diff --git a/lib/brakeman/processors/alias_processor.rb b/lib/brakeman/processors/alias_processor.rb
index 87a7696aad..188421be29 100644
--- a/lib/brakeman/processors/alias_processor.rb
+++ b/lib/brakeman/processors/alias_processor.rb
@@ -703,7 +703,30 @@ def process_hash exp
       end
     end
 
-    exp
+    # Return early unless there might be short-hand syntax,
+    # since handling it is kind of expensive.
+    return exp unless exp.any? { |e| e.nil? }
+
+    # Need to handle short-hand hash syntax
+    new_hash = [:hash]
+    hash_iterate(exp) do |key, value|
+      # e.g. { a: }
+      if value.nil? and symbol? key
+        # Only handling local variables for now, not calls
+        lvar = s(:lvar, key.value)
+        if var_value = env[lvar]
+          new_hash << key << var_value.deep_clone(key.line || 0)
+        else
+          # If the value is unknown, assume it was a call
+          # and set the value to a call
+          new_hash.concat << key << s(:call, nil, key.value).line(key.line || 0)
+        end
+      else
+        new_hash.concat << key << value
+      end
+    end
+
+    Sexp.from_array(new_hash).line(exp.line || 0)
   end
 
   #Merge values into hash when processing
diff --git a/test/tests/alias_processor.rb b/test/tests/alias_processor.rb
index e2b885116f..47818d60d0 100644
--- a/test/tests/alias_processor.rb
+++ b/test/tests/alias_processor.rb
@@ -294,6 +294,30 @@ def test_hash_double_splat
     RUBY
   end
 
+  def test_hash_shorthand_syntax
+    assert_alias '2', <<-RUBY
+      a = 1
+      b = 2
+      h = { a:, b: }
+      h[:b]
+    RUBY
+  end
+
+  def test_hash_shorthand_syntax_unknown_value
+    assert_alias 'b', <<-RUBY
+      h = { a:, b:, c: 1 }
+      h[:b]
+    RUBY
+  end
+
+  def test_hash_shorthand_syntax_mix
+    assert_alias '3', <<-RUBY
+      a = 1
+      h = { a:, b:, c: 3 }
+      h[:c]
+    RUBY
+  end
+
   def test_splat_array_args
     assert_alias 'x(1, b, :c)', <<-RUBY
       a = b