diff --git a/src/gui/text/qtextdocument.cpp b/src/gui/text/qtextdocument.cpp
index bf8c10f0d9..2c0c3582ed 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qtextdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/text/qtextdocument.cpp
@@ -3078,10 +3078,12 @@ void QTextHtmlExporter::emitBlock(const QTextBlock &block)
     if (fragmentMarkers && block.position() + block.length() == QTextDocumentPrivate::get(doc)->length())
         html += QLatin1String("<!--EndFragment-->");
 
+    QString closeTags;
+
     if (pre)
         html += QLatin1String("</pre>");
     else if (list)
-        html += QLatin1String("</li>");
+        closeTags += QLatin1String("</li>");
     else {
         int headingLevel = blockFormat.headingLevel();
         if (headingLevel > 0 && headingLevel <= 6)
@@ -3093,9 +3095,30 @@ void QTextHtmlExporter::emitBlock(const QTextBlock &block)
     if (list) {
         if (list->itemNumber(block) == list->count() - 1) { // last item? close list
             if (isOrderedList(list->format().style()))
-                html += QLatin1String("</ol>");
+                closeTags += QLatin1String("</ol>");
             else
-                html += QLatin1String("</ul>");
+                closeTags += QLatin1String("</ul>");
+        }
+        const QTextBlock nextBlock = block.next();
+        // If the next block is the beginning of a new deeper nested list, then we don't
+        // want to close the current list item just yet. This should be closed when this
+        // item is fully finished
+        if (nextBlock.isValid() && nextBlock.textList() &&
+            nextBlock.textList()->itemNumber(nextBlock) == 0 &&
+            nextBlock.textList()->format().indent() > list->format().indent()) {
+            QString lastTag;
+            if (!closingTags.isEmpty() && list->itemNumber(block) == list->count() - 1)
+                lastTag = closingTags.takeLast();
+            lastTag.prepend(closeTags);
+            closingTags << lastTag;
+        } else if (list->itemNumber(block) == list->count() - 1) {
+            // If we are at the end of the list now then we can add in the closing tags for that
+            // current block
+            html += closeTags;
+            if (!closingTags.isEmpty())
+                html += closingTags.takeLast();
+        } else {
+            html += closeTags;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/gui/text/qtextdocument_p.h b/src/gui/text/qtextdocument_p.h
index adebd0251f..b26d7657ec 100644
--- a/src/gui/text/qtextdocument_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/text/qtextdocument_p.h
@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ private:
     QTextCharFormat defaultCharFormat;
     const QTextDocument *doc;
     bool fragmentMarkers;
+    QStringList closingTags;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextdocument/tst_qtextdocument.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextdocument/tst_qtextdocument.cpp
index 43278d4d26..281d7e7d5c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextdocument/tst_qtextdocument.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/text/qtextdocument/tst_qtextdocument.cpp
@@ -1717,6 +1717,59 @@ void tst_QTextDocument::toHtml_data()
                                         << QString("EMPTYBLOCK") +
                                            QString("<ul style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; -qt-list-indent: 1;\"><li DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>Blah</li></ul>");
     }
+    {
+        CREATE_DOC_AND_CURSOR();
+        const QString listHtml = "<ul><li>item-1</li><li>item-2<ul><li>item-2.1</li><li>item-2.2"
+                                 "<ul><li>item-2.2.1</li></ul></li><li>item-2.3<ul><li>item-2.3.1"
+                                 "</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>item-3</li></ul>";
+        cursor.insertHtml(listHtml);
+
+        QTest::newRow("nested-lists-one") << QTextDocumentFragment(&doc)
+            << QString("<ul DEFAULTULSTYLE 1;\"><li style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; "
+                       "margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">"
+                       "item-1</li>\n<li DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>item-2\n<ul DEFAULTULSTYLE 2;\"><li "
+                       "DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>item-2.1</li>\n<li DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>item-2.2\n<ul "
+                       "DEFAULTULSTYLE 3;\"><li DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>item-2.2.1</li></ul></li>\n"
+                       "<li DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>item-2.3\n<ul DEFAULTULSTYLE 3;\"><li DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>"
+                       "item-2.3.1</li></ul></li></ul></li>\n<li DEFAULTLASTLISTYLE>item-3</li></ul>");
+    }
+    {
+        CREATE_DOC_AND_CURSOR();
+        const QString listHtml = "<ul><li>item-1</li><li>item-2<ul><li>item-2.1</li></ul></li></ul>";
+        cursor.insertHtml(listHtml);
+
+        QTest::newRow("nested-lists-two") << QTextDocumentFragment(&doc)
+            << QString("<ul DEFAULTULSTYLE 1;\"><li style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; "
+                       "margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">"
+                       "item-1</li>\n<li DEFAULTLASTLISTYLE>item-2\n<ul DEFAULTULSTYLE 2;\"><li "
+                       "DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>item-2.1</li></ul></li></ul>");
+    }
+    {
+        CREATE_DOC_AND_CURSOR();
+        const QString listHtml = "<ul><li>item-1</li><li>item-2<ul><li>item-2.1</li><li>item-2.2"
+                                 "</li></ul></li></ul>";
+        cursor.insertHtml(listHtml);
+
+        QTest::newRow("nested-lists-three") << QTextDocumentFragment(&doc)
+            << QString("<ul DEFAULTULSTYLE 1;\"><li style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; "
+                       "margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">"
+                       "item-1</li>\n<li DEFAULTLASTLISTYLE>item-2\n<ul DEFAULTULSTYLE 2;\"><li "
+                       "DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>item-2.1</li>\n<li DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>item-2.2</li></ul>"
+                       "</li></ul>");
+    }
+    {
+        CREATE_DOC_AND_CURSOR();
+        const QString listHtml = "<ul><li>item-1.1</li><li>item-1.2<li></ul>"
+                                 "<ul><li>item-2.1</li></ul>";
+        cursor.insertHtml(listHtml);
+
+        QTest::newRow("not-nested-list") << QTextDocumentFragment(&doc)
+            << QString("<ul DEFAULTULSTYLE 1;\"><li style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; "
+                       "margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">"
+                       "item-1.1</li>\n<li DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE>item-1.2</li></ul>\n<ul DEFAULTULSTYLE 1;\">"
+                       "<li style=\" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:0px; "
+                       "margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\">item-2.1</li></ul>");
+    }
 }
 
 void tst_QTextDocument::toHtml()
@@ -1731,6 +1784,11 @@ void tst_QTextDocument::toHtml()
     expectedOutput.replace("OPENDEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE", "style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;");
     expectedOutput.replace("DEFAULTBLOCKSTYLE", "style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"");
     expectedOutput.replace("EMPTYBLOCK", "<p style=\"-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"><br /></p>\n");
+    expectedOutput.replace("DEFAULTULSTYLE", "style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; "
+                           "margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; -qt-list-indent:");
+    expectedOutput.replace("DEFAULTLASTLISTYLE", "style=\" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12px; "
+                           "margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;\"");
+
     if (expectedOutput.endsWith(QLatin1Char('\n')))
         expectedOutput.chop(1);
     expectedOutput.append(htmlTail);