diff --git a/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs b/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs
index e3780060..2cf2d1eb 100644
--- a/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs
+++ b/src/parser/footnote_definition.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ where
     let parser_context = parser_context.with_additional_node(&contexts[2]);
     let element_matcher = parser_with_context!(element(true))(&parser_context);
     let exit_matcher = parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(&parser_context);
+    let before_contents = remaining;
     let (mut remaining, (mut children, _exit_contents)) =
         many_till(include_input(element_matcher), exit_matcher)(remaining)?;
 
@@ -90,13 +91,16 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    let (remaining, _trailing_ws) =
+    let contents = get_consumed(before_contents, remaining);
+    let (remaining, post_blank) =
         maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting(context, remaining)?;
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     Ok((
         remaining,
         FootnoteDefinition {
             source: source.into(),
+            contents: Some(contents.into()),
+            post_blank: post_blank.map(Into::<&str>::into),
             affiliated_keywords: parse_affiliated_keywords(
                 context.get_global_settings(),
                 affiliated_keywords,
diff --git a/src/types/greater_element.rs b/src/types/greater_element.rs
index 29572b7f..d16806eb 100644
--- a/src/types/greater_element.rs
+++ b/src/types/greater_element.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ pub struct DynamicBlock<'s> {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct FootnoteDefinition<'s> {
     pub source: &'s str,
+    pub contents: Option<&'s str>,
+    pub post_blank: Option<&'s str>,
     pub affiliated_keywords: AffiliatedKeywords<'s>,
     pub label: &'s str,
     pub children: Vec<Element<'s>>,
@@ -218,11 +220,15 @@ impl<'s> StandardProperties<'s> for FootnoteDefinition<'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.")
     }
 }