diff --git a/ftplugin/markdown.vim b/ftplugin/markdown.vim
index ae3bd26..e8627cc 100644
--- a/ftplugin/markdown.vim
+++ b/ftplugin/markdown.vim
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ runtime! ftplugin/html.vim ftplugin/html_*.vim ftplugin/html/*.vim
 
 setlocal comments=fb:*,fb:-,fb:+,n:> commentstring=>\ %s
 setlocal formatoptions+=tcqln formatoptions-=r formatoptions-=o
-setlocal formatlistpat=^\\s*\\d\\+\\.\\s\\+\\\|^[-*+]\\s\\+
+setlocal formatlistpat=^\\s*\\d\\+\\.\\s\\+\\\|^[-*+]\\s\\+\\\|^\\[^\\ze[^\\]]\\+\\]:
 
 if exists('b:undo_ftplugin')
   let b:undo_ftplugin .= "|setl cms< com< fo< flp<"
diff --git a/syntax/markdown.vim b/syntax/markdown.vim
index 8fc4727..607488d 100644
--- a/syntax/markdown.vim
+++ b/syntax/markdown.vim
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`" end="`" keepe
 syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`` \=" end=" \=``" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="^\s*```.*$" end="^\s*```\ze\s*$" keepend
 
-syn match markdownFootnote "\[^[^\]]\]\s*$"
-syn match markdownFootnoteDefinition "^\[^[^\]]\]:"
+syn match markdownFootnote "\[^[^\]]\+\]"
+syn match markdownFootnoteDefinition "^\[^[^\]]\+\]:"
 
 if main_syntax ==# 'markdown'
   for s:type in g:markdown_fenced_languages