diff --git a/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js b/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
index 939c2cc81..a99c1e543 100644
--- a/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
+++ b/shared/naturalcrit/markdown.js
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ const definitionListsMultiline = {
 		const definitions = [];
 		while (match = regex.exec(src)) {
 			if(match[1]) {
-				if(this.lexer.blockTokens(match[1].trim())[0].type !== 'paragraph') // DT must not be another block-level token besides <p>
+				if(this.lexer.blockTokens(match[1].trim())[0]?.type !== 'paragraph') // DT must not be another block-level token besides <p>
 					break;
 				definitions.push({
 					dt  : this.lexer.inlineTokens(match[1].trim()),
diff --git a/tests/markdown/definition-lists.test.js b/tests/markdown/definition-lists.test.js
index 87ff6f617..9f5025d73 100644
--- a/tests/markdown/definition-lists.test.js
+++ b/tests/markdown/definition-lists.test.js
@@ -82,4 +82,10 @@ describe('Multiline Definition Lists', ()=>{
 		const rendered = Markdown.render(source).trim();
 		expect(rendered, `Input:\n${source}`, { showPrefix: false }).toBe('<h2 id="header">Header</h2>\n<dl><dt></dt><dd>Definition 1 of a single-line DL</dd>\n<dt></dt><dd>Definition 1 of another single-line DL</dd>\n</dl>');
 	});
+
+	test('Inline DL has priority over Multiline', function() {
+		const source = 'Term 1 :: Inline definition 1\n:: Inline definition 2 (no DT)';
+		const rendered = Markdown.render(source).trim();
+		expect(rendered, `Input:\n${source}`, { showPrefix: false }).toBe('<dl><dt>Term 1</dt><dd>Inline definition 1</dd>\n<dt></dt><dd>Inline definition 2 (no DT)</dd>\n</dl>');
+	});
 });