diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts
index 9ff54c821..64b5497ac 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/IssueDescription.ts
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ export const issueFields = [
 			{
 				displayName: 'Expand',
 				name: 'expand',
-				type: 'options',
+				type: 'multiOptions',
 				default: '',
 				options: [
 					{
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/Jira.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/Jira.node.ts
index 0f844630a..5dcd27e98 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/Jira.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Jira/Jira.node.ts
@@ -594,7 +594,11 @@ export class Jira implements INodeType {
 						body.jql = options.jql as string;
 					}
 					if (options.expand) {
-						body.expand = options.expand as string;
+						if (typeof options.expand === 'string') {
+							body.expand = options.expand.split(',');
+						} else {
+							body.expand = options.expand;
+						}
 					}
 					if (returnAll) {
 						responseData = await jiraSoftwareCloudApiRequestAllItems.call(this, 'issues', `/api/2/search`, 'POST', body);