diff --git a/block.go b/block.go
index 7fb472e..740ad46 100644
--- a/block.go
+++ b/block.go
@@ -1153,6 +1153,7 @@ gatherlines:
 		// and move on to the next line
 		if p.isEmpty(data[line:i]) > 0 {
 			containsBlankLine = true
+			raw.Write(data[line:i])
 			line = i
 			continue
 		}
@@ -1220,17 +1221,10 @@ gatherlines:
 
 		// a blank line means this should be parsed as a block
 		case containsBlankLine:
-			raw.WriteByte('\n')
 			*flags |= LIST_ITEM_CONTAINS_BLOCK
 		}
 
-		// if this line was preceeded by one or more blanks,
-		// re-introduce the blank into the buffer
-		if containsBlankLine {
-			containsBlankLine = false
-			raw.WriteByte('\n')
-
-		}
+		containsBlankLine = false
 
 		// add the line into the working buffer without prefix
 		raw.Write(data[line+indent : i])
diff --git a/block_test.go b/block_test.go
index 60da6ca..f59268e 100644
--- a/block_test.go
+++ b/block_test.go
@@ -702,10 +702,41 @@ func TestUnorderedList(t *testing.T) {
 
 		"* List\n\n    * sublist\n\n    normal text\n\n    * another sublist\n",
 		"<ul>\n<li><p>List</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>sublist</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>normal text</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>another sublist</li>\n</ul></li>\n</ul>\n",
+
+		`* Foo
+
+        bar
+
+        qux
+`,
+		`<ul>
+<li><p>Foo</p>
+
+<pre><code>bar
+
+qux
+</code></pre></li>
+</ul>
+`,
 	}
 	doTestsBlock(t, tests, 0)
 }
 
+func TestFencedCodeBlockWithinList(t *testing.T) {
+	doTestsBlock(t, []string{
+		"* Foo\n\n    ```\n    bar\n\n    qux\n    ```\n",
+		`<ul>
+<li><p>Foo</p>
+
+<pre><code>bar
+
+qux
+</code></pre></li>
+</ul>
+`,
+	}, EXTENSION_FENCED_CODE)
+}
+
 func TestOrderedList(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []string{
 		"1. Hello\n",
@@ -798,6 +829,26 @@ func TestOrderedList(t *testing.T) {
 
 		"1. numbers\n1. are ignored\n",
 		"<ol>\n<li>numbers</li>\n<li>are ignored</li>\n</ol>\n",
+
+		`1. Foo
+
+        bar
+
+
+
+        qux
+`,
+		`<ol>
+<li><p>Foo</p>
+
+<pre><code>bar
+
+
+
+qux
+</code></pre></li>
+</ol>
+`,
 	}
 	doTestsBlock(t, tests, 0)
 }