diff --git a/src/doc/not_found.md b/src/doc/not_found.md
index ebe7c59313fa5..f404aa046c1ae 100644
--- a/src/doc/not_found.md
+++ b/src/doc/not_found.md
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ Some things that might be helpful to you though:
 
 # Search
 
-* <form action="https://duckduckgo.com/">
+<form action="https://duckduckgo.com/">
     <input type="text" id="site-search" name="q" size="80"></input>
-    <input type="submit" value="Search DuckDuckGo">
-</form>
-* Rust doc search: <span id="core-search"></span>
+    <input type="submit" value="Search DuckDuckGo"></form>
+
+Rust doc search: <span id="core-search"></span>
 
 # Reference
 
-* [The Rust official site](https://www.rust-lang.org)
-* [The Rust reference](https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/index.html)
+ * [The Rust official site](https://www.rust-lang.org)
+ * [The Rust reference](https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/index.html)
 
 # Docs
 
-* [The standard library](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/)
+[The standard library](https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/)
 
 <script>
 function get_url_fragments() {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
index be7bd3d5510ef..fbff6e83fb911 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/clean/mod.rs
@@ -2521,7 +2521,7 @@ pub struct Span {
 }
 
 impl Span {
-    fn empty() -> Span {
+    pub fn empty() -> Span {
         Span {
             filename: "".to_string(),
             loline: 0, locol: 0,
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs b/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs
index 9dc01bb0916f5..5292e643b0a35 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/render.rs
@@ -421,9 +421,19 @@ impl ToJson for IndexItemFunctionType {
 thread_local!(static CACHE_KEY: RefCell<Arc<Cache>> = Default::default());
 thread_local!(pub static CURRENT_LOCATION_KEY: RefCell<Vec<String>> =
                     RefCell::new(Vec::new()));
-thread_local!(static USED_ID_MAP: RefCell<FxHashMap<String, usize>> =
+thread_local!(pub static USED_ID_MAP: RefCell<FxHashMap<String, usize>> =
                     RefCell::new(init_ids()));
 
+pub fn render_text<F: FnMut(RenderType) -> String>(mut render: F) -> (String, String) {
+    // Save the state of USED_ID_MAP so it only gets updated once even
+    // though we're rendering twice.
+    let orig_used_id_map = USED_ID_MAP.with(|map| map.borrow().clone());
+    let hoedown_output = render(RenderType::Hoedown);
+    USED_ID_MAP.with(|map| *map.borrow_mut() = orig_used_id_map);
+    let pulldown_output = render(RenderType::Pulldown);
+    (hoedown_output, pulldown_output)
+}
+
 fn init_ids() -> FxHashMap<String, usize> {
     [
      "main",
@@ -699,7 +709,10 @@ fn print_message(msg: &str, intro_msg: &mut bool, span: &Span, text: &str) {
     println!("{}", msg);
 }
 
-fn render_difference(diff: &html_diff::Difference, intro_msg: &mut bool, span: &Span, text: &str) {
+pub fn render_difference(diff: &html_diff::Difference,
+                         intro_msg: &mut bool,
+                         span: &Span,
+                         text: &str) {
     match *diff {
         html_diff::Difference::NodeType { ref elem, ref opposite_elem } => {
             print_message(&format!("    {} Types differ: expected: `{}`, found: `{}`",
@@ -1853,12 +1866,7 @@ fn render_markdown(w: &mut fmt::Formatter,
                    prefix: &str,
                    scx: &SharedContext)
                    -> fmt::Result {
-    // Save the state of USED_ID_MAP so it only gets updated once even
-    // though we're rendering twice.
-    let orig_used_id_map = USED_ID_MAP.with(|map| map.borrow().clone());
-    let hoedown_output = format!("{}", Markdown(md_text, RenderType::Hoedown));
-    USED_ID_MAP.with(|map| *map.borrow_mut() = orig_used_id_map);
-    let pulldown_output = format!("{}", Markdown(md_text, RenderType::Pulldown));
+    let (hoedown_output, pulldown_output) = render_text(|ty| format!("{}", Markdown(md_text, ty)));
     let mut differences = html_diff::get_differences(&pulldown_output, &hoedown_output);
     differences.retain(|s| {
         match *s {
diff --git a/src/librustdoc/markdown.rs b/src/librustdoc/markdown.rs
index fe6bd985bb618..9b94e9918f850 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/markdown.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/markdown.rs
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ use rustc::session::search_paths::SearchPaths;
 use rustc::session::config::Externs;
 use syntax::codemap::DUMMY_SP;
 
+use clean::Span;
+
 use externalfiles::{ExternalHtml, LoadStringError, load_string};
 
-use html::render::reset_ids;
+use html_diff;
+
+use html::render::{render_text, reset_ids};
 use html::escape::Escape;
+use html::render::render_difference;
 use html::markdown;
 use html::markdown::{Markdown, MarkdownWithToc, find_testable_code, old_find_testable_code};
 use html::markdown::RenderType;
@@ -52,6 +57,10 @@ fn extract_leading_metadata<'a>(s: &'a str) -> (Vec<&'a str>, &'a str) {
 pub fn render(input: &str, mut output: PathBuf, matches: &getopts::Matches,
               external_html: &ExternalHtml, include_toc: bool,
               render_type: RenderType) -> isize {
+    // Span used for markdown hoedown/pulldown differences.
+    let mut span = Span::empty();
+    span.filename = input.to_owned();
+
     let input_p = Path::new(input);
     output.push(input_p.file_stem().unwrap());
     output.set_extension("html");
@@ -89,12 +98,36 @@ pub fn render(input: &str, mut output: PathBuf, matches: &getopts::Matches,
 
     reset_ids(false);
 
-    let rendered = if include_toc {
-        format!("{}", MarkdownWithToc(text, render_type))
+    let (hoedown_output, pulldown_output) = if include_toc {
+        // Save the state of USED_ID_MAP so it only gets updated once even
+        // though we're rendering twice.
+        render_text(|ty| format!("{}", MarkdownWithToc(text, ty)))
     } else {
-        format!("{}", Markdown(text, render_type))
+        // Save the state of USED_ID_MAP so it only gets updated once even
+        // though we're rendering twice.
+        render_text(|ty| format!("{}", Markdown(text, ty)))
     };
 
+    let mut differences = html_diff::get_differences(&pulldown_output, &hoedown_output);
+    differences.retain(|s| {
+        match *s {
+            html_diff::Difference::NodeText { ref elem_text,
+                                              ref opposite_elem_text,
+                                              .. }
+                if elem_text.split_whitespace().eq(opposite_elem_text.split_whitespace()) => {
+                    false
+            }
+            _ => true,
+        }
+    });
+
+    if !differences.is_empty() {
+        let mut intro_msg = false;
+        for diff in differences {
+            render_difference(&diff, &mut intro_msg, &span, text);
+        }
+    }
+
     let err = write!(
         &mut out,
         r#"<!DOCTYPE html>
@@ -126,16 +159,16 @@ pub fn render(input: &str, mut output: PathBuf, matches: &getopts::Matches,
         css = css,
         in_header = external_html.in_header,
         before_content = external_html.before_content,
-        text = rendered,
+        text = if render_type == RenderType::Pulldown { pulldown_output } else { hoedown_output },
         after_content = external_html.after_content,
-        );
+    );
 
     match err {
         Err(e) => {
             eprintln!("rustdoc: cannot write to `{}`: {}", output.display(), e);
             6
         }
-        Ok(_) => 0
+        Ok(_) => 0,
     }
 }