diff --git a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/custom-bullets.css b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/custom-bullets.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6bbe95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/custom-bullets.css
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/* NOTE: This stylesheet will be dynamically injected into the UI when custom list bullets are enabled. */
+.trumbowyg-editor ul { list-style-image: url("../images/bullet.png") ; }
+.trumbowyg-editor ul ul { list-style-image: url("../images/bullet2.png") ; }
+.trumbowyg-editor ul ul ul { list-style-image: url("../images/bullet3.png") ; }
+.trumbowyg-editor ol { list-style-image: none ; }
diff --git a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/html-editor.css b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/html-editor.css
index 0689d2a..60f38e0 100644
--- a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/html-editor.css
+++ b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/html-editor.css
@@ -7,12 +7,8 @@
 
 .trumbowyg-button-group button::after { top: 25px !important ; }
 
-/* custom bullets for the editor */
 .trumbowyg-editor ul { margin: 0 0 0 0.9em ; }
-.trumbowyg-editor ol { margin: 0 0 0 1.8em ; list-style-image: none ; }
-.trumbowyg-editor ul { list-style-image: url("../images/bullet.png") ; }
-.trumbowyg-editor ul ul { list-style-image: url("../images/bullet2.png") ; }
-.trumbowyg-editor ul ul ul { list-style-image: url("../images/bullet3.png") ; }
+.trumbowyg-editor ol { margin: 0 0 0 1.8em ; }
 
 /* make tables visible in the editor */
 .trumbowyg-editor table.table { width: auto ; }
diff --git a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/user_settings.js b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/user_settings.js
index 5a2919d..669a16f 100644
--- a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/user_settings.js
+++ b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/user_settings.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SCENARIO_IMAGES_SOURCE_THIS_PROGRAM = 1 ;
+
 SCENARIO_IMAGES_SOURCE_INTERNET = 2 ;
 
 DEFAULT_USER_SETTINGS = {
@@ -177,6 +178,21 @@ function apply_user_settings()
             $.datepicker.formatDate( date_format, curr_date )
         ).trigger( "change" ) ;
     }
+
+    // check if custom list bullets have been enabled
+    var $link = $( "head link[data-id='custom-bullets']" ) ;
+    if ( gUserSettings[ "custom-list-bullets" ] )
+    {
+        // yup - inject our custom CSS into the UI to show them
+        if ( $link.length === 0 ) {
+            var url = make_app_url( "/static/css/custom-bullets.css" ) ;
+            $link = $( "<link href='" + url + "' type='text/css' rel='stylesheet' data-id='custom-bullets'></link>" ) ;
+            $( "head" ).append( $link ) ;
+        }
+    } else {
+        // nope - remove our custom CSS
+        $link.remove() ;
+    }
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------