diff --git a/lib/settings.cpp b/lib/settings.cpp
index 410f3d5107d..da576f7a5c8 100644
--- a/lib/settings.cpp
+++ b/lib/settings.cpp
@@ -791,20 +791,31 @@ static const std::set<std::string> misracpp2023Checkers{
 
 bool Settings::isPremiumEnabled(const char id[]) const
 {
-    if (premiumArgs.empty())
-        return false;
-    if (premiumArgs.find("autosar") != std::string::npos && autosarCheckers.count(id))
-        return true;
-    if (premiumArgs.find("cert-c-") != std::string::npos && certCCheckers.count(id))
-        return true;
-    if (premiumArgs.find("cert-c++") != std::string::npos && certCppCheckers.count(id))
-        return true;
-    if (premiumArgs.find("misra-c-") != std::string::npos && (misrac2012Checkers.count(id) || misrac2023Checkers.count(id) || misrac2025Checkers.count(id)))
-        return true;
-    if (premiumArgs.find("misra-c++-2008") != std::string::npos && misracpp2008Checkers.count(id))
-        return true;
-    if (premiumArgs.find("misra-c++-2023") != std::string::npos && misracpp2023Checkers.count(id))
-        return true;
+    for (std::string arg: splitString(premiumArgs, ' ')) {
+        std::transform(arg.cbegin(), arg.cend(), arg.begin(), [](char c) {
+            return c=='+' ? 'p' : c;
+        });
+        if (endsWith(arg, ":all"))
+            arg.erase(arg.size()-4);
+        if (arg == "--autosar" && autosarCheckers.count(id))
+            return true;
+        if (arg == "--cert-c" && certCCheckers.count(id))
+            return true;
+        if (arg == "--cert-c-2016" && certCCheckers.count(id))
+            return true;
+        if (startsWith(arg, "--cert-cpp") && certCppCheckers.count(id))
+            return true;
+        if (arg == "--misra-c-2012" && misrac2012Checkers.count(id))
+            return true;
+        if (arg == "--misra-c-2023" && misrac2023Checkers.count(id))
+            return true;
+        if (arg == "--misra-c-2025" && misrac2025Checkers.count(id))
+            return true;
+        if (arg == "--misra-cpp-2008" && misracpp2008Checkers.count(id))
+            return true;
+        if (arg == "--misra-cpp-2023" && misracpp2023Checkers.count(id))
+            return true;
+    }
     return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 27f7700bd54..1c1c8640461 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -12512,7 +12512,7 @@ class TestOther : public TestFixture {
               "    label:\n"
               "}\n", dinit(CheckOptions, $.settings = &s));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
-        s.premiumArgs = "--premium=misra-c-2012"; // <- activates unusedLabel checking
+        s.premiumArgs = "--misra-c-2012"; // <- activates unusedLabel checking
         check("void f() {\n"
               "    label:\n"
               "}\n", dinit(CheckOptions, $.settings = &s));
diff --git a/test/testsettings.cpp b/test/testsettings.cpp
index ddd11de3273..8235e75f8c7 100644
--- a/test/testsettings.cpp
+++ b/test/testsettings.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ class TestSettings : public TestFixture {
         TEST_CASE(getMaxConfigsDefines);
         TEST_CASE(getMaxConfigsDefinesAndOpt);
         TEST_CASE(getMaxConfigsOptAndProject);
+
+        TEST_CASE(isPremiumEnabledCert);
+        TEST_CASE(isPremiumEnabledMisra);
     }
 
     void simpleEnableGroup() const {
@@ -356,6 +359,38 @@ class TestSettings : public TestFixture {
         s.maxConfigsProject = 10;
         ASSERT_EQUALS(3, s.getMaxConfigs());
     }
+
+    void isPremiumEnabledCert() const {
+        Settings s;
+        s.premiumArgs = "--cert-c-2016";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+        s.premiumArgs = "--cert-c";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+        s.premiumArgs = "--cert-c:all";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+        s.premiumArgs = "--cert-c++";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+        s.premiumArgs = "--cert-cpp";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+    }
+
+    void isPremiumEnabledMisra() const {
+        Settings s;
+        s.premiumArgs = "--misra-c-2012";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+        s.premiumArgs = "--misra-c-2023";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+        s.premiumArgs = "--misra-c-2025";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+        s.premiumArgs = "--misra-cpp-2008";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+        s.premiumArgs = "--misra-c++-2008";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+        s.premiumArgs = "--misra-cpp-2023";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+        s.premiumArgs = "--misra-c++-2023";
+        ASSERT(s.isPremiumEnabled("uninitvar"));
+    }
 };
 
 REGISTER_TEST(TestSettings)