diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b22e05b8f09..e274b8b094c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Deprecated
 Features added
 --------------
 
+* #7853: C and C++, support parameterized GNU style attributes.
+
 Bugs fixed
 ----------
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/c.py b/sphinx/domains/c.py
index 36a8f1f6593..932c53fdd55 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/c.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/c.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 from sphinx.roles import SphinxRole, XRefRole
 from sphinx.util import logging
 from sphinx.util.cfamily import (
-    NoOldIdError, ASTBaseBase, verify_description_mode, StringifyTransform,
+    NoOldIdError, ASTBaseBase, ASTBaseParenExprList,
+    verify_description_mode, StringifyTransform,
     BaseParser, DefinitionError, UnsupportedMultiCharacterCharLiteral,
     identifier_re, anon_identifier_re, integer_literal_re, octal_literal_re,
     hex_literal_re, binary_literal_re, integers_literal_suffix_re,
@@ -1053,7 +1054,7 @@ def describe_signature(self, signode: TextElement, mode: str,
 # Initializer
 ################################################################################
 
-class ASTParenExprList(ASTBase):
+class ASTParenExprList(ASTBaseParenExprList):
     def __init__(self, exprs: List[ASTExpression]) -> None:
         self.exprs = exprs
 
diff --git a/sphinx/domains/cpp.py b/sphinx/domains/cpp.py
index 1783db4916d..0d76172a037 100644
--- a/sphinx/domains/cpp.py
+++ b/sphinx/domains/cpp.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 from sphinx.transforms.post_transforms import ReferencesResolver
 from sphinx.util import logging
 from sphinx.util.cfamily import (
-    NoOldIdError, ASTBaseBase, ASTAttribute, verify_description_mode, StringifyTransform,
+    NoOldIdError, ASTBaseBase, ASTAttribute, ASTBaseParenExprList,
+    verify_description_mode, StringifyTransform,
     BaseParser, DefinitionError, UnsupportedMultiCharacterCharLiteral,
     identifier_re, anon_identifier_re, integer_literal_re, octal_literal_re,
     hex_literal_re, binary_literal_re, integers_literal_suffix_re,
@@ -2742,7 +2743,7 @@ def describe_signature(self, signode: TextElement, mode: str,
         signode += nodes.Text('...')
 
 
-class ASTParenExprList(ASTBase):
+class ASTParenExprList(ASTBaseParenExprList):
     def __init__(self, exprs: List[Union[ASTExpression, ASTBracedInitList]]) -> None:
         self.exprs = exprs
 
diff --git a/sphinx/util/cfamily.py b/sphinx/util/cfamily.py
index edccf96a713..6c2e99c8425 100644
--- a/sphinx/util/cfamily.py
+++ b/sphinx/util/cfamily.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import warnings
 from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import (
-    Any, Callable, List, Match, Pattern, Tuple, Union
+    Any, Callable, List, Match, Optional, Pattern, Tuple, Union
 )
 
 from docutils import nodes
@@ -148,16 +148,14 @@ def describe_signature(self, signode: TextElement) -> None:
 
 
 class ASTGnuAttribute(ASTBaseBase):
-    def __init__(self, name: str, args: Any) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, name: str, args: Optional["ASTBaseParenExprList"]) -> None:
         self.name = name
         self.args = args
 
     def _stringify(self, transform: StringifyTransform) -> str:
         res = [self.name]
         if self.args:
-            res.append('(')
             res.append(transform(self.args))
-            res.append(')')
         return ''.join(res)
 
 
@@ -211,6 +209,11 @@ def describe_signature(self, signode: TextElement) -> None:
 
 ################################################################################
 
+class ASTBaseParenExprList(ASTBaseBase):
+    pass
+
+
+################################################################################
 
 class UnsupportedMultiCharacterCharLiteral(Exception):
     @property
@@ -415,11 +418,8 @@ def _parse_attribute(self) -> ASTAttribute:
             while 1:
                 if self.match(identifier_re):
                     name = self.matched_text
-                    self.skip_ws()
-                    if self.skip_string_and_ws('('):
-                        self.fail('Parameterized GNU style attribute not yet supported.')
-                    attrs.append(ASTGnuAttribute(name, None))
-                    # TODO: parse arguments for the attribute
+                    exprs = self._parse_paren_expression_list()
+                    attrs.append(ASTGnuAttribute(name, exprs))
                 if self.skip_string_and_ws(','):
                     continue
                 elif self.skip_string_and_ws(')'):
@@ -447,3 +447,6 @@ def _parse_attribute(self) -> ASTAttribute:
             return ASTParenAttribute(id, arg)
 
         return None
+
+    def _parse_paren_expression_list(self) -> ASTBaseParenExprList:
+        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/tests/test_domain_c.py b/tests/test_domain_c.py
index 10a20b9d155..347f8c7d6a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_domain_c.py
+++ b/tests/test_domain_c.py
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ def test_attributes():
     check('member', '__attribute__(()) int f', {1: 'f'})
     check('member', '__attribute__((a)) int f', {1: 'f'})
     check('member', '__attribute__((a, b)) int f', {1: 'f'})
+    check('member', '__attribute__((optimize(3))) int f', {1: 'f'})
+    check('member', '__attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2))) int f', {1: 'f'})
     # style: user-defined id
     check('member', 'id_attr int f', {1: 'f'})
     # style: user-defined paren
diff --git a/tests/test_domain_cpp.py b/tests/test_domain_cpp.py
index 961646131b8..a6c9eee9d1b 100644
--- a/tests/test_domain_cpp.py
+++ b/tests/test_domain_cpp.py
@@ -897,6 +897,8 @@ def test_attributes():
     check('member', '__attribute__(()) int f', {1: 'f__i', 2: '1f'})
     check('member', '__attribute__((a)) int f', {1: 'f__i', 2: '1f'})
     check('member', '__attribute__((a, b)) int f', {1: 'f__i', 2: '1f'})
+    check('member', '__attribute__((optimize(3))) int f', {1: 'f__i', 2: '1f'})
+    check('member', '__attribute__((format(printf, 1, 2))) int f', {1: 'f__i', 2: '1f'})
     # style: user-defined id
     check('member', 'id_attr int f', {1: 'f__i', 2: '1f'})
     # style: user-defined paren