diff --git a/tests/rules/test_indentation.py b/tests/rules/test_indentation.py
index e435304..2733ea7 100644
--- a/tests/rules/test_indentation.py
+++ b/tests/rules/test_indentation.py
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ class IndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    '        date: 1991\n'
                    '...\n', conf)
 
-    def test_consistent(self):
+    def test_consistent_spaces(self):
         conf = ('indentation: {spaces: consistent,\n'
                 '              indent-sequences: whatever}\n'
                 'document-start: disable\n')
@@ -713,6 +713,142 @@ class IndentationTestCase(RuleTestCase):
                    '- b\n'
                    '- c\n', conf)
 
+    def test_consistent_spaces_and_indent_sequences(self):
+        conf = 'indentation: {spaces: consistent, indent-sequences: true}'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '- 1\n'
+                   '- 2\n'
+                   '- 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '    - a\n'
+                   '    - b\n'
+                   '    - c\n', conf, problem1=(3, 1))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '  - 1\n'
+                   '  - 2\n'
+                   '  - 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '    - a\n'
+                   '    - b\n'
+                   '    - c\n', conf, problem1=(7, 5))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '  - 1\n'
+                   '  - 2\n'
+                   '  - 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '- a\n'
+                   '- b\n'
+                   '- c\n', conf, problem1=(7, 1))
+
+        conf = 'indentation: {spaces: consistent, indent-sequences: false}'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '- 1\n'
+                   '- 2\n'
+                   '- 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '    - a\n'
+                   '    - b\n'
+                   '    - c\n', conf, problem1=(7, 5))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '- 1\n'
+                   '- 2\n'
+                   '- 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '  - a\n'
+                   '  - b\n'
+                   '  - c\n', conf, problem1=(7, 3))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '  - 1\n'
+                   '  - 2\n'
+                   '  - 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '- a\n'
+                   '- b\n'
+                   '- c\n', conf, problem1=(3, 3))
+
+        conf = ('indentation: {spaces: consistent,\n'
+                '              indent-sequences: consistent}')
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '- 1\n'
+                   '- 2\n'
+                   '- 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '    - a\n'
+                   '    - b\n'
+                   '    - c\n', conf, problem1=(7, 5))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '    - 1\n'
+                   '    - 2\n'
+                   '    - 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '- a\n'
+                   '- b\n'
+                   '- c\n', conf, problem1=(7, 1))
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '- 1\n'
+                   '- 2\n'
+                   '- 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '- a\n'
+                   '- b\n'
+                   '- c\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '  - 1\n'
+                   '  - 2\n'
+                   '  - 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '    - a\n'
+                   '    - b\n'
+                   '    - c\n', conf, problem1=(7, 5))
+
+        conf = 'indentation: {spaces: consistent, indent-sequences: whatever}'
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '- 1\n'
+                   '- 2\n'
+                   '- 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '    - a\n'
+                   '    - b\n'
+                   '    - c\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '    - 1\n'
+                   '    - 2\n'
+                   '    - 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '- a\n'
+                   '- b\n'
+                   '- c\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '- 1\n'
+                   '- 2\n'
+                   '- 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '- a\n'
+                   '- b\n'
+                   '- c\n', conf)
+        self.check('---\n'
+                   'list one:\n'
+                   '  - 1\n'
+                   '  - 2\n'
+                   '  - 3\n'
+                   'list two:\n'
+                   '    - a\n'
+                   '    - b\n'
+                   '    - c\n', conf, problem1=(7, 5))
+
     def test_indent_sequences_whatever(self):
         conf = 'indentation: {spaces: 4, indent-sequences: whatever}'
         self.check('---\n'
diff --git a/yamllint/rules/indentation.py b/yamllint/rules/indentation.py
index db62f38..432c23c 100644
--- a/yamllint/rules/indentation.py
+++ b/yamllint/rules/indentation.py
@@ -469,7 +469,19 @@ def _check(conf, token, prev, next, nextnext, context):
                 if context['indent-sequences'] is False:
                     indent = context['stack'][-1].indent
                 elif context['indent-sequences'] is True:
-                    indent = detect_indent(context['stack'][-1].indent, next)
+                    if (context['spaces'] == 'consistent' and
+                            next.start_mark.column -
+                            context['stack'][-1].indent == 0):
+                        # In this case, the block sequence item is not indented
+                        # (while it should be), but we don't know yet the
+                        # indentation it should have (because `spaces` is
+                        # `consistent` and its value has not been computed yet
+                        # -- this is probably the beginning of the document).
+                        # So we choose an arbitrary value (2).
+                        indent = 2
+                    else:
+                        indent = detect_indent(context['stack'][-1].indent,
+                                               next)
                 else:  # 'whatever' or 'consistent'
                     if next.start_mark.column == context['stack'][-1].indent:
                         #   key: