diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/list/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/list/index.js
index e980c3affc879a..94a9a2cbc4f390 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/list/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/list/index.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export const settings = {
 	],
 	supports: {
 		className: false,
+		__experimentalColor: true,
 		__unstablePasteTextInline: true,
 		lightBlockWrapper: true,
 	},
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/list/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/list/style.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..04f579042196fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/list/style.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+ol.has-background,
+ul.has-background {
+	padding: $block-bg-padding--v $block-bg-padding--h;
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
index 2cedc194e3b2e6..8c3f0058856e6f 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 @import "./image/style.scss";
 @import "./latest-comments/style.scss";
 @import "./latest-posts/style.scss";
+@import "./list/style.scss";
 @import "./media-text/style.scss";
 @import "./navigation/style.scss";
 @import "./paragraph/style.scss";