diff --git a/crates/compiler/constrain/src/pattern.rs b/crates/compiler/constrain/src/pattern.rs
index 2246878701..993262cef1 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/constrain/src/pattern.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/constrain/src/pattern.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::expr::{constrain_expr, Env};
 use roc_can::constraint::{Constraint, Constraints};
 use roc_can::expected::{Expected, PExpected};
 use roc_can::pattern::Pattern::{self, *};
-use roc_can::pattern::{DestructType, RecordDestruct};
+use roc_can::pattern::{DestructType, ListPatterns, RecordDestruct};
 use roc_collections::all::{HumanIndex, SendMap};
 use roc_collections::VecMap;
 use roc_module::ident::Lowercase;
@@ -513,12 +513,46 @@ pub fn constrain_pattern(
         List {
             list_var,
             elem_var,
-            patterns: _,
+            patterns:
+                ListPatterns {
+                    patterns,
+                    opt_rest: _,
+                },
         } => {
+            for loc_pat in patterns.iter() {
+                let expected =
+                    PExpected::ForReason(PReason::ListElem, Type::Variable(*elem_var), region);
+
+                constrain_pattern(
+                    constraints,
+                    env,
+                    &loc_pat.value,
+                    loc_pat.region,
+                    expected,
+                    state,
+                );
+            }
+
+            let list_var_index = constraints.push_type(Type::Variable(*list_var));
+            let solved_list = constraints.push_type(Type::Apply(
+                Symbol::LIST_LIST,
+                vec![Loc::at(region, Type::Variable(*elem_var))],
+                region,
+            ));
+            let store_solved_list = constraints.store(solved_list, *list_var, file!(), line!());
+
+            let expected = constraints.push_pat_expected_type(expected);
+            let expected_constraint = constraints.pattern_presence(
+                list_var_index,
+                expected,
+                PatternCategory::List,
+                region,
+            );
+
             state.vars.push(*list_var);
             state.vars.push(*elem_var);
-
-            todo!();
+            state.constraints.push(store_solved_list);
+            state.constraints.push(expected_constraint);
         }
 
         AppliedTag {
diff --git a/crates/compiler/types/src/types.rs b/crates/compiler/types/src/types.rs
index 4ace381866..50fbfb6af1 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/types/src/types.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/types/src/types.rs
@@ -2160,6 +2160,7 @@ pub enum PReason {
         tag_name: TagName,
         index: HumanIndex,
     },
+    ListElem,
     PatternGuard,
     OptionalField,
 }
diff --git a/crates/reporting/src/error/type.rs b/crates/reporting/src/error/type.rs
index 7e819553e0..731a7084e7 100644
--- a/crates/reporting/src/error/type.rs
+++ b/crates/reporting/src/error/type.rs
@@ -1945,8 +1945,8 @@ fn to_pattern_report<'b>(
                     severity: Severity::RuntimeError,
                 }
             }
-            PReason::TagArg { .. } | PReason::PatternGuard => {
-                unreachable!("I didn't think this could trigger. Please tell Folkert about it!")
+            PReason::TagArg { .. } | PReason::PatternGuard | PReason::ListElem => {
+                internal_error!("We didn't think this could trigger. Please tell us about it on Zulip if it does!")
             }
         },
     }
diff --git a/crates/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs b/crates/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs
index d3f5a4f7ee..445170fb9f 100644
--- a/crates/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs
+++ b/crates/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs
@@ -11821,4 +11821,30 @@ All branches in an `if` must have the same type!
     I would have to crash if I saw one of those! Add branches for them!
     "###
     );
+
+    test_report!(
+        #[ignore = "must implement exhaustiveness sketching for lists first"]
+        mismatch_within_list_pattern,
+        indoc!(
+            r#"
+            when [] is
+                [A, 1u8] -> ""
+            "#
+        ),
+    @r###"
+    "###
+    );
+
+    test_report!(
+        #[ignore = "must implement exhaustiveness sketching for lists first"]
+        mismatch_list_pattern_vs_condition,
+        indoc!(
+            r#"
+            when [A, B] is
+                ["foo", "bar"] -> ""
+            "#
+        ),
+    @r###"
+    "###
+    );
 }