diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 2ee3375df8b3..4154a77f81cd 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -402,6 +402,9 @@ linters-settings:
     # If lower than 0, disable the check.
     # Default: 40
     statements: -1
+    # Ignore comments when counting lines.
+    # Default false
+    ignore-comments: true
 
   gci:
     # DEPRECATED: use `sections` and `prefix(github.com/org/project)` instead.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8008e464e0ea..6fc3b9d69ec5 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/timonwong/loggercheck v0.9.4
 	github.com/tomarrell/wrapcheck/v2 v2.8.1
 	github.com/tommy-muehle/go-mnd/v2 v2.5.1
-	github.com/ultraware/funlen v0.0.3
+	github.com/ultraware/funlen v0.1.0
 	github.com/ultraware/whitespace v0.0.5
 	github.com/uudashr/gocognit v1.0.7
 	github.com/valyala/quicktemplate v1.7.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5385480ec8df..3884c754feda 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -547,8 +547,8 @@ github.com/tomarrell/wrapcheck/v2 v2.8.1 h1:HxSqDSN0sAt0yJYsrcYVoEeyM4aI9yAm3KQp
 github.com/tomarrell/wrapcheck/v2 v2.8.1/go.mod h1:/n2Q3NZ4XFT50ho6Hbxg+RV1uyo2Uow/Vdm9NQcl5SE=
 github.com/tommy-muehle/go-mnd/v2 v2.5.1 h1:NowYhSdyE/1zwK9QCLeRb6USWdoif80Ie+v+yU8u1Zw=
 github.com/tommy-muehle/go-mnd/v2 v2.5.1/go.mod h1:WsUAkMJMYww6l/ufffCD3m+P7LEvr8TnZn9lwVDlgzw=
-github.com/ultraware/funlen v0.0.3 h1:5ylVWm8wsNwH5aWo9438pwvsK0QiqVuUrt9bn7S/iLA=
-github.com/ultraware/funlen v0.0.3/go.mod h1:Dp4UiAus7Wdb9KUZsYWZEWiRzGuM2kXM1lPbfaF6xhA=
+github.com/ultraware/funlen v0.1.0 h1:BuqclbkY6pO+cvxoq7OsktIXZpgBSkYTQtmwhAK81vI=
+github.com/ultraware/funlen v0.1.0/go.mod h1:XJqmOQja6DpxarLj6Jj1U7JuoS8PvL4nEqDaQhy22p4=
 github.com/ultraware/whitespace v0.0.5 h1:hh+/cpIcopyMYbZNVov9iSxvJU3OYQg78Sfaqzi/CzI=
 github.com/ultraware/whitespace v0.0.5/go.mod h1:aVMh/gQve5Maj9hQ/hg+F75lr/X5A89uZnzAmWSineA=
 github.com/uudashr/gocognit v1.0.7 h1:e9aFXgKgUJrQ5+bs61zBigmj7bFJ/5cC6HmMahVzuDo=
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 0fc503254d40..805d0ff4736b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -380,8 +380,9 @@ func (p *ForbidigoPattern) MarshalString() ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 type FunlenSettings struct {
-	Lines      int
-	Statements int
+	Lines          int
+	Statements     int
+	IgnoreComments bool `mapstructure:"ignore-comments"`
 }
 
 type GciSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/funlen.go b/pkg/golinters/funlen.go
index aae1623c7f19..8def9c1f678a 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/funlen.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/funlen.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func NewFunlen(settings *config.FunlenSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 func runFunlen(pass *analysis.Pass, settings *config.FunlenSettings) []goanalysis.Issue {
 	var lintIssues []funlen.Message
 	for _, file := range pass.Files {
-		fileIssues := funlen.Run(file, pass.Fset, settings.Lines, settings.Statements)
+		fileIssues := funlen.Run(file, pass.Fset, settings.Lines, settings.Statements, settings.IgnoreComments)
 		lintIssues = append(lintIssues, fileIssues...)
 	}