diff --git a/abcfield.py b/abcfield.py
index fb4c196..7a4df2e 100755
--- a/abcfield.py
+++ b/abcfield.py
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ def convertAccents(t, latex=False):
     return res
 
 # Convert Title fields from sort to display, so Bat, The->The Bat.
+# This only happens for the main title, i.e. the first title in a tune.
+# Subtitles are not affected, as they don't influence sort order.
 def convertTitleToDisplay(t):
     p = t.rpartition(',')
     if p[1] == "":
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ def getFieldDisplayText(lines, dir, field, n = 1, starts = None, latex = False):
         # Fields that go through Markdown must have HTML entities.
         mdfield = field.upper() in ['H', 'N'];
         res = convertAccents(res, False if mdfield else latex)
-        if field.upper() == "T":
+        if field.upper() == "T" and n == 1:
             res = convertTitleToDisplay(res)
         elif field.upper() == "K":
             res = convertKeyToDisplay(res)