diff --git a/_test/extra.txt b/_test/extra.txt
index f4baf84..e4e3a9f 100644
--- a/_test/extra.txt
+++ b/_test/extra.txt
@@ -565,8 +565,21 @@ x
 
 44: An empty list item(with trailing spaces) cannot interrupt a paragraph
 //- - - - - - - - -//
-a\n*  \n
+a
+*  
 //- - - - - - - - -//
 <p>a
 *</p>
 //= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
+
+45: Multiple empty list items
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+-
+
+-
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+<ul>
+<li></li>
+<li></li>
+</ul>
+//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
diff --git a/parser/list.go b/parser/list.go
index 5be0747..d6ebbfc 100644
--- a/parser/list.go
+++ b/parser/list.go
@@ -160,14 +160,18 @@ func (b *listParser) Open(parent ast.Node, reader text.Reader, pc Context) (ast.
 func (b *listParser) Continue(node ast.Node, reader text.Reader, pc Context) State {
 	list := node.(*ast.List)
 	line, _ := reader.PeekLine()
-	if util.IsBlank(line) {
-		// A list item can begin with at most one blank line
-		if node.ChildCount() == 1 && node.LastChild().ChildCount() == 0 {
-			return Close
+	startsWithBlankLines := util.IsBlank(line)
+	if startsWithBlankLines {
+		if node.LastChild().ChildCount() != 0 {
+			return Continue | HasChildren
+		}
+		for {
+			reader.AdvanceLine()
+			line, _ = reader.PeekLine()
+			if !util.IsBlank(line) {
+				break
+			}
 		}
-
-		reader.Advance(len(line) - 1)
-		return Continue | HasChildren
 	}
 
 	// "offset" means a width that bar indicates.
@@ -209,6 +213,9 @@ func (b *listParser) Continue(node ast.Node, reader text.Reader, pc Context) Sta
 		}
 		return Close
 	}
+	if startsWithBlankLines {
+		return Close
+	}
 	return Continue | HasChildren
 }
 
diff --git a/parser/list_item.go b/parser/list_item.go
index e29b0a4..4873bf4 100644
--- a/parser/list_item.go
+++ b/parser/list_item.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (b *listItemParser) Open(parent ast.Node, reader text.Reader, pc Context) (
 	}
 	itemOffset := calcListOffset(line, match)
 	node := ast.NewListItem(match[3] + itemOffset)
-	if match[4] < 0 || match[5]-match[4] == 1 {
+	if match[4] < 0 || util.IsBlank(line[match[4]:match[5]]) {
 		return node, NoChildren
 	}