diff --git a/polars/polars-ops/src/chunked_array/list/namespace.rs b/polars/polars-ops/src/chunked_array/list/namespace.rs
index b742bcf7cb5b..bbd81b2958f8 100644
--- a/polars/polars-ops/src/chunked_array/list/namespace.rs
+++ b/polars/polars-ops/src/chunked_array/list/namespace.rs
@@ -126,24 +126,80 @@ pub trait ListNameSpaceImpl: AsList {
     }
 
     fn lst_sum(&self) -> Series {
-        fn inner(ca: &ListChunked) -> Series {
-            ca.apply_amortized(|s| s.as_ref().sum_as_series())
-                .explode()
-                .unwrap()
-                .into_series()
+        fn inner(ca: &ListChunked, inner_dtype: &DataType) -> Series {
+            use DataType::*;
+            // TODO: add fast path for smaller ints?
+            let mut out = match inner_dtype {
+                Boolean => {
+                    let out: IdxCa = ca
+                        .amortized_iter()
+                        .map(|s| s.and_then(|s| s.as_ref().sum()))
+                        .collect();
+                    out.into_series()
+                }
+                UInt32 => {
+                    let out: UInt32Chunked = ca
+                        .amortized_iter()
+                        .map(|s| s.and_then(|s| s.as_ref().sum()))
+                        .collect();
+                    out.into_series()
+                }
+                UInt64 => {
+                    let out: UInt64Chunked = ca
+                        .amortized_iter()
+                        .map(|s| s.and_then(|s| s.as_ref().sum()))
+                        .collect();
+                    out.into_series()
+                }
+                Int32 => {
+                    let out: Int32Chunked = ca
+                        .amortized_iter()
+                        .map(|s| s.and_then(|s| s.as_ref().sum()))
+                        .collect();
+                    out.into_series()
+                }
+                Int64 => {
+                    let out: Int64Chunked = ca
+                        .amortized_iter()
+                        .map(|s| s.and_then(|s| s.as_ref().sum()))
+                        .collect();
+                    out.into_series()
+                }
+                Float32 => {
+                    let out: Float32Chunked = ca
+                        .amortized_iter()
+                        .map(|s| s.and_then(|s| s.as_ref().sum()))
+                        .collect();
+                    out.into_series()
+                }
+                Float64 => {
+                    let out: Float64Chunked = ca
+                        .amortized_iter()
+                        .map(|s| s.and_then(|s| s.as_ref().sum()))
+                        .collect();
+                    out.into_series()
+                }
+                // slowest sum_as_series path
+                _ => ca
+                    .apply_amortized(|s| s.as_ref().sum_as_series())
+                    .explode()
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .into_series(),
+            };
+            out.rename(ca.name());
+            out
         }
 
         let ca = self.as_list();
 
         if has_inner_nulls(ca) {
-            return inner(ca);
+            return inner(ca, &ca.inner_dtype());
         };
 
-        use DataType::*;
         match ca.inner_dtype() {
-            Boolean => count_boolean_bits(ca).into_series(),
+            DataType::Boolean => count_boolean_bits(ca).into_series(),
             dt if dt.is_numeric() => sum_list_numerical(ca, &dt),
-            _ => inner(ca),
+            dt => inner(ca, &dt),
         }
     }