diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a3b7dae4..c151056d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -212,12 +212,15 @@ impl BindingsGenerator<'_> {
 
         let mut packages = Vec::new();
         for &path in self.wit_paths {
-            packages.push((path, resolve.push_path(path)?.0));
+            packages.push((path, push_wit_path(&mut resolve, path)?));
         }
 
         if packages.is_empty() {
             // If no WIT directory was provided as a parameter, use ./wit by default.
-            packages.push((Path::new("wit"), resolve.push_path("wit")?.0));
+            packages.push((
+                Path::new("wit"),
+                push_wit_path(&mut resolve, Path::new("wit"))?,
+            ));
         }
 
         let worlds = select_worlds(&resolve, self.worlds, &packages)?;
@@ -973,6 +976,54 @@ impl ComponentGenerator<'_> {
     }
 }
 
+fn is_wit_file(path: &Path) -> bool {
+    path.extension().and_then(|ext| ext.to_str()) == Some("wit")
+}
+
+/// Parse WIT from `path`, omitting `//` and `/* … */` comments so generated
+/// Python docstrings only include WIT documentation comments (`///` / `/**`).
+fn push_wit_path(resolve: &mut Resolve, path: &Path) -> Result<PackageId> {
+    if path.is_file() && is_wit_file(path) {
+        let contents = fs::read_to_string(path)
+            .with_context(|| format!("failed to read {}", path.display()))?;
+        resolve.push_str(path, &summary::strip_wit_non_doc_comments(&contents))
+    } else if path.is_dir() {
+        let tmp = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+        copy_dir_keeping_doc_comments(path, tmp.path())?;
+        Ok(resolve.push_path(tmp.path())?.0)
+    } else {
+        Ok(resolve.push_path(path)?.0)
+    }
+}
+
+fn copy_dir_keeping_doc_comments(src: &Path, dst: &Path) -> Result<()> {
+    fs::create_dir_all(dst).with_context(|| format!("failed to create {}", dst.display()))?;
+    for entry in
+        fs::read_dir(src).with_context(|| format!("failed to read directory {}", src.display()))?
+    {
+        let entry = entry?;
+        let src_path = entry.path();
+        let dst_path = dst.join(entry.file_name());
+        if src_path.is_dir() {
+            copy_dir_keeping_doc_comments(&src_path, &dst_path)?;
+        } else if is_wit_file(&src_path) {
+            let contents = fs::read_to_string(&src_path)
+                .with_context(|| format!("failed to read {}", src_path.display()))?;
+            fs::write(&dst_path, summary::strip_wit_non_doc_comments(&contents))
+                .with_context(|| format!("failed to write {}", dst_path.display()))?;
+        } else {
+            fs::copy(&src_path, &dst_path).with_context(|| {
+                format!(
+                    "failed to copy {} to {}",
+                    src_path.display(),
+                    dst_path.display()
+                )
+            })?;
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn parse_features(features: &[&str]) -> IndexSet<String> {
     features
         .iter()
diff --git a/src/summary.rs b/src/summary.rs
index da8f50f2..70671220 100644
--- a/src/summary.rs
+++ b/src/summary.rs
@@ -3222,6 +3222,97 @@ fn bindings_module_import(name: &str, alias: &str) -> String {
     }
 }
 
+/// Drop WIT `//` and `/* … */` comments while keeping documentation comments
+/// (`///` and `/** … */`). Newlines inside removed comments are preserved so
+/// parse error locations stay aligned with the original file.
+pub(crate) fn strip_wit_non_doc_comments(src: &str) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::with_capacity(src.len());
+    let mut rest = src;
+    let mut in_string = false;
+
+    while !rest.is_empty() {
+        if in_string {
+            let c = rest.chars().next().unwrap();
+            out.push(c);
+            rest = &rest[c.len_utf8()..];
+            if c == '\\' {
+                if let Some(next) = rest.chars().next() {
+                    out.push(next);
+                    rest = &rest[next.len_utf8()..];
+                }
+            } else if c == '"' {
+                in_string = false;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if rest.starts_with("///") {
+            let end = rest.find('\n').map_or(rest.len(), |i| i + 1);
+            out.push_str(&rest[..end]);
+            rest = &rest[end..];
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if rest.starts_with("//") {
+            if let Some(i) = rest.find('\n') {
+                out.push('\n');
+                rest = &rest[i + 1..];
+            } else {
+                rest = "";
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if rest.starts_with("/**") && !rest.starts_with("/**/") {
+            let end = block_comment_end(rest);
+            out.push_str(&rest[..end]);
+            rest = &rest[end..];
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if rest.starts_with("/*") {
+            let end = block_comment_end(rest);
+            out.extend(rest[..end].chars().filter(|&c| c == '\n'));
+            rest = &rest[end..];
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let c = rest.chars().next().unwrap();
+        if c == '"' {
+            in_string = true;
+        }
+        out.push(c);
+        rest = &rest[c.len_utf8()..];
+    }
+
+    out
+}
+
+fn block_comment_end(src: &str) -> usize {
+    let mut depth = 0;
+    let mut rest = src;
+    let mut offset = 0;
+    while !rest.is_empty() {
+        if rest.starts_with("/*") {
+            depth += 1;
+            offset += 2;
+            rest = &rest[2..];
+        } else if rest.starts_with("*/") {
+            depth -= 1;
+            offset += 2;
+            rest = &rest[2..];
+            if depth == 0 {
+                return offset;
+            }
+        } else {
+            let c = rest.chars().next().unwrap();
+            offset += c.len_utf8();
+            rest = &rest[c.len_utf8()..];
+        }
+    }
+    offset
+}
+
 fn docstring(docs: Option<&str>, indent_level: usize, error: Option<&str>) -> String {
     let docs = match (
         docs,
@@ -3304,6 +3395,107 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn strip_wit_non_doc_comments_keeps_docs_only() {
+        let src = r#"package demo:docs;
+
+// package-level line comment
+interface example {
+  // plain comment
+  /// real docs
+  foo: func();
+
+  /// kept
+  // dropped
+  bar: func();
+
+  /* block comment */
+  /** block docs */
+  baz: func();
+}
+
+world example {
+  // world comment
+  export example;
+}
+"#;
+        let stripped = super::strip_wit_non_doc_comments(src);
+        assert!(
+            !stripped.contains("package-level line comment"),
+            "{stripped}"
+        );
+        assert!(!stripped.contains("plain comment"), "{stripped}");
+        assert!(!stripped.contains("dropped"), "{stripped}");
+        assert!(!stripped.contains("block comment"), "{stripped}");
+        assert!(!stripped.contains("world comment"), "{stripped}");
+        assert!(stripped.contains("/// real docs"), "{stripped}");
+        assert!(stripped.contains("/// kept"), "{stripped}");
+        assert!(stripped.contains("/** block docs */"), "{stripped}");
+
+        let url_src = r#"package demo:docs;
+world example {
+  // ignore
+  /// see "http://example.com/x"
+  export echo: func();
+}
+"#;
+        let url_stripped = super::strip_wit_non_doc_comments(url_src);
+        assert!(
+            url_stripped.contains(r#"/// see "http://example.com/x""#),
+            "{url_stripped}"
+        );
+        assert!(!url_stripped.contains("// ignore"), "{url_stripped}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn stripped_wit_docs_exclude_line_comments() {
+        let src = r#"package demo:docs;
+
+interface types {
+  // plain comment
+  /// real docs
+  foo: func();
+
+  // some comment
+  /// plus documentation
+  comment-and-doc: func();
+
+  /// documentation plus
+  // another comment.
+  doc-and-comment: func();
+
+  // only a comment
+  plain: func();
+}
+
+world example {
+  export types;
+}
+"#;
+        let stripped = super::strip_wit_non_doc_comments(src);
+        let mut resolve = wit_parser::Resolve::default();
+        resolve.push_str("docs.wit", &stripped).unwrap();
+        let iface = resolve
+            .interfaces
+            .iter()
+            .find_map(|(_, iface)| (iface.name.as_deref() == Some("types")).then_some(iface))
+            .unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            iface.functions["foo"].docs.contents.as_deref(),
+            Some("real docs")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            iface.functions["comment-and-doc"].docs.contents.as_deref(),
+            Some("plus documentation")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            iface.functions["doc-and-comment"].docs.contents.as_deref(),
+            Some("documentation plus")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(iface.functions["plain"].docs.contents, None);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn versions_are_valid_module_name_components() -> Result<()> {
         for version in ["1.2.3", "0.1.7", "0.0.3", "1.0.0-alpha.1", "1.0.0+build.5"] {
diff --git a/tests/bindings.rs b/tests/bindings.rs
index 4b7b8e11..c1490010 100644
--- a/tests/bindings.rs
+++ b/tests/bindings.rs
@@ -266,6 +266,99 @@ if not any(("'''" in doc and '\\"""' in doc) for doc in backslash_docs):
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn bindings_docstrings_omit_wit_line_comments() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+    fs::write(
+        dir.path().join("example.wit"),
+        r#"package demo:docs;
+
+// package of named fields (line comment)
+interface documented {
+  /// documented function
+  doc-func: func();
+
+  // some comment
+  /// plus documentation
+  comment-and-doc: func();
+
+  /// documentation plus
+  // another comment.
+  doc-and-comment: func();
+
+  // only a line comment
+  plain: func();
+}
+
+world example {
+  // world line comment
+  export documented;
+}
+"#,
+    )?;
+
+    cargo::cargo_bin_cmd!("componentize-py")
+        .current_dir(dir.path())
+        .args(["-d", "example.wit", "-w", "example", "bindings", "."])
+        .assert()
+        .success();
+
+    assert!(predicate::path::is_dir().eval(&dir.path().join("wit")));
+
+    Command::new("python3")
+        .current_dir(dir.path())
+        .args([
+            "-c",
+            r#"
+import ast
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+docs_by_name = {}
+for path in Path(".").rglob("*.py"):
+    tree = ast.parse(path.read_text(), filename=str(path))
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if isinstance(node, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef, ast.ClassDef, ast.Module)):
+            doc = ast.get_docstring(node)
+            if doc:
+                key = getattr(node, "name", "<module>")
+                docs_by_name.setdefault(key, []).append(doc)
+
+all_docs = "\n".join(doc for docs in docs_by_name.values() for doc in docs)
+for forbidden in (
+    "package of named fields",
+    "some comment",
+    "another comment",
+    "only a line comment",
+    "world line comment",
+):
+    if forbidden in all_docs:
+        sys.stderr.write("line comment leaked into docstrings: %r\n%s\n" % (forbidden, all_docs))
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def has_doc(name, text):
+    return any(text in doc for doc in docs_by_name.get(name, []))
+
+if not has_doc("doc_func", "documented function"):
+    sys.stderr.write("doc_func lost /// docs: %r\n" % docs_by_name.get("doc_func"))
+    sys.exit(1)
+if not has_doc("comment_and_doc", "plus documentation"):
+    sys.stderr.write("comment_and_doc lost /// docs: %r\n" % docs_by_name.get("comment_and_doc"))
+    sys.exit(1)
+if not has_doc("doc_and_comment", "documentation plus"):
+    sys.stderr.write("doc_and_comment lost /// docs: %r\n" % docs_by_name.get("doc_and_comment"))
+    sys.exit(1)
+if docs_by_name.get("plain"):
+    sys.stderr.write("plain unexpectedly has a docstring: %r\n" % docs_by_name.get("plain"))
+    sys.exit(1)
+"#,
+        ])
+        .assert()
+        .success();
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn generate_bindings(path: &Path, world: &str) -> Result<Assert, anyhow::Error> {
     Ok(cargo::cargo_bin_cmd!("componentize-py")
         .current_dir(path)