diff --git a/packages/core/src/blocks/ListItem/CheckListItem/block.ts b/packages/core/src/blocks/ListItem/CheckListItem/block.ts
index dd38189894..024295a542 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/blocks/ListItem/CheckListItem/block.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/blocks/ListItem/CheckListItem/block.ts
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ export const createCheckListItemBlockSpec = createBlockSpec(
               type: "checkListItem",
               props: {
                 checked: false,
-              },
-              content: [],
+              }
             };
           },
         },
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts
index d098665efc..199223e3ad 100644
--- a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts
@@ -171,4 +171,56 @@ test.describe("Check Keyboard Handlers' Behaviour", () => {
 
     await compareDocToSnapshot(page, "checkedListItemShortcut.json");
   });
+  test("Check checkListItem inputRule preserves content", async ({ page }) => {
+    await focusOnEditor(page);
+    // Type [ ] followed by space at the start to trigger inputRule, then add content
+    // The inputRule should convert the paragraph to a checkListItem and preserve the content we type after
+    await page.keyboard.type("[ ] My task");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    await compareDocToSnapshot(
+      page,
+      "checkListItemInputRulePreservesContent.json",
+    );
+  });
+  test("Check checkListItem inputRule with checked preserves content", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await focusOnEditor(page);
+    // Type [x] followed by space at the start to trigger inputRule with checked=true, then add content
+    // This should convert the paragraph to a checkListItem with checked=true and preserve the content
+    await page.keyboard.type("[x] Completed task");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(150);
+
+    await compareDocToSnapshot(
+      page,
+      "checkListItemInputRuleCheckedPreservesContent.json",
+    );
+  });
+  test("Check bulletListItem inputRule preserves content", async ({ page }) => {
+    await focusOnEditor(page);
+    // Type - followed by space at the start to trigger inputRule, then add content
+    // The inputRule should convert the paragraph to a bulletListItem and preserve the content
+    await page.keyboard.type("- My task");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    await compareDocToSnapshot(
+      page,
+      "bulletListItemInputRulePreservesContent.json",
+    );
+  });
+  test("Check numberedListItem inputRule preserves content", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await focusOnEditor(page);
+    // Type 1. followed by space at the start to trigger inputRule, then add content
+    // The inputRule should convert the paragraph to a numberedListItem and preserve the content
+    await page.keyboard.type("1. My task");
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    await compareDocToSnapshot(
+      page,
+      "numberedListItemInputRulePreservesContent.json",
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/bulletListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/bulletListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..028eb20baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/bulletListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "bulletListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "My task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/bulletListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/bulletListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..028eb20baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/bulletListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "bulletListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "My task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/bulletListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/bulletListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..028eb20baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/bulletListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "bulletListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "My task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRuleCheckedPreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRuleCheckedPreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c77bbd3eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRuleCheckedPreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "checkListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left",
+                "checked": true
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "Completed task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRuleCheckedPreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRuleCheckedPreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c77bbd3eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRuleCheckedPreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "checkListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left",
+                "checked": true
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "Completed task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRuleCheckedPreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRuleCheckedPreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c77bbd3eec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRuleCheckedPreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "checkListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left",
+                "checked": true
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "Completed task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d03cdba817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "checkListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left",
+                "checked": false
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "My task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d03cdba817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "checkListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left",
+                "checked": false
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "My task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d03cdba817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/checkListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "checkListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left",
+                "checked": false
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "My task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/numberedListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/numberedListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0893e74778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/numberedListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-chromium-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "numberedListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "My task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/numberedListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/numberedListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0893e74778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/numberedListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-firefox-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "numberedListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "My task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/numberedListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/numberedListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0893e74778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/end-to-end/keyboardhandlers/keyboardhandlers.test.ts-snapshots/numberedListItemInputRulePreservesContent-json-webkit-linux.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  "type": "doc",
+  "content": [
+    {
+      "type": "blockGroup",
+      "content": [
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "0"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "numberedListItem",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              },
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "text",
+                  "text": "My task"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "blockContainer",
+          "attrs": {
+            "id": "2"
+          },
+          "content": [
+            {
+              "type": "paragraph",
+              "attrs": {
+                "backgroundColor": "default",
+                "textColor": "default",
+                "textAlignment": "left"
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file