diff --git a/src/compare/diff.rs b/src/compare/diff.rs
index c5e4fb0..fe8cd8a 100644
--- a/src/compare/diff.rs
+++ b/src/compare/diff.rs
@@ -1424,36 +1424,52 @@ fn compare_footnote_definition<'b, 's>(
     emacs: &'b Token<'s>,
     rust: &'b FootnoteDefinition<'s>,
 ) -> Result<DiffEntry<'b, 's>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    let children = emacs.as_list()?;
-    let mut child_status = Vec::new();
     let mut this_status = DiffStatus::Good;
+    let mut child_status = Vec::new();
     let mut message = None;
-    // TODO: Compare :pre-blank
 
-    // TODO: Compare :caption
-    // Compare name
-    let name = get_property_quoted_string(emacs, ":name")?;
-    if name.as_ref().map(String::as_str) != rust.name {
-        this_status = DiffStatus::Bad;
-        message = Some(format!(
-            "Name mismatch (emacs != rust) {:?} != {:?}",
-            name, rust.name
-        ));
-    }
+    compare_children(
+        source,
+        emacs,
+        &rust.children,
+        &mut child_status,
+        &mut this_status,
+        &mut message,
+    )?;
 
-    // Compare label
-    let label = get_property_quoted_string(emacs, ":label")?
-        .ok_or("Footnote definitions should have a name.")?;
-    if label != rust.label {
-        this_status = DiffStatus::Bad;
-        message = Some(format!(
-            "Label mismatch (emacs != rust) {:?} != {:?}",
-            label, rust.label
-        ));
-    }
-
-    for (emacs_child, rust_child) in children.iter().skip(2).zip(rust.children.iter()) {
-        child_status.push(compare_ast_node(source, emacs_child, rust_child.into())?);
+    for diff in compare_properties!(
+        source,
+        emacs,
+        rust,
+        (
+            EmacsField::Optional(":name"),
+            |r| r.name,
+            compare_property_quoted_string
+        ),
+        (
+            EmacsField::Optional(":caption"),
+            compare_identity,
+            compare_noop
+        ),
+        (
+            EmacsField::Required(":label"),
+            |r| Some(r.label),
+            compare_property_quoted_string
+        ),
+        (
+            EmacsField::Required(":pre-blank"),
+            compare_identity,
+            compare_noop
+        )
+    ) {
+        match diff {
+            ComparePropertiesResult::NoChange => {}
+            ComparePropertiesResult::SelfChange(new_status, new_message) => {
+                this_status = new_status;
+                message = new_message
+            }
+            ComparePropertiesResult::DiffEntry(diff_entry) => child_status.push(diff_entry),
+        }
     }
 
     Ok(DiffResult {