diff --git a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/utility/TitleParser.java b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/utility/TitleParser.java
index b0c6bd0e6..497b6c5f0 100644
--- a/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/utility/TitleParser.java
+++ b/astrid/src/com/todoroo/astrid/utility/TitleParser.java
@@ -29,14 +29,15 @@ public class TitleParser {
         priorityHelper(task);
     }
 
-    public static String trimParenthesis(String pattern){
+    public static String[] trimParenthesisAndSplit(String pattern){
         if (pattern.charAt(0) == '#' || pattern.charAt(0) == '@') {
             pattern = pattern.substring(1);
         }
         if ('(' == pattern.charAt(0)) {
-            return pattern.substring(1, pattern.length()-2);
+            String lists = pattern.substring(1, pattern.length()-1);
+            return lists.split("\\s+");
         }
-        return pattern;
+        return new String[] { pattern };
     }
     public static void listHelper(Task task, ArrayList<String> tags) {
         String inputText = task.getValue(Task.TITLE);
@@ -46,12 +47,20 @@ public class TitleParser {
         while(true) {
             Matcher m = tagPattern.matcher(inputText);
             if(m.find()) {
-                tags.add(TitleParser.trimParenthesis(m.group(2)));
+                String[] splitTags = TitleParser.trimParenthesisAndSplit(m.group(2));
+                if (splitTags != null) {
+                    for (String tag : splitTags)
+                        tags.add(tag);
+                }
             } else {
                 m = contextPattern.matcher(inputText);
                 if(m.find()) {
-                    tags.add(TitleParser.trimParenthesis(m.group(2)));
-                }else{
+                    String[] splitTags = TitleParser.trimParenthesisAndSplit(m.group(2));
+                    if (splitTags != null) {
+                        for (String tag : splitTags)
+                            tags.add(tag);
+                    }
+                } else{
                     break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/todoroo/andlib/utility/TitleParserTest.java b/tests/src/com/todoroo/andlib/utility/TitleParserTest.java
index 704b0d3ed..06c25fa8b 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/todoroo/andlib/utility/TitleParserTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/todoroo/andlib/utility/TitleParserTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ public class TitleParserTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
   public void testMonthDate() {
       TaskService taskService = new TaskService();
       Task task = new Task();
-      Task nothing = new Task();
       String[] titleMonthStrings = {
               "Jan.", "January",
               "Feb.", "February",
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ public class TitleParserTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
   public void testMonthSlashDay() {
       TaskService taskService = new TaskService();
       Task task = new Task();
-      Task nothing = new Task();
       for (int i = 1; i < 13; i++) {
           String testTitle = "Jog on " + i + "/12/13";
           insertTitleAddTask(testTitle, task, taskService);
@@ -80,7 +78,6 @@ public class TitleParserTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
   public void testArmyTime() {
       TaskService taskService = new TaskService();
       Task task = new Task();
-      Task nothing = new Task();
       String testTitle = "Jog on 23:21.";
       insertTitleAddTask(testTitle, task, taskService);
       Date date = new Date(task.getValue(Task.DUE_DATE));
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ public class TitleParserTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
   public void test_AM_PM() {
       TaskService taskService = new TaskService();
       Task task = new Task();
-      Task nothing = new Task();
       String testTitle = "Jog at 8:33 PM.";
       insertTitleAddTask(testTitle, task, taskService);
       Date date = new Date(task.getValue(Task.DUE_DATE));
@@ -102,7 +98,6 @@ public class TitleParserTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
   public void test_at_hour() {
       TaskService taskService = new TaskService();
       Task task = new Task();
-      Task nothing = new Task();
       String testTitle = "Jog at 8 PM.";
       insertTitleAddTask(testTitle, task, taskService);
       Date date = new Date(task.getValue(Task.DUE_DATE));
@@ -113,7 +108,6 @@ public class TitleParserTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
   public void test_oclock_AM() {
       TaskService taskService = new TaskService();
       Task task = new Task();
-      Task nothing = new Task();
       String testTitle = "Jog at 8 o'clock AM.";
       insertTitleAddTask(testTitle, task, taskService);
       Date date = new Date(task.getValue(Task.DUE_DATE));
@@ -124,7 +118,6 @@ public class TitleParserTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
   public void test_several_forms_of_eight() {
       TaskService taskService = new TaskService();
       Task task = new Task();
-      Task nothing = new Task();
       String[] testTitles = {
               "Jog 8 AM",
               "Jog 8 o'clock AM",
@@ -141,7 +134,6 @@ public class TitleParserTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
   public void test_several_forms_of_1230PM() {
       TaskService taskService = new TaskService();
       Task task = new Task();
-      Task nothing = new Task();
       String[] testTitles = {
               "Jog 12:30 PM",
               "at 12:30 PM",
@@ -515,14 +507,16 @@ public class TitleParserTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
                 "#(a cool tag)",
                 "#(cool)"
         };
-        TaskService taskService = new TaskService();
         Task task = new Task();
         for (String acceptedString:acceptedStrings){
             task = new Task();
             task.setValue(Task.TITLE, "Jog " + acceptedString); //test at end of task. should set importance.
             ArrayList<String> tags = new ArrayList<String>();
             TitleParser.listHelper(task, tags);
-            assertTrue("test pound at failed for string: " + acceptedString + " for tags: " + tags.toString(),tags.contains(TitleParser.trimParenthesis(acceptedString)));
+            String[] splitTags = TitleParser.trimParenthesisAndSplit(acceptedString);
+            for (String tag : splitTags) {
+                assertTrue("test pound at failed for string: " + acceptedString + " for tags: " + tags.toString(),tags.contains(tag));
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -534,14 +528,16 @@ public class TitleParserTest extends DatabaseTestCase {
                 "@(a cool tag)",
                 "@(cool)"
         };
-        TaskService taskService = new TaskService();
         Task task = new Task();
         for (String acceptedString:acceptedStrings){
             task = new Task();
             task.setValue(Task.TITLE, "Jog " + acceptedString); //test at end of task. should set importance.
             ArrayList<String> tags = new ArrayList<String>();
             TitleParser.listHelper(task, tags);
-            assertTrue("testTagsAt failed for string: " + acceptedString+ " for tags: " + tags.toString(),tags.contains(TitleParser.trimParenthesis(acceptedString)));
+            String[] splitTags = TitleParser.trimParenthesisAndSplit(acceptedString);
+            for (String tag : splitTags) {
+                assertTrue("testTagsAt failed for string: " + acceptedString+ " for tags: " + tags.toString(), tags.contains(tag));
+            }
         }
     }