diff --git a/novelwriter/gui/mainmenu.py b/novelwriter/gui/mainmenu.py
index 6f91bd05..0465bed5 100644
--- a/novelwriter/gui/mainmenu.py
+++ b/novelwriter/gui/mainmenu.py
@@ -782,9 +782,9 @@ class GuiMainMenu(QMenuBar):
         )
 
         # Format > Ignore Text
-        self.aFmtComment = self.fmtMenu.addAction(self.tr("Toggle Ignore Text"))
-        self.aFmtComment.setShortcut("Ctrl+Shift+D")
-        self.aFmtComment.triggered.connect(
+        self.aFmtIgnore = self.fmtMenu.addAction(self.tr("Toggle Ignore Text"))
+        self.aFmtIgnore.setShortcut("Ctrl+Shift+D")
+        self.aFmtIgnore.triggered.connect(
             lambda: self.requestDocAction.emit(nwDocAction.BLOCK_IGN)
         )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py
index 56099589..163cd151 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py
@@ -452,6 +452,14 @@ def testCoreToken_MetaFormat(mockGUI):
     tokens.tokenizeText()
     assert tokens.allMarkdown[-1] == "% A comment\n\n"
 
+    # Ignore Text
+    tokens._text = "%~ Some text\n"
+    tokens.tokenizeText()
+    assert tokens._tokens == [
+        (Tokenizer.T_EMPTY, 0, "", [], Tokenizer.A_NONE),
+    ]
+    assert tokens.allMarkdown[-1] == "\n"
+
     # Synopsis
     tokens._text = "%synopsis: The synopsis\n"
     tokens.tokenizeText()
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
index 15b20efb..6c2070fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
@@ -579,6 +579,11 @@ def testGuiEditor_Actions(qtbot, nwGUI, projPath, ipsumText, mockRnd):
     assert nwGUI.docEditor.docAction(nwDocAction.BLOCK_COM) is True
     assert nwGUI.docEditor.getText() == "#### Scene Title\n\n% Scene text.\n\n"
 
+    # Ignore Text
+    nwGUI.docEditor.setCursorPosition(20)
+    assert nwGUI.docEditor.docAction(nwDocAction.BLOCK_IGN) is True
+    assert nwGUI.docEditor.getText() == "#### Scene Title\n\n%~ Scene text.\n\n"
+
     # Text
     nwGUI.docEditor.setCursorPosition(20)
     assert nwGUI.docEditor.docAction(nwDocAction.BLOCK_TXT) is True
@@ -1202,6 +1207,20 @@ def testGuiEditor_BlockFormatting(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, ipsumText
     assert nwGUI.docEditor.getText() == "Some text\n\n"
     assert nwGUI.docEditor.getCursorPosition() == 4
 
+    # Toggle Ignore Text w/Space
+    nwGUI.docEditor.replaceText("%~ Some text\n\n")
+    nwGUI.docEditor.setCursorPosition(5)
+    assert nwGUI.docEditor._formatBlock(nwDocAction.BLOCK_IGN) is True
+    assert nwGUI.docEditor.getText() == "Some text\n\n"
+    assert nwGUI.docEditor.getCursorPosition() == 2
+
+    # Toggle Ignore Text wo/Space
+    nwGUI.docEditor.replaceText("%~Some text\n\n")
+    nwGUI.docEditor.setCursorPosition(5)
+    assert nwGUI.docEditor._formatBlock(nwDocAction.BLOCK_IGN) is True
+    assert nwGUI.docEditor.getText() == "Some text\n\n"
+    assert nwGUI.docEditor.getCursorPosition() == 3
+
     # Header 1
     nwGUI.docEditor.replaceText("Some text\n\n")
     nwGUI.docEditor.setCursorPosition(5)