diff --git a/markdown/extensions/footnotes.py b/markdown/extensions/footnotes.py
index d8caae27c..80d09d8da 100644
--- a/markdown/extensions/footnotes.py
+++ b/markdown/extensions/footnotes.py
@@ -153,14 +153,17 @@ def makeFootnotesDiv(self, root):
             )
             backlink.text = FN_BACKLINK_TEXT
 
-            if li.getchildren():
-                node = li[-1]
-                if node.tag == "p":
-                    node.text = node.text + NBSP_PLACEHOLDER
-                    node.append(backlink)
-                else:
-                    p = etree.SubElement(li, "p")
-                    p.append(backlink)
+            #appending backlink to the lowermost element 
+            #of last tag in footnote
+            elem = li
+            while True:
+                children = elem.getchildren();
+                if len(children) == 0:
+                    break;
+                elem = children[-1]
+        
+            elem.text += NBSP_PLACEHOLDER
+            elem.append(backlink)
         return div
 
 
diff --git a/tests/extensions/extra/footnote.html b/tests/extensions/extra/footnote.html
index e5b41a729..dfe6dfb5a 100644
--- a/tests/extensions/extra/footnote.html
+++ b/tests/extensions/extra/footnote.html
@@ -7,15 +7,13 @@
 <p>Footnote that ends with a list:</p>
 <ul>
 <li>item 1</li>
-<li>item 2</li>
+<li>item 2&#160;<a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:1" rev="footnote" title="Jump back to footnote 1 in the text">&#8617;</a></li>
 </ul>
-<p><a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:1" rev="footnote" title="Jump back to footnote 1 in the text">&#8617;</a></p>
 </li>
 <li id="fn:2">
 <blockquote>
-<p>This footnote is a blockquote.</p>
+<p>This footnote is a blockquote.&#160;<a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:2" rev="footnote" title="Jump back to footnote 2 in the text">&#8617;</a></p>
 </blockquote>
-<p><a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:2" rev="footnote" title="Jump back to footnote 2 in the text">&#8617;</a></p>
 </li>
 <li id="fn:3">
 <p>A simple oneliner.&#160;<a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:3" rev="footnote" title="Jump back to footnote 3 in the text">&#8617;</a></p>
@@ -26,8 +24,8 @@
 </li>
 <li id="fn:5">
 <p>First line of first paragraph.
-Second line of first paragraph is not intended.
+Second line of first paragraph is not indented.
 Nor is third...&#160;<a class="footnote-backref" href="#fnref:5" rev="footnote" title="Jump back to footnote 5 in the text">&#8617;</a></p>
 </li>
 </ol>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/tests/extensions/extra/footnote.txt b/tests/extensions/extra/footnote.txt
index c5c1c92b4..77bd8b46e 100644
--- a/tests/extensions/extra/footnote.txt
+++ b/tests/extensions/extra/footnote.txt
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ Also a reference that does not exist[^6].
     Paragraph two.
 
 [^5]: First line of first paragraph.
-Second line of first paragraph is not intended.
+Second line of first paragraph is not indented.
 Nor is third...