diff --git a/addons/html_editor/static/src/editor/list/list_plugin.js b/addons/html_editor/static/src/editor/list/list_plugin.js
index cf36206a6653e..52c9a5166ff05 100644
--- a/addons/html_editor/static/src/editor/list/list_plugin.js
+++ b/addons/html_editor/static/src/editor/list/list_plugin.js
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ import { copyAttributes, removeClass, setTagName, toggleClass } from "../utils/d
 import { isVisible } from "../utils/dom_info";
 import { closestElement, descendants, getAdjacents } from "../utils/dom_traversal";
 import { getTraversedBlocks } from "../utils/selection";
-import { applyToTree, createList, getListMode, insertListAfter, mergeSimilarLists } from "./utils";
+import {
+    applyToTree,
+    createList,
+    getListMode,
+    insertListAfter,
+    mergeSimilarLists,
+    unwrapParagraphInLI,
+} from "./utils";
 
 // @todo @phoenix: isFormatApplied for toolbar buttons should probably
 // get a selection as parameter instead of the editable.
@@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ export class ListPlugin extends Plugin {
                 this.toggleList(payload.mode);
                 break;
             case "NORMALIZE": {
-                this.mergeLists(payload.node);
+                this.normalize(payload.node);
                 break;
             }
         }
@@ -183,12 +190,16 @@ export class ListPlugin extends Plugin {
         this.dispatch("ADD_STEP");
     }
 
-    mergeLists(root = this.editable) {
+    normalize(root = this.editable) {
         const closestNestedLI = closestElement(root, "li.oe-nested");
         if (closestNestedLI) {
             root = closestNestedLI;
         }
-        applyToTree(root, mergeSimilarLists);
+        applyToTree(root, (element) => {
+            element = mergeSimilarLists(element);
+            element = unwrapParagraphInLI(element);
+            return element;
+        });
     }
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/addons/html_editor/static/src/editor/list/utils.js b/addons/html_editor/static/src/editor/list/utils.js
index 2e9b8b1617f3b..0e4a604282803 100644
--- a/addons/html_editor/static/src/editor/list/utils.js
+++ b/addons/html_editor/static/src/editor/list/utils.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { unwrapContents } from "../utils/dom";
 import { getAdjacents } from "../utils/dom_traversal";
 import { preserveCursor } from "../utils/selection";
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ function compareListTypes(a, b) {
     return true;
 }
 
+// @todo @phoenix: use the selection plugin to preserve the cursor
 export function mergeSimilarLists(element) {
     if (!element.matches("ul, ol, li.oe-nested")) {
         return element;
@@ -80,6 +82,20 @@ export function mergeSimilarLists(element) {
     return mergedList;
 }
 
+// @todo @phoenix: use the selection plugin to preserve the cursor
+// @todo @phoenix: wrap P in a span if P has classes (mind the oe-hint class)
+export function unwrapParagraphInLI(element) {
+    if (!element.matches("li > p")) {
+        return element;
+    }
+    const parentLI = element.parentElement;
+    const restoreCursor = preserveCursor(element.ownerDocument);
+    const contents = unwrapContents(element);
+    restoreCursor(new Map([element, parentLI]));
+    // This assumes an empty P has at least one child (BR).
+    return contents[0];
+}
+
 export function applyToTree(root, func) {
     const modifiedRoot = func(root);
     let next = modifiedRoot.firstElementChild;
diff --git a/addons/html_editor/static/tests/editor/list/delete_backward.test.js b/addons/html_editor/static/tests/editor/list/delete_backward.test.js
index 5f33f376aed5f..db57f9ee5042c 100644
--- a/addons/html_editor/static/tests/editor/list/delete_backward.test.js
+++ b/addons/html_editor/static/tests/editor/list/delete_backward.test.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe("Selection collapsed", () => {
                 });
             });
 
-            test.todo("should remove the only character in a list", async () => {
+            test("should remove the only character in a list", async () => {
                 await testEditor({
                     contentBefore: "<ol><li>a[]</li></ol>",
                     stepFunction: deleteBackward,
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ describe("Selection collapsed", () => {
                 });
             });
 
-            test.todo("should remove the only character in a list", async () => {
+            test("should remove the only character in a list", async () => {
                 await testEditor({
                     contentBefore: "<ul><li>a[]</li></ul>",
                     stepFunction: deleteBackward,
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ describe("Selection collapsed", () => {
                 });
             });
 
-            test.todo("should remove the only character in a list", async () => {
+            test("should remove the only character in a list", async () => {
                 await testEditor({
                     removeCheckIds: true,
                     contentBefore: '<ul class="o_checklist"><li class="o_checked">a[]</li></ul>',
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ describe("Selection collapsed", () => {
     });
     describe("Mixed", () => {
         describe("Ordered to unordered", () => {
-            test.todo("should merge an ordered list into an unordered list", async () => {
+            test("should merge an ordered list into an unordered list", async () => {
                 await testEditor({
                     contentBefore: "<ul><li>a</li></ul><ol><li>[]b</li></ol>",
                     stepFunction: async (editor) => {
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ describe("Selection collapsed", () => {
             });
         });
         describe("Unordered to ordered", () => {
-            test.todo("should merge an unordered list into an ordered list", async () => {
+            test("should merge an unordered list into an ordered list", async () => {
                 await testEditor({
                     contentBefore: "<ol><li>a</li></ol><ul><li>[]b</li></ul>",
                     stepFunction: async (editor) => {
@@ -1595,7 +1595,7 @@ describe("Selection collapsed", () => {
             });
         });
         describe("Checklist to unordered", () => {
-            test.todo("should merge an checklist list into an unordered list", async () => {
+            test("should merge an checklist list into an unordered list", async () => {
                 await testEditor({
                     contentBefore: '<ul><li>a</li></ul><ul class="o_checklist"><li>[]b</li></ul>',
                     stepFunction: async (editor) => {
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ describe("Selection collapsed", () => {
             });
         });
         describe("Unordered to checklist", () => {
-            test.todo("should merge an unordered list into an checklist list", async () => {
+            test("should merge an unordered list into an checklist list", async () => {
                 await testEditor({
                     removeCheckIds: true,
                     contentBefore:
diff --git a/addons/html_editor/static/tests/editor/list/delete_forward.test.js b/addons/html_editor/static/tests/editor/list/delete_forward.test.js
index dad7d69add128..8b570b589b9fe 100644
--- a/addons/html_editor/static/tests/editor/list/delete_forward.test.js
+++ b/addons/html_editor/static/tests/editor/list/delete_forward.test.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe("Selection collapsed", () => {
             });
         });
 
-        test.todo("should remove the only character in a list", async () => {
+        test("should remove the only character in a list", async () => {
             await testEditor({
                 contentBefore: "<ul><li>[]a</li></ul>",
                 stepFunction: deleteForward,
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ describe("Selection collapsed", () => {
             });
         });
 
-        test.todo("should remove the only character in a checklist", async () => {
+        test("should remove the only character in a checklist", async () => {
             await testEditor({
                 removeCheckIds: true,
                 contentBefore: '<ul class="o_checklist"><li class="o_checked">[]a</li></ul>',