diff --git a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/List.tsx b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/List.tsx
index 7464b1da8..748757b03 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/List.tsx
+++ b/packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/List.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export function List(
             tag={getListTag(block.type)}
             nodes={block.nodes}
             ancestorBlocks={[...ancestorBlocks, block]}
-            style={['min-w-0 space-y-2', style]}
+            // `-mt-4` because we apply a `mt-5` to all blocks but we only want a margin top of 6px for lists
+            style={['min-w-0 space-y-2 -mt-4', style]}
         />
     );
 }