diff --git a/plugins/platforms/slack/block_kit.py b/plugins/platforms/slack/block_kit.py
index ac1055200..f3bcf1b9f 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/slack/block_kit.py
+++ b/plugins/platforms/slack/block_kit.py
@@ -451,10 +451,22 @@ def render_blocks(
                         indent, ordered, txt = items[-1]
                         items[-1] = (indent, ordered, txt + " " + lines[i].strip())
                         i += 1
-                    elif not lines[i].strip():
-                        # blank line — soft separator within a list run;
-                        # skip so that ordered items stay in one rich_text_list.
-                        i += 1
+                    elif not lines[i].strip() and items:
+                        # Blank line inside a list run. LLM-authored ordered
+                        # lists commonly separate items with a blank line; if
+                        # the next non-blank line is another list item, treat
+                        # the blank(s) as a soft separator and keep the run
+                        # going so the items stay in one rich_text_list (Slack
+                        # numbers each list independently, so splitting would
+                        # restart every item at "1."). Otherwise the blank
+                        # ends the list.
+                        j = i + 1
+                        while j < n and not lines[j].strip():
+                            j += 1
+                        if j < n and (_BULLET_RE.match(lines[j]) or _ORDERED_RE.match(lines[j])):
+                            i = j
+                        else:
+                            break
                     else:
                         break
                 blocks.append(_list_block(items))
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_slack_block_kit.py b/tests/gateway/test_slack_block_kit.py
index 6d1bfad4c..268560666 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_slack_block_kit.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_slack_block_kit.py
@@ -106,6 +106,31 @@ class TestInlineFormatting:
         items = lists[0]["elements"]
         assert len(items) == 3
 
+    def test_blank_separated_mixed_list_matches_contiguous_layout(self):
+        """A blank line between different list kinds must render like the
+        contiguous form: one rich_text block whose sub-lists split only on
+        (indent, ordered) changes — not a separate block per item.
+        """
+        rich = [b for b in render_blocks("1. a\n\n- b") if b["type"] == "rich_text"]
+        # Single rich_text block (matches contiguous "1. a\n- b"), two sub-lists
+        assert len(rich) == 1
+        styles = [e["style"] for e in rich[0]["elements"] if e["type"] == "rich_text_list"]
+        assert styles == ["ordered", "bullet"]
+
+    def test_blank_line_before_paragraph_ends_the_list(self):
+        """A blank line followed by non-list content must still end the run,
+        so a list → paragraph → list sequence stays three separate blocks.
+        """
+        blocks = render_blocks("1. a\n\nsome paragraph text\n\n1. b")
+        lists = [
+            e
+            for b in blocks
+            for e in b.get("elements", [])
+            if e.get("type") == "rich_text_list"
+        ]
+        # Two independent single-item lists, not one merged three-item list
+        assert [len(e["elements"]) for e in lists] == [1, 1]
+
 
 class TestTables:
     def test_pipe_table_renders_native_table_block(self):