diff --git a/zeroize/README.md b/zeroize/README.md
index 9e798a4a..5349b61a 100644
--- a/zeroize/README.md
+++ b/zeroize/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This crate provides a safe<sup>†</sup>, portable access to cross-platform
 intrinsics for securely zeroing memory which are specifically documented as
 guaranteeing they won't be "optimized away".
 
-The [`Zeroize` trait] is the crate's primary (and only) API.
+The [`Zeroize` trait] is the crate's primary API.
 
 [Documentation]
 
diff --git a/zeroize/src/lib.rs b/zeroize/src/lib.rs
index e2f57f15..379bbc92 100644
--- a/zeroize/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zeroize/src/lib.rs
@@ -52,17 +52,13 @@
 //!
 //! ## Custom Derive Support
 //!
-//! **NOTICE**: Previous versions of `zeroize` automatically derived
-//! `Drop`. This has been *REMOVED* and you now *MUST* explicitly specify
-//! either `zeroize(drop)` or `zeroize(no_drop)` (see below).
-//!
 //! This crate has custom derive support for the `Zeroize` trait, which
 //! automatically calls `zeroize()` on all members of a struct or tuple struct.
 //!
-//! Additionally it supports the following attributes (you *MUST* pick one):
+//! Additionally it supports the following attributes:
 //!
-//! - `#[zeroize(no_drop)]`: derive only `Zeroize` without adding a `Drop` impl
 //! - `#[zeroize(drop)]`: call `zeroize()` when this item is dropped
+//! - `#[zeroize(no_drop)]`: legacy attribute which will be removed in `zeroize` 1.0
 //!
 //! Example which derives `Drop`:
 //!
@@ -82,7 +78,6 @@
 //!
 //! // This struct will *NOT* be zeroized on drop
 //! #[derive(Copy, Clone, Zeroize)]
-//! #[zeroize(no_drop)]
 //! struct MyStruct([u8; 32]);
 //! ```
 //!
diff --git a/zeroize_derive/src/lib.rs b/zeroize_derive/src/lib.rs
index 1c01f6e3..3a64b69b 100644
--- a/zeroize_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/zeroize_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ extern crate proc_macro;
 
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
+use syn::{Attribute, Ident, Meta, NestedMeta};
 use synstructure::{decl_derive, BindStyle};
 
 /// Name of zeroize-related attributes
@@ -15,48 +16,81 @@ const ZEROIZE_ATTR: &str = "zeroize";
 
 /// Custom derive for `Zeroize`
 fn derive_zeroize(s: synstructure::Structure) -> TokenStream {
-    let attributes = ZeroizeDeriveAttrs::parse(&s);
+    let attributes = DeriveAttrs::parse(&s);
 
     match attributes.drop {
         Some(true) => derive_zeroize_with_drop(s),
-        Some(false) => derive_zeroize_without_drop(s),
-        None => panic!("must specify either zeroize(drop) or zeroize(no_drop) attribute"),
+        Some(false) | None => derive_zeroize_without_drop(s),
     }
 }
 decl_derive!([Zeroize, attributes(zeroize)] => derive_zeroize);
 
 /// Custom derive attributes for `Zeroize`
-struct ZeroizeDeriveAttrs {
+struct DeriveAttrs {
     /// Derive a `Drop` impl which calls zeroize on this type
     drop: Option<bool>,
 }
 
-impl Default for ZeroizeDeriveAttrs {
+impl Default for DeriveAttrs {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self { drop: None }
     }
 }
 
-impl ZeroizeDeriveAttrs {
+impl DeriveAttrs {
     /// Parse attributes from the incoming AST
     fn parse(s: &synstructure::Structure) -> Self {
         let mut result = Self::default();
 
         for v in s.variants().iter() {
             for attr in v.ast().attrs.iter() {
-                if attr.path.is_ident(ZEROIZE_ATTR) {
-                    // TODO(tarcieri): hax, but probably good enough for now
-                    match attr.tts.to_string().as_ref() {
-                        "( drop )" => result.drop = Some(true),
-                        "( no_drop )" => result.drop = Some(false),
-                        other => panic!("unknown zeroize attribute: {}", other),
-                    }
-                }
+                result.parse_attr(attr);
             }
         }
 
         result
     }
+
+    /// Parse attribute and handle `#[zeroize(...)]` attributes
+    fn parse_attr(&mut self, attr: &Attribute) {
+        let meta = attr
+            .parse_meta()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("error parsing attribute: {} ({})", attr.tts, e));
+
+        if let Meta::List(list) = meta {
+            if list.ident != ZEROIZE_ATTR {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            for nested_meta in &list.nested {
+                if let NestedMeta::Meta(Meta::Word(ident)) = nested_meta {
+                    self.parse_attr_ident(ident);
+                } else {
+                    panic!("malformed #[zeroize] attribute: {:?}", nested_meta);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Parse a `#[zeroize(...)]` attribute containing a single ident (e.g. `drop`)
+    fn parse_attr_ident(&mut self, ident: &Ident) {
+        if ident == "drop" {
+            self.set_drop_flag(true);
+        } else if ident == "no_drop" {
+            self.set_drop_flag(false);
+        } else {
+            panic!("unknown #[zeroize] attribute type: {}", ident);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Set the value of the `drop` flag
+    fn set_drop_flag(&mut self, value: bool) {
+        if self.drop.is_some() {
+            panic!("duplicate #[zeroize] drop/no_drop flags");
+        } else {
+            self.drop = Some(value);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// Custom derive for `Zeroize` (without `Drop`)