diff --git a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
index e2b21587..cf36f566 100644
--- a/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
+++ b/demo/markdownlint-browser.js
@@ -181,17 +181,6 @@ function isBlankLine(line) {
 }
 module.exports.isBlankLine = isBlankLine;
 
-/**
- * Compare function for Array.prototype.sort for ascending order of numbers.
- *
- * @param {number} a First number.
- * @param {number} b Second number.
- * @returns {number} Positive value if a>b, negative value if b<a, 0 otherwise.
- */
-module.exports.numericSortAscending = function numericSortAscending(a, b) {
-  return a - b;
-};
-
 // Returns true iff the sorted array contains the specified element
 module.exports.includesSorted = function includesSorted(array, element) {
   let left = 0;
@@ -3747,9 +3736,22 @@ module.exports = {
 
 
 
-const { addError, filterTokens, forEachLine, includesSorted,
-  numericSortAscending } = __webpack_require__(/*! ../helpers */ "../helpers/helpers.js");
-const { lineMetadata } = __webpack_require__(/*! ./cache */ "../lib/cache.js");
+const { addError } = __webpack_require__(/*! ../helpers */ "../helpers/helpers.js");
+const { filterByTypes } = __webpack_require__(/*! ../helpers/micromark.cjs */ "../helpers/micromark.cjs");
+
+/**
+ * Adds a range of numbers to a set.
+ *
+ * @param {Set<number>} set Set of numbers.
+ * @param {number} start Starting number.
+ * @param {number} end Ending number.
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+function addRangeToSet(set, start, end) {
+  for (let i = start; i <= end; i++) {
+    set.add(i);
+  }
+}
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line jsdoc/valid-types
 /** @type import("./markdownlint").Rule */
@@ -3757,63 +3759,69 @@ module.exports = {
   "names": [ "MD009", "no-trailing-spaces" ],
   "description": "Trailing spaces",
   "tags": [ "whitespace" ],
-  "parser": "markdownit",
+  "parser": "micromark",
   "function": function MD009(params, onError) {
     let brSpaces = params.config.br_spaces;
     brSpaces = Number((brSpaces === undefined) ? 2 : brSpaces);
     const listItemEmptyLines = !!params.config.list_item_empty_lines;
     const strict = !!params.config.strict;
-    const listItemLineNumbers = [];
-    if (listItemEmptyLines) {
-      filterTokens(params, "list_item_open", (token) => {
-        for (let i = token.map[0]; i < token.map[1]; i++) {
-          listItemLineNumbers.push(i + 1);
-        }
-      });
-      listItemLineNumbers.sort(numericSortAscending);
+    const { tokens } = params.parsers.micromark;
+    const codeBlockLineNumbers = new Set();
+    for (const codeBlock of filterByTypes(tokens, [ "codeFenced" ])) {
+      addRangeToSet(codeBlockLineNumbers, codeBlock.startLine + 1, codeBlock.endLine - 1);
     }
-    const paragraphLineNumbers = [];
-    const codeInlineLineNumbers = [];
+    for (const codeBlock of filterByTypes(tokens, [ "codeIndented" ])) {
+      addRangeToSet(codeBlockLineNumbers, codeBlock.startLine, codeBlock.endLine);
+    }
+    const listItemLineNumbers = new Set();
+    if (listItemEmptyLines) {
+      for (const listBlock of filterByTypes(tokens, [ "listOrdered", "listUnordered" ])) {
+        addRangeToSet(listItemLineNumbers, listBlock.startLine, listBlock.endLine);
+        let trailingIndent = true;
+        for (let i = listBlock.children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+          const child = listBlock.children[i];
+          switch (child.type) {
+            case "content":
+              trailingIndent = false;
+              break;
+            case "listItemIndent":
+              if (trailingIndent) {
+                listItemLineNumbers.delete(child.startLine);
+              }
+              break;
+            case "listItemPrefix":
+              trailingIndent = true;
+              break;
+            default:
+              break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const paragraphLineNumbers = new Set();
+    const codeInlineLineNumbers = new Set();
     if (strict) {
-      filterTokens(params, "paragraph_open", (token) => {
-        for (let i = token.map[0]; i < token.map[1] - 1; i++) {
-          paragraphLineNumbers.push(i + 1);
-        }
-      });
-      const addLineNumberRange = (start, end) => {
-        for (let i = start; i < end; i++) {
-          codeInlineLineNumbers.push(i);
-        }
-      };
-      filterTokens(params, "inline", (token) => {
-        let start = 0;
-        for (const child of token.children) {
-          if (start > 0) {
-            addLineNumberRange(start, child.lineNumber);
-            start = 0;
-          }
-          if (child.type === "code_inline") {
-            start = child.lineNumber;
-          }
-        }
-        if (start > 0) {
-          addLineNumberRange(start, token.map[1]);
-        }
-      });
+      for (const paragraph of filterByTypes(tokens, [ "paragraph" ])) {
+        addRangeToSet(paragraphLineNumbers, paragraph.startLine, paragraph.endLine - 1);
+      }
+      for (const codeText of filterByTypes(tokens, [ "codeText" ])) {
+        addRangeToSet(codeInlineLineNumbers, codeText.startLine, codeText.endLine - 1);
+      }
     }
     const expected = (brSpaces < 2) ? 0 : brSpaces;
-    forEachLine(lineMetadata(), (line, lineIndex, inCode) => {
+    for (let lineIndex = 0; lineIndex < params.lines.length; lineIndex++) {
+      const line = params.lines[lineIndex];
       const lineNumber = lineIndex + 1;
       const trailingSpaces = line.length - line.trimEnd().length;
       if (
         trailingSpaces &&
-        !inCode &&
-        !includesSorted(listItemLineNumbers, lineNumber) &&
+        !codeBlockLineNumbers.has(lineNumber) &&
+        !listItemLineNumbers.has(lineNumber) &&
         (
           (expected !== trailingSpaces) ||
           (strict &&
-            (!includesSorted(paragraphLineNumbers, lineNumber) ||
-             includesSorted(codeInlineLineNumbers, lineNumber)))
+            (!paragraphLineNumbers.has(lineNumber) ||
+             codeInlineLineNumbers.has(lineNumber)))
         )
       ) {
         const column = line.length - trailingSpaces + 1;
@@ -3827,9 +3835,10 @@ module.exports = {
           {
             "editColumn": column,
             "deleteCount": trailingSpaces
-          });
+          }
+        );
       }
-    });
+    }
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/helpers/helpers.js b/helpers/helpers.js
index 976b85d9..6b0c5197 100644
--- a/helpers/helpers.js
+++ b/helpers/helpers.js
@@ -169,17 +169,6 @@ function isBlankLine(line) {
 }
 module.exports.isBlankLine = isBlankLine;
 
-/**
- * Compare function for Array.prototype.sort for ascending order of numbers.
- *
- * @param {number} a First number.
- * @param {number} b Second number.
- * @returns {number} Positive value if a>b, negative value if b<a, 0 otherwise.
- */
-module.exports.numericSortAscending = function numericSortAscending(a, b) {
-  return a - b;
-};
-
 // Returns true iff the sorted array contains the specified element
 module.exports.includesSorted = function includesSorted(array, element) {
   let left = 0;
diff --git a/lib/md009.js b/lib/md009.js
index 4e182731..fd459625 100644
--- a/lib/md009.js
+++ b/lib/md009.js
@@ -2,9 +2,22 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
-const { addError, filterTokens, forEachLine, includesSorted,
-  numericSortAscending } = require("../helpers");
-const { lineMetadata } = require("./cache");
+const { addError } = require("../helpers");
+const { filterByTypes } = require("../helpers/micromark.cjs");
+
+/**
+ * Adds a range of numbers to a set.
+ *
+ * @param {Set<number>} set Set of numbers.
+ * @param {number} start Starting number.
+ * @param {number} end Ending number.
+ * @returns {void}
+ */
+function addRangeToSet(set, start, end) {
+  for (let i = start; i <= end; i++) {
+    set.add(i);
+  }
+}
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line jsdoc/valid-types
 /** @type import("./markdownlint").Rule */
@@ -12,63 +25,69 @@ module.exports = {
   "names": [ "MD009", "no-trailing-spaces" ],
   "description": "Trailing spaces",
   "tags": [ "whitespace" ],
-  "parser": "markdownit",
+  "parser": "micromark",
   "function": function MD009(params, onError) {
     let brSpaces = params.config.br_spaces;
     brSpaces = Number((brSpaces === undefined) ? 2 : brSpaces);
     const listItemEmptyLines = !!params.config.list_item_empty_lines;
     const strict = !!params.config.strict;
-    const listItemLineNumbers = [];
-    if (listItemEmptyLines) {
-      filterTokens(params, "list_item_open", (token) => {
-        for (let i = token.map[0]; i < token.map[1]; i++) {
-          listItemLineNumbers.push(i + 1);
-        }
-      });
-      listItemLineNumbers.sort(numericSortAscending);
+    const { tokens } = params.parsers.micromark;
+    const codeBlockLineNumbers = new Set();
+    for (const codeBlock of filterByTypes(tokens, [ "codeFenced" ])) {
+      addRangeToSet(codeBlockLineNumbers, codeBlock.startLine + 1, codeBlock.endLine - 1);
     }
-    const paragraphLineNumbers = [];
-    const codeInlineLineNumbers = [];
+    for (const codeBlock of filterByTypes(tokens, [ "codeIndented" ])) {
+      addRangeToSet(codeBlockLineNumbers, codeBlock.startLine, codeBlock.endLine);
+    }
+    const listItemLineNumbers = new Set();
+    if (listItemEmptyLines) {
+      for (const listBlock of filterByTypes(tokens, [ "listOrdered", "listUnordered" ])) {
+        addRangeToSet(listItemLineNumbers, listBlock.startLine, listBlock.endLine);
+        let trailingIndent = true;
+        for (let i = listBlock.children.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+          const child = listBlock.children[i];
+          switch (child.type) {
+            case "content":
+              trailingIndent = false;
+              break;
+            case "listItemIndent":
+              if (trailingIndent) {
+                listItemLineNumbers.delete(child.startLine);
+              }
+              break;
+            case "listItemPrefix":
+              trailingIndent = true;
+              break;
+            default:
+              break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const paragraphLineNumbers = new Set();
+    const codeInlineLineNumbers = new Set();
     if (strict) {
-      filterTokens(params, "paragraph_open", (token) => {
-        for (let i = token.map[0]; i < token.map[1] - 1; i++) {
-          paragraphLineNumbers.push(i + 1);
-        }
-      });
-      const addLineNumberRange = (start, end) => {
-        for (let i = start; i < end; i++) {
-          codeInlineLineNumbers.push(i);
-        }
-      };
-      filterTokens(params, "inline", (token) => {
-        let start = 0;
-        for (const child of token.children) {
-          if (start > 0) {
-            addLineNumberRange(start, child.lineNumber);
-            start = 0;
-          }
-          if (child.type === "code_inline") {
-            start = child.lineNumber;
-          }
-        }
-        if (start > 0) {
-          addLineNumberRange(start, token.map[1]);
-        }
-      });
+      for (const paragraph of filterByTypes(tokens, [ "paragraph" ])) {
+        addRangeToSet(paragraphLineNumbers, paragraph.startLine, paragraph.endLine - 1);
+      }
+      for (const codeText of filterByTypes(tokens, [ "codeText" ])) {
+        addRangeToSet(codeInlineLineNumbers, codeText.startLine, codeText.endLine - 1);
+      }
     }
     const expected = (brSpaces < 2) ? 0 : brSpaces;
-    forEachLine(lineMetadata(), (line, lineIndex, inCode) => {
+    for (let lineIndex = 0; lineIndex < params.lines.length; lineIndex++) {
+      const line = params.lines[lineIndex];
       const lineNumber = lineIndex + 1;
       const trailingSpaces = line.length - line.trimEnd().length;
       if (
         trailingSpaces &&
-        !inCode &&
-        !includesSorted(listItemLineNumbers, lineNumber) &&
+        !codeBlockLineNumbers.has(lineNumber) &&
+        !listItemLineNumbers.has(lineNumber) &&
         (
           (expected !== trailingSpaces) ||
           (strict &&
-            (!includesSorted(paragraphLineNumbers, lineNumber) ||
-             includesSorted(codeInlineLineNumbers, lineNumber)))
+            (!paragraphLineNumbers.has(lineNumber) ||
+             codeInlineLineNumbers.has(lineNumber)))
         )
       ) {
         const column = line.length - trailingSpaces + 1;
@@ -82,8 +101,9 @@ module.exports = {
           {
             "editColumn": column,
             "deleteCount": trailingSpaces
-          });
+          }
+        );
       }
-    });
+    }
   }
 };
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
index 3beb496d..b04891f0 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.md
@@ -57272,6 +57272,25 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             'no-trailing-spaces',
           ],
         },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 6',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            6,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 6,
+            editColumn: 1,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 35,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md009.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
         {
           errorContext: null,
           errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 6',
@@ -57310,6 +57329,82 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             'no-trailing-spaces',
           ],
         },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 3',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            3,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 3,
+            editColumn: 1,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 57,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md009.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 3',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            3,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 3,
+            editColumn: 1,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 58,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md009.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 3',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            3,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 3,
+            editColumn: 1,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 60,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md009.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 3',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            3,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 3,
+            editColumn: 1,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 61,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md009.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
       ],
       fixed: `# Heading␊
       ␊
@@ -57345,7 +57440,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       ␊
          1. text␊
             text␊
-            ␊
+      ␊
          1. text␊
       ␊
       1. text␊
@@ -57361,10 +57456,24 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
          - text␊
            text␊
       ␊
+      {MD009:35}␊
       {MD009:37}␊
       {MD009:50}␊
       ␊
+      1. text␊
+         text␊
+      ␊
+      ␊
+      1. text␊
+      ␊
+      ␊
+      {MD009:57}␊
+      {MD009:58}␊
+      {MD009:60}␊
+      {MD009:61}␊
+      ␊
       <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {␊
+        "no-multiple-blanks": false,␊
         "no-trailing-spaces": {␊
           "list_item_empty_lines": true,␊
           "strict": true␊
@@ -57417,6 +57526,25 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             'no-trailing-spaces',
           ],
         },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 6',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            6,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 6,
+            editColumn: 1,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 35,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md009.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
         {
           errorContext: null,
           errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 6',
@@ -57455,6 +57583,82 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
             'no-trailing-spaces',
           ],
         },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 3',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            3,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 3,
+            editColumn: 1,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 57,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md009.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 3',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            3,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 3,
+            editColumn: 1,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 58,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md009.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 3',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            3,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 3,
+            editColumn: 1,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 60,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md009.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          errorContext: null,
+          errorDetail: 'Expected: 0 or 2; Actual: 3',
+          errorRange: [
+            1,
+            3,
+          ],
+          fixInfo: {
+            deleteCount: 3,
+            editColumn: 1,
+          },
+          lineNumber: 61,
+          ruleDescription: 'Trailing spaces',
+          ruleInformation: 'https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/v0.0.0/doc/md009.md',
+          ruleNames: [
+            'MD009',
+            'no-trailing-spaces',
+          ],
+        },
       ],
       fixed: `# Heading␊
       ␊
@@ -57490,7 +57694,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       ␊
          1. text␊
             text␊
-            ␊
+      ␊
          1. text␊
       ␊
       1. text␊
@@ -57506,10 +57710,24 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
          - text␊
            text␊
       ␊
+      {MD009:35}␊
       {MD009:37}␊
       {MD009:50}␊
       ␊
+      1. text␊
+         text␊
+      ␊
+      ␊
+      1. text␊
+      ␊
+      ␊
+      {MD009:57}␊
+      {MD009:58}␊
+      {MD009:60}␊
+      {MD009:61}␊
+      ␊
       <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {␊
+        "no-multiple-blanks": false,␊
         "no-trailing-spaces": {␊
           "list_item_empty_lines": true␊
         }␊
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap
index c4e1acf0..df4e947b 100644
Binary files a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap and b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-test-scenarios.js.snap differ
diff --git a/test/trailing-spaces-in-lists-allowed-strict.md b/test/trailing-spaces-in-lists-allowed-strict.md
index 975ce10b..291a7947 100644
--- a/test/trailing-spaces-in-lists-allowed-strict.md
+++ b/test/trailing-spaces-in-lists-allowed-strict.md
@@ -48,10 +48,24 @@
    - text
      text
      
+{MD009:35}
 {MD009:37}
 {MD009:50}
 
+1. text
+   text
+   
+   
+1. text
+   
+   
+{MD009:57}
+{MD009:58}
+{MD009:60}
+{MD009:61}
+
 <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {
+  "no-multiple-blanks": false,
   "no-trailing-spaces": {
     "list_item_empty_lines": true,
     "strict": true
diff --git a/test/trailing-spaces-in-lists-allowed.md b/test/trailing-spaces-in-lists-allowed.md
index 954fd837..a07b2be4 100644
--- a/test/trailing-spaces-in-lists-allowed.md
+++ b/test/trailing-spaces-in-lists-allowed.md
@@ -48,10 +48,24 @@
    - text
      text
      
+{MD009:35}
 {MD009:37}
 {MD009:50}
 
+1. text
+   text
+   
+   
+1. text
+   
+   
+{MD009:57}
+{MD009:58}
+{MD009:60}
+{MD009:61}
+
 <!-- markdownlint-configure-file {
+  "no-multiple-blanks": false,
   "no-trailing-spaces": {
     "list_item_empty_lines": true
   }