diff --git a/ILSpy.Tests/AssemblyList/AssemblyListDecompileTests.cs b/ILSpy.Tests/AssemblyList/AssemblyListDecompileTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0035a1a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ILSpy.Tests/AssemblyList/AssemblyListDecompileTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 AlphaSierraPapa for the SharpDevelop Team
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this
+// software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software
+// without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge,
+// publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons
+// to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+//
+// The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or
+// substantial portions of the Software.
+//
+// THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+// INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE
+// FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+// OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+// DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+using Avalonia.Headless.NUnit;
+
+using AwesomeAssertions;
+
+using ICSharpCode.Decompiler;
+
+using ILSpy;
+using ILSpy.AppEnv;
+using ILSpy.Languages;
+using ILSpy.TreeNodes;
+
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace ICSharpCode.ILSpy.Tests;
+
+///
+/// Decompiling the list root dumps a // List: header and then every assembly in the list,
+/// each under a comment rule. (Regression: the Avalonia port dropped the
+/// AssemblyListTreeNode.Decompile override, so the list root produced no output.)
+///
+[TestFixture]
+public class AssemblyListDecompileTests
+{
+ [AvaloniaTest]
+ public async Task Decompiling_The_List_Root_Emits_The_List_Header_And_A_Rule_Per_Assembly()
+ {
+ var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync(3);
+ var root = (AssemblyListTreeNode)vm.AssemblyTreeModel.Root!;
+ var language = AppComposition.Current.GetExport().CurrentLanguage;
+
+ var output = new PlainTextOutput();
+ // Decompiling every assembly is far too slow for a test, so cancel up front: the header
+ // and the first rule are written before the first member decompilation observes the token.
+ var options = new DecompilationOptions { CancellationToken = new CancellationToken(true) };
+
+ try
+ {
+ root.Decompile(language, output, options);
+ }
+ catch (OperationCanceledException)
+ {
+ // expected -- the per-assembly decompilation honours the pre-cancelled token.
+ }
+
+ var text = output.ToString();
+ text.Should().Contain("List: " + root.AssemblyList.ListName,
+ "the list root labels its output with the list name");
+ text.Should().Contain(new string('-', 60),
+ "each assembly is introduced by a comment rule");
+ }
+}
diff --git a/ILSpy/TreeNodes/AssemblyListTreeNode.cs b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/AssemblyListTreeNode.cs
index 05a1e9127..c5011b506 100644
--- a/ILSpy/TreeNodes/AssemblyListTreeNode.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/TreeNodes/AssemblyListTreeNode.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,19 @@ namespace ILSpy.TreeNodes
public override object Text => assemblyList.ListName;
+ // Decompiling the list root dumps every assembly in the list, each under a comment rule.
+ public override void Decompile(Languages.Language language, ICSharpCode.Decompiler.ITextOutput output, DecompilationOptions options)
+ {
+ language.WriteCommentLine(output, "List: " + assemblyList.ListName);
+ output.WriteLine();
+ foreach (var asm in Children.OfType())
+ {
+ language.WriteCommentLine(output, new string('-', 60));
+ output.WriteLine();
+ asm.Decompile(language, output, options);
+ }
+ }
+
public AssemblyTreeNode? FindAssemblyNode(LoadedAssembly asm)
=> Children.OfType().FirstOrDefault(n => n.LoadedAssembly == asm);