diff --git a/internal/configs/version2/nginx-plus.transportserver.tmpl b/internal/configs/version2/nginx-plus.transportserver.tmpl
index b3d59172d4..f3e47b3a42 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version2/nginx-plus.transportserver.tmpl
+++ b/internal/configs/version2/nginx-plus.transportserver.tmpl
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ upstream {{ $u.Name }} {
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- range $snippet := .StreamSnippets }}
-{{- $snippet }}
-{{ end }}
+{{ $snippet }}
+{{- end }}
 
 {{ with $m := .Match }}
 match {{ $m.Name }} {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ server {
     {{- end }}
 
     {{- range $snippet := $s.ServerSnippets }}
-    {{- $snippet }}
+    {{ $snippet }}
     {{- end }}
 
     proxy_pass {{ $s.ProxyPass }};
diff --git a/internal/configs/version2/nginx-plus.virtualserver.tmpl b/internal/configs/version2/nginx-plus.virtualserver.tmpl
index b8c2ba27da..2f6a3faa59 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version2/nginx-plus.virtualserver.tmpl
+++ b/internal/configs/version2/nginx-plus.virtualserver.tmpl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ map {{ $m.Source }} {{ $m.Variable }} {
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- range $snippet := .HTTPSnippets }}
-{{- $snippet }}
+{{ $snippet }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- range $z := .LimitReqZones }}
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ server {
     {{- end }}
 
     {{- range $snippet := $s.Snippets }}
-    {{- $snippet }}
+    {{ $snippet }}
     {{- end }}
 
     {{- range $l := $s.InternalRedirectLocations }}
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ server {
         internal;
         {{- end }}
         {{- range $snippet := $l.Snippets }}
-        {{- $snippet }}
+        {{ $snippet }}
         {{- end }}
 
         {{- with $l.PoliciesErrorReturn }}
diff --git a/internal/configs/version2/nginx.transportserver.tmpl b/internal/configs/version2/nginx.transportserver.tmpl
index 901def05fa..15f0a97fd0 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version2/nginx.transportserver.tmpl
+++ b/internal/configs/version2/nginx.transportserver.tmpl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ upstream {{ $u.Name }} {
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- range $snippet := .StreamSnippets }}
-{{- $snippet }}
+{{ $snippet }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- $s := .Server }}
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ server {
     {{- end }}
 
     {{- range $snippet := $s.ServerSnippets }}
-    {{- $snippet }}
+    {{ $snippet }}
     {{- end }}
 
     proxy_pass {{ $s.ProxyPass }};
diff --git a/internal/configs/version2/nginx.virtualserver.tmpl b/internal/configs/version2/nginx.virtualserver.tmpl
index 6469634d59..da6fa1985a 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version2/nginx.virtualserver.tmpl
+++ b/internal/configs/version2/nginx.virtualserver.tmpl
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ map {{ $m.Source }} {{ $m.Variable }} {
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- range $snippet := .HTTPSnippets }}
-{{- $snippet }}
+{{ $snippet }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- range $z := .LimitReqZones }}
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ server {
     {{- end }}
 
     {{- range $snippet := $s.Snippets }}
-    {{- $snippet }}
+    {{ $snippet }}
     {{- end }}
 
     {{- range $l := $s.InternalRedirectLocations }}
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ server {
         internal;
         {{- end }}
         {{- range $snippet := $l.Snippets }}
-        {{- $snippet }}
+        {{ $snippet }}
         {{- end }}
 
         {{- with $l.PoliciesErrorReturn }}
diff --git a/tests/data/transport-server/transport-server-snippets.yaml b/tests/data/transport-server/transport-server-snippets.yaml
index ec3c58ba99..8665463603 100644
--- a/tests/data/transport-server/transport-server-snippets.yaml
+++ b/tests/data/transport-server/transport-server-snippets.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ metadata:
   name: transport-server
 spec:
   streamSnippets: limit_conn_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=addr:10m;
-  serverSnippets: limit_conn addr 1;
+  serverSnippets: |
+    limit_conn addr 1;
+    # a comment is allowed in snippets
+    add_header X-test-header "test-value";
   listener:
     name: dns-tcp
     protocol: TCP
diff --git a/tests/suite/test_transport_server.py b/tests/suite/test_transport_server.py
index fa72fbd694..4af17653dc 100644
--- a/tests/suite/test_transport_server.py
+++ b/tests/suite/test_transport_server.py
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ def test_snippets(
             transport_server_setup.namespace,
         )
 
-        assert (
-            "limit_conn_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=addr:10m;" in conf  # stream-snippets
-            and "limit_conn addr 1;" in conf  # server-snippets
-        )
+        conf_lines = [line.strip() for line in conf.split("\n")]
+        assert "limit_conn_zone $binary_remote_addr zone=addr:10m;" in conf_lines  # stream-snippets on separate line
+        assert "limit_conn addr 1;" in conf_lines  # server-snippets on separate line
+        assert "# a comment is allowed in snippets" in conf_lines  # comments are allowed in server snippets
+        assert 'add_header X-test-header "test-value";' in conf_lines  # new line in server-snippets on separate line
 
     def test_configurable_timeout_directives(
         self, kube_apis, crd_ingress_controller, transport_server_setup, ingress_controller_prerequisites