diff --git a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/get-prev-list-depth.ts b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/get-prev-list-depth.ts
index c2ef5535c..fbc9d3aa5 100644
--- a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/get-prev-list-depth.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/get-prev-list-depth.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ export const getPrevListDepth = (typeOrName: string, state: EditorState) => {
   for (let d = resolvedPos.depth; d > 0; d--) {
     const node = resolvedPos.node(d);
     if (node.type.name === "bulletList" || node.type.name === "orderedList") {
+      // Increment depth for each list ancestor found
       depth++;
     }
   }
 
-  console.log("depth", depth);
+  // Subtract 1 from the calculated depth to get the parent list's depth
+  // This adjustment is necessary because the depth calculation includes the current list
+  // By subtracting 1, we aim to get the depth of the parent list, which helps in identifying if the current list is a sublist
+  depth = depth > 0 ? depth - 1 : 0;
+
+  console.log("Parent list depth", depth);
   return depth;
 };
diff --git a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/handle-backspace.ts b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/handle-backspace.ts
index 0a1520b5f..5dbc8325d 100644
--- a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/handle-backspace.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/handle-backspace.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export const handleBackspace = (editor: Editor, name: string, parentListTypes: s
       .joinForward()
       .run();
   }
+  const isCurrentListItemSublist = prevListIsHigher(name, editor.state);
 
   // if the cursor is not inside the current node type
   // do nothing and proceed
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ export const handleBackspace = (editor: Editor, name: string, parentListTypes: s
   const currentNode = listItemPos.$pos.node(listItemPos.depth);
   const currentNodeSize = currentNode.nodeSize;
   const currentListItemHasSubList = listItemHasSubList(name, editor.state, currentNode);
-  const isCurrentListItemSublist = prevListIsHigher(name, editor.state);
   // __AUTO_GENERATED_PRINT_VAR_START__
   console.log(
     "handleBackspace isCurrentListItemSublist: %s",
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ export const handleBackspace = (editor: Editor, name: string, parentListTypes: s
 
   const previousListItemHasSubList = listItemHasSubList(name, editor.state, prevNode);
   // if the previous item is a list item and has a sublist, join the list items (this scenario only occurs when a sublist's first item is lifted)
+  if (currentListItemHasSubList && isCurrentListItemSublist) {
+    console.log("ran 2");
+    editor.chain().liftListItem(name).run();
+    return editor.commands.joinItemBackward();
+  }
   if (
     // hasListItemBefore(name, editor.state) &&
     // currentListItemHasSubList &&
@@ -97,13 +102,20 @@ export const handleBackspace = (editor: Editor, name: string, parentListTypes: s
     // return editor.chain().liftListItem(name).run();
   }
 
+  if (currentListItemHasSubList) {
+    console.log("ran 1");
+    return false;
+  }
+  // if u are first node which has both parent list and sub list
+  // then do
+
   // if the previous item is a list item and doesn't have a sublist, join the list items
   if (hasListItemBefore(name, editor.state)) {
-    console.log("ran 1");
+    console.log("ran 3");
     return editor.chain().liftListItem(name).run();
   }
 
-  console.log("ran 2");
+  console.log("ran 4");
   // otherwise in the end, a backspace should
   // always just lift the list item if
   // joining / merging is not possible
diff --git a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/list-item-has-sub-list.ts b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/list-item-has-sub-list.ts
index 5c15a2b63..c9de6c549 100644
--- a/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/list-item-has-sub-list.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/core/src/ui/extensions/custom-list-keymap/list-helpers/list-item-has-sub-list.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,15 @@ export const listItemHasSubList = (typeOrName: string, state: EditorState, node?
   const nodeType = getNodeType(typeOrName, state.schema);
 
   let hasSubList = false;
+  console.log("node", node);
 
   node.descendants((child) => {
     if (child.type === nodeType) {
+      console.log("child", child.type, nodeType);
       hasSubList = true;
     }
   });
 
+  console.log("before return", hasSubList);
   return hasSubList;
 };