diff --git a/src/fpm/manifest/library.f90 b/src/fpm/manifest/library.f90
index 52e33efecb..9cb6c71715 100644
--- a/src/fpm/manifest/library.f90
+++ b/src/fpm/manifest/library.f90
@@ -60,11 +60,28 @@ subroutine new_library(self, table, error)
 
         !> Error handling
         type(error_t), allocatable, intent(out) :: error
+        
+        type(string_t), allocatable :: source_dirs(:)
 
         call check(table, error)
         if (allocated(error)) return
-
-        call get_value(table, "source-dir", self%source_dir, "src")
+        
+        ! Source dir: attempt list source-dir=["src"]
+        call get_list(table, "source-dir", source_dirs, error)
+        if (allocated(error)) return
+        
+        if (allocated(source_dirs)) then 
+            if (size(source_dirs)==1) then 
+                call move_alloc(from=source_dirs(1)%s,to=self%source_dir)
+                deallocate(source_dirs)
+            else
+                call syntax_error(error, "Manifest key [library.source-dir] does not allow lists")
+                return
+            end if            
+        else
+            call get_value(table, "source-dir", self%source_dir, "src")
+        end if
+        
         call get_value(table, "build-script", self%build_script)
 
         call get_list(table, "include-dir", self%include_dir, error)
diff --git a/test/fpm_test/test_manifest.f90 b/test/fpm_test/test_manifest.f90
index 316508d9bc..120c3ef23d 100644
--- a/test/fpm_test/test_manifest.f90
+++ b/test/fpm_test/test_manifest.f90
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module test_manifest
     use testsuite, only : new_unittest, unittest_t, error_t, test_failed, check_string
     use fpm_manifest
     use fpm_manifest_profile, only: profile_config_t, find_profile
-    use fpm_strings, only: operator(.in.)
+    use fpm_strings, only: operator(.in.),string_t
     use fpm_error, only: fatal_error, error_t
     implicit none
     private
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ subroutine collect_manifest(tests)
             & new_unittest("build-key-invalid", test_build_invalid_key), &
             & new_unittest("library-empty", test_library_empty), &
             & new_unittest("library-wrongkey", test_library_wrongkey, should_fail=.true.), &
+            & new_unittest("library-wrongpath", test_library_wrongpath, should_fail=.true.), &
+            & new_unittest("library-onepath", test_library_onepath), &
             & new_unittest("package-simple", test_package_simple), &
             & new_unittest("package-empty", test_package_empty, should_fail=.true.), &
             & new_unittest("package-typeerror", test_package_typeerror, should_fail=.true.), &
@@ -887,6 +889,43 @@ subroutine test_library_wrongkey(error)
 
     end subroutine test_library_wrongkey
 
+    !> Pass a TOML table with not allowed source dirs
+    subroutine test_library_wrongpath(error)
+        use fpm_manifest_library
+        use fpm_toml, only : new_table, set_list, toml_table
+
+        !> Error handling
+        type(error_t), allocatable, intent(out) :: error
+
+        type(string_t), allocatable :: source_dirs(:)
+        type(toml_table) :: table
+        type(library_config_t) :: library
+
+        source_dirs = [string_t("src1"),string_t("src2")]
+        call new_table  (table)
+        call set_list   (table, "source-dir", source_dirs, error)
+        call new_library(library, table, error)
+
+    end subroutine test_library_wrongpath
+
+    !> Pass a TOML table with a 1-sized source dir list
+    subroutine test_library_onepath(error)
+        use fpm_manifest_library
+        use fpm_toml, only : new_table, set_list, toml_table
+
+        !> Error handling
+        type(error_t), allocatable, intent(out) :: error
+
+        type(string_t), allocatable :: source_dirs(:)
+        type(toml_table) :: table
+        type(library_config_t) :: library
+
+        source_dirs = [string_t("src1")]
+        call new_table  (table)
+        call set_list   (table, "source-dir", source_dirs, error)
+        call new_library(library, table, error)
+
+    end subroutine test_library_onepath
 
     !> Packages cannot be created from empty tables
     subroutine test_package_simple(error)