diff --git a/Cslib.lean b/Cslib.lean
index 3e5977af2..c82e5d3c2 100644
--- a/Cslib.lean
+++ b/Cslib.lean
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public import Cslib.Foundations.Control.Monad.Free.Fold
 public import Cslib.Foundations.Data.BiTape
 public import Cslib.Foundations.Data.FinFun
 public import Cslib.Foundations.Data.HasFresh
+public import Cslib.Foundations.Data.List.Basic
 public import Cslib.Foundations.Data.Nat.Segment
 public import Cslib.Foundations.Data.OmegaSequence.Defs
 public import Cslib.Foundations.Data.OmegaSequence.Flatten
diff --git a/Cslib/Algorithms/Lean/ListLength/Basic.lean b/Cslib/Algorithms/Lean/ListLength/Basic.lean
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f2321555
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+++ b/Cslib/Algorithms/Lean/ListLength/Basic.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/-
+Copyright (c) 2026 Christopher J. R. Lloyd. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+Authors: Christopher J. R. Lloyd
+-/
+module
+
+public import Cslib.Algorithms.Lean.TimeM
+
+
+/-!
+# List Algorithms
+
+In this file we prove `List.length` runs in eaxctly n steps using the
+time monad over the list `TimeM Nat Nat`. The time complexity of
+`List.length` is the length of the List.
+
+--
+## Main results
+
+- `List.length_time`: `List.length` runs in exactly n steps
+
+-/
+
+namespace Cslib.Algorithms.Lean.ListLength
+
+open Cslib.Algorithms.Lean
+open Cslib.Algorithms.Lean.TimeM
+
+/-- List.Length with TimeM Monad. -/
+public def List.length : List α → TimeM Nat Nat
+  | .nil => return 0
+  | .cons _ as => do ✓ return (← List.length as) + 1
+
+section Correctness
+
+/-- List.Length matches List.length in Batteries. -/
+theorem ret_list_length : ∀ xs : List α, ⟪List.length xs⟫ = _root_.List.length xs := by
+ intros
+ fun_induction List.length with grind [List.length]
+
+end Correctness
+
+section TimeComplexity
+
+/-- The recursive list length algorithm runs in `n` steps for a list of length `n`. -/
+public theorem List.length_time (xs : List α) : (List.length xs).time = _root_.List.length xs := by
+  fun_induction List.length with grind [List.length]
+
+end TimeComplexity
+
+end Cslib.Algorithms.Lean.ListLength