diff --git a/.changeset/sixty-pets-drum.md b/.changeset/sixty-pets-drum.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d75f137c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sixty-pets-drum.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@twilio-paste/list": patch
+"@twilio-paste/core": patch
+---
+
+[List] removed the default listStyleType on the primitive List component to inherit CSS nesting styling
diff --git a/packages/paste-core/components/list/src/List.tsx b/packages/paste-core/components/list/src/List.tsx
index 8d89784a25..71293b8bf1 100644
--- a/packages/paste-core/components/list/src/List.tsx
+++ b/packages/paste-core/components/list/src/List.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as React from "react";
 import type { BaseListProps } from "./types";
 
 const List = React.forwardRef<HTMLOListElement | HTMLUListElement, BaseListProps>(
-  ({ as, children, element = "LIST", listStyleType = "disc", ...props }, ref) => {
+  ({ as, children, element = "LIST", listStyleType, ...props }, ref) => {
     return (
       <Text
         {...props}
diff --git a/packages/paste-core/components/list/src/types.ts b/packages/paste-core/components/list/src/types.ts
index 10ddce842a..693106f269 100644
--- a/packages/paste-core/components/list/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/paste-core/components/list/src/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { HeadingProps, HeadingVariants } from "@twilio-paste/heading";
-import type { Space } from "@twilio-paste/style-props";
+import type { ListStyleType, Space } from "@twilio-paste/style-props";
 import type { TextProps } from "@twilio-paste/text";
 import type { HTMLPasteProps } from "@twilio-paste/types";
 
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ export interface BaseListProps extends HTMLPasteProps<"ol">, Pick<TextProps, "li
    * @memberof BaseListProps
    */
   element?: TextProps["element"];
+  /**
+   * Sets the list-style-type of the list. This is a shorthand for the CSS property: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/list-style-type
+   *
+   * @default null
+   * @type {ListStyleType}
+   * @memberof BaseListProps
+   */
+  listStyleType?: ListStyleType;
 }
 
 export type ListItemProps = HTMLPasteProps<"li"> & {
diff --git a/packages/paste-core/components/list/stories/index.stories.tsx b/packages/paste-core/components/list/stories/index.stories.tsx
index d48d50dc83..ffde170f1e 100644
--- a/packages/paste-core/components/list/stories/index.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/paste-core/components/list/stories/index.stories.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Stack } from "@twilio-paste/stack";
 import { useTheme } from "@twilio-paste/theme";
 import * as React from "react";
 
-import { ListItem, OrderedList, UnorderedList } from "../src";
+import { List, ListItem, OrderedList, UnorderedList } from "../src";
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
 export default {
@@ -273,3 +273,123 @@ CustomUnorderedList.parameters = {
     disable: true,
   },
 };
+
+export const PrimitiveNestedUnorderedList = (): React.ReactNode => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <List as="ul">
+        <ListItem>
+          Deliver critical time-sensitive messages to employees and customers at scale with the Programmable Messaging
+          API.
+        </ListItem>
+        <ListItem>
+          Proactively inform customers about account activity, purchase confirmations, and shipping notifications with
+          the
+          <i>Programmable Messaging API</i>.
+          <List as="ul">
+            <ListItem>
+              Deliver critical time-sensitive messages to employees and customers at scale with the Programmable
+              Messaging API.
+            </ListItem>
+            <ListItem>
+              Proactively inform customers about account activity, purchase confirmations, and shipping notifications
+              with the
+              <i>Programmable Messaging API</i>.
+              <List as="ul">
+                <ListItem>
+                  Deliver critical time-sensitive messages to employees and customers at scale with the Programmable
+                  Messaging API.
+                </ListItem>
+                <ListItem>
+                  Proactively inform customers about account activity, purchase confirmations, and shipping
+                  notifications with the
+                  <i>Programmable Messaging API</i>.
+                </ListItem>
+              </List>
+            </ListItem>
+          </List>
+        </ListItem>
+      </List>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+export const PrimitiveNestedOrderedList = (): React.ReactNode => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <List as="ol">
+        <ListItem>
+          Deliver critical time-sensitive messages to employees and customers at scale with the Programmable Messaging
+          API.
+        </ListItem>
+        <ListItem>
+          Proactively inform customers about account activity, purchase confirmations, and shipping notifications with
+          the
+          <i>Programmable Messaging API</i>.
+          <List as="ol">
+            <ListItem>
+              Deliver critical time-sensitive messages to employees and customers at scale with the Programmable
+              Messaging API.
+            </ListItem>
+            <ListItem>
+              Proactively inform customers about account activity, purchase confirmations, and shipping notifications
+              with the
+              <i>Programmable Messaging API</i>.
+              <List as="ol">
+                <ListItem>
+                  Deliver critical time-sensitive messages to employees and customers at scale with the Programmable
+                  Messaging API.
+                </ListItem>
+                <ListItem>
+                  Proactively inform customers about account activity, purchase confirmations, and shipping
+                  notifications with the
+                  <i>Programmable Messaging API</i>.
+                </ListItem>
+              </List>
+            </ListItem>
+          </List>
+        </ListItem>
+      </List>
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+export const PrimitiveNestedUnorderedDefinedSymbolsList = (): React.ReactNode => {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <List as="ul" listStyleType="circle">
+        <ListItem>
+          Deliver critical time-sensitive messages to employees and customers at scale with the Programmable Messaging
+          API.
+        </ListItem>
+        <ListItem>
+          Proactively inform customers about account activity, purchase confirmations, and shipping notifications with
+          the
+          <i>Programmable Messaging API</i>.
+          <List as="ul" listStyleType="decimal">
+            <ListItem>
+              Deliver critical time-sensitive messages to employees and customers at scale with the Programmable
+              Messaging API.
+            </ListItem>
+            <ListItem>
+              Proactively inform customers about account activity, purchase confirmations, and shipping notifications
+              with the
+              <i>Programmable Messaging API</i>.
+              <List as="ul" listStyleType="upper-roman">
+                <ListItem>
+                  Deliver critical time-sensitive messages to employees and customers at scale with the Programmable
+                  Messaging API.
+                </ListItem>
+                <ListItem>
+                  Proactively inform customers about account activity, purchase confirmations, and shipping
+                  notifications with the
+                  <i>Programmable Messaging API</i>.
+                </ListItem>
+              </List>
+            </ListItem>
+          </List>
+        </ListItem>
+      </List>
+    </>
+  );
+};