diff --git a/changelog_unreleased/yaml/pr-8356.md b/changelog_unreleased/yaml/pr-8356.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d5d03791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog_unreleased/yaml/pr-8356.md
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#### Preserve blank lines in comments ([#8356](https://github.com/prettier/prettier/pull/8356) by [@fisker](https://github.com/fisker))
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+```yaml
+# Input
+a:
+  - a: a
+
+  # - b: b
+
+  # - c: c
+
+  - d: d
+
+
+b:
+  - a: a
+
+  # - b: b
+
+  # - c: c
+
+# Prettier stable
+a:
+  - a: a
+
+  # - b: b
+
+  # - c: c
+
+  - d: d
+
+b:
+  - a: a
+  # - b: b
+  # - c: c
+
+// Prettier master
+a:
+  - a: a
+
+  # - b: b
+
+  # - c: c
+
+  - d: d
+
+b:
+  - a: a
+
+  # - b: b
+
+  # - c: c
+```
diff --git a/src/language-yaml/printer-yaml.js b/src/language-yaml/printer-yaml.js
index 70f7ff43f..4269f77c6 100644
--- a/src/language-yaml/printer-yaml.js
+++ b/src/language-yaml/printer-yaml.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const {
   markAsRoot,
   softline,
 } = docBuilders;
-const { replaceEndOfLineWith } = require("../common/util");
+const { replaceEndOfLineWith, isPreviousLineEmpty } = require("../common/util");
 
 function preprocess(ast) {
   return mapNode(ast, defineShortcuts);
@@ -131,7 +131,26 @@ function genericPrint(path, options, print) {
     hasEndComments(node) && !isNode(node, ["documentHead", "documentBody"])
       ? align(
           node.type === "sequenceItem" ? 2 : 0,
-          concat([hardline, join(hardline, path.map(print, "endComments"))])
+          concat([
+            hardline,
+            join(
+              hardline,
+              path.map(
+                (path) =>
+                  concat([
+                    isPreviousLineEmpty(
+                      options.originalText,
+                      path.getValue(),
+                      options.locStart
+                    )
+                      ? hardline
+                      : "",
+                    print(path),
+                  ]),
+                "endComments"
+              )
+            ),
+          ])
         )
       : "",
   ]);
diff --git a/tests/yaml/comment/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap b/tests/yaml/comment/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
index 927245e6b..b4c7f45e9 100644
--- a/tests/yaml/comment/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
+++ b/tests/yaml/comment/__snapshots__/jsfmt.spec.js.snap
@@ -123,6 +123,151 @@ a:
 ================================================================================
 `;
 
+exports[`map.yml format 1`] = `
+====================================options=====================================
+parsers: ["yaml"]
+printWidth: 80
+                                                                                | printWidth
+=====================================input======================================
+foo1:
+  - foo: item1
+    bar: item1
+
+  # - foo: item2
+  #   bar: item2
+
+  # - foo: item3
+  #   bar: item3
+
+  - foo: item4
+    bar: item4
+
+foo2:
+  - foo: item11
+    bar: item11
+
+  # - foo: item22
+  #   bar: item22
+
+  # - foo: item33
+  #   bar: item33
+
+=====================================output=====================================
+foo1:
+  - foo: item1
+    bar: item1
+
+  # - foo: item2
+  #   bar: item2
+
+  # - foo: item3
+  #   bar: item3
+
+  - foo: item4
+    bar: item4
+
+foo2:
+  - foo: item11
+    bar: item11
+
+  # - foo: item22
+  #   bar: item22
+
+  # - foo: item33
+  #   bar: item33
+
+================================================================================
+`;
+
+exports[`map-2.yml format 1`] = `
+====================================options=====================================
+parsers: ["yaml"]
+printWidth: 80
+                                                                                | printWidth
+=====================================input======================================
+foo1:
+  - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  - foo
+
+foo2:
+  - foo2
+
+  # - foo2
+
+
+
+
+  
+
+  # - foo2
+  # - foo2
+
+=====================================output=====================================
+foo1:
+  - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  - foo
+
+foo2:
+  - foo2
+
+  # - foo2
+
+  # - foo2
+  # - foo2
+
+================================================================================
+`;
+
+exports[`map-3.yml format 1`] = `
+====================================options=====================================
+parsers: ["yaml"]
+printWidth: 80
+                                                                                | printWidth
+=====================================input======================================
+foo1:
+  - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  - foo
+
+foo2:
+  - foo2
+
+  # first line
+  # next line
+
+=====================================output=====================================
+foo1:
+  - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  - foo
+
+foo2:
+  - foo2
+
+  # first line
+  # next line
+
+================================================================================
+`;
+
 exports[`root.yml format 1`] = `
 ====================================options=====================================
 parsers: ["yaml"]
diff --git a/tests/yaml/comment/map-2.yml b/tests/yaml/comment/map-2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb048fc4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yaml/comment/map-2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+foo1:
+  - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  - foo
+
+foo2:
+  - foo2
+
+  # - foo2
+
+
+
+
+  
+
+  # - foo2
+  # - foo2
diff --git a/tests/yaml/comment/map-3.yml b/tests/yaml/comment/map-3.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a98808ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yaml/comment/map-3.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+foo1:
+  - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  # - foo
+
+  - foo
+
+foo2:
+  - foo2
+
+  # first line
+  # next line
diff --git a/tests/yaml/comment/map.yml b/tests/yaml/comment/map.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..213f696fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/yaml/comment/map.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+foo1:
+  - foo: item1
+    bar: item1
+
+  # - foo: item2
+  #   bar: item2
+
+  # - foo: item3
+  #   bar: item3
+
+  - foo: item4
+    bar: item4
+
+foo2:
+  - foo: item11
+    bar: item11
+
+  # - foo: item22
+  #   bar: item22
+
+  # - foo: item33
+  #   bar: item33