diff --git a/inc/parser/parser.php b/inc/parser/parser.php
index 48facd6b5b809e8b6976c090c251f686cd213b25..435b8aa460c4a34a96d67df0e87480228754a6e5 100644
--- a/inc/parser/parser.php
+++ b/inc/parser/parser.php
@@ -413,8 +413,8 @@ class Doku_Parser_Mode_listblock extends Doku_Parser_Mode {
     }
 
     function connectTo($mode) {
-        $this->Lexer->addEntryPattern('\n {2,}[\-\*]',$mode,'listblock');
-        $this->Lexer->addEntryPattern('\n\t{1,}[\-\*]',$mode,'listblock');
+        $this->Lexer->addEntryPattern('[ \t]*\n {2,}[\-\*]',$mode,'listblock');
+        $this->Lexer->addEntryPattern('[ \t]*\n\t{1,}[\-\*]',$mode,'listblock');
 
         $this->Lexer->addPattern('\n {2,}[\-\*]','listblock');
         $this->Lexer->addPattern('\n\t{1,}[\-\*]','listblock');