diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 10a0169c..1679e35b 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+ - remove whitespaces after comments https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/447
  - fix foreachelse on arrayiterators https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/506
 
 ===== 3.1.34 release ===== 05.11.2019
diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/Strip/CompileStripTest.php b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/Strip/CompileStripTest.php
index a8c37794..cc850d38 100644
--- a/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/Strip/CompileStripTest.php
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/TemplateSource/TagTests/Strip/CompileStripTest.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class CompileStripTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
                      array("{'Var'}\n <b></b> <c></c>", 'Var<b></b> <c></c>', '', $i ++),
                      array("\n<b></b>  <c></c>", '<b></b> <c></c>', '', $i ++),
                      array("\n<b></b>\n  <c></c>", '<b></b><c></c>', '', $i ++),
-
+                     array("\n<b>\n  {* a comment *}\n   <c>", '<b><c>', '', $i ++),
         );
     }