diff --git a/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md b/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md
index b06c9dae..2df0149c 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/docs/shortcodes/index.md
@@ -101,16 +101,17 @@ Congo includes a `figure` shortcode for adding images to content. The shortcode
 
 Images included using `figure` will be optimised using Hugo Pipes and scaled in order to provide images appropriate to different device resolutions.
 
-The `figure` shortcode accepts five parameters:
+The `figure` shortcode accepts six parameters:
 
 <!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
 |Parameter|Description|
 |---|---|
 |`src`|**Required.** The filename of the image. This image must be a [page resource](https://gohugo.io/content-management/page-resources/) bundled with the page.|
 |`alt`|[Alternative text description](https://moz.com/learn/seo/alt-text) for the image.|
-|`caption`|Markdown for the image caption which will be displayed below the image.|
-|`class`|Additional CSS classes to add to the image.|
- `href`|URL that the image should be linked to.|
+|`caption`|Markdown for the image caption, which will be displayed below the image.|
+|`class`|Additional CSS classes to apply to the image.|
+|`href`|URL that the image should be linked to.|
+|`default`|Special parameter to revert to default Hugo `figure` behaviour. Simply provide `default=true` and then use normal [Hugo shortcode syntax](https://gohugo.io/content-management/shortcodes/#figure).|
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 
 Congo also supports automatic conversion of images included using standard Markdown syntax. Simply use the following format and the theme will handle the rest:
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html b/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
index 963ec3e4..4bca0c15 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/figure.html
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
-{{ $altText := .Get "alt" }}
-{{ $caption := .Get "caption" }}
-{{ $href := .Get "href" }}
-{{ $class := .Get "class" }}
-{{ with $.Page.Resources.GetMatch (.Get "src") }}
-  <figure {{ with $class }}class="{{ . }}"{{ end }}>
-    {{ with $href }}<a href="{{ . }}">{{ end }}
-      <img
-        class="my-0 rounded-md"
-        srcset="
-        {{ (.Resize "330x").RelPermalink }} 330w,
-        {{ (.Resize "660x").RelPermalink }} 660w,
-        {{ (.Resize "1024x").RelPermalink }} 1024w,
-        {{ (.Resize "1320x").RelPermalink }} 2x"
-        src="{{ (.Resize "660x").RelPermalink }}"
-        alt="{{ $altText }}"
-      />
-    {{ if $href }}</a>{{ end }}
-    {{ with $caption }}<figcaption>{{ . | markdownify }}</figcaption>{{ end }}
-  </figure>
+{{ if .Get "default" }}
+  {{ template "_internal/shortcodes/figure.html" . }}
 {{ else }}
-  {{ errorf `[CONGO] Shortcode "figure" error in "%s": Resource "%s" not found. Check the path is correct or remove the shortcode.` .Page.Path (.Get "src") }}
-{{ end }}
+  {{ $altText := .Get "alt" }}
+  {{ $caption := .Get "caption" }}
+  {{ $href := .Get "href" }}
+  {{ $class := .Get "class" }}
+  {{ with $.Page.Resources.GetMatch (.Get "src") }}
+    <figure {{ with $class }}class="{{ . }}"{{ end }}>
+      {{ with $href }}<a href="{{ . }}">{{ end }}
+        <img
+          class="my-0 rounded-md"
+          srcset="
+          {{ (.Resize "330x").RelPermalink }} 330w,
+          {{ (.Resize "660x").RelPermalink }} 660w,
+          {{ (.Resize "1024x").RelPermalink }} 1024w,
+          {{ (.Resize "1320x").RelPermalink }} 2x"
+          src="{{ (.Resize "660x").RelPermalink }}"
+          alt="{{ $altText }}"
+        />
+      {{ if $href }}</a>{{ end }}
+      {{ with $caption }}<figcaption>{{ . | markdownify }}</figcaption>{{ end }}
+    </figure>
+  {{ else }}
+    {{ errorf `[CONGO] Shortcode "figure" error in "%s": Resource "%s" not found. Check the path is correct or remove the shortcode.` .Page.Path (.Get "src") }}
+  {{ end }}
+{{ end }}
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