diff --git a/MANUAL.txt b/MANUAL.txt
index 80b9a951b5c6..50faad2cfce2 100644
--- a/MANUAL.txt
+++ b/MANUAL.txt
@@ -2902,7 +2902,7 @@ These variables change the appearance of PDF slides using [`beamer`].
 :   options for LaTeX beamer themes (a list).
 
 `titlegraphic`
-:   image for title slide
+:   image for title slide: can be a list
 
 `titlegraphicoptions`
 :   options for title slide image
diff --git a/data/templates/default.beamer b/data/templates/default.beamer
index e6367ff0d540..38822eed9dbc 100644
--- a/data/templates/default.beamer
+++ b/data/templates/default.beamer
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ $if(institute)$
 \institute{$for(institute)$$institute$$sep$ \and $endfor$}
 $endif$
 $if(titlegraphic)$
-\titlegraphic{\includegraphics$if(titlegraphicoptions)$[$for(titlegraphicoptions)$$titlegraphicoptions$$sep$, $endfor$]$endif${$titlegraphic$}}
+\titlegraphic{
+$for(titlegraphic)$
+  \includegraphics$if(titlegraphicoptions)$[$for(titlegraphicoptions)$$titlegraphicoptions$$sep$, $endfor$]$endif${$titlegraphic$}$sep$\enspace
+$endfor$}
 $endif$
 $if(logo)$
 \logo{\includegraphics{$logo$}}