diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index a43bc06a1..2d8933419 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ New Features:
 
 Fixed:
 
+* the 'nested bulleted/enumerated list' selectors were broken; their
+  corresponding styles were never applied
 * items inside a table cannot be referenced (issue #174)
 * Sphinx frontend: fix handling of relative image paths in .rst files inside
   a directory in the Sphinx project root
diff --git a/src/rinoh/stylesheets/matcher.py b/src/rinoh/stylesheets/matcher.py
index 550838b16..92cf57da6 100644
--- a/src/rinoh/stylesheets/matcher.py
+++ b/src/rinoh/stylesheets/matcher.py
@@ -123,11 +123,14 @@
 # lists
 
 matcher('list item label', ListItemLabel)
+matcher('list item body', ListItem / GroupedFlowables)
+matcher('list item paragraph', 'list item body' / Paragraph)
 
 matcher('enumerated list', List.like('enumerated'))
 matcher('enumerated list item', 'enumerated list' / ListItem)
 matcher('enumerated list item label', 'enumerated list item' / ListItemLabel)
-matcher('nested enumerated list', ListItem / 'enumerated list')
+matcher('nested enumerated list', SelectorByName('list item body')
+                                  / 'enumerated list')
 
 matcher('(table) enumerated list', TableCell / ... / 'enumerated list')
 matcher('(table) enumerated list item', '(table) enumerated list' / ListItem)
@@ -138,7 +141,8 @@
 matcher('compact bulleted list', List.like('bulleted', compact=True))
 matcher('bulleted list item', 'bulleted list' / ListItem)
 matcher('bulleted list item label', 'bulleted list item' / ListItemLabel)
-matcher('nested bulleted list', ListItem / 'bulleted list')
+matcher('nested bulleted list', SelectorByName('list item body')
+                                / 'bulleted list')
 
 matcher('(table) bulleted list', TableCell / ... / 'bulleted list')
 matcher('(table) bulleted list item', '(table) bulleted list' / ListItem)
@@ -161,9 +165,6 @@
 matcher('choices list item', 'choices list' / ListItem)
 matcher('choices list item label', 'choices list item' / ListItemLabel)
 
-matcher('list item body', ListItem / GroupedFlowables)
-matcher('list item paragraph', 'list item body' / Paragraph)
-
 matcher('definition list', DefinitionList)
 matcher('definition list item', 'definition list' / LabeledFlowable)
 matcher('definition term', 'definition list item'
diff --git a/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.pdf b/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.pdf
index ed8423867..0f6023449 100644
Binary files a/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.pdf and b/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.pdf differ
diff --git a/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.stylelog b/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.stylelog
index 18e97806e..2cb933f84 100644
--- a/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.stylelog
+++ b/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.stylelog
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     DocumentTree()
       List(style='bulleted')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:2 <bullet_list>
            > (0,0,1,0,2) bulleted list
-        ListItem()
+        ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
              x (0,0,1,0,4) bulleted list item
              > fallback to default style
           ListItemLabel('•')
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 SingleStyledText('')
                 SingleStyledText('•')
                 SingleStyledText('')
-          StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+          StaticGroupedFlowables()
                > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
             Paragraph('A bullet list')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:2 <paragraph>
                  > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@
               MixedStyledText('A bullet list')
                 SingleStyledText('A bullet list')
             List(style='bulleted')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:4 <bullet_list>
-                 > (0,0,1,0,2) bulleted list
-              ListItem()
+                 > (0,0,1,0,5) nested bulleted list
+                   (0,0,1,0,2) bulleted list
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) bulleted list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('•')
@@ -37,14 +38,14 @@
                       SingleStyledText('')
                       SingleStyledText('•')
                       SingleStyledText('')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('Nested bullet list')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:4 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
                          (0,0,0,0,2) body
                     MixedStyledText('Nested bullet list')
                       SingleStyledText('Nested bullet list')
-              ListItem()
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) bulleted list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('•')
@@ -54,14 +55,14 @@
                       SingleStyledText('')
                       SingleStyledText('•')
                       SingleStyledText('')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('Nested item 2')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:5 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
                          (0,0,0,0,2) body
                     MixedStyledText('Nested item 2')
                       SingleStyledText('Nested item 2')
-        ListItem()
+        ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
              x (0,0,1,0,4) bulleted list item
              > fallback to default style
           ListItemLabel('•')
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
                 SingleStyledText('')
                 SingleStyledText('•')
                 SingleStyledText('')
-          StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+          StaticGroupedFlowables()
                > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
             Paragraph('Item 2')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:7 <paragraph>
                  > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
@@ -84,8 +85,9 @@
               MixedStyledText('Paragraph 2 of item 2')
                 SingleStyledText('Paragraph 2 of item 2')
             List(style='bulleted')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:11 <bullet_list>
-                 > (0,0,1,0,2) bulleted list
-              ListItem()
+                 > (0,0,1,0,5) nested bulleted list
+                   (0,0,1,0,2) bulleted list
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) bulleted list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('•')
@@ -95,14 +97,14 @@
                       SingleStyledText('')
                       SingleStyledText('•')
                       SingleStyledText('')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('Nested bullet list')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:11 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
                          (0,0,0,0,2) body
                     MixedStyledText('Nested bullet list')
                       SingleStyledText('Nested bullet list')
-              ListItem()
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) bulleted list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('•')
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@
                       SingleStyledText('')
                       SingleStyledText('•')
                       SingleStyledText('')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('Nested item 2')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:12 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
@@ -120,8 +122,9 @@
                     MixedStyledText('Nested item 2')
                       SingleStyledText('Nested item 2')
                   List(style='bulleted')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:14 <bullet_list>
-                       > (0,0,1,0,2) bulleted list
-                    ListItem()
+                       > (0,0,1,0,5) nested bulleted list
+                         (0,0,1,0,2) bulleted list
+                    ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                          x (0,0,1,0,4) bulleted list item
                          > fallback to default style
                       ListItemLabel('•')
@@ -131,14 +134,14 @@
                             SingleStyledText('')
                             SingleStyledText('•')
                             SingleStyledText('')
-                      StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                      StaticGroupedFlowables()
                            > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                         Paragraph('Third level')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:14 <paragraph>
                              > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
                                (0,0,0,0,2) body
                           MixedStyledText('Third level')
                             SingleStyledText('Third level')
-                    ListItem()
+                    ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                          x (0,0,1,0,4) bulleted list item
                          > fallback to default style
                       ListItemLabel('•')
@@ -148,14 +151,14 @@
                             SingleStyledText('')
                             SingleStyledText('•')
                             SingleStyledText('')
-                      StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                      StaticGroupedFlowables()
                            > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                         Paragraph('Item 2')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:15 <paragraph>
                              > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
                                (0,0,0,0,2) body
                           MixedStyledText('Item 2')
                             SingleStyledText('Item 2')
-              ListItem()
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) bulleted list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('•')
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@
                       SingleStyledText('')
                       SingleStyledText('•')
                       SingleStyledText('')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('Nested item 3')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/bullet_list.rst:17 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
diff --git a/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.pdf b/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.pdf
index 509770d99..a77592cfa 100644
Binary files a/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.pdf and b/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.pdf differ
diff --git a/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.stylelog b/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.stylelog
index 6eab46e15..07d1cc7c8 100644
--- a/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.stylelog
+++ b/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.stylelog
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     DocumentTree()
       List(style='enumerated')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:2 <enumerated_list>
            > (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
-        ListItem()
+        ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
              x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
              > fallback to default style
           ListItemLabel('1.')
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
               MixedStyledText('1.')
                 SingleStyledText('1')
                 SingleStyledText('.')
-          StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+          StaticGroupedFlowables()
                > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
             Paragraph('Arabic numerals')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:2 <paragraph>
                  > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
               MixedStyledText('Arabic numerals')
                 SingleStyledText('Arabic numerals')
             List(style='enumerated')   None:None <enumerated_list>
-                 > (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
-              ListItem()
+                 > (0,0,1,0,5) nested enumerated list
+                   (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('1.')
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
                     MixedStyledText('1.')
                       SingleStyledText('1')
                       SingleStyledText('.')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('lower alpha)')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:4 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
@@ -43,8 +44,9 @@
                     MixedStyledText('lower alpha)')
                       SingleStyledText('lower alpha)')
                   List(style='enumerated')   None:None <enumerated_list>
-                       > (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
-                    ListItem()
+                       > (0,0,1,0,5) nested enumerated list
+                         (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
+                    ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                          x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
                          > fallback to default style
                       ListItemLabel('1.')
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@
                           MixedStyledText('1.')
                             SingleStyledText('1')
                             SingleStyledText('.')
-                      StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                      StaticGroupedFlowables()
                            > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                         Paragraph('(lower roman)')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:6 <paragraph>
                              > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
@@ -61,8 +63,9 @@
                           MixedStyledText('(lower roman)')
                             SingleStyledText('(lower roman)')
                         List(style='enumerated')   None:None <enumerated_list>
-                             > (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
-                          ListItem()
+                             > (0,0,1,0,5) nested enumerated list
+                               (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
+                          ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                                x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
                                > fallback to default style
                             ListItemLabel('1.')
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@
                                 MixedStyledText('1.')
                                   SingleStyledText('1')
                                   SingleStyledText('.')
-                            StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                            StaticGroupedFlowables()
                                  > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                               Paragraph('upper alpha')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:8 <paragraph>
                                    > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
@@ -79,8 +82,9 @@
                                 MixedStyledText('upper alpha')
                                   SingleStyledText('upper alpha')
                               List(style='enumerated')   None:None <enumerated_list>
-                                   > (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
-                                ListItem()
+                                   > (0,0,1,0,5) nested enumerated list
+                                     (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
+                                ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                                      x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
                                      > fallback to default style
                                   ListItemLabel('1.')
@@ -89,14 +93,14 @@
                                       MixedStyledText('1.')
                                         SingleStyledText('1')
                                         SingleStyledText('.')
-                                  StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                                  StaticGroupedFlowables()
                                        > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                                     Paragraph('upper roman)')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:10 <paragraph>
                                          > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
                                            (0,0,0,0,2) body
                                       MixedStyledText('upper roman)')
                                         SingleStyledText('upper roman)')
-        ListItem()
+        ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
              x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
              > fallback to default style
           ListItemLabel('2.')
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@
               MixedStyledText('2.')
                 SingleStyledText('2')
                 SingleStyledText('.')
-          StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+          StaticGroupedFlowables()
                > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
             Paragraph('Lists that don't start at 1:')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:12 <paragraph>
                  > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
@@ -113,8 +117,9 @@
               MixedStyledText('Lists that don't start at 1:')
                 SingleStyledText('Lists that don't start at 1:')
             List(style='enumerated')   None:None <enumerated_list>
-                 > (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
-              ListItem()
+                 > (0,0,1,0,5) nested enumerated list
+                   (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('3.')
@@ -123,14 +128,14 @@
                     MixedStyledText('3.')
                       SingleStyledText('3')
                       SingleStyledText('.')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('Three')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:14 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
                          (0,0,0,0,2) body
                     MixedStyledText('Three')
                       SingleStyledText('Three')
-              ListItem()
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('4.')
@@ -139,7 +144,7 @@
                     MixedStyledText('4.')
                       SingleStyledText('4')
                       SingleStyledText('.')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('Four')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:16 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
@@ -147,8 +152,9 @@
                     MixedStyledText('Four')
                       SingleStyledText('Four')
             List(style='enumerated')   None:None <enumerated_list>
-                 > (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
-              ListItem()
+                 > (0,0,1,0,5) nested enumerated list
+                   (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('3.')
@@ -157,14 +163,14 @@
                     MixedStyledText('3.')
                       SingleStyledText('3')
                       SingleStyledText('.')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('C')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:18 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
                          (0,0,0,0,2) body
                     MixedStyledText('C')
                       SingleStyledText('C')
-              ListItem()
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('4.')
@@ -173,7 +179,7 @@
                     MixedStyledText('4.')
                       SingleStyledText('4')
                       SingleStyledText('.')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('D')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:20 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
@@ -181,8 +187,9 @@
                     MixedStyledText('D')
                       SingleStyledText('D')
             List(style='enumerated')   None:None <enumerated_list>
-                 > (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
-              ListItem()
+                 > (0,0,1,0,5) nested enumerated list
+                   (0,0,1,0,2) enumerated list
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('3.')
@@ -191,14 +198,14 @@
                     MixedStyledText('3.')
                       SingleStyledText('3')
                       SingleStyledText('.')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('iii')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:22 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
                          (0,0,0,0,2) body
                     MixedStyledText('iii')
                       SingleStyledText('iii')
-              ListItem()
+              ListItem()   None:None <list_item>
                    x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
                    > fallback to default style
                 ListItemLabel('4.')
@@ -207,14 +214,14 @@
                     MixedStyledText('4.')
                       SingleStyledText('4')
                       SingleStyledText('.')
-                StaticGroupedFlowables()   None:None <list_item>
+                StaticGroupedFlowables()
                      > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
                   Paragraph('iv')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:24 <paragraph>
                        > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph
                          (0,0,0,0,2) body
                     MixedStyledText('iv')
                       SingleStyledText('iv')
-        ListItem()
+        ListItem()   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:None <list_item>
              x (0,0,1,0,4) enumerated list item
              > fallback to default style
           ListItemLabel('3.')
@@ -223,7 +230,7 @@
               MixedStyledText('3.')
                 SingleStyledText('3')
                 SingleStyledText('.')
-          StaticGroupedFlowables()   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:None <list_item>
+          StaticGroupedFlowables()
                > (0,0,0,0,3) list item body
             Paragraph('List items may also be auto-enum...')   /Users/brechtm/Documents/Code/rinohtype/tests_regression/rst/enumerated_list.rst:26 <paragraph>
                  > (0,0,0,0,5) list item paragraph