diff --git a/ast/node.go b/ast/node.go
index 6fe70cd..825b343 100644
--- a/ast/node.go
+++ b/ast/node.go
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ type List struct {
 	Tight           bool   // Skip <p>s around list item data if true
 	BulletChar      byte   // '*', '+' or '-' in bullet lists
 	Delimiter       byte   // '.' or ')' after the number in ordered lists
+	Start           int    // for ordered lists this indicates the starting number if > 0
 	RefLink         []byte // If not nil, turns this list item into a footnote item and triggers different rendering
 	IsFootnotesList bool   // This is a list of footnotes
 }
diff --git a/html/renderer.go b/html/renderer.go
index 6089e56..0d03e98 100644
--- a/html/renderer.go
+++ b/html/renderer.go
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ func (r *Renderer) listEnter(w io.Writer, nodeData *ast.List) {
 
 	openTag := "<ul"
 	if nodeData.ListFlags&ast.ListTypeOrdered != 0 {
+		if nodeData.Start > 0 {
+			attrs = append(attrs, fmt.Sprintf(`start="%d"`, nodeData.Start))
+		}
 		openTag = "<ol"
 	}
 	if nodeData.ListFlags&ast.ListTypeDefinition != 0 {
diff --git a/parser/block.go b/parser/block.go
index 3f78754..45c6244 100644
--- a/parser/block.go
+++ b/parser/block.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"html"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"unicode"
 
 	"github.com/gomarkdown/markdown/ast"
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ func (p *Parser) block(data []byte) {
 		//
 		// also works with + or -
 		if p.uliPrefix(data) > 0 {
-			data = data[p.list(data, 0):]
+			data = data[p.list(data, 0, 0):]
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -237,8 +238,15 @@ func (p *Parser) block(data []byte) {
 		//
 		// 1. Item 1
 		// 2. Item 2
-		if p.oliPrefix(data) > 0 {
-			data = data[p.list(data, ast.ListTypeOrdered):]
+		if i := p.oliPrefix(data); i > 0 {
+			start := 0
+			if i > 2 {
+				start, _ = strconv.Atoi(string(data[:i-2])) // this cannot fail because we just est. the thing *is* a number.
+				if start == 1 {
+					start = 0
+				}
+			}
+			data = data[p.list(data, ast.ListTypeOrdered, start):]
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -252,7 +260,7 @@ func (p *Parser) block(data []byte) {
 		// :   Definition c
 		if p.extensions&DefinitionLists != 0 {
 			if p.dliPrefix(data) > 0 {
-				data = data[p.list(data, ast.ListTypeDefinition):]
+				data = data[p.list(data, ast.ListTypeDefinition, 0):]
 				continue
 			}
 		}
@@ -1192,12 +1200,13 @@ func (p *Parser) dliPrefix(data []byte) int {
 }
 
 // parse ordered or unordered list block
-func (p *Parser) list(data []byte, flags ast.ListType) int {
+func (p *Parser) list(data []byte, flags ast.ListType, start int) int {
 	i := 0
 	flags |= ast.ListItemBeginningOfList
 	list := &ast.List{
 		ListFlags: flags,
 		Tight:     true,
+		Start:     start,
 	}
 	block := p.addBlock(list)
 
@@ -1533,7 +1542,7 @@ func (p *Parser) paragraph(data []byte) int {
 			// did this blank line followed by a definition list item?
 			if p.extensions&DefinitionLists != 0 {
 				if i < len(data)-1 && data[i+1] == ':' {
-					listLen := p.list(data[prev:], ast.ListTypeDefinition)
+					listLen := p.list(data[prev:], ast.ListTypeDefinition, 0)
 					return prev + listLen
 				}
 			}
@@ -1600,7 +1609,7 @@ func (p *Parser) paragraph(data []byte) int {
 		// if there's a definition list item, prev line is a definition term
 		if p.extensions&DefinitionLists != 0 {
 			if p.dliPrefix(current) != 0 {
-				ret := p.list(data[prev:], ast.ListTypeDefinition)
+				ret := p.list(data[prev:], ast.ListTypeDefinition, 0)
 				return ret + prev
 			}
 		}