diff --git a/docs/src/docs/changelog.md b/docs/src/docs/changelog.md
index c411fbb..dc512da 100644
--- a/docs/src/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/src/docs/changelog.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ keywords: template linter, template formatter, djLint, HTML, templates, formatte
 ::: content
 
 - Bug fixes [#187](https://github.com/Riverside-Healthcare/djLint/issues/187)
+- Added better support for ``yaml`` front matter in template files
   :::
 
 ## 0.7.4
diff --git a/docs/src/ru/docs/changelog.md b/docs/src/ru/docs/changelog.md
index 73150cb..28e5770 100644
--- a/docs/src/ru/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/src/ru/docs/changelog.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ keywords: облицовка шаблонов, форматер шаблонов
 ::: content
 
 - Исправления ошибок [#187](https://github.com/Riverside-Healthcare/djLint/issues/187)
+- Добавлена улучшенная поддержка ``yaml`` front matter в файлах шаблонов
   :::
 
 ## 0.7.4
diff --git a/src/djlint/settings.py b/src/djlint/settings.py
index 9ad79c8..cabef65 100644
--- a/src/djlint/settings.py
+++ b/src/djlint/settings.py
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ class Config:
             | {%[ ]*?blocktranslate\b[^(?:%})]*?%}.*?{%[ ]*?endblocktranslate[ ]*?%}
             | {%[ ]*?blocktrans\b[^(?:%})]*?%}.*?{%[ ]*?endblocktrans[ ]*?%}
             | {%[ ]*?comment\b[^(?:%})]*?%}.*?(?={%[ ]*?endcomment[ ]*?%})
+            | ^---[\s\S]+?---
         """
 
         self.ignored_inline_blocks: str = r"""
diff --git a/tests/test_html.py b/tests/test_html.py
index e0a78c4..8754616 100644
--- a/tests/test_html.py
+++ b/tests/test_html.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ run::
    pytest tests/test_html.py --cov=src/djlint --cov-branch \
           --cov-report xml:coverage.xml --cov-report term-missing
 
-   pytest tests/test_html.py::test_pre_tag --cov=src/djlint --cov-branch \
+   pytest tests/test_html.py::test_front_matter --cov=src/djlint --cov-branch \
           --cov-report xml:coverage.xml --cov-report term-missing
 
 
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ from src.djlint import main as djlint
 from .conftest import reformat, write_to_file
 
 
+def test_front_matter(runner: CliRunner, tmp_file: TextIO) -> None:
+    output = reformat(
+        tmp_file,
+        runner,
+        b"""---
+layout: <div><div></div></div>
+---
+<div></div>""",
+    )
+    assert output.exit_code == 0
+
+
 def test_pre_tag(runner: CliRunner, tmp_file: TextIO) -> None:
     # added for https://github.com/Riverside-Healthcare/djLint/issues/187
     output = reformat(