diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xhtmlim/XHTMLText.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xhtmlim/XHTMLText.java
index 1848104b9..c5ebd3256 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xhtmlim/XHTMLText.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xhtmlim/XHTMLText.java
@@ -239,6 +239,15 @@ public class XHTMLText {
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Appends a tag that indicates that a line item section ends.
+     *
+     */
+    public XHTMLText appendCloseLineItemTag() {
+        text.closeElement(LI);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Appends a tag that creates an ordered list. "Ordered" means that the order of the items 
      * in the list is important. To show this, browsers automatically number the list.