diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option-impl.cpp b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option-impl.cpp
index 9ac10c0122..38b1f8e048 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option-impl.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option-impl.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ extern "C"
 #include "gnc-ui-util.h"
 }
 
+const std::string GncOptionMultichoiceValue::c_empty_string{""};
+const std::string GncOptionMultichoiceValue::c_list_string{"multiple values"};
+
 bool
 GncOptionAccountValue::validate(const GncOptionAccountList& values) const
 {
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option-impl.hpp b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option-impl.hpp
index 9716fdb262..69951dbb13 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option-impl.hpp
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option-impl.hpp
@@ -412,13 +412,14 @@ private:
     ValueType m_step;
 };
 
-using GncMultiChoiceOptionEntry = std::tuple<const std::string,
+using GncMultichoiceOptionEntry = std::tuple<const std::string,
                                              const std::string,
                                              const std::string>;
-using GncMultiChoiceOptionChoices = std::vector<GncMultiChoiceOptionEntry>;
+using GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec = std::vector<std::size_t>;
+using GncMultichoiceOptionChoices = std::vector<GncMultichoiceOptionEntry>;
 
-/** MultiChoice options have a vector of valid options
- * (GncMultiChoiceOptionChoices) and validate the selection as being one of
+/** Multichoice options have a vector of valid options
+ * (GncMultichoiceOptionChoices) and validate the selection as being one of
  * those values. The value is the index of the selected item in the vector. The
  * tuple contains three strings, a key, a display
  * name and a brief description for the tooltip. Both name and description
@@ -433,22 +434,48 @@ public:
     GncOptionMultichoiceValue(const char* section, const char* name,
                               const char* key, const char* doc_string,
                               const char* value,
-                              GncMultiChoiceOptionChoices&& choices,
+                              GncMultichoiceOptionChoices&& choices,
                               GncOptionUIType ui_type = GncOptionUIType::MULTICHOICE) :
         OptionClassifier{section, name, key, doc_string},
         m_ui_type{ui_type},
-        m_value{}, m_default_value{}, m_choices{std::move(choices)} {
-            if (value)
+        m_value{}, m_default_value{}, m_choices{std::move(choices)}
+    {
+        if (value)
+        {
+            if (auto index = find_key(value);
+                index != size_t_max)
             {
-                if (auto index = find_key(value);
-                    index != size_t_max)
-                {
-                    m_value = index;
-                    m_default_value = index;
-                }
+                m_value.push_back(index);
+                m_default_value.push_back(index);
             }
         }
+    }
 
+    GncOptionMultichoiceValue(const char* section, const char* name,
+                              const char* key, const char* doc_string,
+                              size_t index,
+                              GncMultichoiceOptionChoices&& choices,
+                              GncOptionUIType ui_type = GncOptionUIType::MULTICHOICE) :
+        OptionClassifier{section, name, key, doc_string},
+        m_ui_type{ui_type},
+        m_value{}, m_default_value{}, m_choices{std::move(choices)}
+    {
+        if (index < m_choices.size())
+        {
+            m_value.push_back(index);
+            m_default_value.push_back(index);
+        }
+    }
+
+    GncOptionMultichoiceValue(const char* section, const char* name,
+                              const char* key, const char* doc_string,
+                              GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec&& indices,
+                              GncMultichoiceOptionChoices&& choices,
+                              GncOptionUIType ui_type = GncOptionUIType::LIST) :
+        OptionClassifier{section, name, key, doc_string},
+        m_ui_type{ui_type},
+        m_value{indices}, m_default_value{std::move(indices)},
+        m_choices{std::move(choices)} {}
     GncOptionMultichoiceValue(const GncOptionMultichoiceValue&) = default;
     GncOptionMultichoiceValue(GncOptionMultichoiceValue&&) = default;
     GncOptionMultichoiceValue& operator=(const GncOptionMultichoiceValue&) = default;
@@ -456,27 +483,84 @@ public:
 
     const std::string& get_value() const
     {
-        return std::get<0>(m_choices.at(m_value));
+        auto vec{m_value.size() > 0 ? m_value : m_default_value};
+        if (vec.size() == 0)
+            return c_empty_string;
+        if (vec.size() == 1)
+            return std::get<0>(m_choices.at(vec[0]));
+        else
+            return c_list_string;
     }
     const std::string& get_default_value() const
     {
-        return std::get<0>(m_choices.at(m_default_value));
+        if (m_default_value.size() == 1)
+            return std::get<0>(m_choices.at(m_default_value[0]));
+        else if (m_default_value.size() == 0)
+            return c_empty_string;
+        else
+            return c_list_string;
     }
-     bool validate(const std::string& value) const noexcept
+
+    size_t get_index() const
+    {
+        if (m_value.size() > 0)
+            return m_value[0];
+        if (m_default_value.size() > 0)
+            return m_default_value[0];
+        return 0;
+    }
+    const GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec& get_multiple() const noexcept
+    {
+        return m_value;
+    }
+    const GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec& get_default_multiple() const noexcept
+    {
+        return m_default_value;
+    }
+    bool validate(const std::string& value) const noexcept
     {
         auto index = find_key(value);
         return index != size_t_max;
 
+    }
+    bool validate(const GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec& indexes) const noexcept
+    {
+        for (auto index : indexes)
+            if (index >= m_choices.size())
+                return false;
+        return true;
+
     }
     void set_value(const std::string& value)
     {
         auto index = find_key(value);
         if (index != size_t_max)
-            m_value = index;
+        {
+            m_value.clear();
+            m_value.push_back(index);
+        }
         else
             throw std::invalid_argument("Value not a valid choice.");
 
     }
+    void set_value(size_t index)
+    {
+        if (index < m_choices.size())
+        {
+            m_value.clear();
+            m_value.push_back(index);
+        }
+        else
+            throw std::invalid_argument("Value not a valid choice.");
+
+    }
+    void set_multiple(const GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec& indexes)
+    {
+        if (validate(indexes))
+            m_value = indexes;
+        else
+            throw std::invalid_argument("One of the supplied indexes was out of range.");
+    }
     std::size_t num_permissible_values() const noexcept
     {
         return m_choices.size();
@@ -513,11 +597,119 @@ private:
 
     }
     GncOptionUIType m_ui_type;
-    std::size_t m_value;
-    std::size_t m_default_value;
-    GncMultiChoiceOptionChoices m_choices;
+    GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec m_value;
+    GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec m_default_value;
+    GncMultichoiceOptionChoices m_choices;
+    static const std::string c_empty_string;
+    static const std::string c_list_string;
 };
 
+template<> inline std::ostream&
+operator<< <GncOptionMultichoiceValue>(std::ostream& oss,
+                                       const GncOptionMultichoiceValue& opt)
+{
+    auto vec{opt.get_multiple()};
+    bool first{true};
+    for (auto index : vec)
+    {
+        if (first)
+            first = false;
+        else
+            oss << " ";
+        oss << opt.permissible_value(index);
+    }
+    return oss;
+}
+
+template<> inline std::istream&
+operator>> <GncOptionMultichoiceValue>(std::istream& iss,
+                                       GncOptionMultichoiceValue& opt)
+{
+    GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec values;
+    while (true)
+    {
+        std::string str;
+        std::getline(iss, str, ' ');
+        if (!str.empty())
+        {
+            auto index = opt.permissible_value_index(str.c_str());
+            if (index != size_t_max)
+                values.push_back(index);
+            else
+            {
+                std::string err = str + " is not one of ";
+                err += opt.m_name;
+                err += "'s permissible values.";
+                throw std::invalid_argument(err);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+            break;
+    }
+    opt.set_multiple(values);
+    iss.clear();
+    return iss;
+}
+
+template<class OptType, typename std::enable_if_t<std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<OptType>, GncOptionMultichoiceValue>, int> = 0>
+inline std::ostream&
+gnc_option_to_scheme(std::ostream& oss, const OptType& opt)
+{
+    auto indexes{opt.get_multiple()};
+    if (indexes.size() > 1)
+        oss << "'(";
+    bool first = true;
+    for (auto index : indexes)
+    {
+        if (first)
+            first = false;
+        else
+            oss << " ";
+        oss << "'" << opt.permissible_value(index);
+    }
+    if (indexes.size() > 1)
+        oss << ')';
+    return oss;
+}
+
+template<class OptType, typename std::enable_if_t<std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<OptType>, GncOptionMultichoiceValue>, int> = 0>
+inline std::istream&
+gnc_option_from_scheme(std::istream& iss, OptType& opt)
+{
+    iss.ignore(3, '\'');
+    auto c{iss.peek()};
+    if (static_cast<char>(c) == '(')
+    {
+        GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec values;
+        iss.ignore(3, '\'');
+        while (true)
+        {
+            std::string str;
+            std::getline(iss, str, ' ');
+            if (!str.empty())
+            {
+                if (str.back() == ')')
+                {
+                    str.pop_back();
+                    break;
+                }
+                values.push_back(opt.permissible_value_index(str.c_str()));
+                iss.ignore(2, '\'');
+            }
+            else
+                break;
+        }
+        opt.set_multiple(values);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        std::string str;
+        std::getline(iss, str, ' ');
+        opt.set_value(str);
+    }
+    return iss;
+}
+
 using GncOptionAccountList = std::vector<const Account*>;
 
 using GncOptionAccountTypeList = std::vector<GNCAccountType>;
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option.cpp b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option.cpp
index 5abc02622f..b4b8e33f7b 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-option.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ GncOption::get_value() const
                                         std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<ValueType>,
                                         size_t>)
                               return option.get_period_index();
+                          if constexpr
+                              (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
+                               GncOptionMultichoiceValue> &&
+                               std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<ValueType>,
+                               size_t>)
+                              return option.get_index();
+                          if constexpr
+                              (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
+                               GncOptionMultichoiceValue> &&
+                               std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<ValueType>,
+                               GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec>)
+                              return option.get_multiple();
                           return ValueType {};
                       }, *m_option);
 }
@@ -78,6 +90,12 @@ GncOption::get_default_value() const
                                         std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<ValueType>,
                                         size_t>)
                               return option.get_default_period_index();
+                          if constexpr
+                              (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
+                               GncOptionMultichoiceValue> &&
+                               std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<ValueType>,
+                               GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec>)
+                              return option.get_default_multiple();
                           return ValueType {};
                       }, *m_option);
 
@@ -96,6 +114,12 @@ GncOption::set_value(ValueType value)
                          RelativeDatePeriod> ||
                           std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<ValueType>, size_t>)))
                            option.set_value(value);
+                   if constexpr
+                       (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
+                        GncOptionMultichoiceValue> &&
+                        std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<ValueType>,
+                        GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec>)
+                       option.set_multiple(value);
                }, *m_option);
 }
 
@@ -221,6 +245,10 @@ GncOption::validate(ValueType value) const
                                          GncOptionMultichoiceValue> &&
                                          std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<ValueType>,
                                          std::string>) ||
+                                        (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
+                                         GncOptionMultichoiceValue> &&
+                                         std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<ValueType>,
+                                         GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec>) ||
                                         std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
                                         GncOptionValidatedValue<ValueType>>)
                                            return option.validate(value);
@@ -334,19 +362,15 @@ GncOption::to_scheme(std::ostream& oss) const
 {
     return std::visit([&oss](auto& option) ->std::ostream& {
                           if constexpr
-                              (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
-                               GncOptionAccountValue>)
-                                  gnc_option_to_scheme(oss, option);
-                          else if constexpr
-                              (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
-                               GncOptionMultichoiceValue>)
-                                  oss << "'" << option;
-                          else if constexpr
-                              (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
+                              ((std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
+                                GncOptionAccountValue>) ||
+                               (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
+                                GncOptionMultichoiceValue>) ||
+                               std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
                                GncOptionValue<const QofInstance*>> ||
                                std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
                                GncOptionValidatedValue<const QofInstance*>>)
-                                  gnc_option_to_scheme(oss, option);
+                              gnc_option_to_scheme(oss, option);
                           else if constexpr
                               (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
                                GncOptionDateValue>)
@@ -366,18 +390,11 @@ GncOption::from_scheme(std::istream& iss)
 {
     return std::visit([&iss](auto& option) -> std::istream& {
                           if constexpr
-                              (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
-                               GncOptionAccountValue>)
-                              gnc_option_from_scheme(iss, option);
-                          else if constexpr
                               ((std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
-                                GncOptionMultichoiceValue>))
-                          {
-                              iss.ignore(1, '\'');
-                              iss >> option;
-                          }
-                          else if constexpr
-                              (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
+                                GncOptionAccountValue>) ||
+                               (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
+                                GncOptionMultichoiceValue>) ||
+                               std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
                                GncOptionValue<const QofInstance*>> ||
                                std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<decltype(option)>,
                                GncOptionValidatedValue<const QofInstance*>>)
@@ -438,6 +455,7 @@ template std::string GncOption::get_value<std::string>() const;
 template const QofInstance* GncOption::get_value<const QofInstance*>() const;
 template RelativeDatePeriod GncOption::get_value<RelativeDatePeriod>() const;
 template GncOptionAccountList GncOption::get_value<GncOptionAccountList>() const;
+template GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec GncOption::get_value<GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec>() const;
 
 template bool GncOption::get_default_value<bool>() const;
 template int GncOption::get_default_value<int>() const;
@@ -447,6 +465,7 @@ template const char* GncOption::get_default_value<const char*>() const;
 template std::string GncOption::get_default_value<std::string>() const;
 template const QofInstance* GncOption::get_default_value<const QofInstance*>() const;
 template RelativeDatePeriod GncOption::get_default_value<RelativeDatePeriod>() const;
+template GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec GncOption::get_default_value<GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec>() const;
 
 template void GncOption::set_value(bool);
 template void GncOption::set_value(int);
@@ -457,6 +476,7 @@ template void GncOption::set_value(std::string);
 template void GncOption::set_value(const QofInstance*);
 template void GncOption::set_value(RelativeDatePeriod);
 template void GncOption::set_value(size_t);
+template void GncOption::set_value(GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec);
 
 template bool GncOption::validate(bool) const;
 template bool GncOption::validate(int) const;
@@ -466,3 +486,4 @@ template bool GncOption::validate(const char*) const;
 template bool GncOption::validate(std::string) const;
 template bool GncOption::validate(const QofInstance*) const;
 template bool GncOption::validate(RelativeDatePeriod) const;
+template bool GncOption::validate(GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec) const;
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/test/gtest-gnc-option.cpp b/libgnucash/app-utils/test/gtest-gnc-option.cpp
index a1144a4e0d..d36b19b752 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/test/gtest-gnc-option.cpp
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/test/gtest-gnc-option.cpp
@@ -1033,6 +1033,95 @@ TEST_F(GncMultichoiceOption, test_multichoice_scheme_in)
     EXPECT_STREQ("pork", m_option.get_value<std::string>().c_str());
 }
 
+class GncOptionListTest : public ::testing::Test
+{
+protected:
+    GncOptionListTest() :
+        m_option{GncOptionMultichoiceValue{"foo", "bar", "baz",
+                                           "Phony Option",
+                                           GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec{0, 2},
+                                           {
+                                               {"plugh", "xyzzy", "thud"},
+                                               {"waldo", "pepper", "salt"},
+                                               {"pork", "sausage", "links"},
+                                               {"corge", "grault", "garply"}
+                                           }}} {}
+    GncOption m_option;
+};
+
+using GncListOption = GncOptionListTest;
+
+TEST_F(GncListOption, test_option_ui_type)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(GncOptionUIType::LIST, m_option.get_ui_type());
+}
+
+TEST_F(GncListOption, test_validate)
+{
+    EXPECT_TRUE(m_option.validate(std::string{"pork"}));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(m_option.validate(GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec{1, 3}));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(m_option.validate(GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec{2, 6}));
+}
+
+TEST_F(GncListOption, test_set_value)
+{
+    EXPECT_NO_THROW({
+            m_option.set_value(GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec{1, 3});
+            EXPECT_STREQ("multiple values",
+                         m_option.get_value<std::string>().c_str());
+            EXPECT_EQ(1U, m_option.get_value<size_t>());
+            auto vec{m_option.get_value<GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec>()};
+            ASSERT_EQ(2U, vec.size());
+            EXPECT_EQ(1U, vec[0]);
+            EXPECT_EQ(3U, vec[1]);
+        });
+    EXPECT_THROW({ m_option.set_value(GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec{2, 5}); }, std::invalid_argument);
+    EXPECT_EQ(1U, m_option.get_value<size_t>());
+}
+
+TEST_F(GncListOption, test_list_out)
+{
+    auto vec{m_option.get_value<GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec>()};
+    std::string value{m_option.permissible_value(vec[0])};
+    value += " ";
+    value += m_option.permissible_value(vec[1]);
+    std::ostringstream oss;
+    oss << m_option;
+    EXPECT_EQ(oss.str(), value);
+}
+
+TEST_F(GncListOption, test_list_in)
+{
+    std::istringstream iss{"grault"};
+    EXPECT_THROW({
+            iss >> m_option;
+        }, std::invalid_argument);
+    iss.clear(); //reset failedbit
+    iss.str("pork");
+    iss >> m_option;
+    EXPECT_EQ(iss.str(), m_option.get_value<std::string>());
+}
+
+TEST_F(GncListOption, test_list_scheme_out)
+{
+    std::ostringstream oss;
+    m_option.to_scheme(oss);
+    std::string value{"'('"};
+    auto vec{m_option.get_value<GncMultichoiceOptionIndexVec>()};
+    value += m_option.permissible_value(vec[0]);
+    value += " '";
+    value += m_option.permissible_value(vec[1]);
+    value += ")";
+    EXPECT_EQ(value, oss.str());
+}
+
+TEST_F(GncListOption, test_list_scheme_in)
+{
+    std::istringstream iss{"'('pork 'waldo)"};
+    m_option.from_scheme(iss);
+    EXPECT_STREQ("pork", m_option.get_value<std::string>().c_str());
+}
+
 static time64
 time64_from_gdate(const GDate* g_date, DayPart when)
 {