diff --git a/src/resources/filters/modules/brand/brand.lua b/src/resources/filters/modules/brand/brand.lua
index ddb2d5b1e71..5e8611e13f0 100644
--- a/src/resources/filters/modules/brand/brand.lua
+++ b/src/resources/filters/modules/brand/brand.lua
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ local function get_typography(fontName)
   if not brand then return nil end
   local typography = brand.typography and brand.typography[fontName]
   if not typography then return nil end
+  if type(typography) == 'string' then
+    typography = { family = typography }
+  end
   local typsted = {}
   for k, v in pairs(typography) do
     if k == 'color' or k == 'background-color' then
diff --git a/tests/docs/smoke-all/2024/10/28/brand-typography-family-string/_brand.yml b/tests/docs/smoke-all/2024/10/28/brand-typography-family-string/_brand.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46c12f093b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/docs/smoke-all/2024/10/28/brand-typography-family-string/_brand.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+color: 
+  palette: 
+    white: "#eeddcc"
+    black: "#112233"
+  foreground: black
+  background: white
+typography:
+  fonts:
+    - family: "Roboto Slab"
+      source: google
+  base: "Roboto Slab"
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diff --git a/tests/docs/smoke-all/2024/10/28/brand-typography-family-string/test.qmd b/tests/docs/smoke-all/2024/10/28/brand-typography-family-string/test.qmd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c14fb97e78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/docs/smoke-all/2024/10/28/brand-typography-family-string/test.qmd
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+format: typst
+title: Hello
+---
+
+## This is a section
+
+This is a paragraph.
+
+## This is another section
+
+This is another paragraph.
+
+```
+some code.
+```
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