diff --git a/md2man/roff.go b/md2man/roff.go
index b960064..13e7824 100644
--- a/md2man/roff.go
+++ b/md2man/roff.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type roffRenderer struct {
 	extensions   blackfriday.Extensions
 	listCounters []int
 	firstHeader  bool
-	defineTerm   bool
+	firstDD      bool
 	listDepth    int
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ const (
 	quoteCloseTag    = "\n.RE\n"
 	listTag          = "\n.RS\n"
 	listCloseTag     = "\n.RE\n"
-	arglistTag       = "\n.TP\n"
+	dtTag            = "\n.TP\n"
+	dd2Tag           = "\n"
 	tableStart       = "\n.TS\nallbox;\n"
 	tableEnd         = "\n.TE\n"
 	tableCellStart   = "T{\n"
@@ -230,15 +231,20 @@ func (r *roffRenderer) handleItem(w io.Writer, node *blackfriday.Node, entering
 		if node.ListFlags&blackfriday.ListTypeOrdered != 0 {
 			out(w, fmt.Sprintf(".IP \"%3d.\" 5\n", r.listCounters[len(r.listCounters)-1]))
 			r.listCounters[len(r.listCounters)-1]++
+		} else if node.ListFlags&blackfriday.ListTypeTerm != 0 {
+			// DT (definition term): line just before DD (see below).
+			out(w, dtTag)
+			r.firstDD = true
 		} else if node.ListFlags&blackfriday.ListTypeDefinition != 0 {
-			// state machine for handling terms and following definitions
-			// since blackfriday does not distinguish them properly, nor
-			// does it seperate them into separate lists as it should
-			if !r.defineTerm {
-				out(w, arglistTag)
-				r.defineTerm = true
+			// DD (definition description): line that starts with ": ".
+			//
+			// We have to distinguish between the first DD and the
+			// subsequent ones, as there should be no vertical
+			// whitespace between the DT and the first DD.
+			if r.firstDD {
+				r.firstDD = false
 			} else {
-				r.defineTerm = false
+				out(w, dd2Tag)
 			}
 		} else {
 			out(w, ".IP \\(bu 2\n")
diff --git a/md2man/roff_test.go b/md2man/roff_test.go
index 09d8498..f286048 100644
--- a/md2man/roff_test.go
+++ b/md2man/roff_test.go
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ func TestListLists(t *testing.T) {
 	var tests = []string{
 		"\n\n**[grpc]**\n: Section for gRPC socket listener settings. Contains three properties:\n - **address** (Default: \"/run/containerd/containerd.sock\")\n - **uid** (Default: 0)\n - **gid** (Default: 0)",
 		".nh\n\n.TP\n\\fB[grpc]\\fP\nSection for gRPC socket listener settings. Contains three properties:\n.RS\n.IP \\(bu 2\n\\fBaddress\\fP (Default: \"/run/containerd/containerd.sock\")\n.IP \\(bu 2\n\\fBuid\\fP (Default: 0)\n.IP \\(bu 2\n\\fBgid\\fP (Default: 0)\n\n.RE\n\n",
+		"Definition title\n: Definition description one\n: And two\n: And three\n",
+		".nh\n\n.TP\nDefinition title\nDefinition description one\n\nAnd two\n\nAnd three\n",
 	}
 	doTestsParam(t, tests, TestParams{blackfriday.DefinitionLists})
 }