diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 0332f12c..8af18138 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@ that much better:
  * Albert Choi
  * John Arnfield
  * grubberr
+ * Paul Aliagas
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 904eb200..b2ef802e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Changelog
 Changes in dev
 ==============
 
+- Fixed ListField so it doesnt accept strings
 - Added DynamicDocument and EmbeddedDynamicDocument classes for expando schemas
 
 Changes in v0.5
diff --git a/tests/fields.py b/tests/fields.py
index dc53eae3..fd993167 100644
--- a/tests/fields.py
+++ b/tests/fields.py
@@ -515,6 +515,20 @@ class FieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         Simple.drop_collection()
 
+
+    def test_list_field_rejects_strings(self):
+        """Strings aren't valid list field data types"""
+
+        class Simple(Document):
+            mapping = ListField()
+
+        Simple.drop_collection()
+        e = Simple()
+        e.mapping = 'hello world'
+
+        self.assertRaises(ValidationError, e.save)
+
+
     def test_list_field_complex(self):
         """Ensure that the list fields can handle the complex types."""