diff --git a/packages/main/src/List.hbs b/packages/main/src/List.hbs
index 9ea61c579070..5eb8461afe3a 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/List.hbs
+++ b/packages/main/src/List.hbs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 	<ul id="{{_id}}-listUl"
 		class="ui5-list-ul"
-		role="{{_role}}"
+		role="{{role}}"
 		aria-label="{{ariaLabelТxt}}"
 		aria-labelledby="{{ariaLabelledBy}}"
 		aria-multiselectable="{{isMultiSelect}}"
diff --git a/packages/main/src/List.js b/packages/main/src/List.js
index 4f1522cea780..e8fc6af73dac 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/List.js
+++ b/packages/main/src/List.js
@@ -191,11 +191,13 @@ const metadata = {
 		 * Used to externally manipulate the role of the list
 		 *
 		 * @private
+		 * @type {String}
+		 * @defaultvalue "listbox"
+		 * @since 1.0.0-rc.9
 		 */
-		_role: {
+		role: {
 			type: String,
 			defaultValue: "listbox",
-			noAttribute: true,
 		},
 	},
 	events: /** @lends  sap.ui.webcomponents.main.List.prototype */ {
diff --git a/packages/main/src/Tree.hbs b/packages/main/src/Tree.hbs
index 0a944def6270..7eca96fca119 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/Tree.hbs
+++ b/packages/main/src/Tree.hbs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     .headerText="{{headerText}}"
     .footerText="{{footerText}}"
     .noDataText="{{noDataText}}"
-    ._role="{{_role}}"
+    .role="{{_role}}"
     @ui5-item-click="{{_onListItemClick}}"
     @ui5-item-delete="{{_onListItemDelete}}"
     @ui5-selection-change="{{_onListSelectionChange}}"