diff --git a/readme_renderer/rst.py b/readme_renderer/rst.py
index cadd843..fdc4e82 100644
--- a/readme_renderer/rst.py
+++ b/readme_renderer/rst.py
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ def emptytag(
 
     # Output math blocks as LaTeX that can be interpreted by MathJax for
     # a prettier display of Math formulas.
-    "math_output": "MathJax",
+    # Pass a dummy path to supress docutils warning and emit HTML.
+    "math_output": "MathJax /dummy.js",
 
     # Disable raw html as enabling it is a security risk, we do not want
     # people to be able to include any old HTML in the final output.
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test_rst_math.html b/tests/fixtures/test_rst_math.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..763c958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test_rst_math.html
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<p>A <tt>math</tt> directive:</p>
+<div class="math">
+\begin{equation*}
+\alpha _t(i) = P(O_1, O_2, \ldots  O_t, q_t = S_i \lambda )
+\end{equation*}
+</div>
+<p>A <tt>:math:</tt> role:</p>
+<p>The area of a circle is <span class="math">\(A_\text{c} = (\pi/4) d^2\)</span>.</p>
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/test_rst_math.rst b/tests/fixtures/test_rst_math.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4e6db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/test_rst_math.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+.. Sample from https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/ref/rst/directives.html#math
+
+A ``math`` directive:
+
+.. math::
+
+  α_t(i) = P(O_1, O_2, … O_t, q_t = S_i λ)
+
+
+.. Sample from https://docutils.sourceforge.io/docs/ref/rst/roles.html#math
+
+A ``:math:`` role:
+
+The area of a circle is :math:`A_\text{c} = (\pi/4) d^2`.