diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index 3449d35fe06fe1..7bbe11243c30f8 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ Create a bulleted or numbered list. ([Source](https://github.com/WordPress/guten
 
 -	**Name:** core/list
 -	**Category:** text
--	**Supports:** __unstablePasteTextInline, anchor, color (background, gradients, link, text), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~className~~
+-	**Supports:** __unstablePasteTextInline, anchor, color (background, gradients, link, text), spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~className~~
 -	**Attributes:** ordered, placeholder, reversed, start, type, values
 
 ## List item
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/list/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/list/block.json
index 0d68dbaae5d8f0..0d49991f903b93 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/list/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/list/block.json
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
 				"text": true
 			}
 		},
+		"spacing": {
+			"margin": true,
+			"padding": true
+		},
 		"__unstablePasteTextInline": true,
 		"__experimentalSelector": "ol,ul",
 		"__experimentalSlashInserter": true