diff --git a/src/parser/plain_list.rs b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
index b42ce1b..192647d 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use nom::character::complete::multispace1;
 use nom::character::complete::one_of;
 use nom::character::complete::space0;
 use nom::character::complete::space1;
+use nom::combinator::consumed;
 use nom::combinator::eof;
 use nom::combinator::map;
 use nom::combinator::not;
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ fn plain_list_item<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     let maybe_contentless_item: Res<OrgSource<'_>, ()> =
         detect_contentless_item_contents(&parser_context, remaining);
     if let Ok((_rem, _ws)) = maybe_contentless_item {
-        let (remaining, _trailing_ws) = if tuple((
+        let (remaining, post_blank) = if tuple((
             blank_line,
             bind_context!(final_item_whitespace_cutoff, context),
         ))(remaining)
@@ -291,6 +292,12 @@ fn plain_list_item<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
                         .unwrap_or(Vec::new()),
                     pre_blank: 0,
                     children: Vec::new(),
+                    contents: None,
+                    post_blank: if post_blank.len() > 0 {
+                        Some(Into::<&str>::into(post_blank))
+                    } else {
+                        None
+                    },
                 },
             ),
         ));
@@ -301,13 +308,13 @@ fn plain_list_item<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         .filter(|b| *b == b'\n')
         .count();
 
-    let (remaining, (children, _exit_contents)) = many_till(
+    let (remaining, (contents, (children, _exit_contents))) = consumed(many_till(
         include_input(bind_context!(element(true), &parser_context)),
         bind_context!(exit_matcher_parser, &parser_context),
-    )(remaining)?;
+    ))(remaining)?;
 
     // We have to use the parser_context here to include the whitespace cut-off
-    let (remaining, _trailing_ws) =
+    let (remaining, post_blank) =
         maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting(&final_whitespace_context, remaining)?;
 
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
@@ -329,6 +336,12 @@ fn plain_list_item<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
                 pre_blank: PlainListItemPreBlank::try_from(pre_blank)
                     .expect("pre-blank cannot be larger than 2."),
                 children: children.into_iter().map(|(_start, item)| item).collect(),
+                contents: if contents.len() > 0 {
+                    Some(contents.into())
+                } else {
+                    None
+                },
+                post_blank: post_blank.map(Into::<&str>::into),
             },
         ),
     ));
diff --git a/src/types/greater_element.rs b/src/types/greater_element.rs
index d3e2da1..ae6f7df 100644
--- a/src/types/greater_element.rs
+++ b/src/types/greater_element.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ pub struct PlainListItem<'s> {
     pub tag: Vec<Object<'s>>,
     pub pre_blank: PlainListItemPreBlank,
     pub children: Vec<Element<'s>>,
+    pub contents: Option<&'s str>,
+    pub post_blank: Option<&'s str>,
 }
 
 pub type PlainListItemCounter = u16;
@@ -154,11 +156,15 @@ impl<'s> StandardProperties<'s> for PlainListItem<'s> {
     }
 
     fn get_contents<'b>(&'b self) -> Option<&'s str> {
-        todo!()
+        self.contents
     }
 
     fn get_post_blank(&self) -> PostBlank {
-        todo!()
+        self.post_blank
+            .map(|text| text.lines().count())
+            .unwrap_or(0)
+            .try_into()
+            .expect("Too much post-blank to fit into a PostBlank.")
     }
 }