diff --git a/src/alias.rs b/src/alias.rs
index 286cefd..2f7072a 100644
--- a/src/alias.rs
+++ b/src/alias.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use super::*;
 /// An alias, e.g. `name := target`
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize)]
 pub(crate) struct Alias<'src, T = Rc<Recipe<'src>>> {
-  pub(crate) attributes: BTreeSet<Attribute<'src>>,
+  pub(crate) attributes: AttributeSet<'src>,
   pub(crate) name: Name<'src>,
   #[serde(
     bound(serialize = "T: Keyed<'src>"),
diff --git a/src/attribute.rs b/src/attribute.rs
index 5176364..4368b51 100644
--- a/src/attribute.rs
+++ b/src/attribute.rs
@@ -120,6 +120,53 @@ impl<'src> Display for Attribute<'src> {
   }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub(crate) struct AttributeSet<'src> {
+  inner: BTreeSet<Attribute<'src>>,
+}
+
+impl<'src> Serialize for AttributeSet<'src> {
+  fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+  where
+    S: Serializer,
+  {
+    self.inner.serialize(serializer)
+  }
+}
+
+impl<'src> AttributeSet<'src> {
+  pub(crate) fn empty() -> Self {
+    Self {
+      inner: BTreeSet::new(),
+    }
+  }
+
+  pub(crate) fn from_map<T>(input: BTreeMap<Attribute<'src>, T>) -> Self {
+    Self {
+      inner: input.into_keys().collect(),
+    }
+  }
+
+  pub(crate) fn contains(&self, attribute: &Attribute) -> bool {
+    self.inner.contains(attribute)
+  }
+
+  /// Get the names of all Group attributes defined in this attribute set
+  pub(crate) fn groups(&self) -> Vec<&StringLiteral<'src>> {
+    self
+      .inner
+      .iter()
+      .filter_map(|attr| {
+        if let Attribute::Group(name) = attr {
+          Some(name)
+        } else {
+          None
+        }
+      })
+      .collect()
+  }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
   use super::*;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4245a15..c1dd5b7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 pub(crate) use {
   crate::{
     alias::Alias, analyzer::Analyzer, argument_parser::ArgumentParser, assignment::Assignment,
-    assignment_resolver::AssignmentResolver, ast::Ast, attribute::Attribute, binding::Binding,
+    assignment_resolver::AssignmentResolver, ast::Ast, attribute::{Attribute, AttributeSet}, binding::Binding,
     color::Color, color_display::ColorDisplay, command_color::CommandColor,
     command_ext::CommandExt, compilation::Compilation, compile_error::CompileError,
     compile_error_kind::CompileErrorKind, compiler::Compiler, condition::Condition,
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index f337b90..c1fe2f8 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Parser<'run, 'src> {
   /// Parse an alias, e.g `alias name := target`
   fn parse_alias(
     &mut self,
-    attributes: BTreeSet<Attribute<'src>>,
+    attributes: AttributeSet<'src>,
   ) -> CompileResult<'src, Alias<'src, Name<'src>>> {
     self.presume_keyword(Keyword::Alias)?;
     let name = self.parse_name()?;