diff --git a/src/parser/greater_block.rs b/src/parser/greater_block.rs
index 20f0a73..f83d041 100644
--- a/src/parser/greater_block.rs
+++ b/src/parser/greater_block.rs
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 use super::error::Res;
+use super::object::TextMarkup;
 use super::Context;
 use crate::parser::element::element;
 use crate::parser::error::CustomError;
 use crate::parser::error::MyError;
 use crate::parser::exiting::ExitClass;
 use crate::parser::greater_element::GreaterBlock;
+use crate::parser::object::Object;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::ContextElement;
 use crate::parser::parser_context::ExitMatcherNode;
 use crate::parser::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
+use crate::parser::util::blank_line;
 use crate::parser::util::exit_matcher_parser;
 use crate::parser::util::get_consumed;
 use crate::parser::util::maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting;
 use crate::parser::util::start_of_line;
+use crate::parser::Element;
+use crate::parser::Paragraph;
 use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::bytes::complete::is_not;
 use nom::bytes::complete::tag_no_case;
 use nom::character::complete::line_ending;
 use nom::character::complete::space0;
 use nom::character::complete::space1;
+use nom::combinator::consumed;
 use nom::combinator::eof;
 use nom::combinator::opt;
 use nom::combinator::verify;
@@ -48,12 +54,26 @@ pub fn greater_block<'r, 's>(
             class: ExitClass::Alpha,
             exit_matcher: &greater_block_end,
         }));
+    let parameters = match parameters {
+        Some((_ws, parameters)) => Some(parameters),
+        None => None,
+    };
 
     let element_matcher = parser_with_context!(element)(&parser_context);
     let exit_matcher = parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(&parser_context);
     // TODO: Not handling nested greater blocks
-    let (remaining, (children, _exit_contents)) =
-        many_till(element_matcher, exit_matcher)(remaining)?;
+    // Check for a completely empty block
+    let (remaining, children) = match consumed(many_till(blank_line, exit_matcher))(remaining) {
+        Ok((remaining, (whitespace, (children, _exit_contents)))) => (
+            remaining,
+            vec![Element::Paragraph(Paragraph::of_text(whitespace))],
+        ),
+        Err(_) => {
+            let (remaining, (children, _exit_contents)) =
+                many_till(element_matcher, exit_matcher)(remaining)?;
+            (remaining, children)
+        }
+    };
     let (remaining, _end) = greater_block_end(&parser_context, remaining)?;
 
     // Not checking if parent exit matcher is causing exit because the greater_block_end matcher asserts we matched a full greater block
@@ -61,10 +81,6 @@ pub fn greater_block<'r, 's>(
     let (remaining, _trailing_ws) =
         maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting(context, remaining)?;
 
-    let parameters = match parameters {
-        Some((_ws, parameters)) => Some(parameters),
-        None => None,
-    };
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
diff --git a/src/parser/lesser_element.rs b/src/parser/lesser_element.rs
index 110e647..6d041b4 100644
--- a/src/parser/lesser_element.rs
+++ b/src/parser/lesser_element.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::object::Object;
+use super::object::{Object, TextMarkup};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Paragraph<'s> {
@@ -10,3 +10,14 @@ pub struct Paragraph<'s> {
 pub struct Comment<'s> {
     pub source: &'s str,
 }
+
+impl<'s> Paragraph<'s> {
+    pub fn of_text(input: &'s str) -> Self {
+        let mut objects = Vec::with_capacity(1);
+        objects.push(Object::TextMarkup(TextMarkup { source: input }));
+        Paragraph {
+            source: input,
+            children: objects,
+        }
+    }
+}