diff --git a/src/parser/element_parser.rs b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
index 0be05041..ff9a8c26 100644
--- a/src/parser/element_parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ use super::lesser_block::verse_block;
 use super::org_source::OrgSource;
 use super::paragraph::paragraph;
 use super::plain_list::detect_plain_list;
+use super::plain_list::new_plain_list;
 use super::plain_list::plain_list;
 use super::table::detect_table;
 use crate::context::parser_with_context;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ use crate::context::RefContext;
 use crate::error::CustomError;
 use crate::error::MyError;
 use crate::error::Res;
+use crate::parser::macros::ak_element;
 use crate::parser::table::org_mode_table;
 use crate::types::Element;
 
@@ -62,6 +64,17 @@ fn _element<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, Element<'s>> {
     let (post_affiliated_keywords_input, affiliated_keywords) = many0(affiliated_keyword)(input)?;
 
+    let mut affiliated_keywords = affiliated_keywords.into_iter();
+
+    ak_element!(
+        new_plain_list,
+        &mut affiliated_keywords,
+        post_affiliated_keywords_input,
+        context,
+        input,
+        Element::PlainList
+    );
+
     let plain_list_matcher = parser_with_context!(plain_list)(context);
     let greater_block_matcher = parser_with_context!(greater_block)(context);
     let dynamic_block_matcher = parser_with_context!(dynamic_block)(context);
@@ -131,6 +144,8 @@ fn _element<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         }
     }
 
+    // TODO: These two paragraphs need to be revisited using the affiliated keywords parsed above.
+
     if maybe_element.is_none() && can_be_paragraph {
         #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
         let span = span!(
diff --git a/src/parser/macros.rs b/src/parser/macros.rs
index 8b137891..86659baf 100644
--- a/src/parser/macros.rs
+++ b/src/parser/macros.rs
@@ -1 +1,25 @@
+/// Parse an element that has affiliated keywords.
+macro_rules! ak_element {
+    ($parser:ident, $affiliated_keywords:expr, $post_affiliated_keywords_input: expr, $context: expr, $input: expr, $wrapper: expr) => {
+        if let Ok((remaining, ele)) = $parser(
+            $affiliated_keywords,
+            $post_affiliated_keywords_input,
+            $context,
+            $input,
+        ) {
+            return Ok((remaining, $wrapper(ele)));
+        }
+    };
+    ($parser:ident, $affiliated_keywords:expr, $post_affiliated_keywords_input: expr, $context: expr, $input: expr) => {
+        if let Ok((remaining, ele)) = $parser(
+            $affiliated_keywords,
+            $post_affiliated_keywords_input,
+            $context,
+            $input,
+        ) {
+            return Ok((remaining, ele));
+        }
+    };
+}
 
+pub(crate) use ak_element;
diff --git a/src/parser/plain_list.rs b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
index adb0dc3e..18f1ae76 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub(crate) fn new_plain_list<'b, 'g, 'r, 's, AK>(
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, PlainList<'s>>
 where
-    AK: Iterator<Item = Keyword<'s>>,
+    AK: IntoIterator<Item = Keyword<'s>>,
 {
     todo!()
 }