diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 4bd844ae0..2c9b4ae15 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ Fixed
   (#8679).
 - Added site-specific quirk for gitlab.gnome.org agressively blocking old
   Chromium versions (and thus QtWebEngine) (#8509).
+- Using `:config-list-remove` with an invalid value for the respective option
+  type now corrently displays an error instead of crashing.
 
 [[v3.5.1]]
 v3.5.1 (2025-06-05)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configcommands.py b/qutebrowser/config/configcommands.py
index 9012cc2c4..80ba23029 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configcommands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configcommands.py
@@ -356,9 +356,8 @@ class ConfigCommands:
             raise cmdutils.CommandError(":config-list-remove can only be used "
                                         "for lists")
 
-        converted = opt.typ.valtype.from_str(value)
-
         with self._handle_config_error():
+            converted = opt.typ.valtype.from_str(value)
             option_value = self._config.get_mutable_obj(option)
 
             if converted not in option_value:
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_configcommands.py b/tests/unit/config/test_configcommands.py
index f9dca3e74..12554ec1b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_configcommands.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_configcommands.py
@@ -315,9 +315,10 @@ class TestAdd:
         with pytest.raises(cmdutils.CommandError, match="Invalid value ''"):
             commands.config_list_add('content.blocking.whitelist', '')
 
-    # FIXME test value conversion for :list-add like in test_dict_add_value_type
-    # (once we have a List config option using a non-str type, or a way to
-    # dynamically add new option definitions).
+    def test_list_add_value_type(self, commands, config_stub):
+        commands.config_list_add("completion.web_history.exclude", "*")
+        value = config_stub.val.completion.web_history.exclude
+        assert value == [urlmatch.UrlPattern("*")]
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('value', ['test1', 'test2'])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('temp', [True, False])
@@ -410,9 +411,16 @@ class TestRemove:
                 match="#133742 is not in colors.completion.fg!"):
             commands.config_list_remove('colors.completion.fg', '#133742')
 
-    # FIXME test value conversion for :list-remove like in test_dict_add_value_type
-    # (once we have a List config option using a non-str type, or a way to
-    # dynamically add new option definitions).
+    def test_list_remove_value_type(self, commands, config_stub):
+        config_stub.val.completion.web_history.exclude = ["*"]
+        commands.config_list_remove("completion.web_history.exclude", "*")
+        assert not config_stub.val.completion.web_history.exclude
+
+    def test_list_remove_invalid_value(self, commands, config_stub):
+        with pytest.raises(
+                cmdutils.CommandError,
+                match="Invalid value '::' - Pattern without host"):
+            commands.config_list_remove("completion.web_history.exclude", "::")
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('key', ['w', 'q'])
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('temp', [True, False])