diff --git a/cpp/include/cudf/lists/explode.hpp b/cpp/include/cudf/lists/explode.hpp
index 81d82dcfa09..303f182ce8c 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cudf/lists/explode.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/cudf/lists/explode.hpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ namespace cudf {
  *
  * @param input_table Table to explode.
  * @param explode_column_idx Column index to explode inside the table.
+ * @param stream CUDA stream used for device memory operations and kernel launches.
  * @param mr Device memory resource used to allocate the returned column's device memory.
  *
  * @return A new table with explode_col exploded.
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ namespace cudf {
 std::unique_ptr<table> explode(
   table_view const& input_table,
   size_type explode_column_idx,
+  rmm::cuda_stream_view stream      = cudf::get_default_stream(),
   rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr = rmm::mr::get_current_device_resource());
 
 /**
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<table> explode(
  *
  * @param input_table Table to explode.
  * @param explode_column_idx Column index to explode inside the table.
+ * @param stream CUDA stream used for device memory operations and kernel launches.
  * @param mr Device memory resource used to allocate the returned column's device memory.
  *
  * @return A new table with exploded value and position. The column order of return table is
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<table> explode(
 std::unique_ptr<table> explode_position(
   table_view const& input_table,
   size_type explode_column_idx,
+  rmm::cuda_stream_view stream      = cudf::get_default_stream(),
   rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr = rmm::mr::get_current_device_resource());
 
 /**
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<table> explode_position(
  *
  * @param input_table Table to explode.
  * @param explode_column_idx Column index to explode inside the table.
+ * @param stream CUDA stream used for device memory operations and kernel launches.
  * @param mr Device memory resource used to allocate the returned column's device memory.
  *
  * @return A new table with explode_col exploded.
@@ -159,6 +164,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<table> explode_position(
 std::unique_ptr<table> explode_outer(
   table_view const& input_table,
   size_type explode_column_idx,
+  rmm::cuda_stream_view stream      = cudf::get_default_stream(),
   rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr = rmm::mr::get_current_device_resource());
 
 /**
@@ -196,6 +202,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<table> explode_outer(
  *
  * @param input_table Table to explode.
  * @param explode_column_idx Column index to explode inside the table.
+ * @param stream CUDA stream used for device memory operations and kernel launches.
  * @param mr Device memory resource used to allocate the returned column's device memory.
  *
  * @return A new table with explode_col exploded.
@@ -203,6 +210,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<table> explode_outer(
 std::unique_ptr<table> explode_outer_position(
   table_view const& input_table,
   size_type explode_column_idx,
+  rmm::cuda_stream_view stream      = cudf::get_default_stream(),
   rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr = rmm::mr::get_current_device_resource());
 
 /** @} */  // end of group
diff --git a/cpp/include/cudf/lists/set_operations.hpp b/cpp/include/cudf/lists/set_operations.hpp
index b8abfd62461..871e66b2d83 100644
--- a/cpp/include/cudf/lists/set_operations.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/cudf/lists/set_operations.hpp
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ namespace cudf::lists {
  * @param nulls_equal Flag to specify whether null elements should be considered as equal, default
  *        to be `UNEQUAL` which means only non-null elements are checked for overlapping
  * @param nans_equal Flag to specify whether floating-point NaNs should be considered as equal
- * @param mr Device memory resource used to allocate the returned object
  * @param stream CUDA stream used for device memory operations and kernel launches
+ * @param mr Device memory resource used to allocate the returned object
  * @return A column of type BOOL containing the check results
  */
 std::unique_ptr<column> have_overlap(
diff --git a/cpp/src/lists/explode.cu b/cpp/src/lists/explode.cu
index 370d7480578..46c4fc78a6f 100644
--- a/cpp/src/lists/explode.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/lists/explode.cu
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<table> explode_outer(table_view const& input_table,
   if (null_or_empty_count == 0) {
     // performance penalty to run the below loop if there are no nulls or empty lists.
     // run simple explode instead
-    return include_position ? explode_position(input_table, explode_column_idx, stream, mr)
-                            : explode(input_table, explode_column_idx, stream, mr);
+    return include_position ? detail::explode_position(input_table, explode_column_idx, stream, mr)
+                            : detail::explode(input_table, explode_column_idx, stream, mr);
   }
 
   auto gather_map_size = sliced_child.size() + null_or_empty_count;
@@ -300,58 +300,63 @@ std::unique_ptr<table> explode_outer(table_view const& input_table,
 }  // namespace detail
 
 /**
- * @copydoc cudf::explode(table_view const&, size_type, rmm::device_async_resource_ref)
+ * @copydoc cudf::explode(table_view const&, size_type, rmm::cuda_stream_view,
+ * rmm::device_async_resource_ref)
  */
 std::unique_ptr<table> explode(table_view const& input_table,
                                size_type explode_column_idx,
+                               rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr)
 {
   CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   CUDF_EXPECTS(input_table.column(explode_column_idx).type().id() == type_id::LIST,
                "Unsupported non-list column");
-  return detail::explode(input_table, explode_column_idx, cudf::get_default_stream(), mr);
+  return detail::explode(input_table, explode_column_idx, stream, mr);
 }
 
 /**
- * @copydoc cudf::explode_position(table_view const&, size_type, rmm::device_async_resource_ref)
+ * @copydoc cudf::explode_position(table_view const&, size_type, rmm::cuda_stream_view,
+ * rmm::device_async_resource_ref)
  */
 std::unique_ptr<table> explode_position(table_view const& input_table,
                                         size_type explode_column_idx,
+                                        rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                         rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr)
 {
   CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   CUDF_EXPECTS(input_table.column(explode_column_idx).type().id() == type_id::LIST,
                "Unsupported non-list column");
-  return detail::explode_position(input_table, explode_column_idx, cudf::get_default_stream(), mr);
+  return detail::explode_position(input_table, explode_column_idx, stream, mr);
 }
 
 /**
- * @copydoc cudf::explode_outer(table_view const&, size_type, rmm::device_async_resource_ref)
+ * @copydoc cudf::explode_outer(table_view const&, size_type, rmm::cuda_stream_view,
+ * rmm::device_async_resource_ref)
  */
 std::unique_ptr<table> explode_outer(table_view const& input_table,
                                      size_type explode_column_idx,
+                                     rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                      rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr)
 {
   CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   CUDF_EXPECTS(input_table.column(explode_column_idx).type().id() == type_id::LIST,
                "Unsupported non-list column");
-  return detail::explode_outer(
-    input_table, explode_column_idx, false, cudf::get_default_stream(), mr);
+  return detail::explode_outer(input_table, explode_column_idx, false, stream, mr);
 }
 
 /**
  * @copydoc cudf::explode_outer_position(table_view const&, size_type,
- * rmm::device_async_resource_ref)
+ * rmm::cuda_stream_view, rmm::device_async_resource_ref)
  */
 std::unique_ptr<table> explode_outer_position(table_view const& input_table,
                                               size_type explode_column_idx,
+                                              rmm::cuda_stream_view stream,
                                               rmm::device_async_resource_ref mr)
 {
   CUDF_FUNC_RANGE();
   CUDF_EXPECTS(input_table.column(explode_column_idx).type().id() == type_id::LIST,
                "Unsupported non-list column");
-  return detail::explode_outer(
-    input_table, explode_column_idx, true, cudf::get_default_stream(), mr);
+  return detail::explode_outer(input_table, explode_column_idx, true, stream, mr);
 }
 
 }  // namespace cudf
diff --git a/cpp/tests/streams/lists_test.cpp b/cpp/tests/streams/lists_test.cpp
index 711e20e4b17..7963dced292 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/streams/lists_test.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/streams/lists_test.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2023-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <cudf/lists/combine.hpp>
 #include <cudf/lists/contains.hpp>
 #include <cudf/lists/count_elements.hpp>
+#include <cudf/lists/explode.hpp>
 #include <cudf/lists/extract.hpp>
 #include <cudf/lists/filling.hpp>
 #include <cudf/lists/gather.hpp>
@@ -212,3 +213,57 @@ TEST_F(ListTest, HaveOverlap)
                             cudf::nan_equality::ALL_EQUAL,
                             cudf::test::get_default_stream());
 }
+
+TEST_F(ListTest, Explode)
+{
+  cudf::test::fixed_width_column_wrapper<int32_t> list_col_a{100, 200, 300};
+  cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t> list_col_b{
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>{1, 2, 7},
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>{5, 6},
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>{0, 3}};
+  cudf::test::strings_column_wrapper list_col_c{"string0", "string1", "string2"};
+  cudf::table_view lists_table({list_col_a, list_col_b, list_col_c});
+  cudf::explode(lists_table, 1, cudf::test::get_default_stream());
+}
+
+TEST_F(ListTest, ExplodePosition)
+{
+  cudf::test::fixed_width_column_wrapper<int32_t> list_col_a{100, 200, 300};
+  cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t> list_col_b{
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>{1, 2, 7},
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>{5, 6},
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>{0, 3}};
+  cudf::test::strings_column_wrapper list_col_c{"string0", "string1", "string2"};
+  cudf::table_view lists_table({list_col_a, list_col_b, list_col_c});
+  cudf::explode_position(lists_table, 1, cudf::test::get_default_stream());
+}
+
+TEST_F(ListTest, ExplodeOuter)
+{
+  constexpr auto null = 0;
+  auto valids =
+    cudf::detail::make_counting_transform_iterator(0, [](auto i) { return i % 2 == 0; });
+  cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t> list_col_a{
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>({1, null, 7}, valids),
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>({5, null, 0, null}, valids),
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>{},
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>({0, null, 8}, valids)};
+  cudf::test::fixed_width_column_wrapper<int32_t> list_col_b{100, 200, 300, 400};
+  cudf::table_view lists_table({list_col_a, list_col_b});
+  cudf::explode_outer(lists_table, 0, cudf::test::get_default_stream());
+}
+
+TEST_F(ListTest, ExplodeOuterPosition)
+{
+  constexpr auto null = 0;
+  auto valids =
+    cudf::detail::make_counting_transform_iterator(0, [](auto i) { return i % 2 == 0; });
+  cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t> list_col_a{
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>({1, null, 7}, valids),
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>({5, null, 0, null}, valids),
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>{},
+    cudf::test::lists_column_wrapper<int32_t>({0, null, 8}, valids)};
+  cudf::test::fixed_width_column_wrapper<int32_t> list_col_b{100, 200, 300, 400};
+  cudf::table_view lists_table({list_col_a, list_col_b});
+  cudf::explode_outer_position(lists_table, 0, cudf::test::get_default_stream());
+}