diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-manifest/src/__tests__/gatsby-node.js b/packages/gatsby-plugin-manifest/src/__tests__/gatsby-node.js
index c7f7b0dad3aca..bdd40fa64cb10 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-manifest/src/__tests__/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-manifest/src/__tests__/gatsby-node.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ jest.mock(`fs`, () => {
   return {
     existsSync: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => true),
     writeFileSync: jest.fn(),
+    mkdirSync: jest.fn(),
     readFileSync: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => `someIconImage`),
     statSync: jest.fn(),
   }
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ const manifestOptions = {
 describe(`Test plugin manifest options`, () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     fs.writeFileSync.mockReset()
+    fs.mkdirSync.mockReset()
+    fs.existsSync.mockReset()
     sharp.mockClear()
   })
 
@@ -105,6 +108,45 @@ describe(`Test plugin manifest options`, () => {
     expect(contents).toMatchSnapshot()
   })
 
+  it(`correctly works with multiple icon paths`, async () => {
+    fs.existsSync.mockReturnValue(false)
+
+    const size = 48
+
+    const pluginSpecificOptions = {
+      icons: [
+        {
+          src: `icons/icon-48x48.png`,
+          sizes: `${size}x${size}`,
+          type: `image/png`,
+        },
+        {
+          src: `other-icons/icon-48x48.png`,
+          sizes: `${size}x${size}`,
+          type: `image/png`,
+        },
+      ],
+    }
+
+    await onPostBootstrap(apiArgs, {
+      ...manifestOptions,
+      ...pluginSpecificOptions,
+    })
+
+    const firstIconPath = path.join(
+      `public`,
+      path.dirname(`icons/icon-48x48.png`)
+    )
+    const secondIconPath = path.join(
+      `public`,
+      path.dirname(`other-icons/icon-48x48.png`)
+    )
+
+    const calls = fs.mkdirSync.mock.calls
+    expect(calls[0][0]).toEqual(firstIconPath)
+    expect(calls[1][0]).toEqual(secondIconPath)
+  })
+
   it(`invokes sharp if icon argument specified`, async () => {
     fs.statSync.mockReturnValueOnce({ isFile: () => true })
 
diff --git a/packages/gatsby-plugin-manifest/src/gatsby-node.js b/packages/gatsby-plugin-manifest/src/gatsby-node.js
index f735497c28109..5139b49a91ced 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-plugin-manifest/src/gatsby-node.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-plugin-manifest/src/gatsby-node.js
@@ -74,12 +74,18 @@ exports.onPostBootstrap = async ({ reporter }, pluginOptions) => {
   }
 
   // Determine destination path for icons.
-  const iconPath = path.join(`public`, path.dirname(manifest.icons[0].src))
-
-  //create destination directory if it doesn't exist
-  if (!fs.existsSync(iconPath)) {
-    fs.mkdirSync(iconPath)
-  }
+  let paths = {}
+  manifest.icons.forEach(icon => {
+    const iconPath = path.join(`public`, path.dirname(icon.src))
+    if (!paths[iconPath]) {
+      const exists = fs.existsSync(iconPath)
+      //create destination directory if it doesn't exist
+      if (!exists) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(iconPath)
+      }
+      paths[iconPath] = true
+    }
+  })
 
   // Only auto-generate icons if a src icon is defined.
   if (icon !== undefined) {