diff --git a/src/components/ha-assist-chat.ts b/src/components/ha-assist-chat.ts
index 22f8213bf5..1d47313e56 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-assist-chat.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-assist-chat.ts
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ export class HaAssistChat extends LitElement {
       --markdown-table-border-color: var(--divider-color);
       --markdown-code-background-color: var(--primary-background-color);
       --markdown-code-text-color: var(--primary-text-color);
+      --markdown-list-indent: 1rem;
       &:not(:has(ha-markdown-element)) {
         min-height: 1lh;
         min-width: 1lh;
diff --git a/src/components/ha-markdown.ts b/src/components/ha-markdown.ts
index 404e24b6b9..f5627ef118 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-markdown.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-markdown.ts
@@ -71,13 +71,11 @@ export class HaMarkdown extends LitElement {
       color: var(--markdown-link-color, var(--primary-color));
     }
     img {
-      background-color: rgba(10, 10, 10, 0.15);
+      background-color: var(--markdown-image-background-color);
       border-radius: var(--markdown-image-border-radius);
       max-width: 100%;
-      min-height: 2lh;
       height: auto;
       width: auto;
-      text-indent: 4px;
       transition: height 0.2s ease-in-out;
     }
     p:first-child > img:first-child {
@@ -86,9 +84,9 @@ export class HaMarkdown extends LitElement {
     p:first-child > img:last-child {
       vertical-align: top;
     }
-    ol,
-    ul {
-      padding-inline-start: 1rem;
+    :host > ul,
+    :host > ol {
+      padding-inline-start: var(--markdown-list-indent, revert);
     }
     li {
       &:has(input[type="checkbox"]) {