diff --git a/lisp/ob-exp.el b/lisp/ob-exp.el
index 3b102e1bf..3d2504f54 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-exp.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-exp.el
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ org-mode text."
 	  (goto-char (point-at-bol))
 	  (looking-at "[ \t]*:[ \t]")))
       (org-in-verbatim-emphasis)
+      (org-in-block-p org-list-forbidden-blocks)
       (org-between-regexps-p "^[ \t]*#\\+begin_src" "^[ \t]*#\\+end_src")))
 
 (defvar org-babel-default-lob-header-args)
diff --git a/lisp/ob-lob.el b/lisp/ob-lob.el
index be3033e13..9a87b7078 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-lob.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-lob.el
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ Detect if this is context for a Library Of Babel source block and
 if so then run the appropriate source block from the Library."
   (interactive)
   (let ((info (org-babel-lob-get-info)))
-    (if (nth 0 info) (progn (org-babel-lob-execute info) t) nil)))
+    (if (and (nth 0 info) (not (org-babel-in-example-or-verbatim)))
+	(progn (org-babel-lob-execute info) t)
+      nil)))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun org-babel-lob-get-info ()