diff --git a/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts b/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts
index 03c347fee7..9e6117c5e5 100644
--- a/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts
+++ b/types/chart.js/chart.js-tests.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ const chart: Chart = new Chart(new CanvasRenderingContext2D(), {
         onHover(ev: MouseEvent, points: any[]) {
           return;
         },
+        title: {
+            text: ["foo", "bar"]
+        },
         tooltips: {
             filter: data => Number(data.yLabel) > 0,
             intersect: true,
diff --git a/types/chart.js/index.d.ts b/types/chart.js/index.d.ts
index 9e1a511229..a2ea423cb8 100644
--- a/types/chart.js/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/chart.js/index.d.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ declare namespace Chart {
         fontColor?: ChartColor;
         fontStyle?: string;
         padding?: number;
-        text?: string;
+        text?: string | string[];
     }
 
     interface ChartLegendOptions {