diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index da3423fab0..fcdbb8fe9a 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@
 * Moved pattern resolution logic from `DataCatalog` to a separate component - `CatalogConfigResolver`. Updated `DataCatalog` to use `CatalogConfigResolver` internally.
 * Made packaged Kedro projects return `session.run()` output to be used when running it in the interactive environment.
 * Enhanced `OmegaConfigLoader` configuration validation to detect duplicate keys at all parameter levels, ensuring comprehensive nested key checking.
+
 ## Bug fixes and other changes
 * Fixed bug where using dataset factories breaks with `ThreadRunner`.
 * Fixed a bug where `SharedMemoryDataset.exists` would not call the underlying `MemoryDataset`.
 * Fixed template projects example tests.
-* Made credentials loading consistent between `KedroContext._get_catalog()` and `resolve_patterns` so that both us
-e `_get_config_credentials()`
+* Made credentials loading consistent between `KedroContext._get_catalog()` and `resolve_patterns` so that both use `_get_config_credentials()`
+* Allow runtime parameters to be wrapped in a list.
 
 ## Breaking changes to the API
 * Removed `ShelveStore` to address a security vulnerability.
diff --git a/kedro/framework/cli/utils.py b/kedro/framework/cli/utils.py
index 1b50408cc5..67e0a83629 100644
--- a/kedro/framework/cli/utils.py
+++ b/kedro/framework/cli/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import ast
 import difflib
 import importlib
 import logging
@@ -471,6 +472,17 @@ def _validate_config_file(key: str) -> None:
 def _split_params(ctx: click.Context, param: Any, value: Any) -> Any:
     if isinstance(value, dict):
         return value
+    if isinstance(value, list) and len(value) == 1:
+        value = value[0]
+    # Try evaluating the string as a Python literal in case it contains a list
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        try:
+            evaluated_value = ast.literal_eval(value)
+            if isinstance(evaluated_value, list) and len(evaluated_value) == 1:
+                value = evaluated_value[0]
+        except (ValueError, SyntaxError):
+            pass  # Safely continue if the evaluation fails
+
     dot_list = []
     for item in split_string(ctx, param, value):
         equals_idx = item.find("=")
diff --git a/tests/framework/cli/test_cli.py b/tests/framework/cli/test_cli.py
index e243ef73e1..df797f3d8c 100644
--- a/tests/framework/cli/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/framework/cli/test_cli.py
@@ -859,6 +859,8 @@ def test_run_with_params_in_config(
                 "foo.nested_1.double_nest=123.45,foo.nested_2=1a",
                 {"foo": {"nested_1": {"double_nest": 123.45}, "nested_2": "1a"}},
             ),
+            (["foo=bar,fizz=buzz"], {"foo": "bar", "fizz": "buzz"}),
+            ('["foo=bar,fizz=buzz"]', {"foo": "bar", "fizz": "buzz"}),
         ],
     )
     def test_run_extra_params(