diff --git a/src/browser.js b/src/browser.js
index 68f00c9..7fa7556 100644
--- a/src/browser.js
+++ b/src/browser.js
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ wysihtml5.browser = (function() {
          // When inserting unordered or ordered lists in Firefox, Chrome or Safari, the current selection or line gets
          // converted into a list (<ul><li>...</li></ul>, <ol><li>...</li></ol>)
          // IE and Opera act a bit different here as they convert the entire content of the current block element into a list
-        "insertUnorderedList":  isIE(),
-        "insertOrderedList":    isIE()
+        "insertUnorderedList":  isIE(9, ">="),
+        "insertOrderedList":    isIE(9, ">=")
       };
 
       // Firefox throws errors for queryCommandSupported, so we have to build up our own object of supported commands
diff --git a/src/commands/insertList.js b/src/commands/insertList.js
index 6f06871..e6c944d 100644
--- a/src/commands/insertList.js
+++ b/src/commands/insertList.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ wysihtml5.commands.insertList = (function(wysihtml5) {
         };
 
     if (node) {
-      var parentLi = wysihtml5.dom.getParentElement(node, { query: "li" }),
+      var parentLi = wysihtml5.dom.getParentElement(node, { query: "li" }, false, composer.element),
           otherNodeName = (nodeName === "UL") ? "OL" : "UL";
 
       if (isNode(node, nodeName)) {
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ wysihtml5.commands.insertList = (function(wysihtml5) {
           selectedNode  = composer.selection.getSelectedNode(),
           list          = findListEl(selectedNode, nodeName, composer);
 
+
       if (!list.el) {
         if (composer.commands.support(cmd)) {
           doc.execCommand(cmd, false, null);