diff --git a/git/util.py b/git/util.py
index 5170592ab..9877ab8a2 100644
--- a/git/util.py
+++ b/git/util.py
@@ -1334,13 +1334,13 @@ def __getattr__(self, attr: str) -> T_IterableObj:
     def __getitem__(  # type: ignore[override]  # pyright: ignore[reportIncompatibleMethodOverride]
         self, index: Union[SupportsIndex, int, slice, str]
     ) -> T_IterableObj:
-        if isinstance(index, int):
-            return list.__getitem__(self, index)
-        elif isinstance(index, slice):
+        if isinstance(index, slice):
             raise ValueError("Index should be an int or str")
+        elif not isinstance(index, str):
+            return list.__getitem__(self, index)
         else:
             try:
-                return self.__getattr__(cast(str, index))
+                return self.__getattr__(index)
             except AttributeError as e:
                 raise IndexError(f"No item found with id {self._prefix}{index}") from e
         # END handle getattr
diff --git a/test/test_util.py b/test/test_util.py
index 0adbd0b2d..45c870777 100644
--- a/test/test_util.py
+++ b/test/test_util.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 import contextlib
 import errno
-from datetime import datetime
 import os
 import pathlib
 import pickle
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@
 import sys
 import threading
 import time
+from datetime import datetime
 from unittest import SkipTest, mock
 
 import ddt
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
     rmtree,
 )
 from test.cleanup import cleanup_directory
-from test.lib.fixtures import writable_fixture
 from test.lib import TestBase, requires_symlinks, with_rw_repo
+from test.lib.fixtures import writable_fixture
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -312,6 +312,45 @@ def test_altz_to_utctz_str_accepts_float_seconds(offset, expected):
     assert utctz_to_altz(result) == utctz_to_altz(expected)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("prefix", ["", "refs/"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("position", [0, -1])
+def test_iterable_list_accepts_index_protocol(prefix, position):
+    class Index:
+        def __index__(self):
+            return position
+
+    values = IterableList("name", prefix)
+    members = [_Member(prefix + name) for name in ("one", "two")]
+    values.extend(members)
+    assert values[Index()] is members[position]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("position", [2, -3])
+def test_iterable_list_index_protocol_preserves_bounds_errors(position):
+    class Index:
+        def __index__(self):
+            return position
+
+    values = IterableList("name")
+    values.extend([_Member("one"), _Member("two")])
+    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
+        values[Index()]
+
+
+def test_iterable_list_index_protocol_preserves_named_lookup_and_slice_rejection():
+    values = IterableList("name", "refs/")
+    named = _Member("refs/0")
+    values.extend([named, _Member("refs/one")])
+    assert values["0"] is named
+    assert values[False] is named
+    with pytest.raises(IndexError):
+        values["missing"]
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+        values[:1]
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
+        values[0.0]
+
+
 @ddt.ddt
 class TestUtils(TestBase):
     """Tests for most utilities in :mod:`git.util`."""