diff --git a/src/Rules/ListRule.php b/src/Rules/ListRule.php
index 73704c0..b212d35 100644
--- a/src/Rules/ListRule.php
+++ b/src/Rules/ListRule.php
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ public function parse(Parser $parser): ?Token
                     $newlines = $parser->consumeWhile(Parser::NEW_LINE);
                 }
 
-                if (preg_match('/(?:^|\n)[-*+] /', $childContent)) {
+                if (preg_match(
+                    '/(?:^|\n)(?:[-*+]|[0-9]+\.) /',
+                    $childContent,
+                )) {
                     break;
                 }
 
@@ -77,7 +80,9 @@ public function parse(Parser $parser): ?Token
 
         $children = $childContent === ''
             ? null
-            : $parser->withRules(new ListRule())->lex($childContent)[0];
+            : $parser->withRules(new ListRule(), new OrderedListRule())->lex(
+                $childContent,
+            )[0];
 
         $item = new ListItem($content, $children);
 
diff --git a/src/Rules/OrderedListRule.php b/src/Rules/OrderedListRule.php
index 588673b..7523705 100644
--- a/src/Rules/OrderedListRule.php
+++ b/src/Rules/OrderedListRule.php
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ public function parse(Parser $parser): ?Token
         }
 
         $children = $childContent !== ''
-            ? $parser->withRules(new OrderedListRule())->lex($childContent)[0]
+            ? $parser->withRules(new ListRule(), new OrderedListRule())->lex(
+                $childContent,
+            )[0]
             : null;
 
         $item = new ListItem($content, $children);
diff --git a/tests/Rules/ListRuleTest.php b/tests/Rules/ListRuleTest.php
index 06a3b16..118c59e 100644
--- a/tests/Rules/ListRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Rules/ListRuleTest.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 use Tempest\Markdown\Parser;
 use Tempest\Markdown\Rules\ListRule;
+use Tempest\Markdown\Rules\OrderedListRule;
 use Tempest\Markdown\Rules\TextRule;
 use Tempest\Markdown\Tests\ParserTestCase;
 
@@ -158,4 +159,18 @@ public function test_lex_nested_sibling_after_sublist(): void
             $html,
         );
     }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function test_lex_nested_ordered_list(): void
+    {
+        $html = (string) new Parser(highlighter: null, rules: [
+            new ListRule(),
+            new OrderedListRule(),
+        ])->parse("- one\n  1. child\n- two\n");
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            '<ul><li>one<ol><li>child</li></ol></li><li>two</li></ul>',
+            $html,
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Rules/OrderedListRuleTest.php b/tests/Rules/OrderedListRuleTest.php
index fd24d31..16e9253 100644
--- a/tests/Rules/OrderedListRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Rules/OrderedListRuleTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
 use Tempest\Markdown\Parser;
+use Tempest\Markdown\Rules\ListRule;
 use Tempest\Markdown\Rules\OrderedListRule;
 use Tempest\Markdown\Rules\TextRule;
 use Tempest\Markdown\Tests\ParserTestCase;
@@ -110,6 +111,20 @@ public function test_lex_nested_sibling_after_sublist(): void
         );
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function test_lex_nested_bullet_list(): void
+    {
+        $html = (string) new Parser(highlighter: null, rules: [
+            new OrderedListRule(),
+            new ListRule(),
+        ])->parse("1. one\n   * child\n   * other\n2. two\n");
+
+        $this->assertSame(
+            '<ol><li>one<ul><li>child</li><li>other</li></ul></li><li>two</li></ol>',
+            $html,
+        );
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function test_only_numbers_are_allowed(): void
     {