diff --git a/lib/packages/docutils/rst.nim b/lib/packages/docutils/rst.nim
index 181929c09133c..9cbc4efb7d384 100644
--- a/lib/packages/docutils/rst.nim
+++ b/lib/packages/docutils/rst.nim
@@ -1867,10 +1867,10 @@ proc whichSection(p: RstParser): RstNodeKind =
     elif match(p, p.idx, "(e) ") or match(p, p.idx, "e) ") or
          match(p, p.idx, "e. "):
       result = rnEnumList
-    elif isDefList(p):
-      result = rnDefList
     elif isOptionList(p):
       result = rnOptionList
+    elif isDefList(p):
+      result = rnDefList
     else:
       result = rnParagraph
   of tkWord, tkOther, tkWhite:
diff --git a/tests/stdlib/trst.nim b/tests/stdlib/trst.nim
index 905e5143aaa44..e6c5d970058bd 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/trst.nim
+++ b/tests/stdlib/trst.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 discard """
   output: '''
 
+[Suite] RST parsing
+
 [Suite] RST indentation
 
 [Suite] RST include directive
@@ -55,6 +57,30 @@ proc toAst(input: string,
   except EParseError:
     discard
 
+suite "RST parsing":
+  test "option list has priority over definition list":
+    check(dedent"""
+        --defusages
+                      file
+        -o            set
+        """.toAst ==
+      dedent"""
+        rnOptionList
+          rnOptionListItem  order=1
+            rnOptionGroup
+              rnLeaf  '--'
+              rnLeaf  'defusages'
+            rnDescription
+              rnInner
+                rnLeaf  'file'
+          rnOptionListItem  order=2
+            rnOptionGroup
+              rnLeaf  '-'
+              rnLeaf  'o'
+            rnDescription
+              rnLeaf  'set'
+        """)
+
 suite "RST indentation":
   test "nested bullet lists":
     let input = dedent """