diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index 0a5f6a790044..369e3ec2dd04 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -14318,8 +14318,18 @@ function isWorkspaceMemberLeavingWorkspaceRoom(report: OnyxEntry<Report>, isPoli
     return (report.visibility === CONST.REPORT.VISIBILITY.RESTRICTED || hasAccessPolicyExpenseChat) && isPolicyEmployee;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks whether a list report field has at least one enabled value.
+ * A value without a matching `disabledOptions` entry is treated as enabled, because fields created outside NewDot
+ * can arrive with an empty `disabledOptions` array even when `values` has entries. Iterate over `values` rather than
+ * calling `disabledOptions.some(...)`, which would return false for those fields and hide them.
+ */
+function hasEnabledListValue(reportField: PolicyReportField): boolean {
+    return reportField.values.some((_, index) => !reportField.disabledOptions.at(index));
+}
+
 function shouldHideSingleReportField(reportField: PolicyReportField) {
-    const hasEnableOption = reportField.type !== CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.LIST || reportField.disabledOptions.some((option) => !option);
+    const hasEnableOption = reportField.type !== CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.LIST || hasEnabledListValue(reportField);
 
     return isReportFieldOfTypeTitle(reportField) || !hasEnableOption;
 }
@@ -14783,6 +14793,7 @@ export {
     hasReportBeenForwardedSinceLastSubmit,
     hasAutomatedExpensifyAccountIDs,
     hasEmptyReportsForPolicy,
+    hasEnabledListValue,
     hasHeldExpenses,
     hasIOUWaitingOnCurrentUserBankAccount,
     hasOnlyHeldExpenses,
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/fields/FieldsInitialValuePage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/fields/FieldsInitialValuePage.tsx
index 9564a512f4cb..b5ab10c08958 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/fields/FieldsInitialValuePage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/fields/FieldsInitialValuePage.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 
 import {hasCircularReferences} from '@libs/Formula';
 import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
-import {getReportFieldKey} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
+import {getReportFieldKey, hasEnabledListValue} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import {isRequiredFulfilled} from '@libs/ValidationUtils';
 import {getReportFieldInitialValue, getReportFieldsForTarget, getUnsupportedReportFieldFormulaParts, isReportFieldTargetValid} from '@libs/WorkspaceReportFieldUtils';
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function FieldsInitialValuePage({policy, policyID, reportFieldID, featureName, e
 
     const reportField = policy?.fieldList?.[getReportFieldKey(reportFieldID)] ?? null;
     const isInvoiceField = reportField?.target === CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TARGETS.INVOICE;
-    const availableListValuesLength = (reportField?.disabledOptions ?? []).filter((disabledListValue) => !disabledListValue).length;
+    const hasAvailableListValues = !!reportField && hasEnabledListValue(reportField);
     const currentInitialValue = getReportFieldInitialValue(reportField, translate);
     const [initialValue, setInitialValue] = useState(currentInitialValue);
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function FieldsInitialValuePage({policy, policyID, reportFieldID, featureName, e
                 }
             }
 
-            if (reportField?.type === CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.LIST && availableListValuesLength > 0 && !isRequiredFulfilled(formInitialValue)) {
+            if (reportField?.type === CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.LIST && hasAvailableListValues && !isRequiredFulfilled(formInitialValue)) {
                 errors[INPUT_IDS.INITIAL_VALUE] = translate(
                     isInvoiceField ? 'workspace.invoiceFields.invoiceFieldInitialValueRequiredError' : 'workspace.reportFields.reportFieldInitialValueRequiredError',
                 );
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function FieldsInitialValuePage({policy, policyID, reportFieldID, featureName, e
 
             return errors;
         },
-        [availableListValuesLength, expectedTarget, isInvoiceField, reportField?.name, reportField?.type, policy?.fieldList, translate],
+        [hasAvailableListValues, expectedTarget, isInvoiceField, reportField?.name, reportField?.type, policy?.fieldList, translate],
     );
 
     if (!reportField || !isReportFieldTargetValid(reportField, expectedTarget)) {
diff --git a/src/pages/workspace/fields/FieldsSettingsPage.tsx b/src/pages/workspace/fields/FieldsSettingsPage.tsx
index df78ada9a13a..d30eabdf8825 100644
--- a/src/pages/workspace/fields/FieldsSettingsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/workspace/fields/FieldsSettingsPage.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import useThemeStyles from '@hooks/useThemeStyles';
 
 import Navigation from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
 import type {PolicyFeature} from '@libs/PolicyUtils';
-import {getReportFieldKey} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
+import {getReportFieldKey, hasEnabledListValue} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 import {getReportFieldInitialValue, getReportFieldTypeTranslationKey, isReportFieldImportedFromIntegration, isReportFieldTargetValid} from '@libs/WorkspaceReportFieldUtils';
 
 import NotFoundPage from '@pages/ErrorPage/NotFoundPage';
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function FieldsSettingsPage({
 
     const isDateFieldType = reportField.type === CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.DATE;
     const isListFieldType = reportField.type === CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.LIST;
-    const isListFieldEmpty = isListFieldType && reportField.disabledOptions.filter((disabledListValue) => !disabledListValue).length <= 0;
+    const isListFieldEmpty = isListFieldType && !hasEnabledListValue(reportField);
     const listValues = Object.values(policy?.fieldList?.[reportFieldKey]?.values ?? {})?.sort(localeCompare);
 
     const deleteReportFieldAndHideModal = () => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts b/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts
index 68878937b51c..0269ddfb229d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/ReportUtilsTest.ts
@@ -20906,6 +20906,7 @@ describe('ReportUtils', () => {
         it('should return false if list report field has some options enabled', () => {
             const reportField = createMock<PolicyReportField>({
                 type: CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.LIST,
+                values: ['A', 'B', 'C'],
                 disabledOptions: [false, true, false],
             });
             expect(shouldHideSingleReportField(reportField)).toBe(false);
@@ -20913,10 +20914,47 @@ describe('ReportUtils', () => {
         it('should return false if all items in list report field are disabled', () => {
             const reportField = createMock<PolicyReportField>({
                 type: CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.LIST,
+                values: ['A', 'B', 'C'],
                 disabledOptions: [true, true, true],
             });
             expect(shouldHideSingleReportField(reportField)).toBe(true);
         });
+        it('should return false if list report field has values but an empty disabledOptions array', () => {
+            // Given a list field not created in NewDot, where the backend sends an empty disabledOptions array
+            const reportField = createMock<PolicyReportField>({
+                type: CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.LIST,
+                values: ['A', 'B'],
+                disabledOptions: [],
+            });
+
+            // When checking whether the field should be hidden
+            // Then it is visible, because values without a disabledOptions entry are treated as enabled
+            expect(shouldHideSingleReportField(reportField)).toBe(false);
+        });
+        it('should return false if disabledOptions is shorter than values and the missing entries are enabled', () => {
+            // Given a list field where only the first value has a disabledOptions entry
+            const reportField = createMock<PolicyReportField>({
+                type: CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.LIST,
+                values: ['A', 'B', 'C'],
+                disabledOptions: [true],
+            });
+
+            // When checking whether the field should be hidden
+            // Then it is visible, because the values without an entry are treated as enabled
+            expect(shouldHideSingleReportField(reportField)).toBe(false);
+        });
+        it('should return true if every value of a list report field is explicitly disabled', () => {
+            // Given a list field where every value is disabled
+            const reportField = createMock<PolicyReportField>({
+                type: CONST.REPORT_FIELD_TYPES.LIST,
+                values: ['A', 'B'],
+                disabledOptions: [true, true],
+            });
+
+            // When checking whether the field should be hidden
+            // Then it is hidden, because no value can be selected
+            expect(shouldHideSingleReportField(reportField)).toBe(true);
+        });
     });
     describe('shouldDisplayReportFields', () => {
         it('returns true for an invoice when the receiver policy does not include the invoice fields feature flag', () => {