diff --git a/client/src/components/GalaxyWizard.vue b/client/src/components/GalaxyWizard.vue
index aba928dc7c51..60f9c417d03b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/GalaxyWizard.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/GalaxyWizard.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
 const query = ref(props.query);
 const queryResponse = ref("");
 const busy = ref(false);
-const { renderMarkdown } = useMarkdown({ openLinksInNewPage: true });
+const { renderMarkdown } = useMarkdown({ openLinksInNewPage: true, removeNewlinesAfterList: true });
 // on submit, query the server and put response in display box
 function submitQuery() {
     busy.value = true;
diff --git a/client/src/composables/markdown.ts b/client/src/composables/markdown.ts
index a6659f60d404..43340deb55d9 100644
--- a/client/src/composables/markdown.ts
+++ b/client/src/composables/markdown.ts
@@ -69,9 +69,75 @@ function addRuleHeadingIncreaseLevel(engine: MarkdownIt, increaseBy: number) {
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Add a rule that removes newlines after list items.
+ */
+function addRuleRemoveNewlinesAfterList(engine: MarkdownIt) {
+    const defaultRenderListItemOpen =
+        engine.renderer.rules.list_item_open ||
+        function (tokens, idx, options, _env, self) {
+            return self.renderToken(tokens, idx, options);
+        };
+
+    const defaultRenderListItemClose =
+        engine.renderer.rules.list_item_close ||
+        function (tokens, idx, options, _env, self) {
+            return self.renderToken(tokens, idx, options);
+        };
+
+    const defaultRenderOrderedListOpen =
+        engine.renderer.rules.ordered_list_open ||
+        function (tokens, idx, options, _env, self) {
+            return self.renderToken(tokens, idx, options);
+        };
+
+    const defaultRenderOrderedListClose =
+        engine.renderer.rules.ordered_list_close ||
+        function (tokens, idx, options, _env, self) {
+            return self.renderToken(tokens, idx, options);
+        };
+
+    const defaultRenderBulletListOpen =
+        engine.renderer.rules.bullet_list_open ||
+        function (tokens, idx, options, _env, self) {
+            return self.renderToken(tokens, idx, options);
+        };
+
+    const defaultRenderBulletListClose =
+        engine.renderer.rules.bullet_list_close ||
+        function (tokens, idx, options, _env, self) {
+            return self.renderToken(tokens, idx, options);
+        };
+
+    engine.renderer.rules.list_item_open = function (tokens, idx, options, env, self) {
+        return defaultRenderListItemOpen(tokens, idx, options, env, self).replace(/\n+$/, "");
+    };
+
+    engine.renderer.rules.list_item_close = function (tokens, idx, options, env, self) {
+        return defaultRenderListItemClose(tokens, idx, options, env, self).replace(/\n+$/, "");
+    };
+
+    engine.renderer.rules.ordered_list_open = function (tokens, idx, options, env, self) {
+        return defaultRenderOrderedListOpen(tokens, idx, options, env, self).replace(/\n+$/, "");
+    };
+
+    engine.renderer.rules.ordered_list_close = function (tokens, idx, options, env, self) {
+        return defaultRenderOrderedListClose(tokens, idx, options, env, self).replace(/\n+$/, "");
+    };
+
+    engine.renderer.rules.bullet_list_open = function (tokens, idx, options, env, self) {
+        return defaultRenderBulletListOpen(tokens, idx, options, env, self).replace(/\n+$/, "");
+    };
+
+    engine.renderer.rules.bullet_list_close = function (tokens, idx, options, env, self) {
+        return defaultRenderBulletListClose(tokens, idx, options, env, self).replace(/\n+$/, "");
+    };
+}
+
 interface UseMarkdownOptions {
     openLinksInNewPage?: boolean;
     increaseHeadingLevelBy?: number;
+    removeNewlinesAfterList?: boolean;
 }
 
 type RawMarkdown = string;
@@ -89,6 +155,10 @@ export function useMarkdown(options: UseMarkdownOptions = {}) {
         addRuleHeadingIncreaseLevel(mdEngine, options.increaseHeadingLevelBy);
     }
 
+    if (options.removeNewlinesAfterList) {
+        addRuleRemoveNewlinesAfterList(mdEngine);
+    }
+
     function renderMarkdown(markdown: RawMarkdown): HTMLString {
         return mdEngine.render(markdown);
     }