diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
index fe04011866fd8d..e1e12cde222ace 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ function RichTextWrapper(
 		disableSuggestions,
 		disableAutocorrection,
 		containerWidth,
+		onEnter: onCustomEnter,
 		...props
 	},
 	forwardedRef
@@ -344,6 +345,10 @@ function RichTextWrapper(
 				}
 			}
 
+			if ( onCustomEnter ) {
+				onCustomEnter();
+			}
+
 			if ( multiline ) {
 				if ( shiftKey ) {
 					if ( ! disableLineBreaks ) {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/list-item/edit.native.js b/packages/block-library/src/list-item/edit.native.js
index 5326cbd79b0e47..dcd20f11c9d5e8 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/list-item/edit.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/list-item/edit.native.js
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import {
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { usePreferredColorSchemeStyle } from '@wordpress/compose';
 import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
-import { useState, useCallback } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useState, useCallback, useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import { useSplit, useMerge } from './hooks';
+import { useSplit, useMerge, useEnter } from './hooks';
 import { convertToListItems } from './utils';
 import { IndentUI } from './edit.js';
 import styles from './style.scss';
@@ -116,8 +116,26 @@ export default function ListItemEdit( {
 		} ),
 	};
 
+	const preventDefault = useRef( false );
+	const { onEnter } = useEnter( { content, clientId }, preventDefault );
 	const onSplit = useSplit( clientId );
 	const onMerge = useMerge( clientId );
+	const onSplitList = useCallback(
+		( value ) => {
+			if ( ! preventDefault.current ) {
+				return onSplit( value );
+			}
+		},
+		[ clientId, onSplit ]
+	);
+	const onReplaceList = useCallback(
+		( blocks, ...args ) => {
+			if ( ! preventDefault.current ) {
+				onReplace( convertToListItems( blocks ), ...args );
+			}
+		},
+		[ clientId, onReplace, convertToListItems ]
+	);
 	const onLayout = useCallback( ( { nativeEvent } ) => {
 		setContentWidth( ( prevState ) => {
 			const { width } = nativeEvent.layout;
@@ -158,11 +176,10 @@ export default function ListItemEdit( {
 						placeholderTextColor={
 							defaultPlaceholderTextColorWithOpacity
 						}
-						onSplit={ onSplit }
+						onSplit={ onSplitList }
 						onMerge={ onMerge }
-						onReplace={ ( blocks, ...args ) => {
-							onReplace( convertToListItems( blocks ), ...args );
-						} }
+						onReplace={ onReplaceList }
+						onEnter={ onEnter }
 						style={ styleWithPlaceholderOpacity }
 						deleteEnter={ true }
 						containerWidth={ contentWidth }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/list-item/hooks/use-enter.native.js b/packages/block-library/src/list-item/hooks/use-enter.native.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..d3be5f1ea0e1bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/list-item/hooks/use-enter.native.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import {
+	createBlock,
+	getDefaultBlockName,
+	cloneBlock,
+} from '@wordpress/blocks';
+import { useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
+import { store as blockEditorStore } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import useOutdentListItem from './use-outdent-list-item';
+
+export default function useEnter( props, preventDefault ) {
+	const { replaceBlocks, selectionChange } = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
+	const { getBlock, getBlockRootClientId, getBlockIndex } =
+		useSelect( blockEditorStore );
+	const propsRef = useRef( props );
+	propsRef.current = props;
+	const [ canOutdent, outdentListItem ] = useOutdentListItem(
+		propsRef.current.clientId
+	);
+
+	return {
+		onEnter() {
+			const { content, clientId } = propsRef.current;
+			if ( content.length ) {
+				return;
+			}
+			preventDefault.current = true;
+			if ( canOutdent ) {
+				outdentListItem();
+				return;
+			}
+			// Here we are in top level list so we need to split.
+			const topParentListBlock = getBlock(
+				getBlockRootClientId( clientId )
+			);
+			const blockIndex = getBlockIndex( clientId );
+			const head = cloneBlock( {
+				...topParentListBlock,
+				innerBlocks: topParentListBlock.innerBlocks.slice(
+					0,
+					blockIndex
+				),
+			} );
+			const middle = createBlock( getDefaultBlockName() );
+			// Last list item might contain a `list` block innerBlock
+			// In that case append remaining innerBlocks blocks.
+			const after = [
+				...( topParentListBlock.innerBlocks[ blockIndex ]
+					.innerBlocks[ 0 ]?.innerBlocks || [] ),
+				...topParentListBlock.innerBlocks.slice( blockIndex + 1 ),
+			];
+			const tail = after.length
+				? [
+						cloneBlock( {
+							...topParentListBlock,
+							innerBlocks: after,
+						} ),
+				  ]
+				: [];
+			replaceBlocks(
+				topParentListBlock.clientId,
+				[ head, middle, ...tail ],
+				1
+			);
+			// We manually change the selection here because we are replacing
+			// a different block than the selected one.
+			selectionChange( middle.clientId );
+		},
+	};
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-native-aztec/package.json b/packages/react-native-aztec/package.json
index 4534cb47204b2a..7ed083784390fd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-aztec/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-aztec/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@wordpress/react-native-aztec",
-	"version": "1.82.0",
+	"version": "1.82.1",
 	"description": "Aztec view for react-native.",
 	"private": true,
 	"author": "The WordPress Contributors",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bridge/package.json b/packages/react-native-bridge/package.json
index 99e3a19111a2b2..f9a4fab7459198 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bridge/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-bridge/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@wordpress/react-native-bridge",
-	"version": "1.82.0",
+	"version": "1.82.1",
 	"description": "Native bridge library used to integrate the block editor into a native App.",
 	"private": true,
 	"author": "The WordPress Contributors",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
index 79fca8226e8edd..72409d9ac9e0fd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/react-native-editor/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ For each user feature we should also add a importance categorization label  to i
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 1.82.1
+-   [**] List block v2: Fix issues splitting or merging paragraphs into the block [#43949]
+
 ## 1.82.0
 -   [*] [iOS] Explicitly set tint color for action sheets to always be blue [#43759]
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native-editor/ios/Podfile.lock b/packages/react-native-editor/ios/Podfile.lock
index f93385757e38a7..555e7b6dcb7ba6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-editor/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/packages/react-native-editor/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ PODS:
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core (= 0.66.2)
   - fmt (6.2.1)
   - glog (0.3.5)
-  - Gutenberg (1.82.0):
+  - Gutenberg (1.82.1):
     - React-Core (= 0.66.2)
     - React-CoreModules (= 0.66.2)
     - React-RCTImage (= 0.66.2)
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-Core
   - RNSVG (9.13.6):
     - React-Core
-  - RNTAztecView (1.82.0):
+  - RNTAztecView (1.82.1):
     - React-Core
     - WordPress-Aztec-iOS (~> 1.19.8)
   - SDWebImage (5.11.1):
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   FBReactNativeSpec: 18438b1c04ce502ed681cd19db3f4508964c082a
   fmt: ff9d55029c625d3757ed641535fd4a75fedc7ce9
   glog: 5337263514dd6f09803962437687240c5dc39aa4
-  Gutenberg: ecbe9a4c5cb35fcabf1f7b524f56e4242fb9ee9f
+  Gutenberg: 4c406229dfc941c04dc1923ef661bc42cdf48c42
   libwebp: 98a37e597e40bfdb4c911fc98f2c53d0b12d05fc
   RCT-Folly: a21c126816d8025b547704b777a2ba552f3d9fa9
   RCTRequired: 5e9e85f48da8dd447f5834ce14c6799ea8c7f41a
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   RNReanimated: b413cc7aa3e2a740d9804cda3a9396a68f9eea7f
   RNScreens: 953633729a42e23ad0c93574d676b361e3335e8b
   RNSVG: 36a7359c428dcb7c6bce1cc546fbfebe069809b0
-  RNTAztecView: d147b75ad3ec3fd43bce60c7c4d96e93b7294090
+  RNTAztecView: 8cb0bd37845a25eab416611e92d5adaf5a4931ac
   SDWebImage: a7f831e1a65eb5e285e3fb046a23fcfbf08e696d
   SDWebImageWebPCoder: 908b83b6adda48effe7667cd2b7f78c897e5111d
   WordPress-Aztec-iOS: 7d11d598f14c82c727c08b56bd35fbeb7dafb504
diff --git a/packages/react-native-editor/package.json b/packages/react-native-editor/package.json
index 0077f7d21b54cc..670704848ea5ac 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-editor/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-editor/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@wordpress/react-native-editor",
-	"version": "1.82.0",
+	"version": "1.82.1",
 	"description": "Mobile WordPress gutenberg editor.",
 	"author": "The WordPress Contributors",
 	"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",