diff --git a/spec_integration/contenteditable-integration-spec.es6 b/spec_integration/contenteditable-integration-spec.es6
index 2641b4815..733a7845f 100644
--- a/spec_integration/contenteditable-integration-spec.es6
+++ b/spec_integration/contenteditable-integration-spec.es6
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ describe('Contenteditable Integration Spec', function() {
       }).then(done).catch(done.fail);
     });
 
+    it("Doesn't create unordered lists with dash when it's not at the start of the composer", (done) => {
+      this.ce.test({
+        keys: ['asdf', 'Space', 'Back space', '-', 'Space'],
+        expectedHTML: `<spelling class="misspelled">asdf</spelling>-&nbsp;`,
+        expectedSelectionResolver: (dom) => {
+          return {
+            node: dom.childNodes[1],
+            offset: 2,
+          };
+        },
+      }).then(done).catch(done.fail);
+    });
+
     it('Undoes unordered list creation with backspace', (done) => {
       this.ce.test({
         keys: ['-', 'Space', 'Back space'],
@@ -192,6 +205,7 @@ describe('Contenteditable Integration Spec', function() {
         expectedSelectionResolver: (dom) => {
           return {
             node: dom.querySelectorAll('li')[0].childNodes[0],
+            offset: 1
           };
         },
       }).then(done).catch(done.fail);
@@ -204,6 +218,7 @@ describe('Contenteditable Integration Spec', function() {
         expectedSelectionResolver: (dom) => {
           return {
             node: dom.querySelectorAll('li')[0].childNodes[0],
+            offset: 1
           };
         },
       }).then(done).catch(done.fail);
diff --git a/src/components/contenteditable/list-manager.coffee b/src/components/contenteditable/list-manager.coffee
index 0cdd78b41..c04992bc6 100644
--- a/src/components/contenteditable/list-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/components/contenteditable/list-manager.coffee
@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ class ListManager extends ContenteditableExtension
     return false unless selection?.anchorNode
     return false if not selection.isCollapsed
 
-    text = selection.anchorNode.textContent
-    return @numberRegex().test(text) or @bulletRegex().test(text)
+    sibling = selection.anchorNode.previousElementSibling
+    if not sibling or DOMUtils.looksLikeBlockElement(sibling)
+      text = selection.anchorNode.textContent
+      return @numberRegex().test(text) or @bulletRegex().test(text)
+    else return false
 
   @createList: (editor) ->
     text = editor.currentSelection().anchorNode?.textContent