diff --git a/src/dev-app/list/list-demo.html b/src/dev-app/list/list-demo.html
index fbb560fdf191..2be72e3bbba6 100644
--- a/src/dev-app/list/list-demo.html
+++ b/src/dev-app/list/list-demo.html
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ <h2>Selection list</h2>
                         (selectionChange)="changeEventCount = changeEventCount + 1"
                         [disabled]="selectionListDisabled"
                         [disableRipple]="selectionListRippleDisabled"
+                        [hideSingleSelectionIndicator]="selectionListSingleSelectionIndicatorHidden"
                         color="primary">
       <div mat-subheader>Groceries</div>
 
@@ -161,6 +162,12 @@ <h2>Selection list</h2>
         <input type="checkbox" [(ngModel)]="selectionListRippleDisabled">
       </label>
     </p>
+    <p>
+      <label>
+        Hide Single-Selection indicators
+        <input type="checkbox" [(ngModel)]="selectionListSingleSelectionIndicatorHidden">
+      </label>
+    </p>
     <p>
       <button mat-raised-button (click)="groceries.selectAll()">Select all</button>
       <button mat-raised-button (click)="groceries.deselectAll()">Deselect all</button>
@@ -173,6 +180,7 @@ <h2>Single Selection list</h2>
     <mat-selection-list #favorite
                         [(ngModel)]="favoriteOptions"
                         [multiple]="false"
+                        [hideSingleSelectionIndicator]="selectionListSingleSelectionIndicatorHidden"
                         color="primary">
       <div mat-subheader>Favorite Grocery</div>
 
diff --git a/src/dev-app/list/list-demo.ts b/src/dev-app/list/list-demo.ts
index bad097b791fa..30ff2459576f 100644
--- a/src/dev-app/list/list-demo.ts
+++ b/src/dev-app/list/list-demo.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export class ListDemo {
   infoClicked = false;
   selectionListDisabled = false;
   selectionListRippleDisabled = false;
+  selectionListSingleSelectionIndicatorHidden = false;
 
   selectedOptions: string[] = ['apples'];
   changeEventCount = 0;
diff --git a/src/material/list/_interactive-list-theme.scss b/src/material/list/_interactive-list-theme.scss
index 8c40ba7585e8..b3c36d8f005d 100644
--- a/src/material/list/_interactive-list-theme.scss
+++ b/src/material/list/_interactive-list-theme.scss
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 @use 'sass:map';
 @use '@material/ripple' as mdc-ripple;
+@use '../core/theming/theming';
 
 // Mixin that provides colors for the various states of an interactive list-item. MDC
 // has integrated styles for these states but relies on their complex ripples for it.
 @mixin private-interactive-list-item-state-colors($config) {
   $is-dark-theme: map.get($config, is-dark);
   $active-base-color: if($is-dark-theme, white, black);
+  $selected-color: theming.get-color-from-palette(map.get($config, primary));
 
   .mat-mdc-list-item-interactive {
     &::before {
@@ -19,5 +21,20 @@
     &:focus::before {
       opacity: mdc-ripple.states-opacity($active-base-color, focus);
     }
+
+    &.mdc-list-item--selected {
+      &::before {
+        background: $selected-color;
+        opacity: mdc-ripple.states-opacity($selected-color, selected);
+      }
+
+      &:not(:focus):not(.mdc-list-item--disabled):hover::before {
+        // The hover and selected opacities need to be combined to match with what the MDC
+        // ripple state would render. More details here:
+        // https://github.com/material-components/material-components-web/blob/348665978ce73694ad4518626dd70cdf5b984113/packages/mdc-ripple/_ripple-theme.scss#L450.
+        opacity: mdc-ripple.states-opacity($selected-color, hover) +
+                 mdc-ripple.states-opacity($selected-color, selected);
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/material/list/list-base.ts b/src/material/list/list-base.ts
index a5341e05cc9e..327d2ec3698c 100644
--- a/src/material/list/list-base.ts
+++ b/src/material/list/list-base.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   ContentChildren,
   Directive,
   ElementRef,
+  inject,
   Inject,
   Input,
   NgZone,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import {
   MatListItemIcon,
   MatListItemAvatar,
 } from './list-item-sections';
+import {MAT_LIST_CONFIG} from './tokens';
 
 @Directive({
   host: {
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ export abstract class MatListBase {
     this._disabled = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
   }
   private _disabled = false;
+
+  protected _defaultOptions = inject(MAT_LIST_CONFIG, {optional: true});
 }
 
 @Directive({
diff --git a/src/material/list/list-option.ts b/src/material/list/list-option.ts
index 1bcf18d1360c..25552ee5924c 100644
--- a/src/material/list/list-option.ts
+++ b/src/material/list/list-option.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export interface SelectionList extends MatListBase {
   multiple: boolean;
   color: ThemePalette;
   selectedOptions: SelectionModel<MatListOption>;
+  hideSingleSelectionIndicator: boolean;
   compareWith: (o1: any, o2: any) => boolean;
   _value: string[] | null;
   _reportValueChange(): void;
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ export interface SelectionList extends MatListBase {
   host: {
     'class': 'mat-mdc-list-item mat-mdc-list-option mdc-list-item',
     'role': 'option',
+    // As per MDC, only list items without checkbox or radio indicator should receive the
+    // `--selected` class.
+    '[class.mdc-list-item--selected]':
+      'selected && !_selectionList.multiple && _selectionList.hideSingleSelectionIndicator',
     // Based on the checkbox/radio position and whether there are icons or avatars, we apply MDC's
     // list-item `--leading` and `--trailing` classes.
     '[class.mdc-list-item--with-leading-avatar]': '_hasProjected("avatars", "before")',
@@ -243,7 +248,11 @@ export class MatListOption extends MatListItemBase implements ListOption, OnInit
 
   /** Where a radio indicator is shown at the given position. */
   _hasRadioAt(position: MatListOptionTogglePosition): boolean {
-    return !this._selectionList.multiple && this._getTogglePosition() === position;
+    return (
+      !this._selectionList.multiple &&
+      this._getTogglePosition() === position &&
+      !this._selectionList.hideSingleSelectionIndicator
+    );
   }
 
   /** Whether icons or avatars are shown at the given position. */
diff --git a/src/material/list/public-api.ts b/src/material/list/public-api.ts
index 010eab276ae0..8f1c32f610fd 100644
--- a/src/material/list/public-api.ts
+++ b/src/material/list/public-api.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export * from './selection-list';
 export * from './list-option';
 export * from './subheader';
 export * from './list-item-sections';
+export * from './tokens';
 
 export {MatListOption} from './list-option';
 
diff --git a/src/material/list/selection-list.spec.ts b/src/material/list/selection-list.spec.ts
index 3aff5f76e789..c908b52a24f6 100644
--- a/src/material/list/selection-list.spec.ts
+++ b/src/material/list/selection-list.spec.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import {
   MatListOptionTogglePosition,
   MatSelectionList,
   MatSelectionListChange,
+  MatListConfig,
+  MAT_LIST_CONFIG,
 } from './index';
 
 describe('MDC-based MatSelectionList without forms', () => {
@@ -663,7 +665,7 @@ describe('MDC-based MatSelectionList without forms', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('with list option selected', () => {
+  describe('multiple-selection with list option selected', () => {
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<SelectionListWithSelectedOption>;
     let listOptionElements: DebugElement[];
     let selectionList: DebugElement;
@@ -703,6 +705,79 @@ describe('MDC-based MatSelectionList without forms', () => {
     }));
   });
 
+  describe('single-selection with list option selected', () => {
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<SingleSelectionListWithSelectedOption>;
+    let listOptionElements: DebugElement[];
+
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [MatListModule],
+        declarations: [SingleSelectionListWithSelectedOption],
+      });
+
+      TestBed.compileComponents();
+    }));
+
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SingleSelectionListWithSelectedOption);
+      listOptionElements = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.directive(MatListOption))!;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    }));
+
+    it('displays radio indicators by default', () => {
+      expect(
+        listOptionElements[0].nativeElement.querySelector('input[type="radio"]'),
+      ).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(
+        listOptionElements[1].nativeElement.querySelector('input[type="radio"]'),
+      ).not.toBeNull();
+
+      expect(listOptionElements[0].nativeElement.classList).not.toContain(
+        'mdc-list-item--selected',
+      );
+      expect(listOptionElements[1].nativeElement.classList).not.toContain(
+        'mdc-list-item--selected',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('with token to hide radio indicators', () => {
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<SingleSelectionListWithSelectedOption>;
+    let listOptionElements: DebugElement[];
+
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      const matListConfig: MatListConfig = {hideSingleSelectionIndicator: true};
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [MatListModule],
+        declarations: [SingleSelectionListWithSelectedOption],
+        providers: [{provide: MAT_LIST_CONFIG, useValue: matListConfig}],
+      });
+
+      TestBed.compileComponents();
+    }));
+
+    beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(SingleSelectionListWithSelectedOption);
+      listOptionElements = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.directive(MatListOption))!;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    }));
+
+    it('does not display radio indicators', () => {
+      expect(listOptionElements[0].nativeElement.querySelector('input[type="radio"]')).toBeNull();
+      expect(listOptionElements[1].nativeElement.querySelector('input[type="radio"]')).toBeNull();
+
+      expect(listOptionElements[0].nativeElement.classList).not.toContain(
+        'mdc-list-item--selected',
+      );
+
+      expect(listOptionElements[1].nativeElement.getAttribute('aria-selected'))
+        .withContext('Expected second option to be selected')
+        .toBe('true');
+      expect(listOptionElements[1].nativeElement.classList).toContain('mdc-list-item--selected');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('with option disabled', () => {
     let fixture: ComponentFixture<SelectionListWithDisabledOption>;
     let listOptionEl: HTMLElement;
@@ -1727,6 +1802,15 @@ class SelectionListWithDisabledOption {
 })
 class SelectionListWithSelectedOption {}
 
+@Component({
+  template: `
+  <mat-selection-list [multiple]="false">
+    <mat-list-option>Not selected - Item #1</mat-list-option>
+    <mat-list-option [selected]="true">Pre-selected - Item #2</mat-list-option>
+  </mat-selection-list>`,
+})
+class SingleSelectionListWithSelectedOption {}
+
 @Component({
   template: `
   <mat-selection-list>
diff --git a/src/material/list/selection-list.ts b/src/material/list/selection-list.ts
index 7f5f91696c20..0ec4ac7a9e57 100644
--- a/src/material/list/selection-list.ts
+++ b/src/material/list/selection-list.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,17 @@ export class MatSelectionList
   }
   private _multiple = true;
 
+  /** Whether radio indicator for all list items is hidden. */
+  @Input()
+  get hideSingleSelectionIndicator(): boolean {
+    return this._hideSingleSelectionIndicator;
+  }
+  set hideSingleSelectionIndicator(value: BooleanInput) {
+    this._hideSingleSelectionIndicator = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
+  }
+  private _hideSingleSelectionIndicator: boolean =
+    this._defaultOptions?.hideSingleSelectionIndicator ?? false;
+
   /** The currently selected options. */
   selectedOptions = new SelectionModel<MatListOption>(this._multiple);
 
@@ -160,10 +171,12 @@ export class MatSelectionList
   ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
     const disabledChanges = changes['disabled'];
     const disableRippleChanges = changes['disableRipple'];
+    const hideSingleSelectionIndicatorChanges = changes['hideSingleSelectionIndicator'];
 
     if (
       (disableRippleChanges && !disableRippleChanges.firstChange) ||
-      (disabledChanges && !disabledChanges.firstChange)
+      (disabledChanges && !disabledChanges.firstChange) ||
+      (hideSingleSelectionIndicatorChanges && !hideSingleSelectionIndicatorChanges.firstChange)
     ) {
       this._markOptionsForCheck();
     }
diff --git a/src/material/list/tokens.ts b/src/material/list/tokens.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f0ccb30ff0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/material/list/tokens.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {InjectionToken} from '@angular/core';
+
+/** Object that can be used to configure the default options for the list module. */
+export interface MatListConfig {
+  /** Wheter icon indicators should be hidden for single-selection. */
+  hideSingleSelectionIndicator?: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Injection token that can be used to provide the default options the list module. */
+export const MAT_LIST_CONFIG = new InjectionToken<MatListConfig>('MAT_LIST_CONFIG');
diff --git a/tools/public_api_guard/material/list.md b/tools/public_api_guard/material/list.md
index e5c92cb29e89..5ccf15c94b80 100644
--- a/tools/public_api_guard/material/list.md
+++ b/tools/public_api_guard/material/list.md
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ import { ThemePalette } from '@angular/material/core';
 // @public
 export const MAT_LIST: InjectionToken<MatList>;
 
+// @public
+export const MAT_LIST_CONFIG: InjectionToken<MatListConfig>;
+
 // @public
 export const MAT_NAV_LIST: InjectionToken<MatNavList>;
 
@@ -56,6 +59,11 @@ export class MatList extends MatListBase {
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MatList, never>;
 }
 
+// @public
+export interface MatListConfig {
+    hideSingleSelectionIndicator?: boolean;
+}
+
 // @public (undocumented)
 export class MatListItem extends MatListItemBase {
     constructor(element: ElementRef, ngZone: NgZone, listBase: MatListBase | null, platform: Platform, globalRippleOptions?: RippleGlobalOptions, animationMode?: string);
@@ -229,6 +237,8 @@ export class MatSelectionList extends MatListBase implements SelectionList, Cont
     _emitChangeEvent(options: MatListOption[]): void;
     focus(options?: FocusOptions): void;
     _handleKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void;
+    get hideSingleSelectionIndicator(): boolean;
+    set hideSingleSelectionIndicator(value: BooleanInput);
     // (undocumented)
     _items: QueryList<MatListOption>;
     get multiple(): boolean;
@@ -251,7 +261,7 @@ export class MatSelectionList extends MatListBase implements SelectionList, Cont
     _value: string[] | null;
     writeValue(values: string[]): void;
     // (undocumented)
-    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MatSelectionList, "mat-selection-list", ["matSelectionList"], { "color": "color"; "compareWith": "compareWith"; "multiple": "multiple"; "disabled": "disabled"; }, { "selectionChange": "selectionChange"; }, ["_items"], ["*"], false, never>;
+    static ɵcmp: i0.ɵɵComponentDeclaration<MatSelectionList, "mat-selection-list", ["matSelectionList"], { "color": "color"; "compareWith": "compareWith"; "multiple": "multiple"; "hideSingleSelectionIndicator": "hideSingleSelectionIndicator"; "disabled": "disabled"; }, { "selectionChange": "selectionChange"; }, ["_items"], ["*"], false, never>;
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<MatSelectionList, never>;
 }
@@ -277,6 +287,8 @@ export interface SelectionList extends MatListBase {
     // (undocumented)
     _emitChangeEvent(options: MatListOption[]): void;
     // (undocumented)
+    hideSingleSelectionIndicator: boolean;
+    // (undocumented)
     multiple: boolean;
     // (undocumented)
     _onTouched(): void;