diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Revision history for djot
 
+## 0.1.1.3 -- 2024-03-17
+
+* Ensure that tables end when we hit a blank line (#4).
+
+* Fix parsing of table immediately after list (#4).
+
 ## 0.1.1.2 -- 2024-03-14
 
 * Fix bug parsing regular paragraphs after list (#4).
diff --git a/djot.cabal b/djot.cabal
--- a/djot.cabal
+++ b/djot.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:      3.0
 name:               djot
-version:            0.1.1.2
+version:            0.1.1.3
 synopsis:           Parser and renderer for djot light markup syntax.
 description:        Djot (<https://djot.net>) is a light markup language.
                     This package provides a data structure to represent
diff --git a/src/Djot/Blocks.hs b/src/Djot/Blocks.hs
--- a/src/Djot/Blocks.hs
+++ b/src/Djot/Blocks.hs
@@ -458,7 +458,12 @@
   , blockContinue = \container ->
       -- TODO: this is inefficient; we parse the inline contents
       -- twice. Find a better way.
-      (True <$ lookahead pRawTableRow)
+      (True <$
+          -- if we just parsed a blank or caption line,
+          -- we don't allow more table rows:
+          case Seq.viewr (containerText container) of
+              _ Seq.:> c | not (B8.any (=='|') (chunkBytes c)) -> mzero
+              _ -> lookahead pRawTableRow)
       <|> (True <$ followedByBlankLine)
       <|> (True <$ lookahead
                       (skipMany spaceOrTab *> asciiChar '^' *> spaceOrTab))
@@ -1017,7 +1022,7 @@
         '`' -> blockStart codeBlockSpec
         '{' -> blockStart attrSpec
         '[' -> blockStart referenceDefinitionSpec <|> blockStart footnoteSpec
-        '|' | bt == Normal -> blockStart tableSpec
+        '|' | bt /= CaptionBlock -> blockStart tableSpec
         '^' | bt == CaptionBlock -> blockStart captionSpec
         _ -> blockStart listItemSpec
       True <$ tryContainerStarts) <|> pure False
diff --git a/test/regression.test b/test/regression.test
--- a/test/regression.test
+++ b/test/regression.test
@@ -118,3 +118,49 @@
 </ol>
 <p>ok</p>
 ```
+
+```
+1. one
+2. two
+
+|three|four|
+
+five
+.
+<ol>
+<li>
+one
+</li>
+<li>
+two
+</li>
+</ol>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<td>three</td>
+<td>four</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<p>five</p>
+```
+
+```
+|one|two|three|
+
+|four|five|six|
+.
+<table>
+<tr>
+<td>one</td>
+<td>two</td>
+<td>three</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<table>
+<tr>
+<td>four</td>
+<td>five</td>
+<td>six</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+```