diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/list_item.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/list_item.dart
index 4ceae217b9..3380a9f8f2 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/list_item.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/list_item.dart
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class ListItem extends StatelessWidget {
     Widget item = iterator.current;
     while (iterator.moveNext()) {
       yield new DecoratedBox(
+        position: DecorationPosition.foreground,
         decoration: new BoxDecoration(
           border: new Border(
             bottom: new BorderSide(color: dividerColor),
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart
index 261c4ed35e..e296d9abf7 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/basic.dart
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export 'package:flutter/rendering.dart' show
   CrossAxisAlignment,
   CustomClipper,
   CustomPainter,
+  DecorationPosition,
   FlexFit,
   FlowDelegate,
   FlowPaintingContext,