWithCommentsDeserializer();
+            var serializer = new SerializerBuilder()
+                    .WithNamingConvention(CamelCaseNamingConvention.Instance)
+                    .JsonCompatible()
+                    .Build();
+
+            var content = WithInlineCommentsAndList;
+
+            var parser = new ParserWithComments(new ScannerWithComments(new StringReader(content)));
+            var yamlObject = deserializer.Deserialize<object>(parser);
+
+            var json = serializer.Serialize(yamlObject);
+
+            output.WriteLine(json);
+            Console.WriteLine(json);
+
+        }
+
+        private const string WithInlineCommentsAndList =
+@"valuelist:
+   - string1  #{1st comment}
+   - string2
+# block comment
+   - string3  #{2nd comment}
+simplevalue: 12
+objectlist:
+  - att1: 12
+    att2: v1
+  - att1: 13
+    att2: v2
+  - att1: 14 #3rd comment
+    att2: v3    #4th comment
+";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs b/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
index 28a502f9..41bad418 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet.Test/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 using Xunit;
 using YamlDotNet.Core;
 using YamlDotNet.Core.Events;
+using YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.Callbacks;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
@@ -1647,6 +1648,42 @@ public void YamlConvertiblesAreAbleToEmitAndParseComments()
             Assert.Equal("The value", parsed.Value);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ChildrenWithInlineComments()
+        {
+            var input = @"# document starts with comment
+valuelist:
+   - string1  #{1st comment}
+   - string2
+# block comment
+   - string3  #{2nd comment}
+simplevalue: 12
+objectlist:
+  - att1: 12
+    att2: v1
+  - att1: 13
+    att2: v2
+  - att1: 14 #3rd comment
+    att2: v3    #4th comment
+";
+
+            var expected = @"{""valuelist"": [{""value"": ""string1"", ""comment"": ""{1st comment}""}, {""value"": ""string2"", ""comment"": """"}, {""value"": ""string3"", ""comment"": ""{2nd comment}""}], ""simplevalue"": {""value"": ""12"", ""comment"": """"}, ""objectlist"": [{""att1"": {""value"": ""12"", ""comment"": """"}, ""att2"": {""value"": ""v1"", ""comment"": """"}}, {""att1"": {""value"": ""13"", ""comment"": """"}, ""att2"": {""value"": ""v2"", ""comment"": """"}}, {""att1"": {""value"": ""14"", ""comment"": ""3rd comment""}, ""att2"": {""value"": ""v3"", ""comment"": ""4th comment""}}]}
+";
+
+            var deserializer = new DeserializerBuilder()
+                   .WithNamingConvention(CamelCaseNamingConvention.Instance)
+                   .BuildWithCommentsDeserializer();
+            var serializer = new SerializerBuilder()
+                    .WithNamingConvention(CamelCaseNamingConvention.Instance)
+                    .JsonCompatible()
+                    .Build();
+            var parser = new ParserWithComments(new ScannerWithComments(new StringReader(input)));
+
+            var yamlObject = deserializer.Deserialize<object>(parser);
+            var actual = serializer.Serialize(yamlObject);
+
+            Assert.Equal(expected, actual);
+        }
         public class CommentWrapper<T> : IYamlConvertible
         {
             public string Comment { get; set; }
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/Parser.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/Parser.cs
index df877ce7..1416acd9 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet/Core/Parser.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/Parser.cs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ public class Parser : IParser
                     {
                         pendingEvents.Enqueue(new Events.Comment(commentToken.Value, commentToken.IsInline, commentToken.Start, commentToken.End));
                         scanner.ConsumeCurrent();
+                        currentToken = scanner.Current;
                     }
                     else
                     {
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/DictionaryDeserializerWithComments.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/DictionaryDeserializerWithComments.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..320d9024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/DictionaryDeserializerWithComments.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using YamlDotNet.Core.Events;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NodeDeserializers;
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments
+{
+    public abstract class DictionaryDeserializerWithComments : DictionaryDeserializer
+    {
+        public DictionaryDeserializerWithComments(bool duplicateKeyChecking) : base(duplicateKeyChecking)
+        {
+        }
+
+        protected override void Deserialize(Type tKey, Type tValue, IParser parser, Func<IParser, Type, object?> nestedObjectDeserializer, IDictionary result)
+        {
+            parser.TryConsume<Comment>(out var _);
+            var property = parser.Consume<MappingStart>();
+            while (!parser.TryConsume<MappingEnd>(out var _))
+            {
+                ((IParserWithComments)parser).SkipFollowingComments();
+                var key = nestedObjectDeserializer(parser, tKey);
+                ((IParserWithComments)parser).SkipFollowingComments();
+                var originalValue = nestedObjectDeserializer(parser, tValue);
+                var valueWithComment = ParseStringWithComment((IParserWithComments)parser, originalValue);
+                var listValueWithComment = ParseListWithComment(valueWithComment);
+                var valuePromise = listValueWithComment as IValuePromise;
+                AddKeyValue(result, property, key, listValueWithComment, valuePromise);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static object? ParseListWithComment(object? value)
+        {
+            if (value is List<object> list)
+            {
+                var newValue = new List<ValueWithComment>();
+                var stringValue = string.Empty;
+                var comment = string.Empty;
+
+                foreach (var listItem in list)
+                {
+                    if (listItem is string)
+                    {
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(stringValue))
+                        {
+                            newValue.Add(new ValueWithComment(stringValue, comment));
+                        }
+                        stringValue = (string)listItem;
+                        comment = string.Empty;
+                    }
+                    if (listItem is Comment && ((Comment)listItem).IsInline)
+                    {
+                        comment = ((Comment)listItem).Value;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(stringValue))
+                {
+                    newValue.Add(new ValueWithComment(stringValue, comment));
+                }
+                if (newValue.Any())
+                {
+                    if (newValue.Any(v => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(v.Comment)))
+                    {
+                        value = newValue;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        value = newValue.Select(v => v.Value).ToList();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        private static object? ParseStringWithComment(IParserWithComments parser, object? value)
+        {
+            if (value is string)
+            {
+                var comment = string.Empty;
+                if (parser.TryConsume<Comment>(out var valueComment))
+                {
+                    if (value is string && valueComment.IsInline)
+                    {
+                        comment = valueComment.Value;
+                    }
+                    parser.SkipFollowingComments();
+                }
+                value = new ValueWithComment(value, comment);
+            }
+            return value;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/DictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/DictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7110351b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/DictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using YamlDotNet.Helpers;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization.Utilities;
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments
+{
+    public class DictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments : DictionaryDeserializerWithComments, INodeDeserializer
+    {
+        private readonly IObjectFactory objectFactory;
+
+        public DictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments(IObjectFactory objectFactory, bool duplicateKeyChecking) :
+            base(duplicateKeyChecking)
+        {
+            this.objectFactory = objectFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(objectFactory));
+        }
+
+        public bool Deserialize(IParser parser, Type expectedType, Func<IParser, Type, object?> nestedObjectDeserializer, out object? value)
+        {
+            IDictionary? dictionary;
+            Type keyType, valueType;
+            var genericDictionaryType = ReflectionUtility.GetImplementedGenericInterface(expectedType, typeof(IDictionary<,>));
+            if (genericDictionaryType != null)
+            {
+                var genericArguments = genericDictionaryType.GetGenericArguments();
+                keyType = genericArguments[0];
+                valueType = genericArguments[1];
+
+                value = objectFactory.Create(expectedType);
+
+                dictionary = value as IDictionary;
+                if (dictionary == null)
+                {
+                    // Uncommon case where a type implements IDictionary<TKey, TValue> but not IDictionary
+                    dictionary = (IDictionary?)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(GenericDictionaryToNonGenericAdapter<,>).MakeGenericType(keyType, valueType), value);
+                }
+            }
+            else if (typeof(IDictionary).IsAssignableFrom(expectedType))
+            {
+                keyType = typeof(object);
+                valueType = typeof(object);
+
+                value = objectFactory.Create(expectedType);
+                dictionary = (IDictionary)value;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                value = null;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            Deserialize(keyType, valueType, parser, nestedObjectDeserializer, dictionary!);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/IParserWithComments.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/IParserWithComments.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39124628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/IParserWithComments.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments
+{
+    public interface IParserWithComments : IParser
+    {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Skips following comment events.
+        /// </summary>
+        void SkipFollowingComments();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the SkipComments value from its scanner.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool SkipComments { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/IScannerWithComments.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/IScannerWithComments.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45a86eff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/IScannerWithComments.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments
+{
+    public interface IScannerWithComments : IScanner
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the SkipComments setting.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool SkipComments { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/NodeCommentValueDeserializer.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/NodeCommentValueDeserializer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec3a7109
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/NodeCommentValueDeserializer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using YamlDotNet.Core.Events;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization.Utilities;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization.ValueDeserializers;
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments
+{
+    public sealed class NodeCommentValueDeserializer : IValueDeserializer
+    {
+        private readonly NodeValueDeserializer inner;
+
+        public NodeCommentValueDeserializer(IList<INodeDeserializer> deserializers, IList<INodeTypeResolver> typeResolvers, ITypeConverter typeConverter)
+        {
+            inner = new NodeValueDeserializer(deserializers, typeResolvers, typeConverter)
+            {
+                GetNodeEvent = this.GetNodeEvent
+            };
+        }
+
+        public object? DeserializeValue(IParser parser, Type expectedType, SerializerState state, IValueDeserializer nestedObjectDeserializer)
+        {
+            if (!(parser is ParserWithComments))
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentException($"In {this.GetType().Name} the parser must be of type {typeof(ParserWithComments).Name} ParserWithComments");
+            }
+            return inner.DeserializeValue(parser, expectedType, state, nestedObjectDeserializer);
+        }
+
+        public NodeEvent? GetNodeEvent(IParser parser, Type expectedType)
+        {
+            parser.Accept<NodeEvent>(out var nodeEvent);
+
+            if (nodeEvent == null
+                && !((IParserWithComments)parser).SkipComments
+                && !typeof(IYamlConvertible).IsAssignableFrom(expectedType))
+            {
+                if (parser.Current is YamlDotNet.Core.Events.Comment cmt && cmt.IsInline)
+                {
+                    return nodeEvent;
+                }
+                ((IParserWithComments)parser).SkipFollowingComments();
+                parser.Accept<NodeEvent>(out nodeEvent);
+            }
+
+            return nodeEvent;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/ParserWithComments.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/ParserWithComments.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3788409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/ParserWithComments.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments
+{
+    public class ParserWithComments : Parser, IParserWithComments
+    {
+        public ParserWithComments(TextReader input) : base(input)
+        {
+            SkipComments = true;
+        }
+
+        public ParserWithComments(IScannerWithComments scanner) : base(scanner)
+        {
+            SkipComments = scanner.SkipComments;
+        }
+
+        public bool SkipComments { get; }
+
+        public void SkipFollowingComments()
+        {
+            while (this.TryConsume<Events.Comment>(out var _))
+            {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/ScannerWithComments.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/ScannerWithComments.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77ece4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/ScannerWithComments.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments
+{
+    public class ScannerWithComments : Scanner, IScannerWithComments
+    {
+        public ScannerWithComments(TextReader input) : base(input, false)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/StaticDictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/StaticDictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdad57c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/StaticDictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization;
+using YamlDotNet.Serialization.ObjectFactories;
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments
+{
+    public class StaticDictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments : DictionaryDeserializerWithComments, INodeDeserializer
+    {
+        private readonly StaticObjectFactory _objectFactory;
+
+        public StaticDictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments(StaticObjectFactory objectFactory, bool duplicateKeyChecking)
+            : base(duplicateKeyChecking)
+        {
+            _objectFactory = objectFactory ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(objectFactory));
+        }
+
+        public bool Deserialize(IParser reader, Type expectedType, Func<IParser, Type, object?> nestedObjectDeserializer, out object? value)
+        {
+            if (_objectFactory.IsDictionary(expectedType))
+            {
+                var result = _objectFactory.Create(expectedType) as IDictionary;
+                if (result == null)
+                {
+                    value = null;
+                    return false;
+                }
+                var keyType = _objectFactory.GetKeyType(expectedType);
+                var valueType = _objectFactory.GetValueType(expectedType);
+
+                value = result;
+                base.Deserialize(keyType, valueType, reader, nestedObjectDeserializer, result);
+                return true;
+            }
+            value = null;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/ValueWithComment.cs b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/ValueWithComment.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5721ae73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Core/ParsingComments/ValueWithComment.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments
+{
+    public class ValueWithComment
+    {
+        public ValueWithComment(object? value, string comment)
+        {
+            Value = value;
+            Comment = comment;
+        }
+        public object? Value { get; }
+
+        public string Comment { get; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/DeserializerBuilder.cs b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/DeserializerBuilder.cs
index d1faf54d..54dcdc79 100755
--- a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/DeserializerBuilder.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/DeserializerBuilder.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 #endif
 using YamlDotNet.Core;
+using YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.BufferedDeserialization;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NodeDeserializers;
@@ -458,5 +459,24 @@ public IValueDeserializer BuildValueDeserializer()
                 )
             );
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new <see cref="Deserializer" /> using the current configuration 
+        /// and processing inline comments into the object structure.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IDeserializer BuildWithCommentsDeserializer()
+        {
+            WithNodeDeserializer(new DictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments(objectFactory.Value, duplicateKeyChecking), s => s.InsteadOf<DictionaryNodeDeserializer>());
+            WithNodeDeserializer(new CommentNodeDeserializer(), s => s.Before<ObjectNodeDeserializer>());
+
+            var serializer = new AliasValueDeserializer(
+                new NodeCommentValueDeserializer(
+                    nodeDeserializerFactories.BuildComponentList(),
+                    nodeTypeResolverFactories.BuildComponentList(),
+                    typeConverter
+                )
+            );
+            return Deserializer.FromValueDeserializer(serializer);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/NodeDeserializers/CommentNodeDeserializer.cs b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/NodeDeserializers/CommentNodeDeserializer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79107489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/NodeDeserializers/CommentNodeDeserializer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// This file is part of YamlDotNet - A .NET library for YAML.
+// Copyright (c) Antoine Aubry and contributors
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+// this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+// the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+// use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+// of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do
+// so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+// copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+// IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+// FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+// AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+// LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+// OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+// SOFTWARE.
+
+
+using System;
+using YamlDotNet.Core;
+using YamlDotNet.Core.Events;
+
+namespace YamlDotNet.Serialization.NodeDeserializers
+{
+    public class CommentNodeDeserializer : INodeDeserializer
+    {
+        public bool Deserialize(IParser parser, Type expectedType, Func<IParser, Type, object?> nestedObjectDeserializer, out object? value)
+        {
+            value = null;
+            if (parser.Accept<Comment>(out var _))
+            {
+                if (parser.TryConsume<Comment>(out var comment))
+                {
+                    value = comment;
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/NodeDeserializers/DictionaryDeserializer.cs b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/NodeDeserializers/DictionaryDeserializer.cs
index 4bd45950..8a4c96b8 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/NodeDeserializers/DictionaryDeserializer.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/NodeDeserializers/DictionaryDeserializer.cs
@@ -53,62 +53,67 @@ protected virtual void Deserialize(Type tKey, Type tValue, IParser parser, Func<
                 var value = nestedObjectDeserializer(parser, tValue);
                 var valuePromise = value as IValuePromise;
 
-                if (key is IValuePromise keyPromise)
+                AddKeyValue(result, property, key, value, valuePromise);
+            }
+        }
+
+        protected void AddKeyValue(IDictionary result, MappingStart property, object? key, object? value, IValuePromise? valuePromise)
+        {
+            if (key is IValuePromise keyPromise)
+            {
+                if (valuePromise == null)
                 {
-                    if (valuePromise == null)
-                    {
-                        // Key is pending, value is known
-                        keyPromise.ValueAvailable += v => result[v!] = value!;
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        // Both key and value are pending. We need to wait until both of them become available.
-                        var hasFirstPart = false;
+                    // Key is pending, value is known
+                    keyPromise.ValueAvailable += v => result[v!] = value!;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Both key and value are pending. We need to wait until both of them become available.
+                    var hasFirstPart = false;
 
-                        keyPromise.ValueAvailable += v =>
+                    keyPromise.ValueAvailable += v =>
+                    {
+                        if (hasFirstPart)
+                        {
+                            TryAssign(result, v!, value!, property);
+                        }
+                        else
                         {
-                            if (hasFirstPart)
-                            {
-                                TryAssign(result, v!, value!, property);
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                key = v!;
-                                hasFirstPart = true;
-                            }
-                        };
+                            key = v!;
+                            hasFirstPart = true;
+                        }
+                    };
 
-                        valuePromise.ValueAvailable += v =>
+                    valuePromise.ValueAvailable += v =>
+                    {
+                        if (hasFirstPart)
                         {
-                            if (hasFirstPart)
-                            {
-                                TryAssign(result, key, v!, property);
-                            }
-                            else
-                            {
-                                value = v;
-                                hasFirstPart = true;
-                            }
-                        };
-                    }
+                            TryAssign(result, key, v!, property);
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            value = v;
+                            hasFirstPart = true;
+                        }
+                    };
                 }
-                else
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                if (key == null)
                 {
-                    if (key == null)
-                    {
-                        throw new ArgumentException("Empty key names are not supported yet.", "key");
-                    }
+                    throw new ArgumentException("Empty key names are not supported yet.", "key");
+                }
 
-                    if (valuePromise == null)
-                    {
-                        // Happy path: both key and value are known
-                        TryAssign(result, key, value!, property);
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        // Key is known, value is pending
-                        valuePromise.ValueAvailable += v => result[key!] = v!;
-                    }
+                if (valuePromise == null)
+                {
+                    // Happy path: both key and value are known
+                    TryAssign(result, key, value!, property);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Key is known, value is pending
+                    valuePromise.ValueAvailable += v => result[key!] = v!;
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/StaticDeserializerBuilder.cs b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/StaticDeserializerBuilder.cs
index 50229134..ff4d591c 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/StaticDeserializerBuilder.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/StaticDeserializerBuilder.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 #endif
 using YamlDotNet.Core;
+using YamlDotNet.Core.ParsingComments;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.BufferedDeserialization;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NamingConventions;
 using YamlDotNet.Serialization.NodeDeserializers;
@@ -417,5 +418,23 @@ public IValueDeserializer BuildValueDeserializer()
                 )
             );
         }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new <see cref="Deserializer" /> using the current configuration 
+        /// and processing inline comments into the object structure.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IDeserializer BuildWithCommentsDeserializer()
+        {
+            WithNodeDeserializer(new StaticDictionaryNodeDeserializerWithComments(factory, duplicateKeyChecking), s => s.InsteadOf<StaticDictionaryNodeDeserializer>());
+            WithNodeDeserializer(new CommentNodeDeserializer(), s => s.Before<ObjectNodeDeserializer>());
+
+            var serializer = new AliasValueDeserializer(
+                new NodeCommentValueDeserializer(
+                    nodeDeserializerFactories.BuildComponentList(),
+                    nodeTypeResolverFactories.BuildComponentList(),
+                    typeConverter
+                )
+            );
+            return Deserializer.FromValueDeserializer(serializer);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/ValueDeserializers/NodeValueDeserializer.cs b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/ValueDeserializers/NodeValueDeserializer.cs
index 2248d27b..1d242e18 100644
--- a/YamlDotNet/Serialization/ValueDeserializers/NodeValueDeserializer.cs
+++ b/YamlDotNet/Serialization/ValueDeserializers/NodeValueDeserializer.cs
@@ -38,11 +38,18 @@ public NodeValueDeserializer(IList<INodeDeserializer> deserializers, IList<INode
             this.deserializers = deserializers ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(deserializers));
             this.typeResolvers = typeResolvers ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(typeResolvers));
             this.typeConverter = typeConverter ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(typeConverter));
+            GetNodeEvent = (IParser parser, Type type) =>
+            {
+                parser.Accept<NodeEvent>(out var nodeEvent);
+                return nodeEvent;
+            };
         }
 
+        public Func<IParser, Type, NodeEvent?> GetNodeEvent { get; set; }
+
         public object? DeserializeValue(IParser parser, Type expectedType, SerializerState state, IValueDeserializer nestedObjectDeserializer)
         {
-            parser.Accept<NodeEvent>(out var nodeEvent);
+            var nodeEvent = GetNodeEvent(parser, expectedType);
             var nodeType = GetTypeFromEvent(nodeEvent, expectedType);
 
             try