diff --git a/format.go b/format.go
index 2a36fe4..14703df 100644
--- a/format.go
+++ b/format.go
@@ -76,9 +76,14 @@ func formatIndentation(src string, config *Config, filePath string) string {
 		if commentOpenRe.MatchString(lines[i]) {
 			cEnd, remainder, ok := skipLeadingBlockComment(lines, i)
 			if ok && strings.TrimSpace(remainder) == "" {
-				indent := strings.Repeat(" ", depth*config.IndentSize)
-				for j := i; j <= cEnd && j < len(lines); j++ {
-					lines[j] = indent + strings.TrimLeft(lines[j], " \t")
+				newIndent := depth * config.IndentSize
+				// Reindent the opening line and shift the remaining lines by the same
+				// amount, preserving any relative indentation of the comment body
+				// (e.g. YAML examples inside the comment).
+				delta := newIndent - leadingWhitespace(lines[i])
+				lines[i] = strings.Repeat(" ", newIndent) + strings.TrimLeft(lines[i], " \t")
+				for j := i + 1; j <= cEnd && j < len(lines); j++ {
+					lines[j] = shiftIndent(lines[j], delta)
 				}
 				i = cEnd
 				continue
@@ -229,6 +234,29 @@ func parseTokenFromLine(lines []string, lineIdx int, line string, config *Config
 	return "", lineIdx, lineIdx, tokNone, false
 }
 
+// leadingWhitespace returns the number of leading space/tab characters.
+func leadingWhitespace(line string) int {
+	n := 0
+	for n < len(line) && (line[n] == ' ' || line[n] == '\t') {
+		n++
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+// shiftIndent adjusts a line's leading indentation by delta columns (clamped at
+// zero) while keeping the rest of the line verbatim. Blank lines are untouched.
+func shiftIndent(line string, delta int) string {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(line) == "" {
+		return line
+	}
+	cur := leadingWhitespace(line)
+	width := cur + delta
+	if width < 0 {
+		width = 0
+	}
+	return strings.Repeat(" ", width) + line[cur:]
+}
+
 // Пропуск блочного комментария
 func skipLeadingBlockComment(lines []string, start int) (endLine int, remainder string, ok bool) {
 	for i := start; i < len(lines); i++ {
diff --git a/templates_test/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml b/templates_test/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f221b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates_test/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name: "Comment block preserves internal YAML indentation (issue #17)"
+input_file: "templates/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml"
+expected_file: "templates_expected/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml"
diff --git a/templates_test/templates/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml b/templates_test/templates/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8985c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates_test/templates/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{{- if .Values.enabled }}
+{{/*
+Example values:
+- name: istio-system
+  podSecurity:
+    enforce: baseline
+*/}}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/templates_test/templates_expected/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml b/templates_test/templates_expected/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8308567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates_test/templates_expected/comment_yaml_indentation.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{{- if .Values.enabled }}
+  {{/*
+  Example values:
+  - name: istio-system
+    podSecurity:
+      enforce: baseline
+  */}}
+{{- end }}