diff --git a/packages/core/src/commands/splitListItem.ts b/packages/core/src/commands/splitListItem.ts
index 0292d27e..27b91b23 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/commands/splitListItem.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/commands/splitListItem.ts
@@ -57,14 +57,26 @@ export const splitListItem: RawCommands['splitListItem'] = typeOrName => ({
 
     if (dispatch) {
       let wrap = Fragment.empty
-      const keepItem = $from.index(-1) > 0
+      // eslint-disable-next-line
+      const depthBefore = $from.index(-1)
+        ? 1
+        : $from.index(-2)
+          ? 2
+          : 3
 
       // Build a fragment containing empty versions of the structure
       // from the outer list item to the parent node of the cursor
-      for (let d = $from.depth - (keepItem ? 1 : 2); d >= $from.depth - 3; d -= 1) {
+      for (let d = $from.depth - depthBefore; d >= $from.depth - 3; d -= 1) {
         wrap = Fragment.from($from.node(d).copy(wrap))
       }
 
+      // eslint-disable-next-line
+      const depthAfter = $from.indexAfter(-1) < $from.node(-2).childCount
+        ? 1
+        : $from.indexAfter(-2) < $from.node(-3).childCount
+          ? 2
+          : 3
+
       // Add a second list item with an empty default start node
       const newNextTypeAttributes = getSplittedAttributes(
         extensionAttributes,
@@ -72,16 +84,30 @@ export const splitListItem: RawCommands['splitListItem'] = typeOrName => ({
         $from.node().attrs,
       )
       const nextType = type.contentMatch.defaultType?.createAndFill(newNextTypeAttributes) || undefined
+
       wrap = wrap.append(Fragment.from(type.createAndFill(null, nextType) || undefined))
 
-      tr
-        .replace(
-          $from.before(keepItem ? undefined : -1),
-          $from.after(-3),
-          new Slice(wrap, keepItem ? 3 : 2, 2),
-        )
-        .setSelection(TextSelection.near(tr.doc.resolve($from.pos + (keepItem ? 3 : 2))))
-        .scrollIntoView()
+      const start = $from.before($from.depth - (depthBefore - 1))
+
+      tr.replace(start, $from.after(-depthAfter), new Slice(wrap, 4 - depthBefore, 0))
+
+      let sel = -1
+
+      tr.doc.nodesBetween(start, tr.doc.content.size, (n, pos) => {
+        if (sel > -1) {
+          return false
+        }
+
+        if (n.isTextblock && n.content.size === 0) {
+          sel = pos + 1
+        }
+      })
+
+      if (sel > -1) {
+        tr.setSelection(TextSelection.near(tr.doc.resolve(sel)))
+      }
+
+      tr.scrollIntoView()
     }
 
     return true