diff --git a/org/list.go b/org/list.go
index a8272d6..e4265dc 100644
--- a/org/list.go
+++ b/org/list.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ type DescriptiveListItem struct {
 	Details []Node
 }
 
-var unorderedListRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\s*)([-]|[+]|[*])\s(.*)`)
+var unorderedListRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\s*)([+*-])\s(.*)`)
 var orderedListRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`^(\s*)(([0-9]+|[a-zA-Z])[.)])\s+(.*)`)
 var descriptiveListItemRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`\s::(\s|$)`)
 var listItemStatusRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`\[( |X|-)\]\s`)
@@ -47,30 +47,32 @@ func stopIndentBelow(t token, minIndent int) bool {
 	return t.lvl < minIndent && !(t.kind == "text" && t.content == "")
 }
 
-func listKind(t token) string {
+func listKind(t token) (string, string) {
+	kind := ""
 	switch bullet := t.matches[2]; {
-	case descriptiveListItemRegexp.MatchString(t.content):
-		return "descriptive"
 	case bullet == "*" || bullet == "+" || bullet == "-":
-		return "unordered"
+		kind = "unordered"
 	case unicode.IsLetter(rune(bullet[0])), unicode.IsDigit(rune(bullet[0])):
-		return "ordered"
+		kind = "ordered"
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("bad list bullet '%s': %#v", bullet, t))
 	}
+	if descriptiveListItemRegexp.MatchString(t.content) {
+		return kind, "descriptive"
+	}
+	return kind, kind
 }
 
 func (d *Document) parseList(i int, parentStop stopFn) (int, Node) {
 	start, lvl := i, d.tokens[i].lvl
-	list := List{Kind: listKind(d.tokens[i])}
+	listMainKind, kind := listKind(d.tokens[i])
+	list := List{Kind: kind}
 	stop := func(*Document, int) bool {
 		if parentStop(d, i) || d.tokens[i].lvl != lvl || !isListToken(d.tokens[i]) {
 			return true
 		}
-		if list.Kind == "descriptive" {
-			return false
-		}
-		return listKind(d.tokens[i]) != list.Kind
+		itemMainKind, _ := listKind(d.tokens[i])
+		return itemMainKind != listMainKind
 	}
 	for !stop(d, i) {
 		consumed, node := d.parseListItem(list, i, parentStop)
diff --git a/org/testdata/lists.html b/org/testdata/lists.html
index ec1a659..4970e90 100644
--- a/org/testdata/lists.html
+++ b/org/testdata/lists.html
@@ -127,3 +127,106 @@ echo &#34;Hello World!&#34;
 </div>
 <dd>
 </dl>
+<p>
+some list termination tests
+</p>
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>
+unordered 1
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+unordered 2
+</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
+<ol>
+<li>
+<p>
+ordered 1
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+ordered 2
+</p>
+</li>
+</ol>
+<ol>
+<li>
+<p>
+ordered 1
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+ordered 2
+</p>
+</li>
+</ol>
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>
+unordered 1
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+unordered 2
+</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
+<ol>
+<li>
+<p>
+ordered 1
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+ordered 2
+</p>
+</li>
+</ol>
+<dl>
+<dt>
+unordered descriptive<dd>
+<p>
+1
+</p>
+<dd>
+<dt>
+unordered descriptive<dd>
+<p>
+2
+</p>
+<dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>
+ordered descriptive<dd>
+<p>
+1
+</p>
+<dd>
+<dt>
+ordered descriptive<dd>
+<p>
+2
+</p>
+<dd>
+</dl>
+<ul>
+<li>
+<p>
+unordered 1
+</p>
+</li>
+<li>
+<p>
+unordered 2
+</p>
+</li>
+</ul>
diff --git a/org/testdata/lists.org b/org/testdata/lists.org
index 13948d7..46a515b 100644
--- a/org/testdata/lists.org
+++ b/org/testdata/lists.org
@@ -36,3 +36,28 @@ descriptive lists
           #+BEGIN_SRC bash
           echo "Hello World!"
           #+END_SRC
+
+some list termination tests
+
+- unordered 1
+- unordered 2
+1. ordered 1
+2. ordered 2
+
+
+1. ordered 1
+2. ordered 2
+- unordered 1
+- unordered 2
+
+
+1. ordered 1
+2. ordered 2
+- unordered descriptive :: 1
+- unordered descriptive :: 2
+
+
+1. ordered descriptive :: 1
+2. ordered descriptive :: 2
+- unordered 1
+- unordered 2
diff --git a/org/testdata/lists.pretty_org b/org/testdata/lists.pretty_org
index 13948d7..46a515b 100644
--- a/org/testdata/lists.pretty_org
+++ b/org/testdata/lists.pretty_org
@@ -36,3 +36,28 @@ descriptive lists
           #+BEGIN_SRC bash
           echo "Hello World!"
           #+END_SRC
+
+some list termination tests
+
+- unordered 1
+- unordered 2
+1. ordered 1
+2. ordered 2
+
+
+1. ordered 1
+2. ordered 2
+- unordered 1
+- unordered 2
+
+
+1. ordered 1
+2. ordered 2
+- unordered descriptive :: 1
+- unordered descriptive :: 2
+
+
+1. ordered descriptive :: 1
+2. ordered descriptive :: 2
+- unordered 1
+- unordered 2