diff --git a/src/frontend/inp.c b/src/frontend/inp.c
index 9c5f0f405..a48e89724 100644
--- a/src/frontend/inp.c
+++ b/src/frontend/inp.c
@@ -179,8 +179,11 @@ com_listing(wordlist *wl)
         } else {
             if (type != LS_DECK && type != LS_RUNNABLE)
                 fprintf(cp_out, "\t%s\n\n", ft_curckt->ci_name);
-            else if (type == LS_RUNNABLE)
+            else if (type == LS_RUNNABLE) {
                 fprintf(cp_out, "* expanded deck of %s\n", ft_curckt->ci_name);
+                fprintf(cp_out, "* %s\n", ft_curckt->ci_deck->line); /* title line with extra '*' */
+                ft_curckt->ci_deck = ft_curckt->ci_deck->nextcard; /* skip title */
+            }
             inp_list(cp_out,
                      expand ? ft_curckt->ci_deck : ft_curckt->ci_origdeck,
                      ft_curckt->ci_options, type);