diff --git a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
index 2f1bf1556f..568c43b5e1 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/html-render.ss
@@ -1120,12 +1120,21 @@
                         (blockquote-paragraphs t)))))
 
     (define/override (render-itemization t part ri)
-      `((ul ,(if (and (styled-itemization? t)
-                      (string? (styled-itemization-style t)))
-               `([class ,(styled-itemization-style t)])
-               `())
-          ,@(map (lambda (flow) `(li ,@(render-flow flow part ri #t)))
-                 (itemization-flows t)))))
+      (let ([style-str (and (styled-itemization? t)
+                            (string? (styled-itemization-style t))
+                            (styled-itemization-style t))])
+        `((,(if (and (styled-itemization? t)
+                     (eq? (styled-itemization-style t) 'ordered))
+                'ol
+                'ul)
+           ,(if style-str
+                `([class ,style-str])
+                `())
+           ,@(map (lambda (flow) `(li ,(if style-str
+                                           `([class ,(string-append style-str "Item")])
+                                           `())
+                                      ,@(render-flow flow part ri #t)))
+                  (itemization-flows t))))))
 
     (define/override (render-other i part ri)
       (cond
diff --git a/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss b/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
index 19ff53071b..678e3dc07b 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/latex-render.ss
@@ -365,12 +365,24 @@
         null))
 
     (define/override (render-itemization t part ri)
-      (printf "\n\n\\begin{itemize}\n")
-      (for ([flow (itemization-flows t)])
-        (printf "\n\n\\item ")
-        (render-flow flow part ri #t))
-      (printf "\n\n\\end{itemize}\n")
-      null)
+      (let* ([style-str (and (styled-itemization? t)
+                             (string? (styled-itemization-style t))
+                             (styled-itemization-style t))]
+             [mode (or style-str
+                       (if (and (styled-itemization? t)
+                                (eq? (styled-itemization-style t) 'ordered))
+                           "enumerate"
+                           "itemize"))])
+        (printf "\n\n\\begin{~a}\n" mode)
+        (for ([flow (itemization-flows t)])
+          (printf "\n\n\\~a" (if style-str
+                                  (format "~aItem{" style-str)
+                                  "item "))
+          (render-flow flow part ri #t)
+          (when style-str
+            (printf "}")))
+        (printf "\n\n\\end{~a}\n" mode)
+        null))
 
     (define/override (render-blockquote t part ri)
       (let ([kind (or (blockquote-style t) "quote")])
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/config.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/config.scrbl
index 2f145316d5..23fbb7a489 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/config.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/config.scrbl
@@ -40,9 +40,14 @@ extend or configure Scribble fall into two groups:
          #:style `((css "inbox.css") (tex "inbox.tex"))]{Adding a Style}
 
 When a string is uses as a style in an @scheme[element],
-@scheme[styled-paragraph], or @scheme[blockquote], it corresponds to a
-CSS class for HTML output or a Tex macro (or Latex environment, in the
-case of @scheme[blockquote]) for Latex output.
+@scheme[styled-paragraph], @scheme[styled-itemization], or
+@scheme[blockquote], it corresponds to a CSS class for HTML output or
+a Tex macro/environment for Latex output. In Latex output, the string
+is used as a macro name for a @scheme[styled-paragraph] and an
+environment name for a @scheme[itemization] or @scheme[blockquote]. In
+addition, for an itemization, the style string is suffixed with
+@scheme["Item"] and used as a CSS class or Tex macro name to use for
+the itemization's items (in place of @tt{item} in the case of Latex).
 
 Scribble includes a number of predefined styles that are used by the
 exports of @scheme[scribble/manual], but they are not generally
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
index f0912ac1d6..5920fce24b 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/scribble/struct.scrbl
@@ -443,6 +443,23 @@ A @techlink{itemization} has a list of flows.
 
 }
 
+
+@defstruct[(styled-itemization itemization) ([style any/c])]{
+
+The @scheme[style] can be
+
+@itemize[
+
+ @item{A string that corresponds to a CSS class for HTML output or a
+       macro for Latex output (see @secref["extra-style"]).}
+
+ @item{The symbol @scheme['ordered], which generates @tt{<ol>} HTML
+       output instead of @tt{<li>} or an Latex enumeration instead of
+       an itemization.}
+
+]}
+
+
 @defstruct[blockquote ([style any/c]
                        [paragraphs (listof flow-element?)])]{