diff --git a/docs/api/molgraph.md b/docs/api/molgraph.md
index a66d3af..ff4f1f4 100644
--- a/docs/api/molgraph.md
+++ b/docs/api/molgraph.md
@@ -96,4 +96,7 @@ List of atomic radii for each atom in the molecule
 ### `x, y, z`
 Lists of coordinates for each atom
 
+### `comment`
+Optional comment or title from the second line of XYZ file
+
 These properties are automatically updated when reading an XYZ file or modifying the molecular structure.
diff --git a/tests/test_molgraph.py b/tests/test_molgraph.py
index b4f8259..8946a44 100644
--- a/tests/test_molgraph.py
+++ b/tests/test_molgraph.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ def test_read_xyz(self, mol_graph: MolGraph) -> None:
         assert mol_graph.elements == ["O", "H", "H"]
         assert len(mol_graph.atomic_radii) == 3
         assert mol_graph.atomic_radii[0] == DEFAULT_RADII["O"]
+        assert mol_graph.comment == "Water molecule"
 
     def test_to_plotly(self, mol_graph: MolGraph) -> None:
         """Test Plotly figure generation."""
@@ -170,6 +171,48 @@ def test_validate_true_invalid(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         ):
             mol.read_xyz(xyz_file, validate=True)
 
+    def test_xyz_comment_handling(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test handling of XYZ file comments."""
+
+        # Test with normal comment
+        xyz_with_comment = """3
+        Test Comment
+        O    0.0    0.0    0.0
+        H    0.757  0.586  0.0
+        H   -0.757  0.586  0.0
+        """
+        file_path = tmp_path / "with_comment.xyz"
+        file_path.write_text(xyz_with_comment)
+
+        mol = MolGraph()
+        mol.read_xyz(str(file_path))
+        assert mol.comment == "Test Comment"
+
+        # Test with empty comment
+        xyz_empty_comment = """3
+
+        O    0.0    0.0    0.0
+        H    0.757  0.586  0.0
+        H   -0.757  0.586  0.0
+        """
+        file_path = tmp_path / "empty_comment.xyz"
+        file_path.write_text(xyz_empty_comment)
+
+        mol = MolGraph()
+        mol.read_xyz(str(file_path))
+        assert mol.comment == ""
+
+        # Test with xyz_start=0 (should not set comment)
+        xyz_no_header = """O    0.0    0.0    0.0
+        H    0.757  0.586  0.0
+        H   -0.757  0.586  0.0"""
+        file_path = tmp_path / "no_header.xyz"
+        file_path.write_text(xyz_no_header)
+
+        mol = MolGraph()
+        mol.read_xyz(str(file_path), xyz_start=0)
+        assert mol.comment == ""
+
     def test_error_handling(self) -> None:
         """Test error conditions."""
         mol = MolGraph()
diff --git a/xyz2graph/xyz2graph.py b/xyz2graph/xyz2graph.py
index 235f84f..13ba917 100755
--- a/xyz2graph/xyz2graph.py
+++ b/xyz2graph/xyz2graph.py
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ class MolGraph:
         x: List of x-coordinates for each atom
         y: List of y-coordinates for each atom
         z: List of z-coordinates for each atom
+        comment: Optional comment or title from the XYZ file
         adj_list: Dictionary mapping atom indices to their connected neighbors
         atomic_radii: List of atomic radii for each atom
         bond_lengths: Dictionary mapping pairs of connected atoms to their bond lengths
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ class MolGraph:
     x: List[float] = field(default_factory=list)
     y: List[float] = field(default_factory=list)
     z: List[float] = field(default_factory=list)
+    comment: str = field(default="")
     adj_list: Dict[int, Set[int]] = field(default_factory=dict)
     atomic_radii: List[float] = field(default_factory=list)
     bond_lengths: Dict[FrozenSet[int], float] = field(default_factory=dict)
@@ -326,6 +328,11 @@ def read_xyz(
                         "Could not read atom count from first line"
                     ) from err
 
+            # Store comment if available (line 1 in standard XYZ format)
+            if xyz_start > 1:
+                self.comment = lines[1].strip()
+                logger.debug(f"Read comment: {self.comment}")
+
             coordinates = self._parse_coordinates(lines[xyz_start:])
             self.elements, self.x, self.y, self.z = coordinates