diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/lists.py b/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/lists.py
index 7be491dbced..fe6d0e17ab0 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/lists.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/lists.py
@@ -456,13 +456,15 @@ def contains(self, search_key: ScalarLike) -> ParentType:
 
     def index(self, search_key: Union[ScalarLike, ColumnLike]) -> ParentType:
         """
-        Return integers representing the index of the search key for each row.
+        Returns integers representing the index of the search key for each row.
+
         If ``search_key`` is a sequence, it must be the same length as the
         Series and ``search_key[i]`` represents the search key for the
         ``i``-th row of the Series.
 
-        If the search key is not contained in a row, return -1.
-        If either the row or the search key are null, return <NA>.
+        If the search key is not contained in a row, -1 is returned. If either
+        the row or the search key are null, <NA> is returned. If the search key
+        is contained multiple times, the smallest matching index is returned.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -495,15 +497,20 @@ def index(self, search_key: Union[ScalarLike, ColumnLike]) -> ParentType:
         1    <NA>
         2       1
         dtype: int32
+
+        Notes
+        -----
+        ``index`` only supports list search operations on numeric types,
+        decimals, chrono types, and strings.
         """
 
         try:
             if is_scalar(search_key):
-                res = self._return_or_inplace(
+                return self._return_or_inplace(
                     index_of_scalar(self._column, cudf.Scalar(search_key))
                 )
             else:
-                res = self._return_or_inplace(
+                return self._return_or_inplace(
                     index_of_column(self._column, as_column(search_key))
                 )
 
@@ -514,7 +521,6 @@ def index(self, search_key: Union[ScalarLike, ColumnLike]) -> ParentType:
             ):
                 raise TypeError(str(e)) from e
             raise
-        return res
 
     @property
     def leaves(self) -> ParentType:
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_list.py b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_list.py
index d775dd41c47..3dc1c63b83a 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_list.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_list.py
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ def test_index(data, search_key, expect):
         ),
     ],
 )
-def test_index_invalid(data, search_key):
+def test_index_invalid_type(data, search_key):
     sr = cudf.Series(data)
     with pytest.raises(
         TypeError,
@@ -511,6 +511,28 @@ def test_index_invalid(data, search_key):
         sr.list.index(search_key)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "data, search_key",
+    [
+        (
+            [[5, 8], [2, 6]],
+            [8, 2, 4],
+        ),
+        (
+            [["h", "j"], ["p", None], ["t", "z"]],
+            ["j", "a"],
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_index_invalid_length(data, search_key):
+    sr = cudf.Series(data)
+    with pytest.raises(
+        RuntimeError,
+        match="Number of search keys must match list column size.",
+    ):
+        sr.list.index(search_key)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "row",
     [