diff --git a/lua/r/run.lua b/lua/r/run.lua
index 03cd3580..1e09a0d7 100644
--- a/lua/r/run.lua
+++ b/lua/r/run.lua
@@ -433,13 +433,39 @@ M.insert = function(cmd, type)
 end
 
 M.insert_commented = function()
-    local lin = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line()
-    local cleanl = lin:gsub('".-"', "")
-    if cleanl:find(";") then
+    local bufnr = require("r.buffer").create_r_buffer()
+    local code, end_row
+
+    if bufnr then
+        code, end_row = send.get_pipe_chain(bufnr, true)
+    end
+
+    if code then
+        -- Strip comments and collapse to single line
+        local lines = {}
+        for line in code:gmatch("[^\n]+") do
+            local stripped = line:gsub("%s*#.*", "")
+            if stripped:match("%S") then
+                table.insert(lines, stripped)
+            end
+        end
+        code = table.concat(lines, " ")
+        -- Move cursor to end of chain
+        if end_row then
+            vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(0, { end_row, 0 })
+        end
+    else
+        -- Fallback to single line
+        code = vim.api.nvim_get_current_line():gsub("%s*#.*", "")
+    end
+
+    if not code:match("%S") then return end
+
+    local check = code:gsub('".-"', "")
+    if check:find(";") then
         warn("`print(line)` works only if `line` is a single command")
     end
-    cleanl = string.gsub(lin, "%s*#.*", "")
-    M.insert("print(" .. cleanl .. ")", "comment")
+    M.insert("print(" .. code .. ")", "comment")
 end
 
 ---Call R functions for the word under cursor
diff --git a/lua/r/send.lua b/lua/r/send.lua
index db4baa08..6e25cc5e 100644
--- a/lua/r/send.lua
+++ b/lua/r/send.lua
@@ -638,16 +638,17 @@ M.line = function(m)
     end
 end
 
---- Send the above chain of piped commands
-M.chain = function()
-    local bufnr = create_r_buffer()
-    if not bufnr then return end
-
+--- Get the pipe chain node at cursor position
+--- @param bufnr integer Buffer number
+--- @return table|nil pipe_node The pipe chain node, or nil
+--- @return table|nil root The tree root
+--- @return integer cursor_row The cursor row (0-indexed)
+local function get_pipe_node(bufnr)
     local parser = vim.treesitter.get_parser(bufnr, "r")
-    if not parser then return end
+    if not parser then return nil end
 
     local tree = parser:parse()[1]
-    if not tree then return end
+    if not tree then return nil end
 
     local root = tree:root()
     local query = vim.treesitter.query.parse(
@@ -677,17 +678,50 @@ M.chain = function()
     )
 
     local cursor_row = vim.api.nvim_win_get_cursor(0)[1] - 1
-    local pipe_block_node
 
     for _, node in query:iter_captures(root, bufnr, 0, -1) do
         local start_row, _, end_row = node:range()
         if cursor_row >= start_row and cursor_row <= end_row then
-            pipe_block_node = node
-            break
+            return node, root, cursor_row
+        end
+    end
+    return nil
+end
+
+--- Get the full pipe chain code at cursor (with optional assignment)
+--- @param bufnr integer Buffer number
+--- @param include_assignment boolean Include parent assignment if present
+--- @return string|nil code The code, or nil if not in a pipe chain
+--- @return integer|nil end_row Last row of the chain (1-indexed)
+M.get_pipe_chain = function(bufnr, include_assignment)
+    local pipe_node, _, _ = get_pipe_node(bufnr)
+    if not pipe_node then return nil, nil end
+
+    local node = pipe_node
+    if include_assignment then
+        local parent = pipe_node:parent()
+        if parent and parent:type() == "binary_operator" then
+            local op = parent:field("operator")[1]
+            if op then
+                local op_text = vim.treesitter.get_node_text(op, bufnr)
+                if op_text == "<-" or op_text == "=" then
+                    node = parent
+                end
+            end
         end
     end
 
-    if not pipe_block_node then
+    local _, _, end_row = node:range()
+    return vim.treesitter.get_node_text(node, bufnr), end_row + 1
+end
+
+--- Send the above chain of piped commands
+M.chain = function()
+    local bufnr = create_r_buffer()
+    if not bufnr then return end
+
+    local pipe_node, root, cursor_row = get_pipe_node(bufnr)
+    if not pipe_node then
         inform("The cursor is not inside a piped expression.")
         return
     end
@@ -703,21 +737,29 @@ M.chain = function()
     )
 
     local sibling = nil
+    local last_sibling = nil
+    local pipe_start_row, _, pipe_end_row = pipe_node:range()
 
-    local pipe_start_row, _, pipe_end_row = pipe_block_node:range()
+    -- Check if cursor is on a comment line
+    local cur_line = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(bufnr, cursor_row, cursor_row + 1, false)[1] or ""
+    local on_comment = cur_line:match("^%s*#") ~= nil
 
     for id, node, _ in call_query:iter_captures(root, bufnr, pipe_start_row, pipe_end_row) do
         local capture_name = call_query.captures[id]
         local _, _, end_row = node:range()
 
-        if capture_name == "operator" and cursor_row <= end_row then
-            sibling = node:prev_sibling()
-            break
+        if capture_name == "operator" then
+            if cursor_row <= end_row then
+                sibling = node:prev_sibling()
+                break
+            end
+            -- Track last operator before cursor (for comment line case)
+            last_sibling = node:prev_sibling()
         end
     end
 
-    local captured_node = sibling or pipe_block_node
-
+    -- If on comment and no match found, use last operator before comment
+    local captured_node = sibling or (on_comment and last_sibling) or pipe_node
     M.source_lines({ vim.treesitter.get_node_text(captured_node, bufnr) }, nil)
 end