diff --git a/fixtures/forwardslash-comments.Procfile b/fixtures/forwardslash-comments.Procfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29db747
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/forwardslash-comments.Procfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// ignore this
+web: python web.py
+# this too
+worker: node worker.js # testing inline comment
+worker-2: node worker.js // testing inline forwardslash comment
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/procfile/parse.go b/procfile/parse.go
index 72f8c15..5f8900b 100644
--- a/procfile/parse.go
+++ b/procfile/parse.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func ParseProcfile(text string, delimiter string, strict bool) ([]ProcfileEntry,
 	reOldCmd, _ := regexp.Compile(`^([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)` + delimiter + `\s*(.+)$`)
 
 	reComment, _ := regexp.Compile(`^(.*)\s#.+$`)
+	reForwardslashComment, _ := regexp.Compile(`^(.*)\s//.+$`)
 
 	lineNumber := 0
 	names := make(map[string]bool)
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func ParseProcfile(text string, delimiter string, strict bool) ([]ProcfileEntry,
 		params := reCmd.FindStringSubmatch(line)
 		isCommand := len(params) == 4
 		isOldCommand := len(oldParams) == 3
-		isComment := strings.HasPrefix(line, "#")
+		isComment := strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") || strings.HasPrefix(line, "//")
 		if isComment {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -88,12 +89,15 @@ func ParseProcfile(text string, delimiter string, strict bool) ([]ProcfileEntry,
 		names[name] = true
 
 		commentParams := reComment.FindStringSubmatch(cmd)
+		reForwardslashCommentParams := reForwardslashComment.FindStringSubmatch(cmd)
 		if len(commentParams) == 2 {
 			cmd = commentParams[1]
+		} else if len(reForwardslashCommentParams) == 2 {
+			cmd = reForwardslashCommentParams[1]
 		}
 
 		cmd = strings.TrimSpace(cmd)
-		if strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "#") {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "#") || strings.HasPrefix(cmd, "//") {
 			return entries, fmt.Errorf("comment specified in place of command, line %d", lineNumber)
 		}
 
diff --git a/test.bats b/test.bats
index 1ec20d4..81edc96 100644
--- a/test.bats
+++ b/test.bats
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@ teardown_file() {
   assert_output_contains "valid procfile detected 2custom, cron, custom, release, web, wor-ker"
 }
 
+@test "[lax] forwardslash-comments" {
+  run $PROCFILE_BIN check -P fixtures/forwardslash-comments.Procfile
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
+  assert_output_contains "valid procfile detected web, worker, worker-2"
+
+  run $PROCFILE_BIN show -P fixtures/forwardslash-comments.Procfile -p worker
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
+  assert_output_contains "node worker.js"
+}
+
 @test "[lax] multiple" {
   run $PROCFILE_BIN check -P fixtures/multiple.Procfile
   echo "output: $output"
@@ -49,6 +63,20 @@ teardown_file() {
   assert_output_contains "valid procfile detected 2custom, cron, custom, release, web, wor-ker"
 }
 
+@test "[strict] forwardslash-comments" {
+  run $PROCFILE_BIN check -S -P fixtures/forwardslash-comments.Procfile
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
+  assert_output_contains "valid procfile detected web, worker, worker-2"
+
+  run $PROCFILE_BIN show -S -P fixtures/forwardslash-comments.Procfile -p worker
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
+  assert_output_contains "node worker.js"
+}
+
 @test "[strict] multiple" {
   run $PROCFILE_BIN check -S -P fixtures/multiple.Procfile
   echo "output: $output"