diff --git a/Tests/test_image_access.py b/Tests/test_image_access.py
index c9db3aee730..f80bc9c10a9 100644
--- a/Tests/test_image_access.py
+++ b/Tests/test_image_access.py
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ def check(self, mode, expected_color=None):
     def test_basic(self, mode):
         self.check(mode)
 
+    def test_list(self):
+        im = hopper()
+        assert im.getpixel([0, 0]) == (20, 20, 70)
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("mode", ("I;16", "I;16B"))
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "expected_color", (2**15 - 1, 2**15, 2**15 + 1, 2**16 - 1)
diff --git a/src/PIL/Image.py b/src/PIL/Image.py
index 476ed012278..6ea711b565a 100644
--- a/src/PIL/Image.py
+++ b/src/PIL/Image.py
@@ -1565,7 +1565,7 @@ def getpixel(self, xy):
         self.load()
         if self.pyaccess:
             return self.pyaccess.getpixel(xy)
-        return self.im.getpixel(xy)
+        return self.im.getpixel(tuple(xy))
 
     def getprojection(self):
         """