diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs
index 38de77f9f..678eecc52 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ rawFieldListItem minIndent = try $ do
 fieldListItem :: Int -> RSTParser (Inlines, [Blocks])
 fieldListItem minIndent = try $ do
   (name, raw) <- rawFieldListItem minIndent
-  let term = B.str name
+  term <- parseInlineFromString name
   contents <- parseFromString parseBlocks raw
   optional blanklines
   return (term, [contents])
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ fieldList = try $ do
 lineBlock :: RSTParser Blocks
 lineBlock = try $ do
   lines' <- lineBlockLines
-  lines'' <- mapM (parseFromString
-                   (trimInlines . mconcat <$> many inline)) lines'
+  lines'' <- mapM parseInlineFromString lines'
   return $ B.para (mconcat $ intersperse B.linebreak lines'')
 
 --
@@ -549,39 +548,33 @@ directive' = do
         "role" -> addNewRole top $ map (\(k,v) -> (k, trim v)) fields
         "container" -> parseFromString parseBlocks body'
         "replace" -> B.para <$>  -- consumed by substKey
-                   parseFromString (trimInlines . mconcat <$> many inline)
-                   (trim top)
+                   parseInlineFromString (trim top)
         "unicode" -> B.para <$>  -- consumed by substKey
-                   parseFromString (trimInlines . mconcat <$> many inline)
-                   (trim $ unicodeTransform top)
+                   parseInlineFromString (trim $ unicodeTransform top)
         "compound" -> parseFromString parseBlocks body'
         "pull-quote" -> B.blockQuote <$> parseFromString parseBlocks body'
         "epigraph" -> B.blockQuote <$> parseFromString parseBlocks body'
         "highlights" -> B.blockQuote <$> parseFromString parseBlocks body'
-        "rubric" -> B.para . B.strong <$> parseFromString
-                          (trimInlines . mconcat <$> many inline) top
+        "rubric" -> B.para . B.strong <$> parseInlineFromString top
         _ | label `elem` ["attention","caution","danger","error","hint",
                           "important","note","tip","warning"] ->
            do let tit = B.para $ B.strong $ B.str label
               bod <- parseFromString parseBlocks $ top ++ "\n\n" ++ body'
               return $ B.blockQuote $ tit <> bod
         "admonition" ->
-           do tit <- B.para . B.strong <$> parseFromString
-                          (trimInlines . mconcat <$> many inline) top
+           do tit <- B.para . B.strong <$> parseInlineFromString top
               bod <- parseFromString parseBlocks body'
               return $ B.blockQuote $ tit <> bod
         "sidebar" ->
            do let subtit = maybe "" trim $ lookup "subtitle" fields
-              tit <- B.para . B.strong <$> parseFromString
-                          (trimInlines . mconcat <$> many inline)
+              tit <- B.para . B.strong <$> parseInlineFromString
                           (trim top ++ if null subtit
                                           then ""
                                           else (":  " ++ subtit))
               bod <- parseFromString parseBlocks body'
               return $ B.blockQuote $ tit <> bod
         "topic" ->
-           do tit <- B.para . B.strong <$> parseFromString
-                          (trimInlines . mconcat <$> many inline) top
+           do tit <- B.para . B.strong <$> parseInlineFromString top
               bod <- parseFromString parseBlocks body'
               return $ tit <> bod
         "default-role" -> mempty <$ updateState (\s ->
@@ -962,6 +955,9 @@ inline = choice [ whitespace
                 , escapedChar
                 , symbol ] <?> "inline"
 
+parseInlineFromString :: String -> RSTParser Inlines
+parseInlineFromString = parseFromString (trimInlines . mconcat <$> many inline)
+
 hyphens :: RSTParser Inlines
 hyphens = do
   result <- many1 (char '-')
diff --git a/tests/Tests/Readers/RST.hs b/tests/Tests/Readers/RST.hs
index 7f1f3d044..c05f2f5e4 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/Readers/RST.hs
+++ b/tests/Tests/Readers/RST.hs
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ tests :: [Test]
 tests = [ "line block with blank line" =:
           "| a\n|\n|  b" =?> para (str "a") <>
                              para (str "\160b")
-        , "field list" =: unlines
+        , testGroup "field list"
+          [ "general" =: unlines
              [ "para"
              , ""
              , ":Hostname: media08"
@@ -36,17 +37,17 @@ tests = [ "line block with blank line" =:
              , ":Parameter i: integer"
              , ":Final: item"
              , "  on two lines" ]
-           =?> ( doc
-               $ para "para" <>
-                 definitionList [ (str "Hostname", [para "media08"])
-                                , (str "IP address", [para "10.0.0.19"])
-                                , (str "Size", [para "3ru"])
-                                , (str "Version", [para "1"])
-                                , (str "Indentation", [para "Since the field marker may be quite long, the second and subsequent lines of the field body do not have to line up with the first line, but they must be indented relative to the field name marker, and they must line up with each other."])
-                                , (str "Parameter i", [para "integer"])
-                                , (str "Final", [para "item on two lines"])
-                              ])
-        , "initial field list" =: unlines
+             =?> ( doc
+                 $ para "para" <>
+                   definitionList [ (str "Hostname", [para "media08"])
+                                  , (text "IP address", [para "10.0.0.19"])
+                                  , (str "Size", [para "3ru"])
+                                  , (str "Version", [para "1"])
+                                  , (str "Indentation", [para "Since the field marker may be quite long, the second and subsequent lines of the field body do not have to line up with the first line, but they must be indented relative to the field name marker, and they must line up with each other."])
+                                  , (text "Parameter i", [para "integer"])
+                                  , (str "Final", [para "item on two lines"])
+                                  ])
+          , "metadata" =: unlines
              [ "====="
              , "Title"
              , "====="
@@ -56,10 +57,31 @@ tests = [ "line block with blank line" =:
              , ""
              , ":Version: 1"
              ]
-           =?> ( setMeta "version" (para "1")
-               $ setMeta "title" ("Title" :: Inlines)
-               $ setMeta "subtitle" ("Subtitle" :: Inlines)
-               $ doc mempty )
+             =?> ( setMeta "version" (para "1")
+                 $ setMeta "title" ("Title" :: Inlines)
+                 $ setMeta "subtitle" ("Subtitle" :: Inlines)
+                 $ doc mempty )
+          , "with inline markup" =: unlines
+             [ ":*Date*: today"
+             , ""
+             , ".."
+             , ""
+             , ":*one*: emphasis"
+             , ":two_: reference"
+             , ":`three`_: another one"
+             , ":``four``: literal"
+             , ""
+             , ".. _two: http://example.com"
+             , ".. _three: http://example.org"
+             ]
+             =?> ( setMeta "date" (str "today")
+                 $ doc
+                 $ definitionList [ (emph "one", [para "emphasis"])
+                                  , (link "http://example.com" "" "two", [para "reference"])
+                                  , (link "http://example.org" "" "three", [para "another one"])
+                                  , (code "four", [para "literal"])
+                                  ])
+          ]
         , "URLs with following punctuation" =:
           ("http://google.com, http://yahoo.com; http://foo.bar.baz.\n" ++
            "http://foo.bar/baz_(bam) (http://foo.bar)") =?>