diff --git a/changelog/62044.added b/changelog/62044.added
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9a96045d8abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/62044.added
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add ignore_missing parameter to file.comment state
diff --git a/salt/states/file.py b/salt/states/file.py
index 3534b2459500..b29a07058248 100644
--- a/salt/states/file.py
+++ b/salt/states/file.py
@@ -6004,8 +6004,11 @@ def blockreplace(
     return ret
 
 
-def comment(name, regex, char="#", backup=".bak"):
+def comment(name, regex, char="#", backup=".bak", ignore_missing=False):
     """
+    .. versionadded:: 0.9.5
+    .. versionchanged:: 3005
+
     Comment out specified lines in a file.
 
     name
@@ -6030,6 +6033,12 @@ def comment(name, regex, char="#", backup=".bak"):
             after the first invocation.
 
         Set to False/None to not keep a backup.
+    ignore_missing
+        Ignore a failure to find the regex in the file. This is useful for
+        scenarios where a line must only be commented if it is found in the
+        file.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 3005
 
     Usage:
 
@@ -6039,7 +6048,6 @@ def comment(name, regex, char="#", backup=".bak"):
           file.comment:
             - regex: ^bind 127.0.0.1
 
-    .. versionadded:: 0.9.5
     """
     name = os.path.expanduser(name)
 
@@ -6062,6 +6070,10 @@ def comment(name, regex, char="#", backup=".bak"):
             ret["comment"] = "Pattern already commented"
             ret["result"] = True
             return ret
+        elif ignore_missing:
+            ret["comment"] = "Pattern not found and ignore_missing set to True"
+            ret["result"] = True
+            return ret
         else:
             return _error(ret, "{}: Pattern not found".format(unanchor_regex))
 
@@ -6070,6 +6082,7 @@ def comment(name, regex, char="#", backup=".bak"):
         ret["comment"] = "File {} is set to be updated".format(name)
         ret["result"] = None
         return ret
+
     with salt.utils.files.fopen(name, "rb") as fp_:
         slines = fp_.read()
         slines = slines.decode(__salt_system_encoding__)
diff --git a/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_comment.py b/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_comment.py
index 8c655621baee..3ec4ee2bc4bb 100644
--- a/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_comment.py
+++ b/tests/pytests/unit/states/file/test_comment.py
@@ -65,12 +65,20 @@ def test_comment():
         with patch.object(os.path, "isabs", mock_t):
             with patch.dict(
                 filestate.__salt__,
-                {"file.search": MagicMock(side_effect=[False, True, False, False])},
+                {
+                    "file.search": MagicMock(
+                        side_effect=[False, True, False, False, False, False]
+                    )
+                },
             ):
                 comt = "Pattern already commented"
                 ret.update({"comment": comt, "result": True})
                 assert filestate.comment(name, regex) == ret
 
+                comt = "Pattern not found and ignore_missing set to True"
+                ret.update({"comment": comt, "result": True})
+                assert filestate.comment(name, regex, ignore_missing=True) == ret
+
                 comt = "{}: Pattern not found".format(regex)
                 ret.update({"comment": comt, "result": False})
                 assert filestate.comment(name, regex) == ret