diff --git a/src/babashka/main.clj b/src/babashka/main.clj
index 188c4ec3..83e0bff1 100644
--- a/src/babashka/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/main.clj
@@ -396,13 +396,22 @@ Use -- to separate script command line args from bb command line args.
 (defn parse-opts [options]
   (let [fst (when options (first options))
         key? (when fst (str/starts-with? fst ":"))
-        k (when key? (keyword (subs fst 1)))
+        keys (when key? (rest (str/split fst #":")))
+        expanded (when (and key? (> (count keys) 1))
+                   (concat (cons ":do" (interpose ":and-do"
+                                                  (map #(str ":" %)
+                                                       keys)))
+                           (rest options)))
+        k (when (and key? (not expanded))
+            (keyword (first keys)))
         bb-edn (when k @bb-edn)
         tasks (when (and k bb-edn)
                 (:tasks bb-edn))
         user-task (when tasks (get tasks k))]
-    (if user-task
+    (cond user-task
       (resolve-task user-task {:command-line-args (next options)})
+      expanded (parse-opts expanded)
+      :else
       (let [opts (loop [options options
                         opts-map {}]
                    (if options
diff --git a/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj b/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj
index 5e7271db..332c6332 100644
--- a/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj
+++ b/test/babashka/bb_edn_test.clj
@@ -48,7 +48,20 @@
         (is (fs/exists? temp-file))
         (let [res (bb :all)]
           (is (= 6 res)))
-        (is (not (fs/exists? temp-file))))))
+        (is (not (fs/exists? temp-file)))))
+    (testing ":and-do shortcut"
+      (let [temp-dir (fs/create-temp-dir)
+            temp-file (fs/create-file (fs/path temp-dir "temp-file.txt"))]
+        (with-config {:tasks {:clean {:task/type :shell
+                                      :args ["rm" (str temp-file)]}
+                              :sum {:task/type :babashka
+                                    :args ["-e" "(+ 1 2 3)"]}
+                              :all {:task/type :babashka
+                                    :args [:do :clean :and-do :sum]}}}
+          (is (fs/exists? temp-file))
+          (let [res (bb :clean:sum)]
+            (is (= 6 res)))
+          (is (not (fs/exists? temp-file)))))))
   (testing ":do always continuing"
     (with-config {:tasks {:sum-1 {:task/type :babashka
                                   :args ["-e" "(do (+ 4 5 6) nil)"]}