diff --git a/packages/lexical-list/src/LexicalListItemNode.ts b/packages/lexical-list/src/LexicalListItemNode.ts
index 0e5153bc256..3947ba12a63 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-list/src/LexicalListItemNode.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-list/src/LexicalListItemNode.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ export class ListItemNode extends ElementNode {
     }
     element.value = this.__value;
     $setListItemThemeClassNames(element, config.theme, this);
+    if (this.__style !== '') {
+      element.style.cssText = this.__style;
+    }
     return element;
   }
 
@@ -95,7 +98,9 @@ export class ListItemNode extends ElementNode {
     // @ts-expect-error - this is always HTMLListItemElement
     dom.value = this.__value;
     $setListItemThemeClassNames(dom, config.theme, this);
-
+    if (prevNode.__style !== this.__style) {
+      dom.style.cssText = this.__style;
+    }
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/lexical-list/src/index.ts b/packages/lexical-list/src/index.ts
index d04909343c5..6da9d883574 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-list/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-list/src/index.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ import type {LexicalCommand, LexicalEditor} from 'lexical';
 
 import {mergeRegister} from '@lexical/utils';
 import {
+  $getSelection,
+  $isRangeSelection,
+  $isTextNode,
+  COMMAND_PRIORITY_EDITOR,
   COMMAND_PRIORITY_LOW,
   createCommand,
   INSERT_PARAGRAPH_COMMAND,
+  SELECTION_CHANGE_COMMAND,
+  TextNode,
 } from 'lexical';
 
 import {
@@ -58,6 +64,21 @@ export const REMOVE_LIST_COMMAND: LexicalCommand<void> = createCommand(
   'REMOVE_LIST_COMMAND',
 );
 
+function $checkSelectionListener(): boolean {
+  const selection = $getSelection();
+  if ($isRangeSelection(selection) && selection.isCollapsed()) {
+    const node = selection.anchor.getNode();
+    if (
+      $isListItemNode(node) &&
+      node.isEmpty() &&
+      selection.style !== node.getStyle()
+    ) {
+      node.setStyle(selection.style);
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function registerList(editor: LexicalEditor): () => void {
   const removeListener = mergeRegister(
     editor.registerCommand(
@@ -97,6 +118,29 @@ export function registerList(editor: LexicalEditor): () => void {
       },
       COMMAND_PRIORITY_LOW,
     ),
+    editor.registerCommand(
+      SELECTION_CHANGE_COMMAND,
+      $checkSelectionListener,
+      COMMAND_PRIORITY_EDITOR,
+    ),
+    editor.registerNodeTransform(ListItemNode, (node) => {
+      const firstChild = node.getFirstChild();
+      if (firstChild && $isTextNode(firstChild)) {
+        const style = firstChild.getStyle();
+        if (node.getStyle() !== style) {
+          node.setStyle(style);
+        }
+      }
+    }),
+    editor.registerNodeTransform(TextNode, (node) => {
+      const listItemParentNode = node.getParent();
+      if (
+        $isListItemNode(listItemParentNode) &&
+        node.is(listItemParentNode.getFirstChild())
+      ) {
+        listItemParentNode.markDirty();
+      }
+    }),
   );
   return removeListener;
 }
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/List.spec.mjs b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/List.spec.mjs
index d4c1bc250e8..7079fbe7206 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/List.spec.mjs
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/__tests__/e2e/List.spec.mjs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ test.describe.parallel('Nested List', () => {
 
     await assertHTML(
       page,
-      '<ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr" dir="ltr"><strong class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__textBold" style="color: rgb(208, 2, 27)" data-lexical-text="true">Hello</strong></li></ul><p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr" dir="ltr"><strong class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__textBold" style="color: rgb(208, 2, 27)" data-lexical-text="true">World</strong></p>',
+      '<ul class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__ul"><li value="1" class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__listItem PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr" dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(208, 2, 27)"><strong class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__textBold" style="color: rgb(208, 2, 27)" data-lexical-text="true">Hello</strong></li></ul><p class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__paragraph PlaygroundEditorTheme__ltr" dir="ltr"><strong class="PlaygroundEditorTheme__textBold" style="color: rgb(208, 2, 27)" data-lexical-text="true">World</strong></p>',
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/lexical-selection/src/lexical-node.ts b/packages/lexical-selection/src/lexical-node.ts
index 22074d1fd6e..75061fdf03a 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-selection/src/lexical-node.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-selection/src/lexical-node.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   $isTextNode,
   $isTokenOrSegmented,
   BaseSelection,
+  ElementNode,
   LexicalEditor,
   LexicalNode,
   Point,
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ export function $addNodeStyle(node: TextNode): void {
 }
 
 function $patchStyle(
-  target: TextNode | RangeSelection,
+  target: TextNode | RangeSelection | ElementNode,
   patch: Record<
     string,
     | string
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ function $patchStyle(
       }
       return styles;
     },
-    {...prevStyles} || {},
+    {...prevStyles},
   );
   const newCSSText = getCSSFromStyleObject(newStyles);
   target.setStyle(newCSSText);
@@ -285,12 +286,16 @@ export function $patchStyleText(
     | null
     | ((
         currentStyleValue: string | null,
-        target: TextNode | RangeSelection,
+        target: TextNode | RangeSelection | ElementNode,
       ) => string)
   >,
 ): void {
   if (selection.isCollapsed() && $isRangeSelection(selection)) {
     $patchStyle(selection, patch);
+    const emptyNode = selection.anchor.getNode();
+    if ($isElementNode(emptyNode) && emptyNode.isEmpty()) {
+      $patchStyle(emptyNode, patch);
+    }
   } else {
     $forEachSelectedTextNode((textNode) => {
       $patchStyle(textNode, patch);
diff --git a/packages/lexical/src/LexicalEvents.ts b/packages/lexical/src/LexicalEvents.ts
index 0ccd47e2910..cbeffe4766e 100644
--- a/packages/lexical/src/LexicalEvents.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical/src/LexicalEvents.ts
@@ -337,31 +337,27 @@ function onSelectionChange(
           anchor.offset === lastOffset &&
           anchor.key === lastKey
         ) {
-          selection.format = lastFormat;
-          selection.style = lastStyle;
+          $updateSelectionFormatStyle(selection, lastFormat, lastStyle);
         } else {
           if (anchor.type === 'text') {
             invariant(
               $isTextNode(anchorNode),
               'Point.getNode() must return TextNode when type is text',
             );
-            selection.format = anchorNode.getFormat();
-            selection.style = anchorNode.getStyle();
+            $updateSelectionFormatStyleFromNode(selection, anchorNode);
           } else if (anchor.type === 'element' && !isRootTextContentEmpty) {
             invariant(
               $isElementNode(anchorNode),
               'Point.getNode() must return ElementNode when type is element',
             );
             const lastNode = anchor.getNode();
-            selection.style = '';
             if (
               // This previously applied to all ParagraphNode
               lastNode.isEmpty()
             ) {
-              selection.format = lastNode.getTextFormat();
-              selection.style = lastNode.getTextStyle();
+              $updateSelectionFormatStyleFromNode(selection, lastNode);
             } else {
-              selection.format = 0;
+              $updateSelectionFormatStyle(selection, 0, '');
             }
           }
         }
@@ -411,6 +407,27 @@ function onSelectionChange(
   });
 }
 
+function $updateSelectionFormatStyle(
+  selection: RangeSelection,
+  format: number,
+  style: string,
+) {
+  if (selection.format !== format || selection.style !== style) {
+    selection.format = format;
+    selection.style = style;
+    selection.dirty = true;
+  }
+}
+
+function $updateSelectionFormatStyleFromNode(
+  selection: RangeSelection,
+  node: TextNode | ElementNode,
+) {
+  const format = node.getFormat();
+  const style = node.getStyle();
+  $updateSelectionFormatStyle(selection, format, style);
+}
+
 // This is a work-around is mainly Chrome specific bug where if you select
 // the contents of an empty block, you cannot easily unselect anything.
 // This results in a tiny selection box that looks buggy/broken. This can
@@ -578,12 +595,11 @@ function onBeforeInput(event: InputEvent, editor: LexicalEditor): void {
           if ($isRangeSelection(selection)) {
             const anchorNode = selection.anchor.getNode();
             anchorNode.markDirty();
-            selection.format = anchorNode.getFormat();
             invariant(
               $isTextNode(anchorNode),
               'Anchor node must be a TextNode',
             );
-            selection.style = anchorNode.getStyle();
+            $updateSelectionFormatStyleFromNode(selection, anchorNode);
           }
         } else {
           $setCompositionKey(null);