diff --git a/data/binding/bindlists.go b/data/binding/bindlists.go
index 0e61313451..38ee6e4e48 100644
--- a/data/binding/bindlists.go
+++ b/data/binding/bindlists.go
@@ -42,16 +42,7 @@ func NewBoolList() BoolList {
 //
 // Since: 2.0
 func BindBoolList(v *[]bool) ExternalBoolList {
-	if v == nil {
-		return NewBoolList().(ExternalBoolList)
-	}
-
-	b := newExternalListComparable(v)
-	for i := range *v {
-		b.appendItem(bindListItemComparable[bool](v, i, b.updateExternal))
-	}
-
-	return b
+	return bindListComparable(v)
 }
 
 // BytesList supports binding a list of []byte values.
@@ -90,16 +81,7 @@ func NewBytesList() BytesList {
 //
 // Since: 2.2
 func BindBytesList(v *[][]byte) ExternalBytesList {
-	if v == nil {
-		return NewBytesList().(ExternalBytesList)
-	}
-
-	b := newExternalList(v, bytes.Equal)
-	for i := range *v {
-		b.appendItem(bindListItem(v, i, b.updateExternal, bytes.Equal))
-	}
-
-	return b
+	return bindList(v, bytes.Equal)
 }
 
 // FloatList supports binding a list of float64 values.
@@ -138,16 +120,7 @@ func NewFloatList() FloatList {
 //
 // Since: 2.0
 func BindFloatList(v *[]float64) ExternalFloatList {
-	if v == nil {
-		return NewFloatList().(ExternalFloatList)
-	}
-
-	b := newExternalListComparable(v)
-	for i := range *v {
-		b.appendItem(bindListItemComparable(v, i, b.updateExternal))
-	}
-
-	return b
+	return bindListComparable(v)
 }
 
 // IntList supports binding a list of int values.
@@ -186,16 +159,7 @@ func NewIntList() IntList {
 //
 // Since: 2.0
 func BindIntList(v *[]int) ExternalIntList {
-	if v == nil {
-		return NewIntList().(ExternalIntList)
-	}
-
-	b := newExternalListComparable(v)
-	for i := range *v {
-		b.appendItem(bindListItemComparable(v, i, b.updateExternal))
-	}
-
-	return b
+	return bindListComparable(v)
 }
 
 // RuneList supports binding a list of rune values.
@@ -285,16 +249,7 @@ func NewStringList() StringList {
 //
 // Since: 2.0
 func BindStringList(v *[]string) ExternalStringList {
-	if v == nil {
-		return NewStringList().(ExternalStringList)
-	}
-
-	b := newExternalListComparable(v)
-	for i := range *v {
-		b.appendItem(bindListItemComparable(v, i, b.updateExternal))
-	}
-
-	return b
+	return bindListComparable(v)
 }
 
 // UntypedList supports binding a list of any values.
@@ -382,14 +337,5 @@ func NewURIList() URIList {
 //
 // Since: 2.1
 func BindURIList(v *[]fyne.URI) ExternalURIList {
-	if v == nil {
-		return NewURIList().(ExternalURIList)
-	}
-
-	b := newExternalList(v, compareURI)
-	for i := range *v {
-		b.appendItem(bindListItem(v, i, b.updateExternal, compareURI))
-	}
-
-	return b
+	return bindList(v, compareURI)
 }
diff --git a/data/binding/generic.go b/data/binding/generic.go
index cf79cb74bc..ca918a32ec 100644
--- a/data/binding/generic.go
+++ b/data/binding/generic.go
@@ -147,18 +147,6 @@ func lookupExistingBinding[T any](key string, p fyne.Preferences) (genericItem[T
 	return nil, false
 }
 
-type List[T any] interface {
-	DataList
-
-	Append(value T) error
-	Get() ([]T, error)
-	GetValue(index int) (T, error)
-	Prepend(value T) error
-	Remove(value T) error
-	Set(list []T) error
-	SetValue(index int, value T) error
-}
-
 func newList[T any](comparator func(T, T) bool) *boundList[T] {
 	return &boundList[T]{val: new([]T), comparator: comparator}
 }
@@ -171,8 +159,21 @@ func newExternalList[T any](v *[]T, comparator func(T, T) bool) *boundList[T] {
 	return &boundList[T]{val: v, comparator: comparator, updateExternal: true}
 }
 
-func newExternalListComparable[T bool | float64 | int | rune | string](v *[]T) *boundList[T] {
-	return newExternalList(v, func(t1, t2 T) bool { return t1 == t2 })
+func bindList[T any](v *[]T, comparator func(T, T) bool) *boundList[T] {
+	if v == nil {
+		return newList(comparator)
+	}
+
+	l := newExternalList(v, comparator)
+	for i := range *v {
+		l.appendItem(bindListItem(v, i, l.updateExternal, comparator))
+	}
+
+	return l
+}
+
+func bindListComparable[T bool | float64 | int | rune | string](v *[]T) *boundList[T] {
+	return bindList(v, func(t1, t2 T) bool { return t1 == t2 })
 }
 
 type boundList[T any] struct {