diff --git a/src/model/encoding/__tests__/__snapshots__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js.snap b/src/model/encoding/__tests__/__snapshots__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js.snap
index 02fa448de4..7b2bafa6f7 100644
--- a/src/model/encoding/__tests__/__snapshots__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js.snap
+++ b/src/model/encoding/__tests__/__snapshots__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,365 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`Should import recognised draft li depths 1`] = `
+Array [
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+    ],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 0,
+    "key": "key0",
+    "text": "depth0",
+    "type": "unordered-list-item",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+    ],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 1,
+    "key": "key2",
+    "text": "depth1",
+    "type": "unordered-list-item",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+    ],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 2,
+    "key": "key4",
+    "text": "depth2",
+    "type": "unordered-list-item",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+    ],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 3,
+    "key": "key6",
+    "text": "depth3",
+    "type": "unordered-list-item",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+    ],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 4,
+    "key": "key8",
+    "text": "depth4",
+    "type": "unordered-list-item",
+  },
+]
+`;
+
+exports[`Should import recognised draft li depths when nesting enabled 1`] = `
+Array [
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+    ],
+    "children": Array [],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 0,
+    "key": "key0",
+    "nextSibling": "key1",
+    "parent": null,
+    "prevSibling": null,
+    "text": "depth0",
+    "type": "unordered-list-item",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+    ],
+    "children": Array [],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 0,
+    "key": "key1",
+    "nextSibling": "key2",
+    "parent": null,
+    "prevSibling": "key0",
+    "text": "depth1",
+    "type": "unordered-list-item",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+    ],
+    "children": Array [],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 0,
+    "key": "key2",
+    "nextSibling": "key3",
+    "parent": null,
+    "prevSibling": "key1",
+    "text": "depth2",
+    "type": "unordered-list-item",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+    ],
+    "children": Array [],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 0,
+    "key": "key3",
+    "nextSibling": "key4",
+    "parent": null,
+    "prevSibling": "key2",
+    "text": "depth3",
+    "type": "unordered-list-item",
+  },
+  Object {
+    "characterList": Array [
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+      Object {
+        "entity": null,
+        "style": Array [],
+      },
+    ],
+    "children": Array [],
+    "data": Object {},
+    "depth": 0,
+    "key": "key4",
+    "nextSibling": null,
+    "parent": null,
+    "prevSibling": "key3",
+    "text": "depth4",
+    "type": "unordered-list-item",
+  },
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`Should not create empty container blocks around ol and their list items 1`] = `
 Array [
   Object {
diff --git a/src/model/encoding/__tests__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js b/src/model/encoding/__tests__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js
index df81e74ba8..9fd122a703 100644
--- a/src/model/encoding/__tests__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js
+++ b/src/model/encoding/__tests__/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks-test.js
@@ -279,3 +279,33 @@ test('Should preserve entities for whitespace-only content', () => {
     experimentalTreeDataSupport: false,
   });
 });
+
+test('Should import recognised draft li depths', () => {
+  const html_string = `
+    <ul>
+      <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0">depth0</li>
+      <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-depth1">depth1</li>
+      <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-depth2">depth2</li>
+      <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-depth3">depth3</li>
+      <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-depth4">depth4</li>
+    </ul>
+  `;
+  assertConvertFromHTMLToContentBlocks(html_string, {
+    experimentalTreeDataSupport: false,
+  });
+});
+
+test('Should import recognised draft li depths when nesting enabled', () => {
+  const html_string = `
+    <ul>
+      <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-depth0">depth0</li>
+      <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-depth1">depth1</li>
+      <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-depth2">depth2</li>
+      <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-depth3">depth3</li>
+      <li class="public-DraftStyleDefault-depth4">depth4</li>
+    </ul>
+  `;
+  assertConvertFromHTMLToContentBlocks(html_string, {
+    experimentalTreeDataSupport: true,
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/model/encoding/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks.js b/src/model/encoding/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks.js
index 0b32f327a3..460de8f784 100644
--- a/src/model/encoding/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks.js
+++ b/src/model/encoding/convertFromHTMLToContentBlocks.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const Immutable = require('immutable');
 const {Set} = require('immutable');
 const URI = require('URI');
 
+const cx = require('cx');
 const generateRandomKey = require('generateRandomKey');
 const getSafeBodyFromHTML = require('getSafeBodyFromHTML');
 const invariant = require('invariant');
@@ -84,6 +85,14 @@ const inlineTags = {
   u: 'UNDERLINE',
 };
 
+const knownListItemDepthClasses = {
+  [cx('public/DraftStyleDefault/depth0')]: 0,
+  [cx('public/DraftStyleDefault/depth1')]: 1,
+  [cx('public/DraftStyleDefault/depth2')]: 2,
+  [cx('public/DraftStyleDefault/depth3')]: 3,
+  [cx('public/DraftStyleDefault/depth4')]: 4,
+};
+
 const anchorAttr = ['className', 'href', 'rel', 'target', 'title'];
 
 const imgAttr = ['alt', 'className', 'height', 'src', 'width'];
@@ -333,6 +342,19 @@ const getBlockDividerChunk = (
   };
 };
 
+/**
+ *  If we're pasting from one DraftEditor to another we can check to see if
+ *  existing list item depth classes are being used and preserve this style
+ */
+const getListItemDepth = (node: HTMLElement, depth: number = 0): number => {
+  Object.keys(knownListItemDepthClasses).some(depthClass => {
+    if (node.classList.contains(depthClass)) {
+      depth = knownListItemDepthClasses[depthClass];
+    }
+  });
+  return depth;
+};
+
 const genFragment = (
   entityMap: EntityMap,
   node: Node,
@@ -444,6 +466,14 @@ const genFragment = (
     lastList = nodeName;
   }
 
+  if (
+    !experimentalTreeDataSupport &&
+    nodeName === 'li' &&
+    node instanceof HTMLElement
+  ) {
+    depth = getListItemDepth(node, depth);
+  }
+
   const blockType = getBlockTypeForTag(nodeName, lastList, blockRenderMap);
   const inListBlock = lastList && inBlock === 'li' && nodeName === 'li';
   const inBlockOrHasNestedBlocks =