diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index 75f404fb3..2a6e9fcef 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ system than the main Org document.  For example:
 #+end_example
 
 *** New values in clock tables' step: =month= and =year=
+*** ODT export handles numbers cookies in lists
 *** New cell movement functions in tables
 ~S-<UP>~, ~S-<DOWN>~, ~S-<RIGHT>~, and ~S-<LEFT>~ now move cells in
 the corresponding direction by swapping with the adjacent cell.
diff --git a/lisp/ox-odt.el b/lisp/ox-odt.el
index 70ef9de2e..66be39f2e 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-odt.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-odt.el
@@ -1966,10 +1966,12 @@ contextual information."
 CONTENTS holds the contents of the item.  INFO is a plist holding
 contextual information."
   (let* ((plain-list (org-export-get-parent item))
+	 (count (org-element-property :counter item))
 	 (type (org-element-property :type plain-list)))
     (unless (memq type '(ordered unordered descriptive-1 descriptive-2))
       (error "Unknown list type: %S" type))
-    (format "\n<text:list-item>\n%s\n%s"
+    (format "\n<text:list-item%s>\n%s\n%s"
+	    (if count (format " text:start-value=\"%s\"" count) "")
 	    contents
 	    (if (org-element-map item 'table #'identity info 'first-match)
 		"</text:list-header>"