diff --git a/jquery.mobile.nestedlists.js b/jquery.mobile.nestedlists.js
index 3d93d04..2778b63 100644
--- a/jquery.mobile.nestedlists.js
+++ b/jquery.mobile.nestedlists.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 			}
 			this.opening = true;
 			this.newPage = $( this.options.page ).uniqueId();
-			this.nestedList  = $( event.target ).children( "ul" )
+			this.nestedList  = $( event.target ).closest( "li" ).children( "ul" )
 				.clone().attr( "data-" + $.mobile.ns + "role", "listview" )
 				.css( "display", "block" );
 			this.pageName = (