diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 078bc86..521dd4a 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ _not_ in the blacklist. The current blacklist is:
         \ 'markdownLink',
         \ 'markdownRule',
         \ 'markdownHighlight[A-Za-z0-9]+',
+        \ 'markdownListMarker',
         \ 'mkdCode',
         \ 'mkdRule',
         \ 'mkdDelimiter',
diff --git a/plugin/pencil.vim b/plugin/pencil.vim
index 955fb97..f67cad3 100644
--- a/plugin/pencil.vim
+++ b/plugin/pencil.vim
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ if !exists('g:pencil#autoformat_blacklist')
         \ 'markdownLink',
         \ 'markdownRule',
         \ 'markdownHighlight[A-Za-z0-9]+',
+        \ 'markdownListMarker',
         \ 'mkdCode',
         \ 'mkdRule',
         \ 'mkdDelimiter',