diff --git a/src/compare/util.rs b/src/compare/util.rs
index 1fa9daaa..e1df0db8 100644
--- a/src/compare/util.rs
+++ b/src/compare/util.rs
@@ -116,12 +116,10 @@ fn assert_bounds<'b, 's, S: StandardProperties<'s> + ?Sized>(
             if rust_begin_char_offset != begin || rust_end_char_offset != end {
                 Err(format!("Rust contents bounds (in chars) ({rust_begin}, {rust_end}) do not match emacs contents bounds ({emacs_begin}, {emacs_end})", rust_begin = rust_begin_char_offset, rust_end = rust_end_char_offset, emacs_begin=begin, emacs_end=end))?;
             }
-        } else {
-            if standard_properties.contents_begin.is_some()
-                || standard_properties.contents_end.is_some()
-            {
-                Err(format!("Rust contents is None but emacs contents bounds are ({emacs_begin:?}, {emacs_end:?})", emacs_begin=standard_properties.contents_begin, emacs_end=standard_properties.contents_end))?;
-            }
+        } else if standard_properties.contents_begin.is_some()
+            || standard_properties.contents_end.is_some()
+        {
+            Err(format!("Rust contents is None but emacs contents bounds are ({emacs_begin:?}, {emacs_end:?})", emacs_begin=standard_properties.contents_begin, emacs_end=standard_properties.contents_end))?;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs b/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs
index d09522b6..a2c5c599 100644
--- a/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs
+++ b/src/parser/footnote_reference.rs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ fn anonymous_footnote<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         FootnoteReference {
             source: source.into(),
             contents: Some(contents.into()),
+            post_blank: _trailing_whitespace.map(Into::<&str>::into),
             label: None,
             definition: children,
         },
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ fn inline_footnote<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         FootnoteReference {
             source: source.into(),
             contents: Some(contents.into()),
+            post_blank: _trailing_whitespace.map(Into::<&str>::into),
             label: Some(label_contents.into()),
             definition: children,
         },
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ fn footnote_reference_only<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         FootnoteReference {
             source: source.into(),
             contents: None,
+            post_blank: _trailing_whitespace.map(Into::<&str>::into),
             label: Some(label_contents.into()),
             definition: Vec::with_capacity(0),
         },
diff --git a/src/types/object.rs b/src/types/object.rs
index df58910c..b14f83b4 100644
--- a/src/types/object.rs
+++ b/src/types/object.rs
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ pub struct ExportSnippet<'s> {
 pub struct FootnoteReference<'s> {
     pub source: &'s str,
     pub contents: Option<&'s str>,
+    pub post_blank: Option<&'s str>,
     pub label: Option<&'s str>,
     pub definition: Vec<Object<'s>>,
 }
@@ -736,7 +737,11 @@ impl<'s> StandardProperties<'s> for FootnoteReference<'s> {
     }
 
     fn get_post_blank<'b>(&'b self) -> PostBlank {
-        todo!()
+        self.post_blank
+            .map(|text| text.chars().count())
+            .unwrap_or(0)
+            .try_into()
+            .expect("Too much post-blank to fit into a PostBlank.")
     }
 }