diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index 796419b712..caa54243f9 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ Lexer.prototype.token = function(src, top) {
       bull,
       b,
       item,
+      listStart,
+      listItems,
+      t,
       space,
       i,
       tag,
@@ -316,15 +319,19 @@ Lexer.prototype.token = function(src, top) {
       bull = cap[2];
       isordered = bull.length > 1;
 
-      this.tokens.push({
+      listStart = {
         type: 'list_start',
         ordered: isordered,
-        start: isordered ? +bull : ''
-      });
+        start: isordered ? +bull : '',
+        loose: false
+      };
+
+      this.tokens.push(listStart);
 
       // Get each top-level item.
       cap = cap[0].match(this.rules.item);
 
+      listItems = [];
       next = false;
       l = cap.length;
       i = 0;
@@ -365,6 +372,10 @@ Lexer.prototype.token = function(src, top) {
           if (!loose) loose = next;
         }
 
+        if (loose) {
+          listStart.loose = true;
+        }
+
         // Check for task list items
         istask = /^\[[ xX]\] /.test(item);
         ischecked = undefined;
@@ -373,13 +384,15 @@ Lexer.prototype.token = function(src, top) {
           item = item.replace(/^\[[ xX]\] +/, '');
         }
 
-        this.tokens.push({
-          type: loose
-            ? 'loose_item_start'
-            : 'list_item_start',
+        t = {
+          type: 'list_item_start',
           task: istask,
-          checked: ischecked
-        });
+          checked: ischecked,
+          loose: loose
+        };
+
+        listItems.push(t);
+        this.tokens.push(t);
 
         // Recurse.
         this.token(item, false);
@@ -389,6 +402,14 @@ Lexer.prototype.token = function(src, top) {
         });
       }
 
+      if (listStart.loose) {
+        l = listItems.length;
+        i = 0;
+        for (; i < l; i++) {
+          listItems[i].loose = true;
+        }
+      }
+
       this.tokens.push({
         type: 'list_end'
       });
@@ -1221,28 +1242,20 @@ Parser.prototype.tok = function() {
     }
     case 'list_item_start': {
       body = '';
+      var loose = this.token.loose;
 
       if (this.token.task) {
         body += this.renderer.checkbox(this.token.checked);
       }
 
       while (this.next().type !== 'list_item_end') {
-        body += this.token.type === 'text'
+        body += !loose && this.token.type === 'text'
           ? this.parseText()
           : this.tok();
       }
 
       return this.renderer.listitem(body);
     }
-    case 'loose_item_start': {
-      body = '';
-
-      while (this.next().type !== 'list_item_end') {
-        body += this.tok();
-      }
-
-      return this.renderer.listitem(body);
-    }
     case 'html': {
       // TODO parse inline content if parameter markdown=1
       return this.renderer.html(this.token.text);
diff --git a/test/new/loose_lists.html b/test/new/loose_lists.html
deleted file mode 100644
index c1bd82a26a..0000000000
--- a/test/new/loose_lists.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-<ul>
-<li><p>hello
-world </p>
-
-<p>how
-are</p></li>
-<li>you </li>
-</ul>
-
-
-
-<p>better behavior:</p>
-
-<ul><li><p>hello</p> <ul><li><p>world
-how</p>  <p>are
-you</p></li><li><p>today</p></li></ul></li><li>hi</li></ul>
-
-
-
-<ul>
-<li><p>hello</p></li>
-<li><p>world</p></li>
-<li>hi</li>
-</ul>
-
-
-
-<ul>
-<li>hello</li>
-<li><p>world</p></li>
-<li><p>hi</p></li>
-</ul>
-
-
-
-<ul>
-<li>hello</li>
-<li><p>world</p>
-
-<p>how</p></li>
-<li>hi</li>
-</ul>
-
-
-
-<ul>
-<li>hello</li>
-<li>world</li>
-<li><p>how</p>
-
-<p>are</p></li>
-</ul>
-
-
-
-<ul>
-<li>hello</li>
-<li><p>world</p></li>
-<li><p>how</p>
-
-<p>are</p></li>
-</ul>
diff --git a/test/new/loose_lists.md b/test/new/loose_lists.md
deleted file mode 100644
index cb360a15d7..0000000000
--- a/test/new/loose_lists.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-* hello
-  world
-
-  how
-  are
-* you
-
-
-
-better behavior:
-
-* hello
-  * world
-    how
-
-    are
-    you
-
-  * today
-* hi
-
-
-
-* hello
-
-* world
-* hi
-
-
-
-* hello
-* world
-
-* hi
-
-
-
-* hello
-* world
-
-  how
-* hi
-
-
-
-* hello
-* world
-* how
-
-  are
-
-
-
-* hello
-* world
-
-* how
-
-  are
diff --git a/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark-spec.js b/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark-spec.js
index ef6ba20108..3bc003fbb7 100644
--- a/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark-spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/commonmark/commonmark-spec.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ describe('CommonMark 0.28 Lists', function() {
   var section = 'Lists';
 
   // var shouldPassButFails = [];
-  var shouldPassButFails = [282, 270, 280, 278, 273, 275, 274, 264, 277, 265, 276, 279, 267, 269];
+  var shouldPassButFails = [282, 270, 280, 278, 273, 274, 264, 265, 276, 279, 267, 269];
 
   var willNotBeAttemptedByCoreTeam = [];