diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/TODO b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/TODO
index 36b7677104..cb5b868cd5 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/TODO
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/TODO
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Table of Contents
 Links
 <hr> tag (probably as an empty block with a border)
 Various TODOs sprinkled through the source
-Lists
+List image bullet
 Cover image
 RTL text
 Lang support in run styles <w:lang>
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/container.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/container.py
index 9d3eb29d08..079c039197 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/container.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/container.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class DocumentRelationships(object):
         self.namespace = namespace
         for typ, target in {
                 namespace.names['STYLES']: 'styles.xml',
+                namespace.names['NUMBERING']: 'numbering.xml',
                 namespace.names['WEB_SETTINGS']: 'webSettings.xml',
                 namespace.names['FONTS']: 'fontTable.xml',
         }.iteritems():
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ class DOCX(object):
         self.opts, self.log = opts, log
         self.document_relationships = DocumentRelationships(self.namespace)
         self.font_table = etree.Element('{%s}fonts' % namespaces['w'], nsmap={k:namespaces[k] for k in 'wr'})
+        self.numbering = etree.Element('{%s}numbering' % namespaces['w'], nsmap={k:namespaces[k] for k in 'wr'})
         E = ElementMaker(namespace=namespaces['pr'], nsmap={None:namespaces['pr']})
         self.embedded_fonts = E.Relationships()
         self.fonts = {}
@@ -239,6 +241,7 @@ class DOCX(object):
             zf.writestr('word/webSettings.xml', self.websettings)
             zf.writestr('word/document.xml', xml2str(self.document))
             zf.writestr('word/styles.xml', xml2str(self.styles))
+            zf.writestr('word/numbering.xml', xml2str(self.numbering))
             zf.writestr('word/fontTable.xml', xml2str(self.font_table))
             zf.writestr('word/_rels/document.xml.rels', self.document_relationships.serialize())
             zf.writestr('word/_rels/fontTable.xml.rels', xml2str(self.embedded_fonts))
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/from_html.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/from_html.py
index 65e5338b3e..e859eae5d2 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/from_html.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/from_html.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class Block(object):
     def __init__(self, namespace, styles_manager, html_block, style, is_table_cell=False, float_spec=None, is_list_item=False):
         self.namespace = namespace
         self.list_tag = (html_block, style) if is_list_item else None
+        self.numbering_id = None
         self.parent_items = None
         self.html_block = html_block
         self.float_spec = float_spec
@@ -165,6 +166,10 @@ class Block(object):
             makeelement(ppr, 'w:pageBreakBefore')
         if self.float_spec is not None:
             self.float_spec.serialize(self, ppr)
+        if self.numbering_id is not None:
+            numpr = makeelement(ppr, 'w:numPr')
+            makeelement(numpr, 'w:ilvl', w_val=str(self.numbering_id[1]))
+            makeelement(numpr, 'w:numId', w_val=str(self.numbering_id[0]))
         makeelement(ppr, 'w:pStyle', w_val=self.style.id)
         for run in self.runs:
             run.serialize(p)
@@ -409,3 +414,4 @@ class Convert(object):
         self.styles_manager.serialize(self.docx.styles)
         self.images_manager.serialize(self.docx.images)
         self.fonts_manager.serialize(self.styles_manager.text_styles, self.docx.font_table, self.docx.embedded_fonts, self.docx.fonts)
+        self.lists_manager.serialize(self.docx.numbering)
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/lists.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/lists.py
index e74e756793..b9dfc15ca4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/lists.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/docx/writer/lists.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ __license__ = 'GPL v3'
 __copyright__ = '2015, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>'
 
 from collections import defaultdict
+from operator import attrgetter
 
 LIST_STYLES = frozenset(
     'disc circle square decimal decimal-leading-zero lower-roman upper-roman'
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ STYLE_MAP = {
 
 def find_list_containers(list_tag, tag_style):
     node = list_tag
-    stylizer = tag_style.stylizer
+    stylizer = tag_style._stylizer
     ans = []
     while True:
         parent = node.getparent()
@@ -49,8 +50,42 @@ def find_list_containers(list_tag, tag_style):
 
 class NumberingDefinition(object):
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
+    def __init__(self, top_most, stylizer, namespace):
+        self.namespace = namespace
+        self.top_most = top_most
+        self.stylizer = stylizer
+        self.level_map = defaultdict(list)
+        self.num_id = None
+
+    def finalize(self):
+        items_for_level = defaultdict(list)
+        container_for_level = {}
+        type_for_level = {}
+        for ilvl, items in self.level_map.iteritems():
+            for container, list_tag, block, list_type, tag_style in items:
+                items_for_level[ilvl].append(list_tag)
+                container_for_level[ilvl] = container
+                type_for_level[ilvl] = list_type
+        self.levels = tuple(
+            Level(type_for_level[ilvl], container_for_level[ilvl], items_for_level[ilvl], ilvl=ilvl)
+            for ilvl in sorted(self.level_map)
+        )
+
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash(self.levels)
+
+    def link_blocks(self):
+        for ilvl, items in self.level_map.iteritems():
+            for container, list_tag, block, list_type, tag_style in items:
+                block.numbering_id = (self.num_id + 1, ilvl)
+
+    def serialize(self, parent):
+        makeelement = self.namespace.makeelement
+        an = makeelement(parent, 'w:abstractNum', w_abstractNumId=str(self.num_id))
+        makeelement(an, 'w:multiLevelType', w_val='hybridMultilevel')
+        makeelement(an, 'w:name', w_val='List %d' % (self.num_id + 1))
+        for level in self.levels:
+            level.serialize(an, makeelement)
 
 class Level(object):
 
@@ -60,20 +95,40 @@ class Level(object):
             self.start = int(container.get('start'))
         except Exception:
             self.start = 1
+        if items:
+            try:
+                self.start = int(items[0].get('value'))
+            except Exception:
+                pass
         if list_type in {'disc', 'circle', 'square'}:
             self.num_fmt = 'bullet'
-            self.lvl_text = '%1' if list_type == 'disc' else STYLE_MAP['list_type']
+            self.lvl_text = '\uf0b7' if list_type == 'disc' else STYLE_MAP[list_type]
         else:
-            self.lvl_text = '%1.'
+            self.lvl_text = '%{}.'.format(self.ilvl + 1)
             self.num_fmt = STYLE_MAP.get(list_type, 'decimal')
 
-class ListManager(object):
+    def __hash__(self):
+        return hash((self.start, self.num_fmt, self.lvl_text))
+
+    def serialize(self, parent, makeelement):
+        lvl = makeelement(parent, 'w:lvl', w_ilvl=str(self.ilvl))
+        makeelement(lvl, 'w:start', w_val=str(self.start))
+        makeelement(lvl, 'w:numFmt', w_val=self.num_fmt)
+        makeelement(lvl, 'w:lvlText', w_val=self.lvl_text)
+        makeelement(lvl, 'w:lvlJc', w_val='left')
+        makeelement(makeelement(lvl, 'w:pPr'), 'w:ind', w_hanging='360', w_left=str(1152 + self.ilvl * 360))
+        if self.num_fmt == 'bullet':
+            ff = {'\uf0b7':'Symbol', '\uf0a7':'Wingdings'}.get(self.lvl_text, 'Courier New')
+            makeelement(makeelement(lvl, 'w:rPr'), 'w:rFonts', w_ascii=ff, w_hAnsi=ff, w_hint="default")
+
+class ListsManager(object):
 
     def __init__(self, docx):
         self.namespace = docx.namespace
+        self.lists = {}
 
     def finalize(self, all_blocks):
-        lists = defaultdict(list)
+        lists = {}
         for block in all_blocks:
             if block.list_tag is not None:
                 list_tag, tag_style = block.list_tag
@@ -83,4 +138,28 @@ class ListManager(object):
                 container_tags = find_list_containers(list_tag, tag_style)
                 if not container_tags:
                     continue
-                lists[(tuple(container_tags), list_type)].append((list_tag, tag_style))
+                top_most = container_tags[-1]
+                if top_most not in lists:
+                    lists[top_most] = NumberingDefinition(top_most, tag_style._stylizer, self.namespace)
+                l = lists[top_most]
+                ilvl = len(container_tags) - 1
+                l.level_map[ilvl].append((container_tags[0], list_tag, block, list_type, tag_style))
+
+        [nd.finalize() for nd in lists.itervalues()]
+        definitions = {}
+        for defn in lists.itervalues():
+            try:
+                defn = definitions[defn]
+            except KeyError:
+                definitions[defn] = defn
+                defn.num_id = len(definitions) - 1
+            defn.link_blocks()
+        self.definitions = sorted(definitions.itervalues(), key=attrgetter('num_id'))
+
+    def serialize(self, parent):
+        for defn in self.definitions:
+            defn.serialize(parent)
+        makeelement = self.namespace.makeelement
+        for defn in self.definitions:
+            n = makeelement(parent, 'w:num', w_numId=str(defn.num_id + 1))
+            makeelement(n, 'w:abstractNumId', w_val=str(defn.num_id))