diff --git a/docs/orgmode/howto/vale-integration.org b/docs/orgmode/howto/vale-integration.org
index 65905ff9..d6315b39 100644
--- a/docs/orgmode/howto/vale-integration.org
+++ b/docs/orgmode/howto/vale-integration.org
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Level: warning.
 - =LongProseLine= :: Flags prose lines exceeding 120 characters.
 Level: suggestion.
 - =SnapperCheck= :: External action.
-  Runs =snapper --check --output-format json= and reports =fused= / =wrap= on the matching lines when =snapper= is on =PATH=.
-  Advisory =long= stays on =LongProseLine=.
+                    Runs =snapper --check --output-format json= and reports =fused= / =wrap= on the matching lines when =snapper= is on =PATH=.
+                    Advisory =long= stays on =LongProseLine=.
 
 * Precise CI enforcement
 :PROPERTIES:
diff --git a/src/parser/org.rs b/src/parser/org.rs
index f5cb89c8..4f2888c5 100644
--- a/src/parser/org.rs
+++ b/src/parser/org.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,55 @@ static LIST_ITEM_RE: LazyLock<Regex> = LazyLock::new(|| {
     Regex::new(r"^(\s*(?:[-+]|\d+[.)])(?:[ \t]|$)|[ \t]+\*(?:[ \t]|$))(.*)$").unwrap()
 });
 
+/// org-syntax item: `tag :: description`.
+///
+/// Bytes of `after_bullet` through the last `[ \t]+::` and the spaces
+/// that follow. The tag stays on the item line; the description hangs
+/// as prose.
+/// `None` when the item has no tag (`::` needs whitespace before it,
+/// and whitespace or end after it).
+pub(crate) fn org_item_tag_end(after_bullet: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+    let bytes = after_bullet.as_bytes();
+    let mut i = 0;
+    let mut found = None;
+    while i < bytes.len() {
+        if bytes[i] == b' ' || bytes[i] == b'\t' {
+            let mut j = i;
+            while j < bytes.len() && (bytes[j] == b' ' || bytes[j] == b'\t') {
+                j += 1;
+            }
+            if j + 1 < bytes.len() && bytes[j] == b':' && bytes[j + 1] == b':' {
+                let mut k = j + 2;
+                if k == bytes.len() || bytes[k] == b' ' || bytes[k] == b'\t' {
+                    while k < bytes.len() && (bytes[k] == b' ' || bytes[k] == b'\t') {
+                        k += 1;
+                    }
+                    found = Some(k);
+                }
+            }
+            i = j;
+            continue;
+        }
+        i += 1;
+    }
+    found
+}
+
+/// Hang width when `s` is a list marker plus an item tag and nothing else.
+/// Description reflow stays under `tag ::`.
+pub(crate) fn org_item_tag_hang_width(s: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+    if !s.ends_with([' ', '\t']) {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let marker_len = LIST_ITEM_RE.captures(s)?.get(1)?.end();
+    let tag_end = org_item_tag_end(&s[marker_len..])?;
+    if marker_len + tag_end == s.len() {
+        Some(s.chars().count())
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 /// org-element-export-snippet-parser prefix: `@@BACKEND:VALUE@@`.
 /// Backend is `[-A-Za-z0-9]+`. Value runs to the next `@@` (may contain
 /// a single `@`; GitHub #354).
@@ -1354,7 +1403,8 @@ impl FormatParser for OrgParser {
                 footnote_saw_blank = false;
             }
 
-            // List item: marker is structure, rest is prose
+            // List item: bullet is structure. An item tag (`tag ::`)
+            // stays on that line; the description after ` :: ` hangs.
             if let Some(caps) = LIST_ITEM_RE.captures(line_text) {
                 flush_prose_spanned(&mut current_prose, &mut prose_span, &mut regions);
                 let marker = caps.get(1).unwrap().as_str();
@@ -1370,9 +1420,12 @@ impl FormatParser for OrgParser {
                 list_saw_blank = false;
                 in_footnote_def = false;
                 footnote_saw_blank = false;
-                let marker_span = ByteSpan::new(line.start, line.start + marker.len());
+                let struct_len = org_item_tag_end(&line_text[marker.len()..])
+                    .map(|n| marker.len() + n)
+                    .unwrap_or(marker.len());
+                let marker_span = ByteSpan::new(line.start, line.start + struct_len);
                 regions.push(SpannedRegion::structure(input, marker_span));
-                Self::emit_hung_text(input, &line, marker.len(), &mut regions);
+                Self::emit_hung_text(input, &line, struct_len, &mut regions);
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -1428,6 +1481,24 @@ impl FormatParser for OrgParser {
                         continue;
                     }
                     if is_term {
+                        // A tag-only item has Structure then a newline and
+                        // no Prose. The next indented line is the description.
+                        let prev_is_prose = regions
+                            .iter()
+                            .rev()
+                            .nth(1)
+                            .is_some_and(|r| matches!(r.region, Region::Prose(_)));
+                        if !prev_is_prose {
+                            if leading > 0 {
+                                regions.push(SpannedRegion::structure(
+                                    input,
+                                    ByteSpan::new(line.start, line.start + leading),
+                                ));
+                            }
+                            Self::emit_hung_text(input, &line, leading, &mut regions);
+                            list_saw_blank = false;
+                            continue;
+                        }
                         regions.pop();
                         if let Some(break_at) = org_line_break_at(line_text) {
                             let content = line_text[..break_at].trim();
diff --git a/src/parser/rst.rs b/src/parser/rst.rs
index 87ae98c6..9e4f96a5 100644
--- a/src/parser/rst.rs
+++ b/src/parser/rst.rs
@@ -935,7 +935,9 @@ fn rst_directive_name(trimmed: &str) -> Option<String> {
 /// arguments (epigraph / highlights / pull-quote / compound / header /
 /// footer / parsed-literal / line-block): same-line text after `::` is
 /// the first nested-parsed body paragraph (GitHub #349 / #351 / #422 /
-/// #426 / #430).
+/// #426 / #430). `title` is the same no-argument class here.
+/// `admonition` / `rubric` / `topic` / `sidebar` / `list-table` /
+/// `contents` take a title argument and are not in this set.
 fn is_rst_specific_admonition(name: &str) -> bool {
     matches!(
         name,
@@ -956,16 +958,19 @@ fn is_rst_specific_admonition(name: &str) -> bool {
             | "footer"
             | "parsed-literal"
             | "line-block"
-            | "rubric"
-            | "topic"
-            | "sidebar"
-            | "admonition"
-            | "list-table"
-            | "contents"
             | "title"
     )
 }
 
+/// Directives whose same-line text is a title argument, not a body
+/// paragraph. The title stays on the directive line.
+fn is_rst_title_argument_directive(name: &str) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        name,
+        "admonition" | "rubric" | "topic" | "sidebar" | "list-table" | "contents"
+    )
+}
+
 /// Docutils admonitions plus figure/topic/sidebar/container: bodies
 /// nested-parse, so hang + reflow. Leftover body.py names in
 /// `is_rst_specific_admonition` (including parsed-literal / line-block)
@@ -975,10 +980,8 @@ fn is_rst_specific_admonition(name: &str) -> bool {
 /// nested-parsed paragraph (GitHub #434).
 fn is_rst_container_directive(name: &str) -> bool {
     is_rst_specific_admonition(name)
-        || matches!(
-            name,
-            "admonition" | "figure" | "topic" | "sidebar" | "container" | "class" | "list-table"
-        )
+        || is_rst_title_argument_directive(name)
+        || matches!(name, "figure" | "container" | "class")
 }
 
 /// Docutils `meta` directive. Takes no argument; the body is a field
diff --git a/src/reflow.rs b/src/reflow.rs
index bd46fb12..9e91338d 100644
--- a/src/reflow.rs
+++ b/src/reflow.rs
@@ -1219,6 +1219,11 @@ fn hanging_indent_width(s: &str) -> usize {
     if crate::parser::org::org_caption_marker_len(s) == Some(s.len()) {
         return s.chars().count();
     }
+    // Org item tag (`- tag :: `): hang at the tag so the description
+    // stays on the item and a period in the tag does not split it.
+    if let Some(width) = crate::parser::org::org_item_tag_hang_width(s) {
+        return width;
+    }
     // Markdown definition marker (`: ` / `  : `): hang at marker width
     // so the body stays inside the definition (GitHub #210).
     if crate::parser::markdown::md_definition_list_marker_len(s) == Some(s.len()) {
diff --git a/tests/org_item_tag.rs b/tests/org_item_tag.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ff7a7dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/org_item_tag.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+//! Org list item tag (`tag :: description`) stays on the item line.
+//! The description after ` :: ` reflows. A sentence in the tag does not
+//! split away from the bullet.
+
+use snapper_fmt::format::Format;
+use snapper_fmt::parser::org::OrgParser;
+use snapper_fmt::parser::{FormatParser, Region};
+use snapper_fmt::{FormatConfig, format_text};
+
+fn org_cfg() -> FormatConfig {
+    FormatConfig {
+        format: Format::Org,
+        max_width: 0,
+        ..Default::default()
+    }
+    .without_safety_backstops()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn item_tag_stays_on_the_item_line_description_reflows() {
+    let input = "- Alpha. Beta :: One. Two.\n";
+    let regions = OrgParser.parse(input);
+    assert!(
+        regions.iter().any(|r| matches!(
+            r,
+            Region::Structure(s) if s == "- Alpha. Beta :: "
+        )),
+        "tag and separator stay Structure, got {regions:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        regions
+            .iter()
+            .any(|r| matches!(r, Region::Prose(p) if p == "One. Two.")),
+        "description after :: is Prose, got {regions:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !regions
+            .iter()
+            .any(|r| matches!(r, Region::Prose(p) if p.contains("Alpha."))),
+        "a sentence in the tag must not be Prose, got {regions:?}"
+    );
+    let out = format_text(input, &org_cfg()).unwrap();
+    let hang = " ".repeat("- Alpha. Beta :: ".chars().count());
+    assert_eq!(
+        out,
+        format!("- Alpha. Beta :: One.\n{hang}Two.\n"),
+        "tag stays; description splits under the separator, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !out.contains("- Alpha.\n"),
+        "tag sentence must not leave the item marker, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(format_text(&out, &org_cfg()).unwrap(), out);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn item_tag_uses_the_last_separator() {
+    let input = "- Alpha :: Beta. Gamma :: One. Two.\n";
+    let regions = OrgParser.parse(input);
+    assert!(
+        regions.iter().any(|r| matches!(
+            r,
+            Region::Structure(s) if s == "- Alpha :: Beta. Gamma :: "
+        )),
+        "the tag runs through the last separator, got {regions:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        regions
+            .iter()
+            .any(|r| matches!(r, Region::Prose(p) if p == "One. Two.")),
+        "only the text after the last separator is Prose, got {regions:?}"
+    );
+    let out = format_text(input, &org_cfg()).unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        out.starts_with("- Alpha :: Beta. Gamma :: One.\n"),
+        "a sentence inside the tag stays on the item line, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        out.contains("Two.\n"),
+        "description still splits, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !out.contains("- Alpha.\n"),
+        "tag must not split, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn tagged_item_description_on_the_next_line_is_kept() {
+    let input = "- Alpha. Beta ::\n  One. Two.\n";
+    let regions = OrgParser.parse(input);
+    assert!(
+        regions.iter().any(|r| matches!(
+            r,
+            Region::Structure(s) if s.contains("- Alpha. Beta ::")
+        )),
+        "tag stays Structure, got {regions:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        regions
+            .iter()
+            .any(|r| matches!(r, Region::Prose(p) if p.contains("One. Two."))),
+        "next-line description must be Prose, got {regions:?}"
+    );
+    let out = format_text(input, &org_cfg()).unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        out.contains("- Alpha. Beta ::"),
+        "tag line stays, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        out.contains("One."),
+        "first description sentence stays, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        out.contains("Two."),
+        "second description sentence stays, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !out.contains("One. Two."),
+        "description must still split, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(format_text(&out, &org_cfg()).unwrap(), out);
+}
diff --git a/tests/rst_container_directives.rs b/tests/rst_container_directives.rs
index ad033b58..fdeaae6f 100644
--- a/tests/rst_container_directives.rs
+++ b/tests/rst_container_directives.rs
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ fn leftover_list_table_title_hangs_cells_still_split() {
     );
     let out = format_text(input, &rst_cfg()).unwrap();
     assert!(
-        !out.contains(".. list-table:: fig. 1 is here. After."),
-        "list-table title must still split, got:\n{out}"
+        out.contains(".. list-table:: fig. 1 is here. After."),
+        "list-table title stays on the directive line, got:\n{out}"
     );
     assert!(
         out.contains("After.\nNext."),
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ fn leftover_contents_same_line_title_hangs_and_splits() {
     let input = concat!(".. contents:: fig. 1 is here. After.\n", "After. Next.\n",);
     let out = format_text(input, &rst_cfg()).unwrap();
     assert!(
-        !out.contains(".. contents:: fig. 1 is here. After."),
-        "contents title must still split, got:\n{out}"
+        out.contains(".. contents:: fig. 1 is here. After."),
+        "contents title stays on the directive line, got:\n{out}"
     );
     assert!(
         out.contains("After.\nNext."),
@@ -235,14 +235,14 @@ fn leftover_topic_same_line_title_hangs_and_splits() {
     assert!(
         regions.iter().any(|r| matches!(
             r,
-            Region::Prose(p) if p.contains("fig. 1 is here.") && p.contains("After.")
+            Region::Structure(s) if s.contains(".. topic:: fig. 1 is here. After.")
         )),
-        "topic title leftover must be Prose, got {regions:?}"
+        "topic title stays Structure on the directive line, got {regions:?}"
     );
     let out = format_text(input, &rst_cfg()).unwrap();
     assert!(
-        !out.contains(".. topic:: fig. 1 is here. After."),
-        "topic title must still split, got:\n{out}"
+        out.contains(".. topic:: fig. 1 is here. After."),
+        "topic title stays on the directive line, got:\n{out}"
     );
     assert!(
         out.contains("After.\nNext."),
@@ -264,14 +264,14 @@ fn leftover_rubric_same_line_hangs_and_splits() {
     assert!(
         regions.iter().any(|r| matches!(
             r,
-            Region::Prose(p) if p.contains("fig. 1 is here.") && p.contains("After.")
+            Region::Structure(s) if s.contains(".. rubric:: fig. 1 is here. After.")
         )),
-        "rubric argument must be leftover Prose, got {regions:?}"
+        "rubric title stays Structure on the directive line, got {regions:?}"
     );
     let out = format_text(input, &rst_cfg()).unwrap();
     assert!(
-        !out.contains(".. rubric:: fig. 1 is here. After."),
-        "rubric argument must still split, got:\n{out}"
+        out.contains(".. rubric:: fig. 1 is here. After."),
+        "rubric title stays on the directive line, got:\n{out}"
     );
     assert!(
         out.contains("After.\nNext."),
diff --git a/tests/rst_directive_title.rs b/tests/rst_directive_title.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71ecf9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rst_directive_title.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+//! Title arguments of admonition, rubric, topic, sidebar, list-table,
+//! and contents stay on the directive line. Body prose still reflows.
+//! `note` / `warning` same-line text is a body paragraph and still splits.
+
+use snapper_fmt::format::Format;
+use snapper_fmt::parser::rst::RstParser;
+use snapper_fmt::parser::{FormatParser, Region};
+use snapper_fmt::{FormatConfig, format_text};
+
+fn rst_cfg() -> FormatConfig {
+    FormatConfig {
+        format: Format::Rst,
+        max_width: 0,
+        ..Default::default()
+    }
+    .without_safety_backstops()
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn title_argument_stays_on_directive_line_body_reflows() {
+    for name in [
+        "admonition",
+        "rubric",
+        "topic",
+        "sidebar",
+        "list-table",
+        "contents",
+    ] {
+        let input = format!(
+            ".. {name}:: First title. Second title.\n\n   Body one. Body two.\n\nAfter. Next.\n"
+        );
+        let regions = RstParser.parse(&input);
+        assert!(
+            regions.iter().any(|r| matches!(
+                r,
+                Region::Structure(s) if s.contains(&format!(".. {name}:: First title. Second title."))
+            )),
+            "{name} title must stay Structure, got {regions:?}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !regions.iter().any(|r| matches!(
+                r,
+                Region::Prose(p) if p.contains("First title.")
+            )),
+            "{name} title must not be Prose, got {regions:?}"
+        );
+        let out = format_text(&input, &rst_cfg()).unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            out.contains(&format!(".. {name}:: First title. Second title.")),
+            "{name} title stays on the directive line, got:\n{out}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !out.contains("First title.\n"),
+            "{name} title must not split, got:\n{out}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            out.contains("   Body one.\n   Body two."),
+            "{name} body must still reflow, got:\n{out}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            out.contains("After.\nNext."),
+            "prose after {name} must still reflow, got:\n{out}"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(format_text(&out, &rst_cfg()).unwrap(), out);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn indented_line_after_same_line_title_still_splits() {
+    let input = ".. admonition:: Title\n   Body here. Second body.\nAfter markup. Next sentence.\n";
+    let out = format_text(input, &rst_cfg()).unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        out.contains(".. admonition:: Title\n"),
+        "same-line title stays on the directive line, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        out.contains("   Body here.\n   Second body.\n"),
+        "indented body must hang and split, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        out.contains("After markup.\nNext sentence.\n"),
+        "flush prose after the directive must split, got:\n{out}"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(format_text(&out, &rst_cfg()).unwrap(), out);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn note_and_warning_same_line_body_still_reflows() {
+    for name in ["note", "warning"] {
+        let input = format!(".. {name}:: Body one. Body two.\n");
+        let out = format_text(&input, &rst_cfg()).unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            out.contains(&format!(".. {name}:: Body one.\n")),
+            "{name} same-line body must still split, got:\n{out}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            out.contains("Body two."),
+            "{name} second sentence must remain, got:\n{out}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !out.contains(&format!(".. {name}:: Body one. Body two.")),
+            "{name} same-line body must not stay one line, got:\n{out}"
+        );
+    }
+}