diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/text_editor.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/text_editor.js
index 5203c57e7f..f5dfeb3893 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/text_editor.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/text_editor.js
@@ -181,6 +181,19 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlTextEditor = frappe.ui.form.ControlCode.extend({
 	},
 
 	get_input_value() {
-		return this.quill ? this.quill.root.innerHTML : '';
+		let value = this.quill ? this.quill.root.innerHTML : '';
+		// quill keeps ol as a common container for both type of lists
+		// and uses css for appearances, this is not semantic
+		// so we convert ol to ul if it is unordered
+		const $value = $(`<div>${value}</div>`);
+		$value.find('ol li[data-list=bullet]:first-child').each((i, li) => {
+			let $li = $(li);
+			let $parent = $li.parent();
+			let $children = $parent.children();
+			let $ul = $('<ul>').append($children);
+			$parent.replaceWith($ul);
+		});
+		value = $value.html();
+		return value;
 	}
 });