diff --git a/lib/misc.zsh b/lib/misc.zsh
index a8678b8ec..835a803df 100644
--- a/lib/misc.zsh
+++ b/lib/misc.zsh
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ export PAGER="less"
 export LESS="-R"
 
 export LC_CTYPE=$LANG
+
+# recognize comments
+setopt interactivecomments