diff --git a/api/add_comment.php b/api/add_comment.php
index 33362a7..06538b7 100644
--- a/api/add_comment.php
+++ b/api/add_comment.php
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ try {
         exit;
     }
 
+    // Persist the trimmed text (not the raw client value) — matches update_comment.php
+    // and keeps stored comment_text free of leading whitespace that could shift a
+    // markdown-enabled comment's first line out of column 0 on reload.
+    $data['comment_text'] = $commentTextRaw;
+
     // Never trust a client-supplied display name — always attribute the comment to
     // the authenticated session user.
     $data['user_name'] = $currentUser['display_name'] ?? $currentUser['username'] ?? 'User';
diff --git a/views/TicketView.php b/views/TicketView.php
index 4b49a38..58ecf95 100644
--- a/views/TicketView.php
+++ b/views/TicketView.php
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
                 if (typeof parseMarkdown === 'function') {
                     list.querySelectorAll('.comment-text[data-markdown]').forEach(function (el) {
                         if (!el.dataset.rendered) {
-                            el.innerHTML = parseMarkdown(el.textContent);
+                            el.innerHTML = parseMarkdown(el.textContent.trim());
                             el.dataset.rendered = '1';
                         }
                     });