diff --git a/cmd/gocognit/main.go b/cmd/gocognit/main.go
index dd82582..8855dbb 100644
--- a/cmd/gocognit/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gocognit/main.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func isDir(filename string) bool {
 
 func analyzeFile(fname string, stats []gocognit.Stat) ([]gocognit.Stat, error) {
 	fset := token.NewFileSet()
-	f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, fname, nil, 0)
+	f, err := parser.ParseFile(fset, fname, nil, parser.ParseComments)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/gocognit.go b/gocognit.go
index 2fe22ab..52d7030 100644
--- a/gocognit.go
+++ b/gocognit.go
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ func (s Stat) String() string {
 func ComplexityStats(f *ast.File, fset *token.FileSet, stats []Stat) []Stat {
 	for _, decl := range f.Decls {
 		if fn, ok := decl.(*ast.FuncDecl); ok {
+			d := parseDirective(fn.Doc)
+			if d.Ignore {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			stats = append(stats, Stat{
 				PkgName:    f.Name.Name,
 				FuncName:   funcName(fn),
@@ -37,6 +42,24 @@ func ComplexityStats(f *ast.File, fset *token.FileSet, stats []Stat) []Stat {
 	return stats
 }
 
+type directive struct {
+	Ignore bool
+}
+
+func parseDirective(doc *ast.CommentGroup) directive {
+	if doc == nil {
+		return directive{}
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range doc.List {
+		if c.Text == "//gocognit:ignore" {
+			return directive{Ignore: true}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return directive{}
+}
+
 // funcName returns the name representation of a function or method:
 // "(Type).Name" for methods or simply "Name" for functions.
 func funcName(fn *ast.FuncDecl) string {