diff --git a/change/@fluentui-react-list-447356bf-a6be-4e24-ac8a-ec3a50cd76b2.json b/change/@fluentui-react-list-447356bf-a6be-4e24-ac8a-ec3a50cd76b2.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..62bf0d3ccd15d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/@fluentui-react-list-447356bf-a6be-4e24-ac8a-ec3a50cd76b2.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "minor",
+  "comment": "feat: add base hooks for List",
+  "packageName": "@fluentui/react-list",
+  "email": "dmytrokirpa@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/List.types.ts b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/List.types.ts
index e6d367cb659f5..74dc0245085d3 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/List.types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/List.types.ts
@@ -51,3 +51,15 @@ export type ListContextValues = {
  * State used in rendering List
  */
 export type ListState = ComponentState<ListSlots> & ListContextValue & ListSynchronousContextValue;
+
+/**
+ * List props type alias for the base hook.
+ * List has no design-specific props, so ListBaseProps is equivalent to ListProps.
+ */
+export type ListBaseProps = ListProps;
+
+/**
+ * List state type alias for the base hook.
+ * List has no design-specific state, so ListBaseState is equivalent to ListState.
+ */
+export type ListBaseState = ListState;
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/index.ts b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/index.ts
index 3df7ba6370239..95270ae1adad3 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 export { List } from './List';
 export type {
+  ListBaseProps,
+  ListBaseState,
   ListContextValue,
   ListContextValues,
   ListNavigationMode,
@@ -9,5 +11,5 @@ export type {
   OnListSelectionChangeData,
 } from './List.types';
 export { renderList_unstable } from './renderList';
-export { useList_unstable } from './useList';
+export { useList_unstable, useListBase_unstable } from './useList';
 export { listClassNames, useListStyles_unstable } from './useListStyles.styles';
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/useList.ts b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/useList.ts
index 11d483513545c..2a970cd036418 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/useList.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/List/useList.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   useEventCallback,
 } from '@fluentui/react-utilities';
 import { useArrowNavigationGroup, useFocusFinders } from '@fluentui/react-tabster';
-import { ListProps, ListState } from './List.types';
+import { ListBaseProps, ListBaseState, ListProps, ListState } from './List.types';
 import { useListSelection } from '../../hooks/useListSelection';
 import {
   calculateListItemRoleForListRole,
@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@ export const useList_unstable = (
   props: ListProps,
   ref: React.Ref<HTMLDivElement | HTMLUListElement | HTMLOListElement>,
 ): ListState => {
+  return useListBase_unstable(props, ref);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Base hook for List component, which manages state related to ARIA, keyboard navigation,
+ * selection, and slot structure. List has no design-specific props, so this hook contains
+ * the full component logic.
+ *
+ * @param props - User provided props to the List component.
+ * @param ref - User provided ref to be passed to the List component.
+ */
+export const useListBase_unstable = (
+  props: ListBaseProps,
+  ref: React.Ref<HTMLDivElement | HTMLUListElement | HTMLOListElement>,
+): ListBaseState => {
   const { navigationMode, selectionMode, selectedItems, defaultSelectedItems, onSelectionChange } = props;
 
   const as = props.as || navigationMode === 'composite' ? 'div' : DEFAULT_ROOT_EL_TYPE;
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/ListItem.types.ts b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/ListItem.types.ts
index b1e779079c490..f8a6dc017ce24 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/ListItem.types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/ListItem.types.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,15 @@ export type ListItemState = ComponentState<ListItemSlots> & {
   navigable: boolean;
   disabled?: boolean;
 };
+
+/**
+ * ListItem props type alias for the base hook.
+ * ListItem has no design-specific props, so ListItemBaseProps is equivalent to ListItemProps.
+ */
+export type ListItemBaseProps = ListItemProps;
+
+/**
+ * ListItem state type alias for the base hook.
+ * ListItem has no design-specific state, so ListItemBaseState is equivalent to ListItemState.
+ */
+export type ListItemBaseState = ListItemState;
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/index.ts b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/index.ts
index 528bef4b882c2..8ee0a29680c68 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/index.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 export { ListItem } from './ListItem';
 export type {
   ListItemActionEventData,
+  ListItemBaseProps,
+  ListItemBaseState,
   ListItemProps,
   ListItemSlots,
   ListItemState,
   ListItemValue,
 } from './ListItem.types';
 export { renderListItem_unstable } from './renderListItem';
-export { useListItem_unstable } from './useListItem';
+export { useListItem_unstable, useListItemBase_unstable } from './useListItem';
 export { listItemClassNames, useListItemStyles_unstable } from './useListItemStyles.styles';
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/useListItem.tsx b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/useListItem.tsx
index 86bb27e1e5e96..465f40f08e317 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/useListItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/components/ListItem/useListItem.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   useId,
   useMergedRefs,
 } from '@fluentui/react-utilities';
-import type { ListItemProps, ListItemState } from './ListItem.types';
+import type { ListItemBaseProps, ListItemBaseState, ListItemProps, ListItemState } from './ListItem.types';
 import { useListSynchronousContext, useListContext_unstable } from '../List/listContext';
 import { Enter, Space, ArrowUp, ArrowDown, ArrowRight, ArrowLeft } from '@fluentui/keyboard-keys';
 import { Checkbox, CheckboxOnChangeData } from '@fluentui/react-checkbox';
@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@ export const useListItem_unstable = (
   props: ListItemProps,
   ref: React.Ref<HTMLLIElement | HTMLDivElement>,
 ): ListItemState => {
+  return useListItemBase_unstable(props, ref);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Base hook for ListItem component, which manages state related to ARIA, keyboard handling,
+ * selection, focus management, and slot structure. ListItem has no design-specific props,
+ * so this hook contains the full component logic.
+ *
+ * @param props - User provided props to the ListItem component.
+ * @param ref - User provided ref to be passed to the ListItem component.
+ */
+export const useListItemBase_unstable = (
+  props: ListItemBaseProps,
+  ref: React.Ref<HTMLLIElement | HTMLDivElement>,
+): ListItemBaseState => {
   const id = useId('listItem');
   const { value = id, onKeyDown, onClick, tabIndex, role, onAction, disabledSelection } = props;
 
diff --git a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/index.ts b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/index.ts
index fc8c6238bad6a..976740d017fa2 100644
--- a/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-components/react-list/library/src/index.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,9 @@ export {
   useListItem_unstable,
 } from './ListItem';
 export type { ListItemProps, ListItemSlots, ListItemState } from './ListItem';
+
+// Experimental APIs - will be uncommented in the experimental release branch
+// export { useListBase_unstable } from './List';
+// export type { ListBaseProps, ListBaseState } from './List';
+// export { useListItemBase_unstable } from './ListItem';
+// export type { ListItemBaseProps, ListItemBaseState } from './ListItem';