diff --git a/ElementX/Sources/Other/HTMLParsing/AttributedStringBuilderV2.swift b/ElementX/Sources/Other/HTMLParsing/AttributedStringBuilderV2.swift
index 2565f98ae..a757d7b35 100644
--- a/ElementX/Sources/Other/HTMLParsing/AttributedStringBuilderV2.swift
+++ b/ElementX/Sources/Other/HTMLParsing/AttributedStringBuilderV2.swift
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ struct AttributedStringBuilderV2: AttributedStringBuilderProtocol {
                 
             case "ul", "ol":
                 var listIndex = 1
+                if let startAttribute = try? childElement.attr("start"), let startIndex = Int(startAttribute) {
+                    listIndex = startIndex
+                }
+                
                 content = attributedString(element: childElement, documentBody: documentBody, preserveFormatting: preserveFormatting, listTag: tag, listIndex: &listIndex, indentLevel: indentLevel + 1)
 
             case "li":
diff --git a/UnitTests/Sources/AttributedStringBuilderTests.swift b/UnitTests/Sources/AttributedStringBuilderTests.swift
index f8a977c27..93a50320e 100644
--- a/UnitTests/Sources/AttributedStringBuilderTests.swift
+++ b/UnitTests/Sources/AttributedStringBuilderTests.swift
@@ -753,6 +753,21 @@ class AttributedStringBuilderV1Tests: XCTestCase {
         }
     }
     
+    func testOutOfOrderListNubmering() {
+        let htmlString = "<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>this is a two</li>\n</ol>"
+        
+        guard let attributedString = attributedStringBuilder.fromHTML(htmlString) else {
+            XCTFail("Could not build the attributed string")
+            return
+        }
+        
+        if AttributedStringBuilder.useNextGenHTMLParser {
+            XCTAssertEqual(String(attributedString.characters), " 2. this is a two")
+        } else {
+            XCTAssertEqual(String(attributedString.characters), "\t2.\tthis is a two")
+        }
+    }
+    
     // MARK: - Phishing prevention
     
     func testPhishingLink() {