diff --git a/src/Components/Web/src/Forms/ValidationSummary.cs b/src/Components/Web/src/Forms/ValidationSummary.cs
index e2580fd0cf97..c889483e96ff 100644
--- a/src/Components/Web/src/Forms/ValidationSummary.cs
+++ b/src/Components/Web/src/Forms/ValidationSummary.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public class ValidationSummary : ComponentBase, IDisposable
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets a collection of additional attributes that will be applied to the created <c>ul</c> element.
+    /// A <c>class</c> attribute supplied here is appended to the built-in <c>validation-errors</c> class rather than replacing it.
     /// </summary>
     [Parameter(CaptureUnmatchedValues = true)] public IReadOnlyDictionary<string, object>? AdditionalAttributes { get; set; }
 
@@ -73,8 +74,8 @@ protected override void BuildRenderTree(RenderTreeBuilder builder)
                 first = false;
 
                 builder.OpenElement(0, "ul");
-                builder.AddAttribute(1, "class", "validation-errors");
-                builder.AddMultipleAttributes(2, AdditionalAttributes);
+                builder.AddMultipleAttributes(1, AdditionalAttributes);
+                builder.AddAttribute(2, "class", AttributeUtilities.CombineClassNames(AdditionalAttributes, "validation-errors"));
             }
 
             builder.OpenElement(3, "li");
diff --git a/src/Components/Web/test/Forms/ValidationSummaryTest.cs b/src/Components/Web/test/Forms/ValidationSummaryTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8e87265839a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Components/Web/test/Forms/ValidationSummaryTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Rendering;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.RenderTree;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Test.Helpers;
+
+namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms;
+
+public class ValidationSummaryTest
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task RendersValidationErrorsClass_WhenNoAdditionalAttributes()
+    {
+        var classAttribute = await RenderAndGetUlClassAttribute(additionalAttributes: null);
+
+        Assert.Equal("validation-errors", classAttribute);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CombinesCustomClassWithValidationErrors()
+    {
+        var classAttribute = await RenderAndGetUlClassAttribute(new Dictionary<string, object>
+        {
+            { "class", "pt-2" },
+        });
+
+        Assert.Equal("pt-2 validation-errors", classAttribute);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task SplatsAdditionalAttributesToUl()
+    {
+        var frames = await RenderAndGetValidationSummaryFrames(new Dictionary<string, object>
+        {
+            { "data-test", "validation-errors" },
+        });
+
+        var ulAttributes = GetUlAttributes(frames);
+        Assert.Contains(ulAttributes, a => a.AttributeName == "data-test" && (string)a.AttributeValue == "validation-errors");
+        Assert.Equal("validation-errors", GetClassValue(ulAttributes));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task DoesNotRenderUl_WhenNoValidationMessages()
+    {
+        var model = new TestModel();
+        var editContext = new EditContext(model);
+        var rootComponent = new TestValidationSummaryHostComponent
+        {
+            EditContext = editContext,
+        };
+        var testRenderer = new TestRenderer();
+        var componentId = testRenderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+        await testRenderer.RenderRootComponentAsync(componentId);
+
+        var frames = GetValidationSummaryFrames(testRenderer);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain(frames.AsEnumerable(), f => f.FrameType == RenderTreeFrameType.Element && f.ElementName == "ul");
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<string> RenderAndGetUlClassAttribute(Dictionary<string, object> additionalAttributes)
+    {
+        var frames = await RenderAndGetValidationSummaryFrames(additionalAttributes);
+        return GetClassValue(GetUlAttributes(frames));
+    }
+
+    private static async Task<ArrayRange<RenderTreeFrame>> RenderAndGetValidationSummaryFrames(Dictionary<string, object> additionalAttributes)
+    {
+        var model = new TestModel();
+        var editContext = new EditContext(model);
+        var messages = new ValidationMessageStore(editContext);
+        messages.Add(new FieldIdentifier(model, nameof(TestModel.StringProperty)), "An error");
+
+        var rootComponent = new TestValidationSummaryHostComponent
+        {
+            EditContext = editContext,
+            AdditionalAttributes = additionalAttributes,
+        };
+        var testRenderer = new TestRenderer();
+        var componentId = testRenderer.AssignRootComponentId(rootComponent);
+        await testRenderer.RenderRootComponentAsync(componentId);
+
+        return GetValidationSummaryFrames(testRenderer);
+    }
+
+    private static ArrayRange<RenderTreeFrame> GetValidationSummaryFrames(TestRenderer testRenderer)
+    {
+        var batch = testRenderer.Batches.Single();
+        var componentId = batch.GetComponentFrames<ValidationSummary>().Single().ComponentId;
+        return testRenderer.GetCurrentRenderTreeFrames(componentId);
+    }
+
+    private static List<RenderTreeFrame> GetUlAttributes(ArrayRange<RenderTreeFrame> frames)
+    {
+        var result = new List<RenderTreeFrame>();
+        var seenUl = false;
+        foreach (var frame in frames.AsEnumerable())
+        {
+            if (!seenUl)
+            {
+                if (frame.FrameType == RenderTreeFrameType.Element && frame.ElementName == "ul")
+                {
+                    seenUl = true;
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (frame.FrameType != RenderTreeFrameType.Attribute)
+            {
+                break;
+            }
+            result.Add(frame);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private static string GetClassValue(List<RenderTreeFrame> ulAttributes)
+        => ulAttributes.Single(a => a.AttributeName == "class").AttributeValue as string;
+
+    private class TestModel
+    {
+        public string StringProperty { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    private class TestValidationSummaryHostComponent : AutoRenderComponent
+    {
+        public EditContext EditContext { get; set; }
+
+        public Dictionary<string, object> AdditionalAttributes { get; set; }
+
+        protected override void BuildRenderTree(RenderTreeBuilder builder)
+        {
+            builder.OpenComponent<CascadingValue<EditContext>>(0);
+            builder.AddComponentParameter(1, "Value", EditContext);
+            builder.AddComponentParameter(2, "ChildContent", new RenderFragment(childBuilder =>
+            {
+                childBuilder.OpenComponent<ValidationSummary>(0);
+                childBuilder.AddMultipleAttributes(1, AdditionalAttributes);
+                childBuilder.CloseComponent();
+            }));
+            builder.CloseComponent();
+        }
+    }
+}