diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index bbf036276..ee1a0c722 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #4924: html search: Upper characters problem in any other languages
 * #4932: apidoc: some subpackage is ignored if sibling subpackage contains a
   module starting with underscore
+* #4913: i18n: literal blocks in bullet list are not translated
 
 Testing
 --------
diff --git a/sphinx/util/nodes.py b/sphinx/util/nodes.py
index f439c515e..0285e4241 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/nodes.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/nodes.py
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ def apply_source_workaround(node):
             node.rawsource = re.sub(r'\s*:\s*%s' % re.escape(classifier.astext()),
                                     '', node.rawsource)
 
+    # workaround: literal_block under bullet list (#4913)
+    if isinstance(node, nodes.literal_block) and node.source is None:
+        node.source = find_source_node(node)
+
     # workaround: recommonmark-0.2.0 doesn't set rawsource attribute
     if not node.rawsource:
         node.rawsource = node.astext()
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-intl/literalblock.po b/tests/roots/test-intl/literalblock.po
index 0f2ddc613..040295359 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-intl/literalblock.po
+++ b/tests/roots/test-intl/literalblock.po
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ msgstr ""
 "    return 0;\n"
 "}"
 
+msgid "literal-block\n"
+"in list"
+msgstr "LITERAL-BLOCK\n"
+"IN LIST"
+
 msgid "doctest blocks"
 msgstr "DOCTEST-BLOCKS"
 
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-intl/literalblock.txt b/tests/roots/test-intl/literalblock.txt
index 57041fe41..2b9eb8eb1 100644
--- a/tests/roots/test-intl/literalblock.txt
+++ b/tests/roots/test-intl/literalblock.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ code blocks
    }
 
 
+* ::
+
+      literal-block
+      in list
+
 doctest blocks
 ==============
 
diff --git a/tests/test_intl.py b/tests/test_intl.py
index c8c5a69e9..e6f8108b3 100644
--- a/tests/test_intl.py
+++ b/tests/test_intl.py
@@ -1000,6 +1000,14 @@ def test_additional_targets_should_not_be_translated(app):
                      """<span class="cpf">&lt;stdio.h&gt;</span>""")
     assert_count(expected_expr, result, 1)
 
+    # literal block in list item should not be translated
+    expected_expr = ("""<span class="n">literal</span>"""
+                     """<span class="o">-</span>"""
+                     """<span class="n">block</span>\n"""
+                     """<span class="k">in</span> """
+                     """<span class="n">list</span>""")
+    assert_count(expected_expr, result, 1)
+
     # doctest block should not be translated but be highlighted
     expected_expr = (
         """<span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>"""
@@ -1066,6 +1074,14 @@ def test_additional_targets_should_be_translated(app):
                      """<span class="cpf">&lt;STDIO.H&gt;</span>""")
     assert_count(expected_expr, result, 1)
 
+    # literal block in list item should be translated
+    expected_expr = ("""<span class="no">LITERAL</span>"""
+                     """<span class="o">-</span>"""
+                     """<span class="no">BLOCK</span>\n"""
+                     """<span class="no">IN</span> """
+                     """<span class="no">LIST</span>""")
+    assert_count(expected_expr, result, 1)
+
     # doctest block should not be translated but be highlighted
     expected_expr = (
         """<span class="gp">&gt;&gt;&gt; </span>"""