diff --git a/report/sarif/formatter.go b/report/sarif/formatter.go
index cb57c92..3c67747 100644
--- a/report/sarif/formatter.go
+++ b/report/sarif/formatter.go
@@ -188,7 +188,24 @@ func parseSarifRegion(issue *gosec.Issue) (*Region, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	snippet := NewArtifactContent(issue.Code)
+	var code string
+	line := startLine
+	codeLines := strings.Split(issue.Code, "\n")
+	for _, codeLine := range codeLines {
+		lineStart := fmt.Sprintf("%d:", line)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(codeLine, lineStart) {
+			code += strings.TrimSpace(
+				strings.TrimPrefix(codeLine, lineStart))
+			if endLine > startLine {
+				code += "\n"
+			}
+			line++
+			if line > endLine {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	snippet := NewArtifactContent(code)
 	return NewRegion(startLine, endLine, col, col, "go").WithSnippet(snippet), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/report/sarif/sarif_test.go b/report/sarif/sarif_test.go
index 54c8a57..f70d828 100644
--- a/report/sarif/sarif_test.go
+++ b/report/sarif/sarif_test.go
@@ -56,5 +56,59 @@ var _ = Describe("Sarif Formatter", func() {
 			hasSuppressions, _ := regexp.MatchString(`"suppressions": \[(\s*){`, result)
 			Expect(hasSuppressions).To(BeTrue())
 		})
+		It("sarif formatted report should contain the formatted one line code snippet", func() {
+			ruleID := "G101"
+			cwe := gosec.GetCweByRule(ruleID)
+			code := "68: \t\t}\n69: \t\tvar data = template.HTML(v.TmplFile)\n70: \t\tisTmpl := true\n"
+			expectedCode := "var data = template.HTML(v.TmplFile)"
+			issue := gosec.Issue{
+				File:       "/home/src/project/test.go",
+				Line:       "69",
+				Col:        "14",
+				RuleID:     ruleID,
+				What:       "test",
+				Confidence: gosec.High,
+				Severity:   gosec.High,
+				Code:       code,
+				Cwe:        cwe,
+				Suppressions: []gosec.SuppressionInfo{
+					{
+						Kind:          "kind",
+						Justification: "justification",
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			reportInfo := gosec.NewReportInfo([]*gosec.Issue{&issue}, &gosec.Metrics{}, map[string][]gosec.Error{}).WithVersion("v2.7.0")
+			sarifReport, err := sarif.GenerateReport([]string{}, reportInfo)
+			Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(sarifReport.Runs[0].Results[0].Locations[0].PhysicalLocation.Region.Snippet.Text).Should(Equal(expectedCode))
+		})
+		It("sarif formatted report should contain the formatted multiple line code snippet", func() {
+			ruleID := "G101"
+			cwe := gosec.GetCweByRule(ruleID)
+			code := "68: }\n69: var data = template.HTML(v.TmplFile)\n70: isTmpl := true\n"
+			expectedCode := "var data = template.HTML(v.TmplFile)\nisTmpl := true\n"
+			issue := gosec.Issue{
+				File:       "/home/src/project/test.go",
+				Line:       "69-70",
+				Col:        "14",
+				RuleID:     ruleID,
+				What:       "test",
+				Confidence: gosec.High,
+				Severity:   gosec.High,
+				Code:       code,
+				Cwe:        cwe,
+				Suppressions: []gosec.SuppressionInfo{
+					{
+						Kind:          "kind",
+						Justification: "justification",
+					},
+				},
+			}
+			reportInfo := gosec.NewReportInfo([]*gosec.Issue{&issue}, &gosec.Metrics{}, map[string][]gosec.Error{}).WithVersion("v2.7.0")
+			sarifReport, err := sarif.GenerateReport([]string{}, reportInfo)
+			Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(sarifReport.Runs[0].Results[0].Locations[0].PhysicalLocation.Region.Snippet.Text).Should(Equal(expectedCode))
+		})
 	})
 })