diff --git a/src/attribute.rs b/src/attribute.rs
index bf657a0..939ea01 100644
--- a/src/attribute.rs
+++ b/src/attribute.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ impl AttributeDiscriminant {
 impl<'src> Attribute<'src> {
   pub(crate) fn new(
     name: Name<'src>,
-    argument: Option<StringLiteral<'src>>,
+    mut arguments: Vec<StringLiteral<'src>>,
   ) -> CompileResult<'src, Self> {
     use AttributeDiscriminant::*;
 
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ impl<'src> Attribute<'src> {
         })
       })?;
 
-    let found = argument.as_ref().iter().count();
-
+    let found = arguments.len();
     let range = discriminant.argument_range();
 
     if !range.contains(&found) {
@@ -72,9 +71,9 @@ impl<'src> Attribute<'src> {
     }
 
     Ok(match discriminant {
-      Confirm => Self::Confirm(argument),
-      Doc => Self::Doc(argument),
-      Group => Self::Group(argument.unwrap()),
+      Confirm => Self::Confirm(arguments.pop()),
+      Doc => Self::Doc(arguments.pop()),
+      Group => Self::Group(arguments.pop().unwrap()),
       Linux => Self::Linux,
       Macos => Self::Macos,
       NoCd => Self::NoCd,
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 857284d..14fdabe 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -987,15 +987,29 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Parser<'run, 'src> {
       loop {
         let name = self.parse_name()?;
 
-        let argument = if self.accepted(ParenL)? {
-          let argument = self.parse_string_literal()?;
-          self.expect(ParenR)?;
-          Some(argument)
+        let arguments: Vec<StringLiteral> = if self.next_is(Colon) {
+          self.presume(Colon)?;
+          let single_arg = self.parse_string_literal()?;
+          vec![single_arg]
+        } else if self.next_is(ParenL) {
+          self.presume(ParenL)?;
+          let mut args = Vec::new();
+          loop {
+            args.push(self.parse_string_literal()?);
+            if self.next_is(ParenR) {
+              self.presume(ParenR)?;
+              break;
+            }
+            if self.next_is(Comma) {
+              self.presume(Comma)?;
+            }
+          }
+          args
         } else {
-          None
+          Vec::new()
         };
 
-        let attribute = Attribute::new(name, argument)?;
+        let attribute = Attribute::new(name, arguments)?;
 
         if let Some(line) = attributes.get(&attribute) {
           return Err(name.error(CompileErrorKind::DuplicateAttribute {
@@ -1158,6 +1172,18 @@ mod tests {
     tree: (justfile (alias t test)),
   }
 
+  test! {
+    name: single_argument_attribute_shorthand,
+    text: "[group: 'some-group']\nalias t := test",
+    tree: (justfile (alias t test)),
+  }
+
+  test! {
+    name: single_argument_attribute_shorthand_multiple_same_line,
+    text: "[group: 'some-group', group: 'some-other-group']\nalias t := test",
+    tree: (justfile (alias t test)),
+  }
+
   test! {
     name: aliases_multiple,
     text: "alias t := test\nalias b := build",
diff --git a/tests/attributes.rs b/tests/attributes.rs
index 9c79bb7..a604777 100644
--- a/tests/attributes.rs
+++ b/tests/attributes.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn multiple_attributes_one_line_error_message() {
     )
     .stderr(
       "
-        error: Expected ']', ',', or '(', but found identifier
+        error: Expected ']', ':', ',', or '(', but found identifier
          ——▶ justfile:1:17
           │
         1 │ [macos, windows linux]
diff --git a/tests/confirm.rs b/tests/confirm.rs
index b1a2657..a93c1fc 100644
--- a/tests/confirm.rs
+++ b/tests/confirm.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fn confirm_recipe_with_prompt_too_many_args() {
             echo confirmed
         ",
     )
-    .stderr("error: Expected ')', but found ','\n ——▶ justfile:1:64\n  │\n1 │ [confirm(\"This is dangerous - are you sure you want to run it?\",\"this second argument is not supported\")]\n  │                                                                ^\n")
+    .stderr("error: Attribute `confirm` got 2 arguments but takes at most 1 argument\n ——▶ justfile:1:2\n  │\n1 │ [confirm(\"This is dangerous - are you sure you want to run it?\",\"this second argument is not supported\")]\n  │  ^^^^^^^\n")
     .stdout("")
     .status(1)
     .run();
diff --git a/tests/groups.rs b/tests/groups.rs
index 6c072e8..f704882 100644
--- a/tests/groups.rs
+++ b/tests/groups.rs
@@ -126,11 +126,10 @@ fn list_groups_with_custom_prefix() {
   Test::new()
     .justfile(
       "
-        [group('B')]
+        [group: 'B']
         foo:
 
-        [group('A')]
-        [group('B')]
+        [group: 'A', group: 'B']
         bar:
       ",
     )