diff --git a/lark/parsers/xearley.py b/lark/parsers/xearley.py
index c12108f..86a6b99 100644
--- a/lark/parsers/xearley.py
+++ b/lark/parsers/xearley.py
@@ -77,12 +77,13 @@ class Parser:
                     column.add(new_items)
 
         def scan(i, token, column):
+            to_scan = column.to_scan.get_news()
+
             for x in self.ignore:
                 m = x.match(stream, i)
                 if m:
-                    return column
-
-            to_scan = column.to_scan.get_news()
+                    # TODO add partial matches for ignore too?
+                    delayed_matches[m.end()] += to_scan
 
             for item in to_scan:
                 m = item.expect.match(stream, i)
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.py b/tests/test_parser.py
index 838b0ef..76a6a33 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ def _make_full_earley_test(LEXER):
             l = Lark(grammar, parser='earley', lexer=LEXER)
             l.parse(program)
 
+
         def test_earley_scanless3(self):
             "Tests prioritization and disambiguation for pseudo-terminals (there should be only one result)"
 
@@ -940,6 +941,22 @@ def _make_parser_test(LEXER, PARSER):
 
 
 
+        @unittest.skipIf(LEXER==None, "Scanless doesn't support regular expressions")
+        def test_ignore(self):
+            grammar = r"""
+            COMMENT: /(!|(\/\/))[^\n]*/
+            %ignore COMMENT
+            %import common.WS -> _WS
+            %import common.INT
+            start: "INT"i _WS+ INT _WS*
+            """
+
+            parser = _Lark(grammar)
+
+            tree = parser.parse("int 1 ! This is a comment\n")      
+            self.assertEqual(tree.children, ['1'])
+
+
 
     _NAME = "Test" + PARSER.capitalize() + (LEXER or 'Scanless').capitalize()
     _TestParser.__name__ = _NAME