diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17cdaa1bc9..b9cb64dcaa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+* Remove list-style for govspeak ordered lists ([PR #3413](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk_publishing_components/pull/3413))
 * Allow ga4-form-tracker text to be overridden ([PR #3409](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk_publishing_components/pull/3409))
 * Change GA4 share values ([PR #3407](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk_publishing_components/pull/3407))
 * Add GA4 index_section_count to step by step links ([PR #3410](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk_publishing_components/pull/3410))
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk_publishing_components/components/helpers/_markdown-typography.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk_publishing_components/components/helpers/_markdown-typography.scss
index fe0d873739..d8c42b1e8a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk_publishing_components/components/helpers/_markdown-typography.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/govuk_publishing_components/components/helpers/_markdown-typography.scss
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@
 
   ol,
   ul {
-    list-style: decimal;
+    // we intentionally don't set list-style for ol elements, so that they can
+    // utilise the type attribute for the formatting. Browsers default to a
+    // style of decimal.
     list-style-position: outside;
     margin-left: $gutter-two-thirds;
     padding: 0;
diff --git a/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/govspeak.yml b/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/govspeak.yml
index ea78cdafc7..a91adf9c5b 100644
--- a/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/govspeak.yml
+++ b/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/govspeak.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,49 @@ examples:
           </li>
           <li>three</li>
         </ul>
+  ordered_lists_types:
+    description: |
+      Govspeak/markdown does not generate HTML with type and start attributes,
+      however we still provide support for them as some advanced users write
+      HTML directly to achieve the list formatting.
+    data:
+      block: |
+        <h2>Lowercase alphabetical list</h2>
+        <ol type="a">
+          <li>one</li>
+          <li>two</li>
+        </ol>
+
+        <h2>Uppercase alphabetical list</h2>
+        <ol type="A">
+          <li>one</li>
+          <li>two</li>
+        </ol>
+
+        <h2>Lowercase Roman numeral list</h2>
+        <ol type="i">
+          <li>one</li>
+          <li>two</li>
+        </ol>
+
+        <h2>Uppercase Roman numberal list</h2>
+        <ol type="I">
+          <li>one</li>
+          <li>two</li>
+        </ol>
+
+        <h2>Numerical list starting at 3</h2>
+        <ol start="3">
+          <li>three</li>
+          <li>four</li>
+        </ol>
+
+        <h2>Lowercase alphabetical list, starting at 3</h2>
+        <ol type="a" start="3">
+          <li>three</li>
+          <li>four</li>
+        </ol>
+
   legislative_lists:
     data:
       block: |