diff --git a/components/http/Headers.vue b/components/http/Headers.vue
index 4b793a03a..e4f21d9a2 100644
--- a/components/http/Headers.vue
+++ b/components/http/Headers.vue
@@ -224,13 +224,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     watch(bulkHeaders, () => {
       try {
-        const transformation = bulkHeaders.value.split("\n").map((item) => {
-          return {
-            key: item.substr(0, item.indexOf(":")).trim(),
-            value: item.substr(item.indexOf(":") + 1).trim(),
-            active: true,
-          }
-        })
+        const transformation = bulkHeaders.value.split("\n").map((item) => ({
+          key: item.substr(0, item.indexOf(":")).trim(),
+          value: item.substr(item.indexOf(":") + 1).trim(),
+          active: !item.trim().startsWith("//"),
+        }))
         setRESTHeaders(transformation)
       } catch (e) {
         $toast.error(t("error.something_went_wrong").toString(), {
diff --git a/components/http/Parameters.vue b/components/http/Parameters.vue
index acfc41c1a..f0fe323da 100644
--- a/components/http/Parameters.vue
+++ b/components/http/Parameters.vue
@@ -232,13 +232,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 
     watch(bulkParams, () => {
       try {
-        const transformation = bulkParams.value.split("\n").map((item) => {
-          return {
-            key: item.substr(0, item.indexOf(":")).trim(),
-            value: item.substr(item.indexOf(":") + 1).trim(),
-            active: true,
-          }
-        })
+        const transformation = bulkParams.value.split("\n").map((item) => ({
+          key: item.substr(0, item.indexOf(":")).trim(),
+          value: item.substr(item.indexOf(":") + 1).trim(),
+          active: !item.trim().startsWith("//"),
+        }))
         setRESTParams(transformation)
       } catch (e) {
         $toast.error(t("error.something_went_wrong").toString(), {
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index e2b1110ff..a8f11b80c 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@
   },
   "state": {
     "bulk_mode": "Bulk edit",
-    "bulk_mode_placeholder": "Entries are separated by newline\nKeys and values are separated by :",
+    "bulk_mode_placeholder": "Entries are separated by newline\nKeys and values are separated by :\nPrepend // to any row you want to add but keep disabled",
     "cleared": "Cleared",
     "connected": "Connected",
     "connected_to": "Connected to {name}",