diff --git a/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/paste.rs b/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/paste.rs
index c5a65fb3..026f6606 100644
--- a/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/paste.rs
+++ b/crates/bashkit/src/builtins/paste.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ fn parse_paste_args(args: &[String]) -> (PasteOptions, Vec<String>) {
             opts.delimiters = parse_delim_spec(val);
         } else if p.flag("-s") {
             opts.serial = true;
+        } else if try_parse_combined_flags(&mut p, &mut opts) {
+            // handled combined flags like -sd,
         } else if let Some(arg) = p.positional() {
             files.push(arg.to_string());
         }
@@ -45,6 +47,51 @@ fn parse_paste_args(args: &[String]) -> (PasteOptions, Vec<String>) {
     (opts, files)
 }
 
+/// Parse combined short flags like `-sd,` where `s` is a boolean flag
+/// and `d` takes the rest of the string as its value.
+fn try_parse_combined_flags(
+    p: &mut super::arg_parser::ArgParser<'_>,
+    opts: &mut PasteOptions,
+) -> bool {
+    let arg = match p.current() {
+        Some(a) if a.starts_with('-') && !a.starts_with("--") && a.len() > 2 => a,
+        _ => return false,
+    };
+
+    let chars: Vec<char> = arg[1..].chars().collect();
+    let mut i = 0;
+    let mut serial = false;
+    let mut delimiters = None;
+
+    while i < chars.len() {
+        match chars[i] {
+            's' => {
+                serial = true;
+                i += 1;
+            }
+            'd' => {
+                // 'd' consumes the rest as delimiter spec
+                let rest: String = chars[i + 1..].iter().collect();
+                if !rest.is_empty() {
+                    delimiters = Some(parse_delim_spec(&rest));
+                }
+                i = chars.len(); // consumed everything
+            }
+            _ => return false, // unknown flag char, bail out
+        }
+    }
+
+    // All chars parsed successfully — apply and advance
+    if serial {
+        opts.serial = true;
+    }
+    if let Some(d) = delimiters {
+        opts.delimiters = d;
+    }
+    p.advance();
+    true
+}
+
 fn parse_delim_spec(spec: &str) -> Vec<char> {
     let mut delims = Vec::new();
     let mut chars = spec.chars();
@@ -300,6 +347,20 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(result.stderr.contains("paste:"));
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_paste_combined_sd_comma() {
+        let result = run_paste(&["-sd,"], Some("a\nb\nc\n")).await;
+        assert_eq!(result.exit_code, 0);
+        assert_eq!(result.stdout, "a,b,c\n");
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_paste_combined_sd_colon() {
+        let result = run_paste(&["-sd:"], Some("x\ny\nz\n")).await;
+        assert_eq!(result.exit_code, 0);
+        assert_eq!(result.stdout, "x:y:z\n");
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_paste_stdin_dash() {
         let result =
diff --git a/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/bash/paste-flags.test.sh b/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/bash/paste-flags.test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7e23bd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/bashkit/tests/spec_cases/bash/paste-flags.test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+### paste_combined_flags
+# paste -sd, should work as -s -d ,
+printf "a\nb\nc\n" | paste -sd,
+### expect
+a,b,c
+### end
+
+### paste_combined_flags_tab
+# paste -sd with tab delimiter (default-ish)
+printf "a\nb\nc\n" | paste -s
+### expect
+a	b	c
+### end
+
+### paste_separate_flags
+# paste -s -d , should still work
+printf "a\nb\nc\n" | paste -s -d ,
+### expect
+a,b,c
+### end