diff --git a/lib/md004.js b/lib/md004.js
index 7992a0e3..840599b2 100644
--- a/lib/md004.js
+++ b/lib/md004.js
@@ -4,6 +4,19 @@
 
 var shared = require("./shared");
 
+// Returns the unordered list style for a list item token
+function unorderedListStyleFor(token) {
+  switch (token.markup) {
+    case "-":
+      return "dash";
+    case "+":
+      return "plus";
+    // case "*":
+    default:
+      return "asterisk";
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   "names": [ "MD004", "ul-style" ],
   "description": "Unordered list style",
@@ -15,10 +28,10 @@ module.exports = {
     shared.flattenLists(params).forEach(function forList(list) {
       if (list.unordered) {
         if (expectedStyle === "consistent") {
-          expectedStyle = shared.unorderedListStyleFor(list.items[0]);
+          expectedStyle = unorderedListStyleFor(list.items[0]);
         }
         list.items.forEach(function forItem(item) {
-          var itemStyle = shared.unorderedListStyleFor(item);
+          var itemStyle = unorderedListStyleFor(item);
           if (style === "sublist") {
             var nesting = list.nesting;
             if (!nestingStyles[nesting] &&
diff --git a/lib/shared.js b/lib/shared.js
index 43f80ba6..ffee555e 100644
--- a/lib/shared.js
+++ b/lib/shared.js
@@ -100,19 +100,6 @@ module.exports.headingStyleFor = function headingStyleFor(token) {
   return "setext";
 };
 
-// Returns the unordered list style for a list item token
-module.exports.unorderedListStyleFor = function unorderedListStyleFor(token) {
-  switch (trimLeft(token.line).substr(0, 1)) {
-    case "-":
-      return "dash";
-    case "+":
-      return "plus";
-    // case "*":
-    default:
-      return "asterisk";
-  }
-};
-
 // Calls the provided function for each matching token
 function filterTokens(params, type, callback) {
   (params.tokenLists[type] || []).forEach(callback);
diff --git a/test/lists-in-blockquote.md b/test/lists-in-blockquote.md
index 8982ac27..4c6e1c11 100644
--- a/test/lists-in-blockquote.md
+++ b/test/lists-in-blockquote.md
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Text
 
 Text
 
-> - Item
->   - Item
+> - Item {MD004}
+>   - Item {MD004}
 
 Text
 
@@ -40,35 +40,35 @@ Text
 
 Text
 
-   > * Item
-   >   * Item
-   >   *  Item {MD030}
-   >    * Item {MD005}
-   >  * Item {MD005}
+   > * Item {MD004}
+   >   * Item {MD004}
+   >   *  Item {MD004} {MD030}
+   >    * Item {MD004} {MD005}
+   >  * Item {MD004} {MD005}
 
 Text
 
   > Text
-  > > - Item
-  >  > - Item  {MD027}
-   > > - Item
-  > > > - Item
-  > >  > - Item  {MD027}
-  >  > > - Item  {MD027}
+  > > - Item {MD004}
+  >  > - Item {MD004} {MD027}
+   > > - Item {MD004}
+  > > > - Item {MD004}
+  > >  > - Item {MD004} {MD027}
+  >  > > - Item {MD004} {MD027}
 
 Text
 
->* Item
-> * Item
->>* Item
->> * Item
+>+ Item
+> + Item
+>>+ Item
+>> + Item
 
 Text
 
 > Quoted text
 >
-> * A list
-> * of items
+> * A list {MD004}
+> * of items {MD004}
 >
 > More quoted text
 
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ Text
 
 > Quoted text
 >
-> > * A list
-> > * of items
+> > + A list
+> > + of items
 >
 > More quoted text
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Text
 
 > Quoted text
 >
-> > * A list
-> > * of items
+> > - A list {MD004}
+> > - of items {MD004}
 > >
 > > More quoted text
diff --git a/test/md004-list-items-in-blockquote.md b/test/md004-list-items-in-blockquote.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc182ceb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/md004-list-items-in-blockquote.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Header
+
+Text
+
+- Item
+- Item
+
+Text
+
+>- Item
+>- Item
+
+Text
+
+> - Item
+> - Item
+
+Text
+
+> > - Item
+> > - Item
+
+Text