diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/helpers/list-numbering-helpers.js b/packages/super-editor/src/core/helpers/list-numbering-helpers.js
index d88986b4b..e18671e87 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/helpers/list-numbering-helpers.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/helpers/list-numbering-helpers.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { getStyleTagFromStyleId } from '@core/super-converter/v2/importer/listIm
 import { baseBulletList, baseOrderedListDef } from './baseListDefinitions';
 import { updateNumberingProperties } from '@core/commands/changeListLevel';
 import { findParentNode } from './findParentNode.js';
+import { translator as wAbstractNumTranslator } from '@converter/v3/handlers/w/abstractNum';
+import { translator as wNumTranslator } from '@converter/v3/handlers/w/num';
 
 /**
  * Generate a new list definition for the given list type.
@@ -114,6 +116,18 @@ export const generateNewListDefinition = ({ numId, listType, level, start, text,
   const newNumDef = getBasicNumIdTag(numId, newAbstractId);
   newNumbering.definitions[numId] = newNumDef;
 
+  const newTranslatedNumbering = { ...editor.converter.translatedNumbering };
+  if (!newTranslatedNumbering.definitions) newTranslatedNumbering.definitions = {};
+  if (!newTranslatedNumbering.abstracts) newTranslatedNumbering.abstracts = {};
+  // @ts-expect-error Remaining parameters are not needed for this translator
+  newTranslatedNumbering.definitions[numId] = wNumTranslator.encode({
+    nodes: [newNumDef],
+  });
+  // @ts-expect-error Remaining parameters are not needed for this translator
+  newTranslatedNumbering.abstracts[newAbstractId] = wAbstractNumTranslator.encode({
+    nodes: [newAbstractDef],
+  });
+  editor.converter.translatedNumbering = newTranslatedNumbering;
   // Update the editor's numbering with the new definition
   editor.converter.numbering = newNumbering;
 
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/helpers/list-numbering-helpers.test.js b/packages/super-editor/src/core/helpers/list-numbering-helpers.test.js
index 6b4f63e58..766794c8c 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/helpers/list-numbering-helpers.test.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/helpers/list-numbering-helpers.test.js
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ describe('getListDefinitionDetails', () => {
           definitions: mockDefinitions,
           abstracts: mockAbstracts,
         },
+        translatedNumbering: {
+          definitions: {},
+          abstracts: {},
+        },
         convertedXml: '<mock>xml</mock>',
       },
       emit: vi.fn(), // Add mock emit function
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v2/importer/docxImporter.js b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v2/importer/docxImporter.js
index 9cd8ec06b..a7c903433 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v2/importer/docxImporter.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/core/super-converter/v2/importer/docxImporter.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import bookmarkStartAttrConfigs from '@converter/v3/handlers/w/bookmark-start/at
 import bookmarkEndAttrConfigs from '@converter/v3/handlers/w/bookmark-end/attributes/index.js';
 import { translator as wStylesTranslator } from '@converter/v3/handlers/w/styles/index.js';
 import { translator as wNumberingTranslator } from '@converter/v3/handlers/w/numbering/index.js';
+import { baseNumbering } from '@converter/v2/exporter/helpers/base-list.definitions.js';
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import()} XmlNode
@@ -598,8 +599,7 @@ export function translateStyleDefinitions(docx) {
 }
 
 function translateNumberingDefinitions(docx) {
-  const numbering = docx['word/numbering.xml'];
-  if (!numbering) return null;
+  const numbering = docx['word/numbering.xml'] ?? baseNumbering;
   const numberingElement = numbering.elements[0];
   const parsedNumbering = wNumberingTranslator.encode({ nodes: [numberingElement] });
   return parsedNumbering;
diff --git a/packages/super-editor/src/tests/helpers/helpers.js b/packages/super-editor/src/tests/helpers/helpers.js
index 9a551e71d..f497b97e6 100644
--- a/packages/super-editor/src/tests/helpers/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/super-editor/src/tests/helpers/helpers.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export const getMinimalTranslatedLinkedStyles = () => ({
 const createMinimalConverter = () => {
   const converter = new SuperConverter();
   converter.translatedLinkedStyles = getMinimalTranslatedLinkedStyles();
-  converter.translatedNumbering = {};
+  converter.translatedNumbering = { definitions: {}, abstracts: {} };
   return converter;
 };
 
@@ -134,6 +134,18 @@ const ensureTranslatedLinkedStyles = (converter) => {
   translated.styles.Normal.styleId ??= 'Normal';
 };
 
+const ensureTranslatedNumbering = (converter) => {
+  if (!converter) return;
+
+  if (!converter.translatedNumbering || typeof converter.translatedNumbering !== 'object') {
+    converter.translatedNumbering = { definitions: {}, abstracts: {} };
+    return;
+  }
+
+  converter.translatedNumbering.definitions ??= {};
+  converter.translatedNumbering.abstracts ??= {};
+};
+
 /**
  * Instantiate a new test editor instance and wait for it to be ready.
  *
@@ -198,6 +210,7 @@ export const initTestEditor = (options = {}) => {
     editor.converter = restOptions.converter;
   }
   ensureTranslatedLinkedStyles(editor.converter);
+  ensureTranslatedNumbering(editor.converter);
 
   return {
     editor,