diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Text.php b/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Text.php
index 6566dd5bbe..0498c83401 100644
--- a/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Text.php
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Blocks/Text.php
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class Text {
     if(!$lists->count()) return $html;
     foreach($lists as $list) {
       if($list->tag === 'li') {
+        $list->setInnertext($list->text());
         $list->class = 'mailpoet_paragraph';
       } else {
         $list->class = 'mailpoet_paragraph';
diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Renderer.php b/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Renderer.php
index ca5773c552..1bc25e5982 100644
--- a/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Renderer.php
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Renderer/Renderer.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Renderer {
     foreach($styles as $selector => $style) {
       switch($selector) {
       case 'text':
-        $selector = 'td.mailpoet_paragraph, td.mailpoet_blockquote';
+        $selector = 'td.mailpoet_paragraph, td.mailpoet_blockquote, li.mailpoet_paragraph';
       break;
       case 'body':
         $selector = 'body, .mailpoet-wrapper';