diff --git a/Tests/MaakuTests/Core/Container/ListItemSpec.swift b/Tests/MaakuTests/Core/Container/ListItemSpec.swift
index 5157a06..bfdd0ab 100644
--- a/Tests/MaakuTests/Core/Container/ListItemSpec.swift
+++ b/Tests/MaakuTests/Core/Container/ListItemSpec.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import XCTest
 
 class ListItemSpec: QuickSpec {
 
+    // swiftlint:disable function_body_length
     override func spec() {
 
         describe("ListItem") {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class ListItemSpec: QuickSpec {
 
                 it("parses the list items") {
                     expect(document[0]).to(beAKindOf(UnorderedList.self))
-                    // swiftlint:disable force_cast
+                    // swiftlint:disable:next force_cast
                     let list = document[0] as! UnorderedList
                     expect(list.items.count).to(equal(3))
 
@@ -45,6 +46,89 @@ class ListItemSpec: QuickSpec {
                 }
             }
         }
+        describe("ListItem.attributedText") {
+            let text =
+"""
+- list 1
+  a paragraph inside list one, followed by:
+  - embedded list
+  - another embedded item
+    1. ordered list inside
+    1. another ordered item
+  - third embedded item
+- second item in top list
+"""
+/* XML for above for comparison of the structure:
+<document xmlns="http://commonmark.org/xml/1.0">
+    <list type="bullet" tight="true">
+        <item>
+            <paragraph>
+                <text xml:space="preserve">list 1</text>
+                <softbreak />
+                <text xml:space="preserve">a paragraph inside list one, followed by:</text>
+            </paragraph>
+            <list type="bullet" tight="true">
+                <item>
+                    <paragraph>
+                        <text xml:space="preserve">embedded list</text>
+                    </paragraph>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                    <paragraph>
+                        <text xml:space="preserve">another embedded item</text>
+                    </paragraph>
+                    <list type="ordered" start="1" delim="period" tight="true">
+                        <item>
+                            <paragraph>
+                                <text xml:space="preserve">ordered list inside</text>
+                            </paragraph>
+                        </item>
+                        <item>
+                            <paragraph>
+                                <text xml:space="preserve">another ordered item</text>
+                            </paragraph>
+                        </item>
+                    </list>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                    <paragraph>
+                        <text xml:space="preserve">third embedded item</text>
+                    </paragraph>
+                </item>
+            </list>
+        </item>
+        <item>
+            <paragraph>
+                <text xml:space="preserve">second item in top list</text>
+            </paragraph>
+        </item>
+    </list>
+</document>
+
+ */
+            // We expect that the attributed text for the first item includes all the sub-lists that are included
+            // under the item, not just the first line ("list 1") or even just the first line and the following
+            // paragraph, but *all* the stuff inside this list item.
+            // swiftlint:disable:next line_length
+            let expectedFirstString = "list 1 a paragraph inside list one, followed by:• embedded list• another embedded item1. ordered list inside2. another ordered item• third embedded item"
+
+            do {
+                let document = try Document(text: text)
+                let style = DefaultStyle()
+
+                it("checks the attributedText values") {
+                    // swiftlint:disable:next force_cast
+                    let list = document[0] as! UnorderedList
+                    let firstItemText = list.items[0].attributedText(style: style)
+                    expect(firstItemText.string).to(equal(expectedFirstString))
+                }
+            } catch let error {
+                it("fails to initialize the document") {
+                    fail("\(error.localizedDescription)")
+                }
+            }
+
+        }
     }
 
 }