diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 70abb81..2ac52e5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // let parsed = document(TEST_DOC);
     // println!("{}\n\n\n", TEST_DOC);
     let initial_context: ContextTree<'_, '_> = ContextTree::new();
-    let parsed = item(&initial_context, " 1. foo\n");
+    let parsed = item(&initial_context, " 1. foo\n2. bar");
     println!("{:#?}", parsed);
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/parser/plain_list.rs b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
index c226c87..5175322 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use nom::character::complete::space0;
 use nom::combinator::consumed;
 use nom::combinator::not;
 use nom::combinator::opt;
+use nom::combinator::peek;
 use nom::combinator::recognize;
 use nom::multi::many0_count;
 use nom::multi::many1;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ use super::combinator::context_many_till;
 use super::error::Res;
 use super::paragraph::paragraph_end;
 use super::parser_context::ContextElement;
+use super::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
 use super::text::space;
 use super::text::text_element;
 use super::token::ListItem;
@@ -107,5 +109,9 @@ fn tag_separator<'s>(i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, &'s str> {
 }
 
 pub fn item_end<'r, 's>(context: Context<'r, 's>, i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, &'s str> {
-    paragraph_end(i)
+    let item_matcher = parser_with_context!(item)(&context);
+    alt((
+        paragraph_end,
+        recognize(tuple((line_ending, peek(item_matcher)))),
+    ))(i)
 }