diff --git a/sqlit/domains/process_worker/app/process_worker.py b/sqlit/domains/process_worker/app/process_worker.py
index 31008e7c..ee3e4cd8 100644
--- a/sqlit/domains/process_worker/app/process_worker.py
+++ b/sqlit/domains/process_worker/app/process_worker.py
@@ -140,7 +140,14 @@ def _start_query(self, message: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
             )
             return
 
-        if len(split_statements(query)) > 1:
+        from sqlit.domains.query.editing.comments import is_comment_only_statement
+
+        executable_statements = [
+            statement
+            for statement in split_statements(query)
+            if not is_comment_only_statement(statement)
+        ]
+        if len(executable_statements) > 1:
             self.send(
                 {
                     "type": "error",
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_process_worker_statement_validation.py b/tests/unit/test_process_worker_statement_validation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef8cba1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_process_worker_statement_validation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"""Regression tests for process-worker statement validation."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from sqlit.domains.process_worker.app.process_worker import _WorkerState
+
+
+def test_single_statement_with_trailing_comment_reaches_provider_lookup() -> None:
+    """A trailing comment must not turn one query into two statements."""
+    connection = MagicMock()
+    state = _WorkerState(conn=connection)
+
+    with patch.object(state, "_get_provider", return_value=None) as get_provider:
+        state._start_query(
+            {
+                "id": 254,
+                "query": "SELECT 1;\n-- trailing comment",
+                "db_type": "sqlite",
+                "config": {
+                    "name": "issue-254",
+                    "db_type": "sqlite",
+                    "file_path": ":memory:",
+                },
+            }
+        )
+
+    rejection = next(
+        (
+            call.args[0]
+            for call in connection.send.call_args_list
+            if call.args[0].get("message")
+            == "Multi-statement queries are not supported in the process worker."
+        ),
+        None,
+    )
+    assert rejection is None, rejection["message"] if rejection else ""
+    get_provider.assert_called_once_with("sqlite")
+
+
+def test_multiple_executable_statements_are_rejected() -> None:
+    """The comment fix must not allow genuine multi-statement queries."""
+    connection = MagicMock()
+    state = _WorkerState(conn=connection)
+
+    with patch.object(state, "_get_provider") as get_provider:
+        state._start_query(
+            {
+                "id": 255,
+                "query": "SELECT 1; SELECT 2",
+                "db_type": "sqlite",
+                "config": {
+                    "name": "multi-statement",
+                    "db_type": "sqlite",
+                    "file_path": ":memory:",
+                },
+            }
+        )
+
+    get_provider.assert_not_called()
+    connection.send.assert_called_once_with(
+        {
+            "type": "error",
+            "id": 255,
+            "message": "Multi-statement queries are not supported in the process worker.",
+        }
+    )