diff --git a/lisp/org-html.el b/lisp/org-html.el
index fcddd50..812e63c 100644
--- a/lisp/org-html.el
+++ b/lisp/org-html.el
@@ -929,6 +929,15 @@ lang=\"%s\" xml:lang=\"%s\">
 
 	  ;; Protected HTML
 	  (when (get-text-property 0 'org-protected line)
+        (when in-local-list
+          (let ((ind (or (get-text-property 0 'original-indentation line) 0)))
+            (while (and (car local-list-indent) (< ind (car local-list-indent)))
+              (org-close-li (car local-list-type))
+              (insert (format "</%sl>\n" (car local-list-type)))
+              (setq local-list-indent (cdr local-list-indent))
+              (setq local-list-type (cdr local-list-type))
+              (setq in-local-list local-list-indent))))
+
 	    (let (par (ind (get-text-property 0 'original-indentation line)))
 	      (when (re-search-backward
 		     "\\(<p>\\)\\([ \t\r\n]*\\)\\=" (- (point) 100) t)