diff --git a/marshaler.go b/marshaler.go
index 91f3b3c2..8317884d 100644
--- a/marshaler.go
+++ b/marshaler.go
@@ -652,10 +652,19 @@ func (enc *Encoder) encodeStruct(b []byte, ctx encoderCtx, v reflect.Value) ([]b
 }
 
 func (enc *Encoder) encodeComment(indent int, comment string, b []byte) []byte {
-	if comment != "" {
+	for len(comment) > 0 {
+		var line string
+		idx := strings.IndexByte(comment, '\n')
+		if idx >= 0 {
+			line = comment[:idx]
+			comment = comment[idx+1:]
+		} else {
+			line = comment
+			comment = ""
+		}
 		b = enc.indent(indent, b)
 		b = append(b, "# "...)
-		b = append(b, comment...)
+		b = append(b, line...)
 		b = append(b, '\n')
 	}
 	return b
diff --git a/marshaler_test.go b/marshaler_test.go
index 10facb89..468546cc 100644
--- a/marshaler_test.go
+++ b/marshaler_test.go
@@ -1004,6 +1004,22 @@ func TestIssue752(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "", string(out))
 }
 
+func TestIssue768(t *testing.T) {
+	type cfg struct {
+		Name string `comment:"This is a multiline comment.\nThis is line 2."`
+	}
+
+	out, err := toml.Marshal(&cfg{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expected := `# This is a multiline comment.
+# This is line 2.
+Name = ''
+`
+
+	require.Equal(t, expected, string(out))
+}
+
 func TestMarshalNestedAnonymousStructs(t *testing.T) {
 	type Embedded struct {
 		Value string `toml:"value" json:"value"`