diff --git a/0001-Fix-when-list-item-is-blank.-Refer-https-github.com-.patch b/0001-Fix-when-list-item-is-blank.-Refer-https-github.com-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b82ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Fix-when-list-item-is-blank.-Refer-https-github.com-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From fd8c175668047c82d65f4da7e4ee8ff7900c17d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Hsiaoming Yang <me@lepture.com>
+Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 16:14:35 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix when list item is blank. Refer
+ https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues/7929
+
+---
+ mistune.py | 6 ++++--
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/mistune.py b/mistune.py
+index fe50c9d..b361539 100644
+--- a/mistune.py
++++ b/mistune.py
+@@ -287,8 +287,10 @@ class BlockLexer(object):
+             loose = _next
+             if not loose and re.search(r'\n\n(?!\s*$)', item):
+                 loose = True
+-            if i != length - 1:
+-                _next = item[len(item)-1] == '\n'
++
++            rest = len(item)
++            if i != length - 1 and rest:
++                _next = item[rest-1] == '\n'
+                 if not loose:
+                     loose = _next
+ 
+-- 
+1.8.4.5
+
diff --git a/python-mistune.changes b/python-mistune.changes
index 0c3bacf..17682d0 100644
--- a/python-mistune.changes
+++ b/python-mistune.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar  8 20:48:24 UTC 2015 - tbehrens@suse.com
+
+- Add 0001-Fix-when-list-item-is-blank.-Refer-https-github.com-.patch
+  to fix #8 in odpdown, and
+  https://github.com/ipython/ipython/issues/7929. This is a backport
+  from upstream master.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Feb  7 20:36:53 UTC 2015 - tbehrens@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-mistune.spec b/python-mistune.spec
index 5008243..0caa8ca 100644
--- a/python-mistune.spec
+++ b/python-mistune.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Release:        0
 Source0:        https://pypi.python.org/packages/mistune/mistune-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Url:            https://github.com/lepture/mistune
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Fix when list item is blank
+Patch0:         0001-Fix-when-list-item-is-blank.-Refer-https-github.com-.patch
 Summary:        The fastest markdown parser in pure Python
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ The fastest markdown parser in pure Python, inspired by marked.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n mistune-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"