diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Typst.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Typst.hs
index b764f7476..38029ca56 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Typst.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Typst.hs
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ defListItemToTypst (term, defns) = do
   modify $ \st -> st{ stEscapeContext = NormalContext }
   defns' <- mapM blocksToTypst defns
   return $ nowrap ("/ " <> term' <> ": " <> "#block[") $$
-            chomp (vcat defns') $$ "]"
+            chomp (vsep defns') $$ "]"
 
 listItemToTypst :: PandocMonad m => Int -> Doc Text -> [Block] -> TW m (Doc Text)
 listItemToTypst ind marker blocks = do
diff --git a/test/writer.typst b/test/writer.typst
index 9c5a8f921..b9f15b45c 100644
--- a/test/writer.typst
+++ b/test/writer.typst
@@ -462,11 +462,13 @@ Multiple definitions, tight:
 
 / apple: #block[
 red fruit
+
 computer
 ]
 
 / orange: #block[
 orange fruit
+
 bank
 ]