diff --git a/packages/core/src/api/exporters/markdown/markdownExporter.ts b/packages/core/src/api/exporters/markdown/markdownExporter.ts
index 488886c76d..812f20ffb0 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/api/exporters/markdown/markdownExporter.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/api/exporters/markdown/markdownExporter.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ export function cleanHTMLToMarkdown(cleanHTMLString: string) {
     })
     .processSync(cleanHTMLString);
 
-  return markdownString.value as string;
+  let result = markdownString.value as string;
+
+  // Remove extra blank lines between list items
+  result = result.replace(/\n\n(?=\d+\.|-|\*)/g, "\n");
+
+  return result;
 }
 
 export async function blocksToMarkdown<
diff --git a/packages/server-util/src/context/__snapshots__/ServerBlockNoteEditor.test.ts.snap b/packages/server-util/src/context/__snapshots__/ServerBlockNoteEditor.test.ts.snap
index f2522c662a..32db59a38b 100644
--- a/packages/server-util/src/context/__snapshots__/ServerBlockNoteEditor.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/server-util/src/context/__snapshots__/ServerBlockNoteEditor.test.ts.snap
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ exports[`Test ServerBlockNoteEditor > converts to and from markdown (blocksToMar
 "## **Heading&#x20;***~~2~~*
 
 Paragraph
-
 * list item
 
 ![Example](exampleURL)
diff --git a/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/complex/misc.md b/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/complex/misc.md
index 4a2de0a7fc..977c0e10eb 100644
--- a/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/complex/misc.md
+++ b/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/complex/misc.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ## **Heading&#x20;***~~2~~*
 
 Paragraph
-
 *
diff --git a/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/lists/basic.md b/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/lists/basic.md
index ae6392a26d..62a1aca5f1 100644
--- a/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/lists/basic.md
+++ b/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/lists/basic.md
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 * Bullet List Item 1
-
 * Bullet List Item 2
-
 1. Numbered List Item 1
-
 2. Numbered List Item 2
-
 * [ ] Check List Item 1
 * [x] Check List Item 2
diff --git a/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/lists/nested.md b/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/lists/nested.md
index bb6af59913..327b709a69 100644
--- a/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/lists/nested.md
+++ b/tests/src/unit/core/formatConversion/export/__snapshots__/markdown/lists/nested.md
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 * Bullet List Item 1
-
 * Bullet List Item 2
 
   1. Numbered List Item 1