diff --git a/packages/main/src/List.ts b/packages/main/src/List.ts
index 2d34da5cefd3..1afc77eaed68 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/List.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/List.ts
@@ -840,6 +840,10 @@ class List extends UI5Element {
 		return toLowercaseEnumValue(this.accessibleRole);
 	}
 
+	get noDataItemRole() {
+		return LIST_ACCESSIBLE_ROLE_TO_ITEM_ROLE[this.accessibleRole] || "listitem";
+	}
+
 	get classes(): ClassMap {
 		return {
 			root: {
diff --git a/packages/main/src/ListItemBaseTemplate.tsx b/packages/main/src/ListItemBaseTemplate.tsx
index 93726916589a..9a6d5bd78c87 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/ListItemBaseTemplate.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/ListItemBaseTemplate.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default function ListItemBaseTemplate(this: ListItemBase, hooks?: { listI
 			draggable={this.movable}
 			role={injectedProps?.role}
 			title={injectedProps?.title}
+			aria-selected={injectedProps?.role === "option" ? this.selected : undefined}
 			onFocusIn={this._onfocusin}
 			onKeyUp={this._onkeyup}
 			onKeyDown={this._onkeydown}
diff --git a/packages/main/src/ListTemplate.tsx b/packages/main/src/ListTemplate.tsx
index 1015f60bd72e..7b49be5a7046 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/ListTemplate.tsx
+++ b/packages/main/src/ListTemplate.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default function ListTemplate(this: List) {
 							<slot></slot>
 
 							{this.showNoDataText &&
-								<li tabindex={0} id={`${this._id}-nodata`} class="ui5-list-nodata" role="listitem">
+								<li tabindex={0} id={`${this._id}-nodata`} class="ui5-list-nodata" role={this.noDataItemRole as any}>
 									<div id={`${this._id}-nodata-text`} class="ui5-list-nodata-text">
 										{this.noDataText}
 									</div>