diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 271aa1f..5c8ffa6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -293,6 +293,9 @@ pub struct Parser<'s> {
     /// Inline parser, recreated for each new inline.
     inline_parser: Option<inline::Parser<span::InlineCharsIter<'s>>>,
 
+    /// Stack of tightnesses for current open lists.
+    list_tightness: Vec<bool>,
+
     /// Footnote references in the order they were encountered, without duplicates.
     footnote_references: Vec<&'s str>,
     /// Cache of footnotes to emit at the end.
@@ -333,6 +336,7 @@ impl<'s> Parser<'s> {
             src,
             link_definitions,
             tree: branch,
+            list_tightness: Vec::new(),
             footnote_references: Vec::new(),
             footnotes: std::collections::HashMap::new(),
             footnote_index: 0,
@@ -521,20 +525,29 @@ impl<'s> Parser<'s> {
                                     block::ListType::Task => ListKind::Task,
                                     block::ListType::Description => unreachable!(),
                                 };
-                                let tight =
-                                    !self.tree.linear().any(|elem| {
+                                let tight = if enter {
+                                    let tight = !self.tree.linear().any(|elem| {
                                         matches!(elem, block::Element::Atom(block::Atom::Blankline))
-                                    }) && !self.tree.linear_containers().any(|(c, tree)| {
-                                        matches!(
-                                            c,
-                                            block::Node::Container(block::Container::ListItem(..))
-                                        ) && tree.linear().any(|elem| {
+                                    }) && !self.tree.linear_containers().any(
+                                        |(c, tree)| {
                                             matches!(
-                                                elem,
-                                                block::Element::Atom(block::Atom::Blankline)
-                                            )
-                                        })
-                                    });
+                                                c,
+                                                block::Node::Container(block::Container::ListItem(
+                                                    ..
+                                                ))
+                                            ) && tree.linear().any(|elem| {
+                                                matches!(
+                                                    elem,
+                                                    block::Element::Atom(block::Atom::Blankline)
+                                                )
+                                            })
+                                        },
+                                    );
+                                    self.list_tightness.push(tight);
+                                    tight
+                                } else {
+                                    self.list_tightness.pop().unwrap()
+                                };
                                 Container::List { kind, tight }
                             }
                             block::Container::ListItem(ty) => {
@@ -1091,7 +1104,7 @@ mod test {
             End(ListItem),
             End(List {
                 kind: ListKind::Unordered,
-                tight: true,
+                tight: false,
             }),
         );
     }