diff --git a/apps/builder/app/canvas/features/text-editor/text-editor.tsx b/apps/builder/app/canvas/features/text-editor/text-editor.tsx
index 81a01dcdf6c9..6746fef9dbb4 100644
--- a/apps/builder/app/canvas/features/text-editor/text-editor.tsx
+++ b/apps/builder/app/canvas/features/text-editor/text-editor.tsx
@@ -1127,7 +1127,11 @@ const RichTextContentPluginInternal = ({
               .get()
               .get(rootInstanceSelector[0]);
 
-            if (currentInstance?.component === "ListItem") {
+            const rootNodeContent = $getRoot().getTextContent().trim();
+            if (
+              currentInstance?.component === "ListItem" &&
+              rootNodeContent.length > 0
+            ) {
               // Instead of creating block component we need to add a new ListItem
               insertListItemAt(rootInstanceSelector);
               event.preventDefault();
@@ -1183,6 +1187,16 @@ const RichTextContentPluginInternal = ({
 
               insertTemplateAt(templateSelector, rootInstanceSelector, false);
 
+              if (
+                currentInstance?.component === "ListItem" &&
+                rootNodeContent.length === 0
+              ) {
+                // Pressing Enter within an empty list item deletes the empty item
+                updateWebstudioData((data) => {
+                  deleteInstanceMutable(data, rootInstanceSelector);
+                });
+              }
+
               event.preventDefault();
               return true;
             }