diff --git a/src/corePlugins.js b/src/corePlugins.js
index f53bcc64de2c..637227e92c2f 100644
--- a/src/corePlugins.js
+++ b/src/corePlugins.js
@@ -258,10 +258,23 @@ export let variantPlugins = {
   },
 
   ariaVariants: ({ matchVariant, theme }) => {
-    let options = { values: theme('aria') ?? {} }
-    matchVariant('aria', (value) => `&[aria-${value}]`, options)
-    matchVariant('group-aria', (value) => `:merge(.group)[aria-${value}] &`, options)
-    matchVariant('peer-aria', (value) => `:merge(.peer)[aria-${value}] ~ &`, options)
+    matchVariant('aria', (value) => `&[aria-${value}]`, { values: theme('aria') ?? {} })
+    matchVariant(
+      'group-aria',
+      (value, { modifier }) =>
+        modifier
+          ? `:merge(.group\\/${modifier})[aria-${value}] &`
+          : `:merge(.group)[aria-${value}] &`,
+      { values: theme('aria') ?? {} }
+    )
+    matchVariant(
+      'peer-aria',
+      (value, { modifier }) =>
+        modifier
+          ? `:merge(.peer\\/${modifier})[aria-${value}] ~ &`
+          : `:merge(.peer)[aria-${value}] ~ &`,
+      { values: theme('aria') ?? {} }
+    )
   },
 
   orientationVariants: ({ addVariant }) => {
diff --git a/tests/arbitrary-variants.test.js b/tests/arbitrary-variants.test.js
index f46332320687..35a902168194 100644
--- a/tests/arbitrary-variants.test.js
+++ b/tests/arbitrary-variants.test.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ test('variants without & or an at-rule are ignored', () => {
 
 test('arbitrary variants are sorted after other variants', () => {
   let config = {
-    content: [{ raw: html`<div class="underline lg:underline [&>*]:underline"></div>` }],
+    content: [{ raw: html`<div class="[&>*]:underline underline lg:underline"></div>` }],
     corePlugins: { preflight: false },
   }
 
@@ -626,6 +626,12 @@ it('should support aria variants', () => {
             <div class="aria-[sort=ascending]:underline"></div>
             <div class="group-aria-checked:underline"></div>
             <div class="peer-aria-checked:underline"></div>
+            <div class="group-aria-checked/foo:underline"></div>
+            <div class="peer-aria-checked/foo:underline"></div>
+            <div class="group-aria-[sort=ascending]:underline"></div>
+            <div class="peer-aria-[sort=ascending]:underline"></div>
+            <div class="group-aria-[sort=ascending]/foo:underline"></div>
+            <div class="peer-aria-[sort=ascending]/foo:underline"></div>
           </div>
         `,
       },
@@ -648,9 +654,27 @@ it('should support aria variants', () => {
       .group[aria-checked='true'] .group-aria-checked\:underline {
         text-decoration-line: underline;
       }
+      .group\/foo[aria-checked='true'] .group-aria-checked\/foo\:underline {
+        text-decoration-line: underline;
+      }
+      .group[aria-sort='ascending'] .group-aria-\[sort\=ascending\]\:underline {
+        text-decoration-line: underline;
+      }
+      .group\/foo[aria-sort='ascending'] .group-aria-\[sort\=ascending\]\/foo\:underline {
+        text-decoration-line: underline;
+      }
       .peer[aria-checked='true'] ~ .peer-aria-checked\:underline {
         text-decoration-line: underline;
       }
+      .peer\/foo[aria-checked='true'] ~ .peer-aria-checked\/foo\:underline {
+        text-decoration-line: underline;
+      }
+      .peer[aria-sort='ascending'] ~ .peer-aria-\[sort\=ascending\]\:underline {
+        text-decoration-line: underline;
+      }
+      .peer\/foo[aria-sort='ascending'] ~ .peer-aria-\[sort\=ascending\]\/foo\:underline {
+        text-decoration-line: underline;
+      }
     `)
   })
 })