diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index ac5dc424d3f..dd2fc0103bc 100644
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@
 * The Ada 2022 Enum_Rep and Enum_Val attributes are now supported.
 
 * The 'list' command now accepts '.' as an argument, which tells GDB to
-  print the location where the inferior is stopped.  If the inferior hasn't
-  started yet, the command will print around the main function.
+  print the location around the last solitary line printed as part of
+  displaying a stack frame. If the inferior hasn't started yet, the
+  command will print around the main function.
 
 * Using the 'list' command with no arguments in a situation where the
   command would attempt to list past the end of the file now warns the
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
index 0fa24fd3df9..13d1ce71a9f 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
@@ -1272,10 +1272,10 @@ list_command (const char *arg, int from_tty)
 	  print_source_lines (cursal.symtab, range, 0);
 	}
 
-      /* "l ." lists the default location again.  */
+      /* "list ." lists the default location again.  */
       else if (arg[0] == '.')
 	{
-	  try
+	  if (target_has_stack ())
 	    {
 	      /* Find the current line by getting the PC of the currently
 		 selected frame, and finding the line associated to it.  */
@@ -1283,19 +1283,19 @@ list_command (const char *arg, int from_tty)
 	      CORE_ADDR curr_pc = get_frame_pc (frame);
 	      cursal = find_pc_line (curr_pc, 0);
 	    }
-	  catch (const gdb_exception &e)
+	  else
 	    {
-	      /* If there was an exception above, it means the inferior
-		 is not running, so reset the current source location to
-		 the default.  */
+	      /* The inferior is not running, so reset the current source
+		 location to the default.  */
 	      clear_current_source_symtab_and_line ();
 	      set_default_source_symtab_and_line ();
 	      cursal = get_current_source_symtab_and_line ();
 	    }
 	  list_around_line (arg, cursal);
-	  /* Advance argument so just pressing "enter" after using "list ."
+	  /* Set the repeat args so just pressing "enter" after using "list ."
 	     will print the following lines instead of the same lines again. */
-	  arg++;
+	  if (from_tty)
+	    set_repeat_arguments ("");
 	}
 
       return;
@@ -2805,7 +2805,7 @@ and send its output to SHELL_COMMAND."));
     = add_com ("list", class_files, list_command, _("\
 List specified function or line.\n\
 With no argument, lists ten more lines after or around previous listing.\n\
-\"list .\" lists ten lines arond where the inferior is stopped.\n\
+\"list .\" lists ten lines around where the inferior is stopped.\n\
 \"list +\" lists the ten lines following a previous ten-line listing.\n\
 \"list -\" lists the ten lines before a previous ten-line listing.\n\
 One argument specifies a line, and ten lines are listed around that line.\n\
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index cd86da50f46..c9377846bdc 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -9155,9 +9155,9 @@ Same as using with no arguments.
 Print lines just before the lines last printed.
 
 @item list .
-Print the lines surrounding the location that is where the inferior
-is stopped.  If the inferior is not running, print around the main
-function instead.
+Print the lines surrounding the last solitary line printed as part
+of displaying a fram.  If the inferior is not running, print around
+the main function instead.
 @end table
 
 @cindex @code{list}, how many lines to display
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/list.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/list.exp
index 582355996b0..520424c37c6 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/list.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/list.exp
@@ -402,18 +402,16 @@ proc test_list_invalid_args {} {
 
 proc test_list_current_location {} {
     global binfile
-    # If the first "list" command that GDB runs is "list ." GDB may be
-    # unable to recognize that the inferior isn't running, so we should
-    # reload the inferior to test that condition.
+    # Restart the inferior to test "list ." before the inferior is started.
     clean_restart
     gdb_file_cmd ${binfile}
 
-    # Ensure that we are printing 10 lines
+    # Ensure that we are printing 10 lines.
     if {![set_listsize 10]} {
 	return
     }
 
-    # First guarantee that GDB prints around the main function correctly
+    # First guarantee that GDB prints around the main function correctly.
     gdb_test "list ." \
 	"1.*\r\n2\[ \t\]+\r\n3\[ \t\]+int main \[)(\]+.*5\[ \t\]+int x;.*" \
 	"list . with inferior not running"
@@ -423,17 +421,18 @@ proc test_list_current_location {} {
 	return
     }
 
-    # Walk forward some lines
+    # Walk forward some lines.
     gdb_test "until 15" ".*15.*foo.*"
 
     # Test that the correct location is printed and that
     # using just "list" will print the following lines.
-    gdb_test "list ." ".*" "list current line after starting"
-    gdb_test "list" ".*" "confirm we are printing the following lines"
+    gdb_test "list ." "10\[ \t\]+foo \(.*\);.*19\[ \t\]+foo \(.*\);" "list current line after starting"
+    gdb_test "list" "20\[ \t\]+foo \(.*\);.*29\[ \t\]+foo \(.*\);" "confirm we are printing the following lines"
 
     # Test that list . will reset to current location
-    gdb_test "list ." ".*" "list around current line again"
-    gdb_test " " ".*" "testing repeated invocations with GDB's auto-repeat"
+    # and that an empty line lists the following lines.
+    gdb_test "list ." "10\[ \t\]+foo \(.*\);.*19\[ \t\]+foo \(.*\);" "list around current line again"
+    gdb_test " " "20\[ \t\]+foo \(.*\);.*29\[ \t\]+foo \(.*\);" "testing repeated invocations with GDB's auto-repeat"
 }
 
 clean_restart
