diff --git a/src/parser/plain_list.rs b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
index b0e881e1..b12451c0 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ use crate::types::IndentationLevel;
 use crate::types::Object;
 use crate::types::PlainList;
 use crate::types::PlainListItem;
+use crate::types::PlainListType;
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "tracing", tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug"))]
 pub(crate) fn detect_plain_list<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ pub(crate) fn plain_list<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     // children stores tuple of (input string, parsed object) so we can re-parse the final item
     let mut children = Vec::new();
     let mut first_item_indentation: Option<IndentationLevel> = None;
+    let mut first_item_list_type: Option<PlainListType> = None;
     let mut remaining = input;
 
     // The final list item does not consume trailing blank lines (which instead get consumed by the list). We have three options here:
@@ -102,8 +104,15 @@ pub(crate) fn plain_list<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
 
     loop {
         let list_item = parser_with_context!(plain_list_item)(&parser_context)(remaining);
+        match (&first_item_list_type, &list_item) {
+            (None, Ok((_remain, (list_type, _item)))) => {
+                let _ = first_item_list_type.insert(*list_type);
+            }
+            (None, Err(_)) => {}
+            (Some(_), _) => {}
+        };
         match list_item {
-            Ok((remain, item))
+            Ok((remain, (_list_type, item)))
                 if item.indentation == *first_item_indentation.get_or_insert(item.indentation) =>
             {
                 children.push((remaining, item));
@@ -130,7 +139,7 @@ pub(crate) fn plain_list<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     };
     let final_item_context = ContextElement::ConsumeTrailingWhitespace(false);
     let final_item_context = parser_context.with_additional_node(&final_item_context);
-    let (remaining, reparsed_final_item) =
+    let (remaining, (_, reparsed_final_item)) =
         parser_with_context!(plain_list_item)(&final_item_context)(final_child_start)?;
     children.push((final_child_start, reparsed_final_item));
 
@@ -139,6 +148,7 @@ pub(crate) fn plain_list<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
         remaining,
         PlainList {
             source: source.into(),
+            list_type: PlainListType::Ordered,
             children: children.into_iter().map(|(_start, item)| item).collect(),
         },
     ))
@@ -148,7 +158,7 @@ pub(crate) fn plain_list<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
 fn plain_list_item<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
-) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, PlainListItem<'s>> {
+) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, (PlainListType, PlainListItem<'s>)> {
     start_of_line(input)?;
     let (remaining, (indent_level, _leading_whitespace)) = indentation_level(context, input)?;
     let (remaining, (bullet_type, bull)) = verify(
@@ -170,6 +180,12 @@ fn plain_list_item<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     } else {
         (remaining, None)
     };
+    let list_type = match (&maybe_tag, bullet_type) {
+        (None, BulletType::Ordered) => PlainListType::Ordered,
+        (None, BulletType::Unordered) => PlainListType::Unordered,
+        (Some(_), BulletType::Ordered) => unreachable!(),
+        (Some(_), BulletType::Unordered) => PlainListType::Descriptive,
+    };
 
     let exit_matcher = plain_list_item_end(indent_level);
     let contexts = [
@@ -195,16 +211,19 @@ fn plain_list_item<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
             let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
             return Ok((
                 remaining,
-                PlainListItem {
-                    source: source.into(),
-                    indentation: indent_level,
-                    bullet: bull.into(),
-                    checkbox: None,
-                    tag: maybe_tag
-                        .map(|(_ws, item_tag)| item_tag)
-                        .unwrap_or(Vec::new()),
-                    children: Vec::new(),
-                },
+                (
+                    list_type,
+                    PlainListItem {
+                        source: source.into(),
+                        indentation: indent_level,
+                        bullet: bull.into(),
+                        checkbox: None,
+                        tag: maybe_tag
+                            .map(|(_ws, item_tag)| item_tag)
+                            .unwrap_or(Vec::new()),
+                        children: Vec::new(),
+                    },
+                ),
             ));
         }
         Err(_) => {}
@@ -235,17 +254,21 @@ fn plain_list_item<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     let source = get_consumed(input, remaining);
     return Ok((
         remaining,
-        PlainListItem {
-            source: source.into(),
-            indentation: indent_level,
-            bullet: bull.into(),
-            checkbox: maybe_checkbox
-                .map(|(_, (checkbox_type, source))| (checkbox_type, Into::<&str>::into(source))),
-            tag: maybe_tag
-                .map(|(_ws, item_tag)| item_tag)
-                .unwrap_or(Vec::new()),
-            children: children.into_iter().map(|(_start, item)| item).collect(),
-        },
+        (
+            list_type,
+            PlainListItem {
+                source: source.into(),
+                indentation: indent_level,
+                bullet: bull.into(),
+                checkbox: maybe_checkbox.map(|(_, (checkbox_type, source))| {
+                    (checkbox_type, Into::<&str>::into(source))
+                }),
+                tag: maybe_tag
+                    .map(|(_ws, item_tag)| item_tag)
+                    .unwrap_or(Vec::new()),
+                children: children.into_iter().map(|(_start, item)| item).collect(),
+            },
+        ),
     ));
 }
 
@@ -454,7 +477,7 @@ mod tests {
         let initial_context = ContextElement::document_context();
         let initial_context = Context::new(&global_settings, List::new(&initial_context));
         let plain_list_item_matcher = parser_with_context!(plain_list_item)(&initial_context);
-        let (remaining, result) = plain_list_item_matcher(input).unwrap();
+        let (remaining, (_, result)) = plain_list_item_matcher(input).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(Into::<&str>::into(remaining), "");
         assert_eq!(result.get_standard_properties().get_source(), "1.");
     }
@@ -466,7 +489,7 @@ mod tests {
         let initial_context = ContextElement::document_context();
         let initial_context = Context::new(&global_settings, List::new(&initial_context));
         let plain_list_item_matcher = parser_with_context!(plain_list_item)(&initial_context);
-        let (remaining, result) = plain_list_item_matcher(input).unwrap();
+        let (remaining, (_, result)) = plain_list_item_matcher(input).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(Into::<&str>::into(remaining), "");
         assert_eq!(result.get_standard_properties().get_source(), "1. foo");
     }
diff --git a/src/types/greater_element.rs b/src/types/greater_element.rs
index 828c4b7d..bfe469a9 100644
--- a/src/types/greater_element.rs
+++ b/src/types/greater_element.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,17 @@ use super::StandardProperties;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct PlainList<'s> {
     pub source: &'s str,
+    pub list_type: PlainListType,
     pub children: Vec<PlainListItem<'s>>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+pub enum PlainListType {
+    Unordered,
+    Ordered,
+    Descriptive,
+}
+
 /// The width that something is indented. For example, a single tab character could be a value of 4 or 8.
 pub type IndentationLevel = u16;
 
diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index 7fa6e809..ca31e249 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ pub use greater_element::IndentationLevel;
 pub use greater_element::NodeProperty;
 pub use greater_element::PlainList;
 pub use greater_element::PlainListItem;
+pub use greater_element::PlainListType;
 pub use greater_element::PropertyDrawer;
 pub use greater_element::Table;
 pub use greater_element::TableRow;