diff --git a/editorconfig/line_checkers.go b/editorconfig/line_checkers.go
index b14848c..3f5143e 100644
--- a/editorconfig/line_checkers.go
+++ b/editorconfig/line_checkers.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func CheckIndentStyleRule(ruleValue string, line string) *LineCheckResult {
 	}
 
 	if strings.ToLower(ruleValue) == "tab" {
-		if IsIndentedWithSpaces(line) {
+		if IsIndentedWithSpaces(line) && !strings.HasPrefix(line, " *") {
 			return &LineCheckResult{isOk: false, messageIfNotOk: "starts with space instead of tab"}
 		} else if IsIndentedWithMixedTabsAndSpaces(line) && !IsIndentedWithTabsThenCommentLine(line) {
 			return &LineCheckResult{isOk: false, messageIfNotOk: "indented with mix of tabs and spaces instead of just tabs"}
diff --git a/editorconfig/line_checkers_test.go b/editorconfig/line_checkers_test.go
index e08c607..1194365 100644
--- a/editorconfig/line_checkers_test.go
+++ b/editorconfig/line_checkers_test.go
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ func TestCheckIndentStyleRule(t *testing.T) {
 	ExpectFail("\t ", "tab", f, t, "indented with mix of tabs and spaces instead of just tabs")
 
 	// Allow comments like /**\n\t *\n\t */
-	ExpectPass("\t *line", "tab", f, t)
+	ExpectPass("\t * comment 1", "tab", f, t)
+	ExpectPass("\t\t * comment 2", "tab", f, t)
+	ExpectPass(" * comment 3", "tab", f, t)
 
 	ExpectFail("  line", "dinosaurs", f, t, "invalid value for indent_style: dinosaurs")
 }