2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
index 95cb46643..91bc9d66a 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/RST.hs
@@ -379,7 +379,9 @@ blockListToRST = blockListToRST' False
 -- | Convert list of Pandoc inline elements to RST.
 inlineListToRST :: PandocMonad m => [Inline] -> RST m Doc
 inlineListToRST lst =
-  mapM inlineToRST (removeSpaceAfterDisplayMath $ insertBS lst) >>=
+  mapM inlineToRST ((stripLeadingTrailingSpace .
+                     removeSpaceAfterDisplayMath .
+                     insertBS) lst) >>=
     return . hcat
   where -- remove spaces after displaymath, as they screw up indentation:
         removeSpaceAfterDisplayMath (Math DisplayMath x : zs) =
diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Shared.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Shared.hs
index ae4cc5cc5..5c3469d4d 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Shared.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/Shared.hs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ module Text.Pandoc.Writers.Shared (
                      , unsmartify
                      , gridTable
                      , metaValueToInlines
+                     , stripLeadingTrailingSpace
                      )
 where
 import Control.Monad (zipWithM)