diff --git a/rendercv/renderer.py b/rendercv/renderer.py
index 247c8b5e..cffdaff4 100644
--- a/rendercv/renderer.py
+++ b/rendercv/renderer.py
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ class LaTeXFile(TemplatedFile):
         sections: list[tuple[str, list[str], str]] = []
         for section in self.cv.sections:
             section_beginning = self.template(
-                "SectionBeginning", section_title=section.title
+                "SectionBeginning",
+                section_title=section.title,
+                entry_type=section.entry_type,
             )
             entries: list[str] = []
             for i, entry in enumerate(section.entries):
@@ -143,10 +145,15 @@ class LaTeXFile(TemplatedFile):
                         section.entry_type,
                         entry=entry,
                         section_title=section.title,
+                        entry_type=section.entry_type,
                         is_first_entry=is_first_entry,
                     )
                 )
-            section_ending = self.template("SectionEnding", section_title=section.title)
+            section_ending = self.template(
+                "SectionEnding",
+                section_title=section.title,
+                entry_type=section.entry_type,
+            )
             sections.append((section_beginning, entries, section_ending))
 
         return preamble, header, sections
@@ -255,7 +262,9 @@ class MarkdownFile(TemplatedFile):
         sections: list[tuple[str, list[str]]] = []
         for section in self.cv.sections:
             section_beginning = self.template(
-                "SectionBeginning", section_title=section.title
+                "SectionBeginning",
+                section_title=section.title,
+                entry_type=section.entry_type,
             )
             entries: list[str] = []
             for i, entry in enumerate(section.entries):
@@ -268,6 +277,7 @@ class MarkdownFile(TemplatedFile):
                         section.entry_type,
                         entry=entry,
                         section_title=section.title,
+                        entry_type=section.entry_type,
                         is_first_entry=is_first_entry,
                     )
                 )
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/classic/BulletEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/classic/BulletEntry.j2.tex
index 981d14cd..d1f56971 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/classic/BulletEntry.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/classic/BulletEntry.j2.tex
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-((* if not is_first_entry *))
-\vspace{<<design.margins.entry_area.vertical_between>>}
-((* endif *))
-
-\begin{onecolentry}
-    \textbullet \hspace{3pt} <<entry.bullet>>
-\end{onecolentry}
+\item <<entry.bullet>>
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex
index 8989b2f8..bc59e329 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex
@@ -122,6 +122,18 @@
     \end{itemize}
 } % new environment for highlights
 
+\newenvironment{highlightsforbulletentries}{
+    \begin{itemize}[
+        topsep=<<design.margins.highlights_area.top>>,
+        parsep=<<design.margins.highlights_area.vertical_between_bullet_points>>,
+        partopsep=0pt,
+        itemsep=0pt,
+        leftmargin=10pt
+    ]
+}{
+    \end{itemize}
+} % new environment for highlights for bullet entries
+
 
 \newenvironment{onecolentry}{
     \begin{adjustwidth}{
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/classic/SectionBeginning.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/classic/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
index b72afb44..c80738d8 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/classic/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/classic/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-\section{<<section_title>>}
\ No newline at end of file
+\section{<<section_title>>}
+
+((* if entry_type == "BulletEntry" *))
+\begin{onecolentry}
+    \begin{highlightsforbulletentries}
+((* endif *))
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/classic/SectionEnding.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/classic/SectionEnding.j2.tex
index e69de29b..7e2aaa1e 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/classic/SectionEnding.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/classic/SectionEnding.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+((* if entry_type == "BulletEntry" *))
+    \end{highlightsforbulletentries}
+\end{onecolentry}
+((* endif *))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/BulletEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/BulletEntry.j2.tex
index 981d14cd..d1f56971 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/BulletEntry.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/BulletEntry.j2.tex
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-((* if not is_first_entry *))
-\vspace{<<design.margins.entry_area.vertical_between>>}
-((* endif *))
-
-\begin{onecolentry}
-    \textbullet \hspace{3pt} <<entry.bullet>>
-\end{onecolentry}
+\item <<entry.bullet>>
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/Preamble.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/Preamble.j2.tex
index 624a75bc..a2e6f7d9 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/Preamble.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/Preamble.j2.tex
@@ -112,6 +112,18 @@
 } % new environment for highlights
 
 
+\newenvironment{highlightsforbulletentries}{
+    \begin{itemize}[
+        topsep=<<design.margins.highlights_area.top>>,
+        parsep=<<design.margins.highlights_area.vertical_between_bullet_points>>,
+        partopsep=0pt,
+        itemsep=0pt,
+        leftmargin=10pt
+    ]
+}{
+    \end{itemize}
+} % new environment for highlights for bullet entries
+
 \newenvironment{onecolentry}{
     \begin{adjustwidth}{
         <<design.margins.entry_area.left_and_right>> + 0.00001 cm
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/SectionBeginning.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
index b72afb44..c80738d8 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-\section{<<section_title>>}
\ No newline at end of file
+\section{<<section_title>>}
+
+((* if entry_type == "BulletEntry" *))
+\begin{onecolentry}
+    \begin{highlightsforbulletentries}
+((* endif *))
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/SectionEnding.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/SectionEnding.j2.tex
index e69de29b..7e2aaa1e 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/SectionEnding.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/engineeringresumes/SectionEnding.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+((* if entry_type == "BulletEntry" *))
+    \end{highlightsforbulletentries}
+\end{onecolentry}
+((* endif *))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/BulletEntry.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/BulletEntry.j2.tex
index 0bb89298..d1f56971 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/BulletEntry.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/BulletEntry.j2.tex
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-((* if not is_first_entry *))
-\vspace{<<design.margins.entry_area.vertical_between>>}
-((* endif *))
-
-\begin{onecolentry}
-    $\circ$ <<entry.bullet>>
-\end{onecolentry}
+\item <<entry.bullet>>
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/Preamble.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/Preamble.j2.tex
index b2924d91..ac0e8864 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/Preamble.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/Preamble.j2.tex
@@ -111,6 +111,18 @@
     \end{itemize}
 } % new environment for highlights
 
+\newenvironment{highlightsforbulletentries}{
+    \begin{itemize}[
+        topsep=<<design.margins.highlights_area.top>>,
+        parsep=<<design.margins.highlights_area.vertical_between_bullet_points>>,
+        partopsep=0pt,
+        itemsep=0pt,
+        leftmargin=10pt
+    ]
+}{
+    \end{itemize}
+} % new environment for highlights for bullet entries
+
 
 \newenvironment{onecolentry}{
     \begin{adjustwidth}{
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/SectionBeginning.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
index b72afb44..c80738d8 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/SectionBeginning.j2.tex
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
-\section{<<section_title>>}
\ No newline at end of file
+\section{<<section_title>>}
+
+((* if entry_type == "BulletEntry" *))
+\begin{onecolentry}
+    \begin{highlightsforbulletentries}
+((* endif *))
diff --git a/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/SectionEnding.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/SectionEnding.j2.tex
index e69de29b..7e2aaa1e 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/SectionEnding.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/sb2nov/SectionEnding.j2.tex
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+((* if entry_type == "BulletEntry" *))
+    \end{highlightsforbulletentries}
+\end{onecolentry}
+((* endif *))
\ No newline at end of file