diff --git a/src/Converter/HardBreakConverter.php b/src/Converter/HardBreakConverter.php
index d079d91..1be10bd 100644
--- a/src/Converter/HardBreakConverter.php
+++ b/src/Converter/HardBreakConverter.php
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ public function convert(ElementInterface $element)
             $next_value = $next->getValue();
             if ($next_value) {
                 if (in_array(substr($next_value, 0, 2), array('- ', '* ', '+ '))) {
-                    $return .= '\\';
+                    $parent = $element->getParent();
+                    if ($parent && $parent->getTagName() == 'li') {
+                        $return .= '\\';
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/HtmlConverterTest.php b/tests/HtmlConverterTest.php
index cde4694..3a075ae 100644
--- a/tests/HtmlConverterTest.php
+++ b/tests/HtmlConverterTest.php
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ public function test_sanitization()
         $this->html_gives_markdown('<p>&gt; &gt; <b>Look</b> at me! &lt; &lt;<br />&gt; Just look at me!</p>', "\\> > **Look** at me! < <  \n\\> Just look at me!");
         $this->html_gives_markdown('<p>Foo<br>--<br>Bar<br>Foo--</p>', "Foo  \n\\--  \nBar  \nFoo--");
         $this->html_gives_markdown('<ul><li>Foo<br>- Bar</li></ul>', "- Foo  \n  \\- Bar");
+        $this->html_gives_markdown('Foo<br />* Bar', "Foo  \n\\* Bar");
         $this->html_gives_markdown("<p>123456789) Foo and 1234567890) Bar!</p>\n<p>1. Platz in 'Das große Backen'</p>", "123456789\\) Foo and 1234567890) Bar!\n\n1\\. Platz in 'Das große Backen'");
         $this->html_gives_markdown("<p>\n+ Siri works well for TV and movies<br>\n- No 4K support\n</p>", "\+ Siri works well for TV and movies  \n\- No 4K support");
         $this->html_gives_markdown('<p>You forgot the &lt;!--more--&gt; tag!</p>', 'You forgot the \<!--more--> tag!');