diff --git a/mercurial/minirst.py b/mercurial/minirst.py
--- a/mercurial/minirst.py
+++ b/mercurial/minirst.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def findliteralblocks(blocks):
i += 1
return blocks
-_bulletre = re.compile(r'(-|[0-9A-Za-z]+\.|\(?[0-9A-Za-z]+\)|\|) ')
+_bulletre = re.compile(r'(\*|-|[0-9A-Za-z]+\.|\(?[0-9A-Za-z]+\)|\|) ')
_optionre = re.compile(r'^(-([a-zA-Z0-9]), )?(--[a-z0-9-]+)'
r'((.*) +)(.*)$')
_fieldre = re.compile(r':(?![: ])([^:]*)(?<! ):[ ]+(.*)')
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ def formathtml(blocks):
out.append(' <dt>%s\n <dd>%s\n' % (term, text))
elif btype == 'bullet':
bullet, head = lines[0].split(' ', 1)
- if bullet == '-':
+ if bullet in ('*', '-'):
openlist('ul', level)
else:
openlist('ol', level)
diff --git a/tests/test-minirst.py b/tests/test-minirst.py
--- a/tests/test-minirst.py
+++ b/tests/test-minirst.py
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ Line blocks are also a form of list:
| This is the first line.
The line continues here.
| This is the second line.
+
+Bullet lists are also detected:
+
+* This is the first bullet
+* This is the second bullet
+ It has 2 lines
+* This is the third bullet
"""
debugformats('lists', lists)
diff --git a/tests/test-minirst.py.out b/tests/test-minirst.py.out
--- a/tests/test-minirst.py.out
+++ b/tests/test-minirst.py.out
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ Line blocks are also a form of list:
This is the first line. The line continues here.
This is the second line.
+
+Bullet lists are also detected:
+
+* This is the first bullet
+* This is the second bullet It has 2 lines
+* This is the third bullet
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30 column format:
@@ -231,6 +237,14 @@ list:
This is the first line. The
line continues here.
This is the second line.
+
+Bullet lists are also
+detected:
+
+* This is the first bullet
+* This is the second bullet It
+ has 2 lines
+* This is the third bullet
----------------------------------------------------------------------
html format:
@@ -276,6 +290,14 @@ Line blocks are also a form of list:
<li> This is the first line. The line continues here.
<li> This is the second line.
</ol>
+<p>
+Bullet lists are also detected:
+</p>
+<ul>
+ <li> This is the first bullet
+ <li> This is the second bullet It has 2 lines
+ <li> This is the third bullet
+</ul>
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== options ==