diff --git a/executor_test.go b/executor_test.go
index ddf735c98b..ca10f9f24b 100644
--- a/executor_test.go
+++ b/executor_test.go
@@ -987,3 +987,12 @@ func TestIncludeChecksum(t *testing.T) {
 		WithFixtureTemplating(),
 	)
 }
+
+func TestColonSeparatedSources(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	NewExecutorTest(t,
+		WithExecutorOptions(
+			task.WithDir("testdata/colon_sources"),
+		),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/internal/templater/templater.go b/internal/templater/templater.go
index 896cba23c1..6f226b6f72 100644
--- a/internal/templater/templater.go
+++ b/internal/templater/templater.go
@@ -105,11 +105,26 @@ func ReplaceGlobs(globs []*ast.Glob, cache *Cache) []*ast.Glob {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	new := make([]*ast.Glob, len(globs))
-	for i, g := range globs {
-		new[i] = &ast.Glob{
-			Glob:   Replace(g.Glob, cache),
-			Negate: g.Negate,
+	var new []*ast.Glob
+	for _, g := range globs {
+		replacedGlob := Replace(g.Glob, cache)
+
+		if strings.Contains(replacedGlob, ":") {
+			paths := strings.Split(replacedGlob, ":")
+			for _, path := range paths {
+				path = strings.TrimSpace(path)
+				if path != "" {
+					new = append(new, &ast.Glob{
+						Glob:   path,
+						Negate: g.Negate,
+					})
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			new = append(new, &ast.Glob{
+				Glob:   replacedGlob,
+				Negate: g.Negate,
+			})
 		}
 	}
 	return new
diff --git a/testdata/colon_sources/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/colon_sources/Taskfile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0ba7bf66e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/colon_sources/Taskfile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+version: '3'
+
+vars:
+  MULTI_SOURCES: "*.txt:subdir/*.md"
+
+tasks:
+  default:
+    desc: Test colon-separated sources
+    sources:
+      - "{{.MULTI_SOURCES}}"
+    generates:
+      - output.txt
+    cmds:
+      - echo "Processing colon-separated sources" > output.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/testdata/colon_sources/output.txt b/testdata/colon_sources/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51acdad04f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/colon_sources/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Processing colon-separated sources
diff --git a/testdata/colon_sources/subdir/readme.md b/testdata/colon_sources/subdir/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ae056963b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/colon_sources/subdir/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Test
diff --git a/testdata/colon_sources/test.txt b/testdata/colon_sources/test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d670460b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/colon_sources/test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test content
diff --git a/testdata/colon_sources/testdata/TestColonSeparatedSources.golden b/testdata/colon_sources/testdata/TestColonSeparatedSources.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b34902ede9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testdata/colon_sources/testdata/TestColonSeparatedSources.golden
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+task: Task "default" is up to date
diff --git a/website/src/docs/reference/schema.md b/website/src/docs/reference/schema.md
index a6d81c3515..ecf25af7a1 100644
--- a/website/src/docs/reference/schema.md
+++ b/website/src/docs/reference/schema.md
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ tasks:
 #### `sources`
 
 - **Type**: `[]string` or `[]Glob`
-- **Description**: Source files to monitor for changes
+- **Description**: Source files to monitor for changes. Multiple glob patterns can be specified in a single string separated by colons.
 
 ```yaml
 tasks:
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ tasks:
     sources:
       - '**/*.go'
       - go.mod
+      # Multiple patterns in one line (colon-separated)
+      - '*.js:*.ts:assets/**/*'
       # With exclusions
       - exclude: '**/*_test.go'
     cmds:
diff --git a/website/src/public/schema.json b/website/src/public/schema.json
index 8605d98b44..9b9d590845 100644
--- a/website/src/public/schema.json
+++ b/website/src/public/schema.json
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
           }
         },
         "sources": {
-          "description": "A list of sources to check before running this task. Relevant for `checksum` and `timestamp` methods. Can be file paths or star globs.",
+          "description": "A list of sources to check before running this task. Relevant for `checksum` and `timestamp` methods. Can be file paths or star globs. Multiple glob patterns can be specified in a single string separated by colons.",
           "type": "array",
           "items": {
             "$ref": "#/definitions/glob"