diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index e693fd0..d1f2a8b 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type ProcessorConfig struct {
 	IgnoreTypes         []string `json:"ignoreTypes"`
 	IgnoreFields        []string `json:"ignoreFields"`
 	IgnoreGroupVersions []string `json:"ignoreGroupVersions"`
+	UseRawDocstring     bool     `json:"useRawDocstring"`
 }
 
 type RenderConfig struct {
diff --git a/processor/config.go b/processor/config.go
index 5fa03a5..ec479be 100644
--- a/processor/config.go
+++ b/processor/config.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func compileConfig(conf *config.Config) (cc *compiledConfig, err error) {
 		ignoreTypes:         make([]*regexp.Regexp, len(conf.Processor.IgnoreTypes)),
 		ignoreFields:        make([]*regexp.Regexp, len(conf.Processor.IgnoreFields)),
 		ignoreGroupVersions: make([]*regexp.Regexp, len(conf.Processor.IgnoreGroupVersions)),
+		useRawDocstring:     conf.Processor.UseRawDocstring,
 	}
 
 	for i, t := range conf.Processor.IgnoreTypes {
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ type compiledConfig struct {
 	ignoreTypes         []*regexp.Regexp
 	ignoreFields        []*regexp.Regexp
 	ignoreGroupVersions []*regexp.Regexp
+	useRawDocstring     bool
 }
 
 func (cc *compiledConfig) shouldIgnoreGroupVersion(gv string) bool {
diff --git a/processor/processor.go b/processor/processor.go
index 17792b4..5decc94 100644
--- a/processor/processor.go
+++ b/processor/processor.go
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ func (p *processor) processType(pkg *loader.Package, info *markers.TypeInfo, dep
 		Doc:     info.Doc,
 	}
 
+	if p.useRawDocstring && info.RawDecl != nil {
+		// use raw docstring to support multi-line and indent preservation
+		typeDef.Doc = strings.TrimSuffix(info.RawDecl.Doc.Text(), "\n")
+	}
+
 	// if the field list is non-empty, this is a struct
 	if len(info.Fields) > 0 {
 		typeDef.Kind = types.StructKind