diff --git a/src/config/Config.zig b/src/config/Config.zig
index 8b1ddad77..bc6f8feac 100644
--- a/src/config/Config.zig
+++ b/src/config/Config.zig
@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@ class: ?[:0]const u8 = null,
 ///     but valid.
 ///   - only a single key input is allowed, "ctrl+a+b" is invalid.
 ///
+/// Valid modifiers are "shift", "ctrl" (alias: "control"),
+/// "alt" (alias: "opt", "option"), and "super" (alias: "cmd", "command").
+/// You may use the modifier or the alias. When debugging keybinds,
+/// the non-aliased modifier will always be used in output.
+///
 /// Action is the action to take when the trigger is satisfied. It takes
 /// the format "action" or "action:param". The latter form is only valid
 /// if the action requires a parameter.
diff --git a/src/input/Binding.zig b/src/input/Binding.zig
index ed7a93d48..24fb469a6 100644
--- a/src/input/Binding.zig
+++ b/src/input/Binding.zig
@@ -57,13 +57,27 @@ pub fn parse(raw_input: []const u8) !Binding {
                     if (std.mem.eql(u8, part, field.name)) {
                         // Repeat not allowed
                         if (@field(result.mods, field.name)) return Error.InvalidFormat;
-
                         @field(result.mods, field.name) = true;
                         continue :loop;
                     }
                 }
             }
 
+            // Alias modifiers
+            const alias_mods = .{
+                .{ "cmd", "super" },    .{ "command", "super" },
+                .{ "opt", "alt" },      .{ "option", "alt" },
+                .{ "control", "ctrl" },
+            };
+            inline for (alias_mods) |pair| {
+                if (std.mem.eql(u8, part, pair[0])) {
+                    // Repeat not allowed
+                    if (@field(result.mods, pair[1])) return Error.InvalidFormat;
+                    @field(result.mods, pair[1]) = true;
+                    continue :loop;
+                }
+            }
+
             // If the key starts with "physical" then this is an physical key.
             const physical = "physical:";
             const key_part = if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, part, physical)) key_part: {
@@ -754,6 +768,48 @@ test "parse: triggers" {
     try testing.expectError(Error.InvalidFormat, parse("a+b=ignore"));
 }
 
+test "parse: modifier aliases" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+
+    try testing.expectEqual(Binding{
+        .trigger = .{
+            .mods = .{ .super = true },
+            .key = .a,
+        },
+        .action = .{ .ignore = {} },
+    }, try parse("cmd+a=ignore"));
+    try testing.expectEqual(Binding{
+        .trigger = .{
+            .mods = .{ .super = true },
+            .key = .a,
+        },
+        .action = .{ .ignore = {} },
+    }, try parse("command+a=ignore"));
+
+    try testing.expectEqual(Binding{
+        .trigger = .{
+            .mods = .{ .alt = true },
+            .key = .a,
+        },
+        .action = .{ .ignore = {} },
+    }, try parse("opt+a=ignore"));
+    try testing.expectEqual(Binding{
+        .trigger = .{
+            .mods = .{ .alt = true },
+            .key = .a,
+        },
+        .action = .{ .ignore = {} },
+    }, try parse("option+a=ignore"));
+
+    try testing.expectEqual(Binding{
+        .trigger = .{
+            .mods = .{ .ctrl = true },
+            .key = .a,
+        },
+        .action = .{ .ignore = {} },
+    }, try parse("control+a=ignore"));
+}
+
 test "parse: action invalid" {
     const testing = std.testing;