diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index dd49d15685724..12f7a3f056cd5 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ Display a list of all pages. ([Source](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tr
 -	**Name:** core/page-list
 -	**Category:** widgets
 -	**Allowed Blocks:** core/page-list-item
--	**Supports:** interactivity (clientNavigation), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~, ~~reusable~~
+-	**Supports:** color (background, gradients, link, text), interactivity (clientNavigation), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~, ~~reusable~~
 -	**Attributes:** isNested, parentPageID
 
 ## Page List Item
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/block.json
index b465e4ef5dc3d..47d055e466874 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/block.json
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@
 		},
 		"interactivity": {
 			"clientNavigation": true
+		},
+		"color": {
+			"text": true,
+			"background": true,
+			"link": true,
+			"gradients": true,
+			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {
+				"background": true,
+				"text": true,
+				"link": true
+			}
 		}
 	},
 	"editorStyle": "wp-block-page-list-editor",