diff --git a/slideshow-doc/scribblings/slideshow/slides.scrbl b/slideshow-doc/scribblings/slideshow/slides.scrbl
index 2c7ec62..feae32c 100644
--- a/slideshow-doc/scribblings/slideshow/slides.scrbl
+++ b/slideshow-doc/scribblings/slideshow/slides.scrbl
@@ -173,6 +173,24 @@ paragraph.
 @history[#:changed "1.5" @elem{Added the @racket[#:aspect] argument.}]}
 
 
+@defproc[(nitem [#:aspect aspect aspect? #f]
+                [#:width width real? ((get-current-para-width #:aspect aspect))]
+                [#:gap-size sep-gap-size real? (current-gap-size)]
+                [#:separator string? "."]
+                [#:number integer? (nitem-counter)]
+                [#:align (or/c 'left 'center 'right) 'left]
+                [#:fill? fill? any/c #t]
+                [#:decode? decode? any/c #t]
+                [element (flat-rec-contract elem/c
+                           or/c string? pict? (listof elem/c))] ...)
+          pict?]{
+
+Like @racket[item], but with a number instead of a bullet point. The
+number can be specified using @racket[#:number] or automatically
+incremented. Furthermore, the character following the number defaults
+to "." and can be specified using @racket[separator].}
+
+
 @defproc[(subitem [#:aspect aspect aspect? #f]
                   [#:width width real? ((get-current-para-width #:aspect aspect))]
                   [#:gap-size sep-gap-size real? (current-gap-size)]
diff --git a/slideshow-exe/slideshow/tutorial-show.rkt b/slideshow-exe/slideshow/tutorial-show.rkt
index 91ec510..7cef7a4 100644
--- a/slideshow-exe/slideshow/tutorial-show.rkt
+++ b/slideshow-exe/slideshow/tutorial-show.rkt
@@ -296,6 +296,20 @@
                        (para #:width w l)))))
  (para "where" (code bullet) "is a constant pict:" bullet))
 
+(slide
+ #:title "Numbering"
+ (nitem "Numbered items can also occur in slides")
+ (nitem "You can make a number list using" (code nitem))
+ (nitem "The numbers are automatically calculated for you!")
+ (nitem #:separator ")"
+        "The separator can be modified using" (code #:separator)))
+
+(slide
+ #:title "More Numbering"
+ (nitem "The numbers automatically restart with every slide")
+ (nitem #:number 15
+        "But the number can also be provided using" (code #:number)))
+
 (slide
  #:title "Grouping and Space"
  (para "Sometimes you want to group items on a slide")
diff --git a/slideshow-lib/slideshow/base.rkt b/slideshow-lib/slideshow/base.rkt
index 762aa21..5626421 100644
--- a/slideshow-lib/slideshow/base.rkt
+++ b/slideshow-lib/slideshow/base.rkt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
            most-recent-slide retract-most-recent-slide re-slide slide->pict start-at-recent-slide
 	   make-outline
 	   (rename-out [item/kw item]
+                   [nitem/kw nitem]
                        [subitem/kw subitem]
                        [para/kw para])
 	   gap-size current-gap-size current-font-size current-line-sep
diff --git a/slideshow-lib/slideshow/core.rkt b/slideshow-lib/slideshow/core.rkt
index 7b55586..ba21bd5 100644
--- a/slideshow-lib/slideshow/core.rkt
+++ b/slideshow-lib/slideshow/core.rkt
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@
       (define o-bullet (baseless
 			(cc-superimpose (circle (/ gap-size 2)) 
 					(blank 0 gap-size))))
+      (define nitem-start-num 0) ;; start at 0 so that the first number is 1
+      (define (make-nitem-counter)
+        (let ([n nitem-start-num])
+          (lambda ()
+            (set! n (add1 n))
+            n)))
+      (define nitem-counter (make-nitem-counter))
 
 
       (define margin 20)
@@ -435,6 +442,7 @@
                               #:gap-size [a-gap-size (current-gap-size)]
                               . body)
                        (check-aspect 'slide aspect)
+                       (set! nitem-counter (make-nitem-counter)) ;; reset the number counter
                        (let ([t (if s
                                     (if (equal? name s)
                                         (if (string? s)
@@ -946,6 +954,29 @@
                                            #:decode? decode?
                                            s)))])
           item))
+      (define nitem/kw
+        (let ([nitem (lambda (#:gap-size [a-gap-size (current-gap-size)]
+                              #:number [number (nitem-counter)]
+                              #:separator [separator "."]
+                              #:aspect [aspect #f]
+                              #:width [width ((hash-ref current-para-widths aspect))]
+                              #:align [align 'left]
+                              #:fill? [fill? #t]
+                              #:decode? [decode? #t]
+                              . s)
+                       (check-aspect 'item aspect)
+                       (htl-append (/ a-gap-size 2)
+                                   (para/kw #:aspect aspect
+                                            #:width (- width
+                                                       (pict-width bullet)
+                                                       (/ a-gap-size 2))
+                                            #:align align
+                                            #:fill? fill?
+                                            #:decode? decode?
+                                            (number->string number)
+                                            separator
+                                            s)))])
+          nitem))
 
       (define (item*/bullet bullet w . s)
 	(htl-append (/ gap-size 2)
diff --git a/slideshow-lib/slideshow/sig.rkt b/slideshow-lib/slideshow/sig.rkt
index 6758611..1e7aec8 100644
--- a/slideshow-lib/slideshow/sig.rkt
+++ b/slideshow-lib/slideshow/sig.rkt
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
      scroll-transition pause-transition
      comment make-outline
      item/kw item item* page-item page-item*
+     nitem/kw
      item/bullet item*/bullet page-item/bullet page-item*/bullet
      subitem/kw subitem subitem* page-subitem page-subitem*
      itemize itemize* page-itemize page-itemize*
diff --git a/slideshow-lib/slideshow/slide.rkt b/slideshow-lib/slideshow/slide.rkt
index 32dd93e..4da5372 100644
--- a/slideshow-lib/slideshow/slide.rkt
+++ b/slideshow-lib/slideshow/slide.rkt
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@
                              #:decode? any/c)
                          #:rest elem/c
                          . ->* . pict?))
+  (define nitem-contract (() (#:number integer?
+                              #:separator string?
+                              #:width real?
+                              #:gap-size real?
+                              #:align (or/c 'left 'center 'right)
+                              #:fill? any/c
+                              #:decode? any/c)
+                             #:rest elem/c
+                             . ->* . pict?))
+
 
   ;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
   ;;                 Exports                       ;;
@@ -98,6 +108,7 @@
                               #:rest elem/c
                              . ->* . pict?)]
                     [item/kw item-contract]
+                    [nitem/kw nitem-contract]
                     [subitem/kw item-contract]
                     [t (string? . -> . pict?)]
                     [bt (string? . -> . pict?)]