diff --git a/src/ansys/dynamicreporting/core/utils/report_objects.py b/src/ansys/dynamicreporting/core/utils/report_objects.py
index db549896a..d8e5e4ba3 100644
--- a/src/ansys/dynamicreporting/core/utils/report_objects.py
+++ b/src/ansys/dynamicreporting/core/utils/report_objects.py
@@ -1634,6 +1634,18 @@ def set_html(self, value=""):
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Error: HTML not supported on the report type {self.report_type}")
 
+    def set_comments(self, value=""):
+        if "Layout:" in self.report_type:
+            if isinstance(value, str):
+                d = json.loads(self.params)
+                d["comments"] = value
+                self.params = json.dumps(d)
+                return
+            else:
+                raise ValueError("Error: input needs to be a string")
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(f"Error: Comments not supported on the report type {self.report_type}")
+
     def get_transpose(self):
         if "Layout:" in self.report_type:
             if "transpose" in json.loads(self.params):
diff --git a/tests/test_report_objects.py b/tests/test_report_objects.py
index 12b13e352..a49badf2c 100755
--- a/tests/test_report_objects.py
+++ b/tests/test_report_objects.py
@@ -366,6 +366,17 @@ def test_layout_html() -> bool:
     assert success
 
 
+def test_set_comments() -> None:
+    a = ro.LayoutREST()
+    a.set_comments(value="lololol")
+    success = False
+    try:
+        a.set_comments(value=4)
+    except ValueError as e:
+        success = "input needs to be a string" in str(e)
+    assert success
+
+
 def test_layout_transport() -> bool:
     a = ro.LayoutREST()
     zero = a.get_transpose()