diff --git a/changelog.rst b/changelog.rst
index fdfcde538..444db9460 100644
--- a/changelog.rst
+++ b/changelog.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ Features:
 ---------
 * Add support for `\\T` prompt escape sequence to display transaction status (similar to psql's `%x`).
 
+Bug Fixes:
+----------
+* Fix trailing SQL comments preventing query submission and execution.
+    * ``SELECT 1; -- note`` now submits correctly in multiline mode
+    * ``rstrip(";")`` in ``pgexecute.py`` now handles comments after the semicolon
+
 4.4.0 (2025-12-24)
 ==================
 
diff --git a/pgcli/pgbuffer.py b/pgcli/pgbuffer.py
index aba180c8f..d6b5096d1 100644
--- a/pgcli/pgbuffer.py
+++ b/pgcli/pgbuffer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
+import sqlparse
 from prompt_toolkit.enums import DEFAULT_BUFFER
 from prompt_toolkit.filters import Condition
 from prompt_toolkit.application import get_app
@@ -11,8 +12,11 @@
 def _is_complete(sql):
     # A complete command is an sql statement that ends with a semicolon, unless
     # there's an open quote surrounding it, as is common when writing a
-    # CREATE FUNCTION command
-    return sql.endswith(";") and not is_open_quote(sql)
+    # CREATE FUNCTION command.
+    # Strip trailing comments so that "SELECT 1; -- note" is recognized as
+    # complete (the semicolon is not at the end when a comment follows).
+    stripped = sqlparse.format(sql, strip_comments=True).strip()
+    return stripped.endswith(";") and not is_open_quote(sql)
 
 
 """
diff --git a/pgcli/pgexecute.py b/pgcli/pgexecute.py
index 2864c8645..ed64d81e3 100644
--- a/pgcli/pgexecute.py
+++ b/pgcli/pgexecute.py
@@ -361,8 +361,11 @@ def run(
         # run each sql query
         for sql in sqlarr:
             # Remove spaces, eol and semi-colons.
-            sql = sql.rstrip(";")
-            sql = sqlparse.format(sql, strip_comments=False).strip()
+            # Strip comments first so rstrip(";") works when there are
+            # trailing comments after the semicolon, e.g.:
+            #   vacuum freeze verbose t; -- 82% towards emergency
+            sql = sqlparse.format(sql, strip_comments=True).strip().rstrip(";")
+            sql = sql.strip()
             if not sql:
                 continue
             try:
diff --git a/tests/test_trailing_comments.py b/tests/test_trailing_comments.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a69e826f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_trailing_comments.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+"""Tests for SQL trailing comment handling.
+
+Verifies that statements with comments after the semicolon are handled
+correctly in both the input buffer (pgbuffer) and query execution (pgexecute).
+"""
+
+import pytest
+from pgcli.pgbuffer import _is_complete
+
+
+class TestIsCompleteWithTrailingComments:
+    """Test _is_complete() handles trailing SQL comments after semicolons."""
+
+    def test_simple_semicolon(self):
+        assert _is_complete("SELECT 1;") is True
+
+    def test_no_semicolon(self):
+        assert _is_complete("SELECT 1") is False
+
+    def test_trailing_single_line_comment(self):
+        assert _is_complete("SELECT 1; -- a comment") is True
+
+    def test_trailing_block_comment(self):
+        assert _is_complete("SELECT 1; /* block comment */") is True
+
+    def test_vacuum_with_comment(self):
+        assert (
+            _is_complete(
+                "vacuum freeze verbose tpd.file_delivery; -- 82% towards emergency"
+            )
+            is True
+        )
+
+    def test_comment_only(self):
+        assert _is_complete("-- just a comment") is False
+
+    def test_semicolon_inside_string(self):
+        assert _is_complete("SELECT ';'") is False
+
+    def test_semicolon_inside_string_with_trailing_comment(self):
+        assert _is_complete("SELECT ';' FROM t; -- note") is True
+
+    def test_open_quote(self):
+        assert _is_complete("SELECT '") is False
+
+    def test_empty_string(self):
+        assert _is_complete("") is False
+
+    def test_multiple_semicolons_with_comment(self):
+        assert _is_complete("SELECT 1; SELECT 2; -- done") is True
+
+    def test_comment_with_special_chars(self):
+        assert (
+            _is_complete("VACUUM ANALYZE; -- 81.0% towards emergency, 971 MB")
+            is True
+        )