diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62900f1..4c65a88 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ coverage: 100.0% of statements
 ## Benchmarks
 
 ```
-BenchmarkSmall-12        5933677               190.8 ns/op            32 B/op          1 allocs/op
-BenchmarkMedium-12        971929              1085 ns/op             512 B/op          1 allocs/op
-BenchmarkLarge-12         277028              4075 ns/op            2560 B/op          2 allocs/op
+BenchmarkSmall-12        5836533               205.3 ns/op            32 B/op          1 allocs/op
+BenchmarkMedium-12        967740              1103 ns/op             512 B/op          1 allocs/op
+BenchmarkLarge-12         277908              4099 ns/op            2560 B/op          2 allocs/op
 ```
 
 ## License
diff --git a/Render.go b/Render.go
index 148bf9a..eeae870 100644
--- a/Render.go
+++ b/Render.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type renderer struct {
 	paragraphLevel     int
 	quoteLevel         int
 	listLevel          int
+	olistLevel         int
 	tableLevel         int
 	codeLines          int
 	tableHeaderWritten bool
@@ -200,6 +201,26 @@ func (r *renderer) processLine(line string) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pos := 0
+
+	for pos < len(line) && line[pos] >= '0' && line[pos] <= '9' {
+		pos++
+
+		if pos < len(line) && (line[pos] == '.' || line[pos] == ')') {
+			line = strings.TrimSpace(line[pos+1:])
+
+			if r.olistLevel == 0 {
+				r.WriteString("<ol>")
+				r.olistLevel++
+			}
+
+			r.WriteString("<li>")
+			r.writeText(line)
+			r.WriteString("</li>")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	if r.paragraphLevel == 0 {
 		r.WriteString("<p>")
 		r.paragraphLevel++
@@ -233,7 +254,12 @@ func (r *renderer) closeLists() {
 		r.WriteString("</ul>")
 	}
 
+	for range r.olistLevel {
+		r.WriteString("</ol>")
+	}
+
 	r.listLevel = 0
+	r.olistLevel = 0
 }
 
 // closeTables closes open tables.
diff --git a/Render_test.go b/Render_test.go
index 9e96cc0..db81fd4 100644
--- a/Render_test.go
+++ b/Render_test.go
@@ -55,10 +55,19 @@ func TestLink(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestList(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("-"), "<p>-</p>")
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("- "), "<ul><li></li></ul>")
 	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("- Entry"), "<ul><li>Entry</li></ul>")
 	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("- Entry 1\n- Entry 2"), "<ul><li>Entry 1</li><li>Entry 2</li></ul>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("- Entry 1\n- Entry 2\n- Entry 3"), "<ul><li>Entry 1</li><li>Entry 2</li><li>Entry 3</li></ul>")
-	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("-"), "<p>-</p>")
+}
+
+func TestOrderedList(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("1"), "<p>1</p>")
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("1."), "<ol><li></li></ol>")
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("1. "), "<ol><li></li></ol>")
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("1. Entry"), "<ol><li>Entry</li></ol>")
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("999) Entry"), "<ol><li>Entry</li></ol>")
+	assert.Equal(t, markdown.Render("1. Entry\n2. Entry"), "<ol><li>Entry</li><li>Entry</li></ol>")
 }
 
 func TestTables(t *testing.T) {