diff --git a/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+type/+traits/ListTraits.m b/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+type/+traits/ListTraits.m
index b67c0218b9f08..5404e0716c84a 100644
--- a/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+type/+traits/ListTraits.m
+++ b/matlab/src/matlab/+arrow/+type/+traits/ListTraits.m
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
         ArrayConstructor = @arrow.array.ListArray
         ArrayClassName = "arrow.array.ListArray"
         ArrayProxyClassName = "arrow.array.proxy.ListArray"
-        ArrayStaticConstructor = missing
+        ArrayStaticConstructor = @arrow.array.ListArray.fromMATLAB
         TypeConstructor = @arrow.type.ListType
         TypeClassName = "arrow.type.ListType"
         TypeProxyClassName = "arrow.type.proxy.ListType"
-        MatlabConstructor = @arrow.array.ListArray.fromMATLAB
+        % The cell function works differently than other
+        % "type construction functions" in MATLAB.
+        MatlabConstructor = missing
         MatlabClassName = "cell"
     end
 
diff --git a/matlab/test/arrow/type/traits/tListTraits.m b/matlab/test/arrow/type/traits/tListTraits.m
index f2020735ce647..2559d256d47f8 100644
--- a/matlab/test/arrow/type/traits/tListTraits.m
+++ b/matlab/test/arrow/type/traits/tListTraits.m
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@
         ArrayConstructor = @arrow.array.ListArray
         ArrayClassName = "arrow.array.ListArray"
         ArrayProxyClassName = "arrow.array.proxy.ListArray"
-        ArrayStaticConstructor = missing
+        ArrayStaticConstructor = @arrow.array.ListArray.fromMATLAB
         TypeConstructor = @arrow.type.ListType
         TypeClassName = "arrow.type.ListType"
         TypeProxyClassName = "arrow.type.proxy.ListType"
-        MatlabConstructor = @arrow.array.ListArray.fromMATLAB
+        % The cell function works differently than other
+        % "type construction functions" in MATLAB.
+        MatlabConstructor = missing
         MatlabClassName = "cell"
     end