diff --git a/src/Docfx.Dotnet/Parsers/XmlComment.cs b/src/Docfx.Dotnet/Parsers/XmlComment.cs
index 5e736979005..04730423d57 100644
--- a/src/Docfx.Dotnet/Parsers/XmlComment.cs
+++ b/src/Docfx.Dotnet/Parsers/XmlComment.cs
@@ -586,13 +586,23 @@ private static string TrimEachLine(string text, string indent = "")
 
     private static string GetInnerXmlAsMarkdown(string xml)
     {
-        if (!xml.Contains('&'))
-            return xml;
-
         xml = HandleBlockQuote(xml);
-        var pipeline = new MarkdownPipelineBuilder().UseMathematics().EnableTrackTrivia().Build();
+        
+        // Configure the Markdown pipeline to properly handle lists 
+        var pipeline = new MarkdownPipelineBuilder()
+            .UseMathematics()
+            .EnableTrackTrivia()
+            .Configure(extensions: "advanced-tasklists-noindentcodeblock") // Disable indented code blocks
+            .Build();
+            
         var markdown = Markdown.Parse(xml, pipeline);
-        MarkdownXmlDecode(markdown);
+        
+        // Only process XML entities if they exist in the content
+        if (xml.Contains('&'))
+        {
+            MarkdownXmlDecode(markdown);
+        }
+        
         var sw = new StringWriter();
         var rr = new RoundtripRenderer(sw);
         rr.ObjectRenderers.Add(new MathInlineRenderer());
diff --git a/test/Docfx.Dotnet.Tests/XmlCommentUnitTest.cs b/test/Docfx.Dotnet.Tests/XmlCommentUnitTest.cs
index 9906c514222..838ffc249d9 100644
--- a/test/Docfx.Dotnet.Tests/XmlCommentUnitTest.cs
+++ b/test/Docfx.Dotnet.Tests/XmlCommentUnitTest.cs
@@ -575,6 +575,42 @@ public sealed class Issue10385
             """, comment.Remarks, ignoreLineEndingDifferences: true);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Issue10559()
+    {
+        var comment = XmlComment.Parse(
+            """
+            <remarks>
+            <para>Test para</para>
+            
+            Test start list
+            <list type="bullet">
+                <item>
+                    <description>Item 1.</description>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                    <description>Item 2.</description>
+                </item>
+            </list>
+            Test end list
+            
+            </remarks>
+            """);
+        Assert.Equal(
+            """
+            <p>Test para</p>
+            
+            Test start list
+            <ul><li>
+                    Item 1.
+                </li><li>
+                    Item 2.
+                </li></ul>
+            Test end list
+            
+            """, comment.Remarks, ignoreLineEndingDifferences: true);
+    }
+
 
 
 }