diff --git a/mercurial/minirst.py b/mercurial/minirst.py
--- a/mercurial/minirst.py
+++ b/mercurial/minirst.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def findliteralblocks(blocks):
         i += 1
     return blocks
 
-_bulletre = re.compile(r'- ')
+_bulletre = re.compile(r'(-|[0-9A-Za-z]+\.|\(?[0-9A-Za-z]+\)) ')
 _optionre = re.compile(r'^(--[a-z-]+)((?:[ =][a-zA-Z][\w-]*)?  +)(.*)$')
 _fieldre = re.compile(r':(?![: ])([^:]*)(?<! ):( +)(.*)')
 _definitionre = re.compile(r'[^ ]')
diff --git a/tests/test-minirst.py b/tests/test-minirst.py
--- a/tests/test-minirst.py
+++ b/tests/test-minirst.py
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ We can have indented lists:
 
   Literal block with no indentation (apart from
   the two spaces added to all literal blocks).
+
+1. This is an enumerated list (first item).
+2. Continuing with the second item.
+
+(1) foo
+(2) bar
+
+1) Another
+2) List
 """
 
 debugformat('lists', lists, 60)
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
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ We can have indented lists:
 
   Literal block with no indentation (apart from
   the two spaces added to all literal blocks).
+
+1. This is an enumerated list (first item).
+2. Continuing with the second item.
+(1) foo
+(2) bar
+1) Another
+2) List
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 lists formatted to fit within 30 characters:
@@ -141,6 +148,15 @@ We can have indented lists:
 
   Literal block with no indentation (apart from
   the two spaces added to all literal blocks).
+
+1. This is an enumerated list
+   (first item).
+2. Continuing with the second
+   item.
+(1) foo
+(2) bar
+1) Another
+2) List
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 options formatted to fit within 60 characters: