diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/interval.py b/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/interval.py
index dcec8957bb2..dc609f732e0 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/interval.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/interval.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def to_pandas(
         if nullable:
             raise NotImplementedError(f"{nullable=} is not implemented.")
         elif arrow_type:
-            raise NotImplementedError(f"{nullable=} is not implemented.")
+            raise NotImplementedError(f"{arrow_type=} is not implemented.")
         return pd.Series(
             self.dtype.to_pandas().__from_arrow__(self.to_arrow()), index=index
         )
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/lists.py b/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/lists.py
index d1bf0b74d3c..1c2bcbef2ec 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/lists.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/lists.py
@@ -294,17 +294,23 @@ def to_pandas(
         *,
         index: Optional[pd.Index] = None,
         nullable: bool = False,
+        arrow_type: bool = False,
     ) -> pd.Series:
         # Can't rely on Column.to_pandas implementation for lists.
         # Need to perform `to_pylist` to preserve list types.
+        if arrow_type and nullable:
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"{arrow_type=} and {nullable=} cannot both be set."
+            )
         if nullable:
             raise NotImplementedError(f"{nullable=} is not implemented.")
-
-        pd_series = pd.Series(self.to_arrow().to_pylist(), dtype="object")
-
-        if index is not None:
-            pd_series.index = index
-        return pd_series
+        pa_array = self.to_arrow()
+        if arrow_type:
+            return pd.Series(
+                pd.arrays.ArrowExtensionArray(pa_array), index=index
+            )
+        else:
+            return pd.Series(pa_array.tolist(), dtype="object", index=index)
 
 
 class ListMethods(ColumnMethods):
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_series.py b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_series.py
index 6b5c0406deb..e043f358bbe 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_series.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_series.py
@@ -2726,7 +2726,7 @@ def test_series_from_large_string():
 def test_series_to_pandas_arrow_type_nullable_raises(scalar):
     pa_array = pa.array([scalar, None])
     ser = cudf.Series(pa_array)
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=".* cannot both be set"):
         ser.to_pandas(nullable=True, arrow_type=True)