diff --git a/vortex-layout/src/layouts/list/reader.rs b/vortex-layout/src/layouts/list/reader.rs
index 642e6f3f07a..6f27c1abd4b 100644
--- a/vortex-layout/src/layouts/list/reader.rs
+++ b/vortex-layout/src/layouts/list/reader.rs
@@ -2202,6 +2202,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[case::two_cuts(&[1, 3], false, false)]
     #[case::null_and_empty_at_cuts(&[1, 3], true, false)]
     #[case::list_view_chunks(&[1, 3], true, true)]
+    #[case::non_nullable_list_view_chunks(&[1, 3], false, true)]
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn sliced_list_chunks_round_trip(
         #[case] cuts: &[usize],
diff --git a/vortex-layout/src/layouts/list/writer.rs b/vortex-layout/src/layouts/list/writer.rs
index e447f2037ab..1e4d9a459cc 100644
--- a/vortex-layout/src/layouts/list/writer.rs
+++ b/vortex-layout/src/layouts/list/writer.rs
@@ -295,15 +295,16 @@ fn canonicalize_to_list_parts(
     exec_ctx: &mut ExecutionCtx,
 ) -> VortexResult<ListDataParts> {
     let canonical = array.execute_until::<AnyList>(exec_ctx)?;
-    if let Some(list) = canonical.as_opt::<List>() {
-        // A sliced list keeps its parent's whole `elements`, but `global_offsets` assumes each
-        // chunk's offsets span exactly `[0, elements.len()]`.
-        Ok(list.reset_offsets(false, exec_ctx)?.into_data_parts())
+    let list = if let Some(list) = canonical.as_opt::<List>() {
+        list.into_owned()
     } else if let Some(view) = canonical.as_opt::<ListView>() {
-        Ok(list_from_list_view(view.into_owned(), exec_ctx)?.into_data_parts())
+        list_from_list_view(view.into_owned(), exec_ctx)?
     } else {
         unreachable!("AnyList matcher guarantees List or ListView")
-    }
+    };
+    // Sliced lists can retain unused elements, and rebuilding a list view can leave a lazy
+    // elements slice. Normalize both before passing their children to serializing strategies.
+    Ok(list.reset_offsets(false, exec_ctx)?.into_data_parts())
 }
 
 /// Rebase a chunk's local `offsets` into global `u64` positions for the whole-column `offsets`