diff --git a/src/parser/plain_list.rs b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
index 2abc7ee1..9911f3f3 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
@@ -94,10 +94,16 @@ fn counter<'s>(i: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, &'s str> {
 
 #[tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug")]
 fn plain_list_item_end<'r, 's>(context: Context<'r, 's>, input: &'s str) -> Res<&'s str, &'s str> {
+    let current_item_indent_level: &usize =
+        get_context_item_indent(context).ok_or(nom::Err::Error(CustomError::MyError(MyError(
+            "Not inside a plain list item",
+        ))))?;
     let plain_list_item_matcher = parser_with_context!(plain_list_item)(context);
     let line_indented_lte_matcher = parser_with_context!(line_indented_lte)(context);
     alt((
-        recognize(plain_list_item_matcher),
+        recognize(verify(plain_list_item_matcher, |pli| {
+            pli.indentation <= *current_item_indent_level
+        })),
         recognize(line_indented_lte_matcher),
         eof,
     ))(input)