diff --git a/packages/tui/src/components/markdown.ts b/packages/tui/src/components/markdown.ts
index d5e3f477c..ed8ad780e 100644
--- a/packages/tui/src/components/markdown.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/src/components/markdown.ts
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ export class Markdown implements Component {
 
 		for (let i = 0; i < token.items.length; i++) {
 			const item = token.items[i];
+			const isLastItem = i === token.items.length - 1;
 			const bullet = token.ordered
 				? this.options.preserveOrderedListMarkers
 					? (this.getOrderedListMarker(item) ?? `${startNumber + i}. `)
@@ -604,6 +605,10 @@ export class Markdown implements Component {
 			if (!renderedAnyLine) {
 				lines.push(firstPrefix);
 			}
+
+			if (token.loose && !isLastItem) {
+				lines.push("");
+			}
 		}
 
 		return lines;
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/markdown.test.ts b/packages/tui/test/markdown.test.ts
index fd5345df6..9c0be05c4 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/markdown.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tui/test/markdown.test.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,37 @@ describe("Markdown component", () => {
 			assert.ok(plainLines.some((line) => line.includes("2. Second ordered")));
 		});
 
+		it("should render blank lines between loose list items", () => {
+			const markdown = new Markdown(
+				`1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
+
+   Ut enim ad minim veniam.
+
+2. Duis aute irure dolor.
+
+   Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat.
+
+3. Beep boop`,
+				0,
+				0,
+				defaultMarkdownTheme,
+			);
+
+			const lines = markdown.render(80).map((line) => stripAnsi(line).trimEnd());
+
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(lines, [
+				"1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.",
+				"",
+				"   Ut enim ad minim veniam.",
+				"",
+				"2. Duis aute irure dolor.",
+				"",
+				"   Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat.",
+				"",
+				"3. Beep boop",
+			]);
+		});
+
 		it("should render task list markers", () => {
 			const markdown = new Markdown("- [ ] beep\n- [x] boop", 0, 0, defaultMarkdownTheme);