diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/text/autocorrect.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/text/autocorrect.rs
index d1cb9dcd..7765be64 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/text/autocorrect.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/text/autocorrect.rs
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub fn correct_word(prefs: &crate::Prefs, word: &str, sentence_start: bool, typi
 
 /// After a space or punctuation, correct the word just typed.
 pub(super) fn autocorrect(s: &mut Session, typing: bool) -> Result<()> {
-    if !s.prefs.autocorrect {
+    if !s.prefs.autocorrect && !(typing && s.prefs.ac_lists) {
         return Ok(());
     }
     let st = s.doc()?;
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ pub(super) fn autocorrect(s: &mut Session, typing: bool) -> Result<()> {
             return Ok(());
         }
     }
+    if !s.prefs.autocorrect {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
     let mut word_end = end - 1;
     let mut start = word_end;
     while start > 0 && line.get(start - 1).is_some_and(|c| !c.is_whitespace()) {
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests.rs
index 4dfc21f4..6f90d4e9 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests.rs
@@ -4421,6 +4421,16 @@ fn autoformat_starts_bulleted_and_numbered_lists_as_you_type() {
     assert_eq!(s.execute("text.autocorrect", &json!({})).unwrap()["lists"], true);
     s.execute("text.autocorrect", &json!({"lists": false})).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(typed(&mut s, "* x"), ("* x".to_string(), none));
+    // List AutoFormat is independent of the Replace text as you type setting.
+    s.execute("text.autocorrect", &json!({"on": false, "lists": true})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(typed(&mut s, "*"), ("*".to_string(), Some(Bullet::None)));
+    s.execute("text.insert", &json!({"text": " "})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(para(&s), (String::new(), ch("•")));
+    s.execute("text.delete", &json!({"dir": "backward"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(para(&s), ("* ".to_string(), Some(Bullet::None)));
+    // Word replacements still run while list formatting is disabled.
+    s.execute("text.autocorrect", &json!({"on": true, "lists": false})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(typed(&mut s, "teh "), ("The ".to_string(), Some(Bullet::None)));
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/docs/gaps.md b/docs/gaps.md
index c4a875f1..fcf42234 100644
--- a/docs/gaps.md
+++ b/docs/gaps.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Where DeckCraft falls short of PowerPoint
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-14 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-22 · **Change:** minor (Animation Pane ▸ Play From; previous: minor, native chart payloads stored in bounded ZIP members; previous: major, community PR wave 2026-10-14: soak tests, PPTX corpus, comment threads (#70), embedded fonts, SmartArt Text Pane, Animation Pane timeline, Hunspell spelling, thesaurus, AutoCorrect, 14 new dialogs, pen pressure and trackpad gestures; duplicated entries and headers folded; previous: minor, 3-D bevel, camera and face lighting rendered) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-14 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-28 · **Change:** trivial (AutoFormat lists run independently of Replace text as you type; previous: minor, Animation Pane ▸ Play From; previous: minor, native chart payloads stored in bounded ZIP members; previous: major, community PR wave 2026-10-14: soak tests, PPTX corpus, comment threads (#70), embedded fonts, SmartArt Text Pane, Animation Pane timeline, Hunspell spelling, thesaurus, AutoCorrect, 14 new dialogs, pen pressure and trackpad gestures; duplicated entries and headers folded; previous: minor, 3-D bevel, camera and face lighting rendered) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
 > **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-14 · **Last updated:** 2026-10-20 · **Change:** trivial (empty chart number-format sections hide values; previous: minor, native chart payloads stored in bounded ZIP members; previous: major, community PR wave 2026-10-14: soak tests, PPTX corpus, comment threads (#70), embedded fonts, SmartArt Text Pane, Animation Pane timeline, Hunspell spelling, thesaurus, AutoCorrect, 14 new dialogs, pen pressure and trackpad gestures; duplicated entries and headers folded; previous: minor, 3-D bevel, camera and face lighting rendered) · **Target:** Microsoft PowerPoint for Mac 16.113 (Microsoft 365)
 
 Every known shortfall, one entry each, ranked by how much it stops someone who presents with
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ and starts at that effect. The pane has an advanced timeline with draggable bars
   PowerPoint's options (two initial capitals, sentence and day capitals, caps lock, fractions, an
   editable replace list), and AutoFormat superscripts ordinals (1st) and starts bulleted and
   numbered lists (`* `, `1. `) as you type; no undo of a single correction. Automatic lists start
-  only while Replace text as you type is on, where PowerPoint has a separate AutoFormat option,
-  and Backspace right after one puts the typed lead back, which PowerPoint does not.
+  independently of Replace text as you type, and Backspace right after one puts the typed lead
+  back, which PowerPoint does not.
 - **Estimate:** 1–2 h (bundle openly licensed dictionaries; under 1 h for the AutoFormat option).
 
 ### Copying text and cell ranges
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ Detail in [localization-parity.md](localization-parity.md).
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-10-28 | trivial | Automatic lists now run independently of Replace text as you type; proofing gap description updated |
 | 2026-10-25 | trivial | New entries: copying text and cell ranges (no media, no table), a control-server timing test that may fail under load; Proofing notes that automatic lists follow Replace text as you type and that Backspace puts the typed lead back |
 | 2026-10-24 | trivial | AutoFormat starts bulleted and numbered lists as you type (`* `, `-- `, `> `, `1. `, `a) ` and the rest), with an AutoCorrect option to turn it off |
 | 2026-10-22 | minor | Animation Pane ▸ Play From starts the preview at the selected effect; gap 10 keeps the effect gallery (7–13 h) |