diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.test.tsx b/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.test.tsx
index 02b12be6f39bb6..6d5cb0f6285a2d 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.test.tsx
@@ -85,4 +85,20 @@ describe('useList', () => {
       }),
     );
   });
+
+  describe('external props', () => {
+    it('should pass arbitrary props to the root slot', () => {
+      function Listbox() {
+        const { getRootProps } = useList({
+          items: [],
+          getItemId: () => undefined,
+        });
+        return <div role="listbox" {...getRootProps({ 'data-testid': 'test-listbox' })} />;
+      }
+
+      const { getByRole } = render(<Listbox />);
+
+      expect(getByRole('listbox')).to.have.attribute('data-testid', 'test-listbox');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.ts
index 8451d1bb4b8023..351760058872c5 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.ts
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import {
   StateComparers,
 } from '../utils/useControllableReducer.types';
 import { areArraysEqual } from '../utils/areArraysEqual';
-import { EventHandlers } from '../utils/types';
 import { useLatest } from '../utils/useLatest';
 import { useTextNavigation } from '../utils/useTextNavigation';
 import { MuiCancellableEvent } from '../utils/MuiCancellableEvent';
+import { extractEventHandlers } from '../utils/extractEventHandlers';
 
 const EMPTY_OBJECT = {};
 const NOOP = () => {};
@@ -333,17 +333,18 @@ function useList<
       });
     };
 
-  const getRootProps = <TOther extends EventHandlers = {}>(
-    otherHandlers: TOther = {} as TOther,
-  ): UseListRootSlotProps<TOther> => {
+  const getRootProps = <ExternalProps extends Record<string, any> = {}>(
+    externalProps: ExternalProps = {} as ExternalProps,
+  ): UseListRootSlotProps<ExternalProps> => {
+    const externalEventHandlers = extractEventHandlers(externalProps);
     return {
-      ...otherHandlers,
+      ...externalProps,
       'aria-activedescendant':
         focusManagement === 'activeDescendant' && highlightedValue != null
           ? getItemId!(highlightedValue)
           : undefined,
-      onBlur: createHandleBlur(otherHandlers),
-      onKeyDown: createHandleKeyDown(otherHandlers),
+      onBlur: createHandleBlur(externalEventHandlers),
+      onKeyDown: createHandleKeyDown(externalEventHandlers),
       tabIndex: focusManagement === 'DOM' ? -1 : 0,
       ref: handleRef,
     };
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.types.ts b/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.types.ts
index 83285651a3119a..b28853b3e7886a 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.types.ts
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useList/useList.types.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   ControllableReducerAction,
   StateChangeCallback,
 } from '../utils/useControllableReducer.types';
-import { EventHandlers } from '../utils';
 import type { ListContextValue } from './ListContext';
 import { MuiCancellableEventHandler } from '../utils/MuiCancellableEvent';
 
@@ -106,6 +105,7 @@ export interface UseListParameters<
   /**
    * The focus management strategy used by the list.
    * Controls the attributes used to set focus on the list items.
+   * @default 'activeDescendant'
    */
   focusManagement?: FocusManagementType;
   /**
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ interface UseListRootSlotOwnProps {
   ref: React.RefCallback<Element> | null;
 }
 
-export type UseListRootSlotProps<TOther = {}> = TOther & UseListRootSlotOwnProps;
+export type UseListRootSlotProps<ExternalProps = {}> = ExternalProps & UseListRootSlotOwnProps;
 
 export interface UseListReturnValue<
   ItemValue,
@@ -257,9 +257,14 @@ export interface UseListReturnValue<
 > {
   contextValue: ListContextValue<ItemValue>;
   dispatch: (action: CustomAction | ListAction<ItemValue>) => void;
-  getRootProps: <TOther extends EventHandlers = {}>(
-    otherHandlers?: TOther,
-  ) => UseListRootSlotProps<TOther>;
+  /**
+   * Resolver for the root slot's props.
+   * @param externalProps additional props for the root slot
+   * @returns props that should be spread on the root slot
+   */
+  getRootProps: <ExternalProps extends Record<string, any> = {}>(
+    externalProps?: ExternalProps,
+  ) => UseListRootSlotProps<ExternalProps>;
   rootRef: React.RefCallback<Element> | null;
   state: State;
 }