diff --git a/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/__tests__/stylex-valid-shorthands-test.js b/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/__tests__/stylex-valid-shorthands-test.js
index f99408ba1..24ef8eef3 100644
--- a/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/__tests__/stylex-valid-shorthands-test.js
+++ b/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/__tests__/stylex-valid-shorthands-test.js
@@ -473,6 +473,17 @@ eslintTester.run('stylex-valid-shorthands', rule.default, {
       })
     `,
     },
+    // grid-area: single-value custom-ident
+    {
+      code: `
+      import * as stylex from '@stylexjs/stylex';
+      const styles = stylex.create({
+        main: {
+          gridArea: 'header',
+        },
+      })
+    `,
+    },
     // Already-longhand grid properties
     {
       code: `
@@ -1532,34 +1543,6 @@ eslintTester.run('stylex-valid-shorthands', rule.default, {
         },
       ],
     },
-    // grid-area: custom-ident expands to 4 longhands
-    {
-      code: `
-        import * as stylex from '@stylexjs/stylex';
-        const styles = stylex.create({
-          main: {
-            gridArea: 'header',
-          },
-        });
-      `,
-      output: `
-        import * as stylex from '@stylexjs/stylex';
-        const styles = stylex.create({
-          main: {
-            gridColumnEnd: 'header',
-            gridColumnStart: 'header',
-            gridRowEnd: 'header',
-            gridRowStart: 'header',
-          },
-        });
-      `,
-      errors: [
-        {
-          message:
-            'Property shorthands using multiple values like "gridArea: header" are not supported in StyleX. Separate into individual properties.',
-        },
-      ],
-    },
     // grid-area: custom-ident with 2 slash-separated parts
     {
       code: `
diff --git a/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/src/stylex-valid-shorthands.js b/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/src/stylex-valid-shorthands.js
index 95a3ea010..685ce0065 100644
--- a/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/src/stylex-valid-shorthands.js
+++ b/packages/@stylexjs/eslint-plugin/src/stylex-valid-shorthands.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ const stylexValidShorthands = {
         return;
       }
 
-      if (key === 'flex' && isSingleToken(String(v))) {
+      if ((key === 'flex' || key === 'gridArea') && isSingleToken(String(v))) {
         return;
       }