diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d46810492e8..5c734798f7c 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -770,6 +770,10 @@ C-API
 IDLE
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+- Issue #18429: Format / Format Paragraph, now works when comment blocks
+  are selected. As with text blocks, this works best when the selection
+  only includes complete lines.
+
 - Issue #18226: Add docstrings and unittests for FormatParagraph.py.
   Original patches by Todd Rovito and Phil Webster.