diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/flt/CommentRecord.h b/src/osgPlugins/flt/CommentRecord.h
index 6cf9d07e0..4b21ea2e6 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/flt/CommentRecord.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/flt/CommentRecord.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ namespace flt {
 
 struct SComment
 {
-    SRecHeader    RecHeader;
-    // TODO
+    SRecHeader  RecHeader;
+    char        szComment[1];     // (Length - 4) ASCII ID of node
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp
index a8e94a0b7..9bc80bf48 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "Input.h"
 #include "GeoSetBuilder.h"
 #include "LongIDRecord.h"
+#include "CommentRecord.h"
 #include "InstanceRecords.h"
 #include "LocalVertexPoolRecord.h"
 #include "MultiTextureRecord.h"
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ osg::Group* ConvertFromFLT::visitAncillary(osg::Group& osgParent, osg::Group& os
             break;
 
         case COMMENT_OP:
-//              visitComment(osgPrimary, (CommentRecord*)child);
+              visitComment(osgPrimary, (CommentRecord*)child);
             break;
 
         case COLOR_PALETTE_OP:
@@ -333,6 +334,30 @@ void ConvertFromFLT::visitLongID(osg::Group& osgParent, LongIDRecord* rec)
 }
 
 
+void ConvertFromFLT::visitComment(osg::Group& osgParent, CommentRecord* rec)
+{
+    SComment *pSComment = (SComment*)rec->getData();
+
+    //std::cout << "ConvertFromFLT::visitComment '"<<std::string(pSComment->szComment,pSComment->RecHeader.length()-4)<<"'"<<std::endl;
+    //std::cout << "ConvertFromFLT::visitComment cstyle string '"<<pSComment->szComment<<"'"<<std::endl;
+
+    char* commentline = pSComment->szComment;
+    char* eol;
+    int lineno = 1;
+    // add all lines followed by \n
+    while ( commentline && (eol = strchr( commentline, '\n' ) ) ) {
+        *eol = '\0';
+        osgParent.addDescription( commentline );
+        //std::cerr << "Line " << lineno << ": " << commentline << "\n";
+        ++lineno;
+        commentline = ++eol;
+    }
+    // add the last line
+    osgParent.addDescription( commentline );
+    //std::cerr << "Line " << lineno << ": " << commentline << "\n";
+}
+
+
 osg::Group* ConvertFromFLT::visitHeader(HeaderRecord* rec)
 {
     SHeader *pSHeader = (SHeader*)rec->getData();
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.h b/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.h
index 0f3925199..fd88b6333 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.h
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/flt/flt2osg.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class LightPointRecord;
 class VertexListRecord;
 class LocalVertexPoolRecord;
 class LongIDRecord;
+class CommentRecord;
 class InstanceDefinitionRecord;
 class InstanceReferenceRecord;
 class MultiTextureRecord;
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ class ConvertFromFLT
         // Ancillary records
         osg::Group* visitMatrix(osg::Group& osgParent, const osg::Group& osgPrimary, MatrixRecord* rec);
         void visitLongID(osg::Group& osgParent, LongIDRecord* rec);
+        void visitComment(osg::Group& osgParent, CommentRecord* rec);
 
         // Palette records
         void visitColorPalette(osg::Group& osgParent, ColorPaletteRecord* rec);