diff --git a/_test/extra.txt b/_test/extra.txt
index 7e849f1..f4baf84 100644
--- a/_test/extra.txt
+++ b/_test/extra.txt
@@ -562,3 +562,11 @@ x
 //- - - - - - - - -//
 <p>[ <img src="x" alt=" b " /> ](y)</p>
 //= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
+
+44: An empty list item(with trailing spaces) cannot interrupt a paragraph
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+a\n*  \n
+//- - - - - - - - -//
+<p>a
+*</p>
+//= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =//
diff --git a/parser/list.go b/parser/list.go
index 4142c22..5be0747 100644
--- a/parser/list.go
+++ b/parser/list.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (b *listParser) Open(parent ast.Node, reader text.Reader, pc Context) (ast.
 			return nil, NoChildren
 		}
 		//an empty list item cannot interrupt a paragraph:
-		if match[5]-match[4] <= 1 {
+		if match[4] < 0 || util.IsBlank(line[match[4]:match[5]]) {
 			return nil, NoChildren
 		}
 	}