diff --git a/changes/26443-xml-comments b/changes/26443-xml-comments
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90439da266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/26443-xml-comments
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* Allow for any number of comments at the top of XML files for Windows MDM profile CSPs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/fleet/windows_mdm.go b/server/fleet/windows_mdm.go
index 98198c4084..adbabff60e 100644
--- a/server/fleet/windows_mdm.go
+++ b/server/fleet/windows_mdm.go
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ func (m *MDMWindowsConfigProfile) ValidateUserProvided() error {
 		case xml.ProcInst:
 			return errors.New("The file should include valid XML: processing instructions are not allowed.")
 
+		case xml.Comment:
+			continue
+
 		case xml.StartElement:
 			switch t.Name.Local {
 			case "Replace", "Add":
diff --git a/server/fleet/windows_mdm_test.go b/server/fleet/windows_mdm_test.go
index 0a16717546..2738e703fa 100644
--- a/server/fleet/windows_mdm_test.go
+++ b/server/fleet/windows_mdm_test.go
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ func TestValidateUserProvided(t *testing.T) {
 			profile: MDMWindowsConfigProfile{
 				SyncML: []byte(`
 				  <!-- this is a comment -->
+				  <!-- this is another comment -->
 				  <Replace>
+				  <!-- this is a comment inside replace -->
 				    <Target>
 				      <LocURI>Custom/URI</LocURI>
 				    </Target>