diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/ListWriter.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/ListWriter.cs
index 786a25c2d7..407c0d5dca 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/ListWriter.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/ListWriter.cs
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format
             // The padding to use in the lines after the first.
             string headPadding = null;
 
+            // The VT style used for the list label.
+            string style = PSStyle.Instance.Formatting.FormatAccent;
+            string reset = PSStyle.Instance.Reset;
+
             // display the string collection
             for (int k = 0; k < sc.Count; k++)
             {
@@ -235,18 +239,21 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format
 
                 if (k == 0)
                 {
-                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prependString))
+                    if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(prependString) || style == string.Empty)
                     {
-                        // Sometimes 'prependString' is just padding white spaces.
-                        // We don't need to add formatting escape sequences in such a case.
+                        // - Sometimes 'prependString' is just padding white spaces, and we don't
+                        //   need to add formatting escape sequences in such a case.
+                        // - Otherwise, if the style is an empty string, then the user has chosen
+                        //   to not apply a style to the list label.
                         _cachedBuilder.Append(prependString).Append(str);
                     }
                     else
                     {
+                        // Apply the style to the list label.
                         _cachedBuilder
-                            .Append(PSStyle.Instance.Formatting.FormatAccent)
+                            .Append(style)
                             .Append(prependString)
-                            .Append(PSStyle.Instance.Reset)
+                            .Append(reset)
                             .Append(str);
                     }
                 }
@@ -257,9 +264,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format
                     _cachedBuilder.Append(headPadding).Append(str);
                 }
 
-                if (str.Contains(ValueStringDecorated.ESC) && !str.EndsWith(PSStyle.Instance.Reset))
+                if (str.Contains(ValueStringDecorated.ESC) && !str.EndsWith(reset))
                 {
-                    _cachedBuilder.Append(PSStyle.Instance.Reset);
+                    _cachedBuilder.Append(reset);
                 }
 
                 lo.WriteLine(_cachedBuilder.ToString());
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/PSStyle.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/PSStyle.cs
index 3a641edc42..3a5dcb36f0 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/PSStyle.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/PSStyle.cs
@@ -698,6 +698,11 @@ namespace System.Management.Automation
 
         private static string ValidateNoContent(string text)
         {
+            if (text is null)
+            {
+                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(text));
+            }
+
             var decorartedString = new ValueStringDecorated(text);
             if (decorartedString.ContentLength > 0)
             {
diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/TableWriter.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/TableWriter.cs
index eae65766bb..eb540f4904 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/TableWriter.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/FormatAndOutput/common/TableWriter.cs
@@ -151,9 +151,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format
             }
             else if (_header != null)
             {
+                string style = PSStyle.Instance.Formatting.TableHeader;
+                string reset = PSStyle.Instance.Reset;
+
                 foreach (string line in _header)
                 {
-                    lo.WriteLine(PSStyle.Instance.Formatting.TableHeader + line + PSStyle.Instance.Reset);
+                    lo.WriteLine(style == string.Empty ? line : style + line + reset);
                 }
 
                 return _header.Count;
@@ -226,6 +229,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format
                 }
             }
 
+            string style = PSStyle.Instance.Formatting.TableHeader;
+            string reset = PSStyle.Instance.Reset;
+
             if (multiLine)
             {
                 foreach (string line in GenerateTableRow(values, currentAlignment, lo.DisplayCells))
@@ -233,7 +239,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format
                     generatedRows?.Add(line);
                     if (isHeader)
                     {
-                        lo.WriteLine(PSStyle.Instance.Formatting.TableHeader + line + PSStyle.Instance.Reset);
+                        lo.WriteLine(style == string.Empty ? line : style + line + reset);
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -247,7 +253,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format
                 generatedRows?.Add(line);
                 if (isHeader)
                 {
-                    lo.WriteLine(PSStyle.Instance.Formatting.TableHeader + line + PSStyle.Instance.Reset);
+                    lo.WriteLine(style == string.Empty ? line : style + line + reset);
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/test/powershell/engine/Formatting/PSStyle.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/engine/Formatting/PSStyle.Tests.ps1
index e20534223f..6855ea713c 100644
--- a/test/powershell/engine/Formatting/PSStyle.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/engine/Formatting/PSStyle.Tests.ps1
@@ -151,6 +151,22 @@ Describe 'Tests for $PSStyle automatic variable' {
         }
     }
 
+    It '$PSStyle.Formatting.FormatAccent is ignored when it''s set to be an empty string' {
+        $old = $PSStyle.Formatting.FormatAccent
+        $oldRender = $PSStyle.OutputRendering
+
+        try {
+            $PSStyle.OutputRendering = 'Ansi'
+            $PSStyle.Formatting.FormatAccent = ''
+            $out = $PSVersionTable | Format-List | Out-String
+            $out.Contains("`e[") | Should -BeFalse
+        }
+        finally {
+            $PSStyle.OutputRendering = $oldRender
+            $PSStyle.Formatting.FormatAccent = $old
+        }
+    }
+
     It '$PSStyle.Formatting.TableHeader is applied to Format-Table' {
         $old = $PSStyle.Formatting.TableHeader
         $oldRender = $PSStyle.OutputRendering
@@ -167,6 +183,22 @@ Describe 'Tests for $PSStyle automatic variable' {
         }
     }
 
+    It '$PSStyle.Formatting.TableHeader is ignored when it''s set to be an empty string' {
+        $old = $PSStyle.Formatting.TableHeader
+        $oldRender = $PSStyle.OutputRendering
+
+        try {
+            $PSStyle.OutputRendering = 'Ansi'
+            $PSStyle.Formatting.TableHeader = ''
+            $out = $PSVersionTable | Format-Table | Out-String
+            $out.Contains("`e[") | Should -BeFalse
+        }
+        finally {
+            $PSStyle.OutputRendering = $oldRender
+            $PSStyle.Formatting.TableHeader = $old
+        }
+    }
+
     It 'Should fail if setting formatting contains printable characters: <member>.<submember>' -TestCases @(
         @{ Submember = 'Reset' }
         @{ Submember = 'BlinkOff' }