diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53041c60..a6deb238 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ Blocks that don't specify either `js`, `javascript`, `jsx`, or `node` syntax are
     print("This doesn't get linted either.")
     ```
 
+## Unsatisfiable Rules
+
+Since code blocks are not files themselves but embedded inside a Markdown document, some rules do not apply to Markdown code blocks, and messages from these rules are automatically suppressed:
+
+- `eol-last`
+
 ## Contributing
 
 ```sh
diff --git a/lib/processor.js b/lib/processor.js
index 15f9b8e6..4ea292bc 100644
--- a/lib/processor.js
+++ b/lib/processor.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ var assign = require("object-assign");
 var remark = require("remark");
 
 var SUPPORTED_SYNTAXES = ["js", "javascript", "node", "jsx"];
+var UNSATISFIABLE_RULES = [
+    "eol-last" // The Markdown parser strips trailing newlines in code fences
+];
 
 var blocks = [];
 
@@ -57,6 +60,15 @@ function preprocess(text) {
     });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Excludes unsatisfiable rules from the list of messages.
+ * @param {Message} message A message from the linter.
+ * @returns {boolean} True if the message should be included in output.
+ */
+function excludeUnsatisfiableRules(message) {
+    return UNSATISFIABLE_RULES.indexOf(message.ruleId) < 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Transforms generated messages for output.
  * @param {Array<Message[]>} messages An array containing one array of messages
@@ -65,7 +77,7 @@ function preprocess(text) {
  */
 function postprocess(messages) {
     return [].concat.apply([], messages.map(function(group, i) {
-        return group.map(function(message) {
+        return group.filter(excludeUnsatisfiableRules).map(function(message) {
             return assign({}, message, {
                 line: message.line + blocks[i].position.start.line,
                 column: message.column + blocks[i].position.indent[message.line - 1] - 1
diff --git a/tests/plugin.js b/tests/plugin.js
index 19236dd7..0ada5675 100644
--- a/tests/plugin.js
+++ b/tests/plugin.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ describe("plugin", function() {
             extensions: ["md", "mkdn", "mdown", "markdown"],
             ignore: false,
             rules: {
+                "eol-last": 2,
                 "no-console": 2
             },
             useEslintrc: false