diff --git a/src/parse-atrule-prelude.test.ts b/src/parse-atrule-prelude.test.ts
index a727b1a..40aea05 100644
--- a/src/parse-atrule-prelude.test.ts
+++ b/src/parse-atrule-prelude.test.ts
@@ -976,6 +976,23 @@ describe('At-Rule Prelude Nodes', () => {
 				expect(children[2].text).toBe('utilities')
 				expect((children[2] as LayerName).value).toBe('utilities')
 			})
+
+			test('should keep dotted layer names intact among comma-separated names', () => {
+				const css = '@layer a.b, c;'
+				const ast = parse(css)
+				const atRule = ast.first_child! as Atrule
+
+				const children = (atRule.prelude as AtrulePrelude | null)?.children || []
+				expect(children.length).toBe(2)
+
+				expect(children[0].type).toBe(LAYER_NAME)
+				expect(children[0].text).toBe('a.b')
+				expect((children[0] as LayerName).value).toBe('a.b')
+
+				expect(children[1].type).toBe(LAYER_NAME)
+				expect(children[1].text).toBe('c')
+				expect((children[1] as LayerName).value).toBe('c')
+			})
 		})
 
 		describe('@keyframes', () => {
@@ -1969,7 +1986,32 @@ describe('parse_atrule_prelude()', () => {
 		test('should parse dotted layer name', () => {
 			const result = parse_atrule_prelude('layer', 'framework.base')
 
-			expect(result.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+			expect(result.length).toBe(1)
+			expect(result[0].type).toBe(LAYER_NAME)
+			expect(result[0].text).toBe('framework.base')
+		})
+
+		test('should parse a nested dotted layer name mixed with a simple one', () => {
+			const result = parse_atrule_prelude('layer', 'a, b.c')
+
+			expect(result.length).toBe(2)
+			expect(result[0].type).toBe(LAYER_NAME)
+			expect(result[0].text).toBe('a')
+			expect(result[1].type).toBe(LAYER_NAME)
+			expect(result[1].text).toBe('b.c')
+		})
+
+		test('should parse deeply nested dotted layer names', () => {
+			const result = parse_atrule_prelude('layer', 'a, b.c, d.e.f')
+
+			expect(result.length).toBe(3)
+			expect(result.map((n) => n.text)).toEqual(['a', 'b.c', 'd.e.f'])
+		})
+
+		test('should not glue a dot separated by whitespace onto the layer name', () => {
+			const result = parse_atrule_prelude('layer', 'a. b')
+
+			expect(result.map((n) => n.text)).toEqual(['a', 'b'])
 		})
 	})
 
diff --git a/src/parse-atrule-prelude.ts b/src/parse-atrule-prelude.ts
index 0bc61da..1bd8967 100644
--- a/src/parse-atrule-prelude.ts
+++ b/src/parse-atrule-prelude.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
 	TOKEN_NUMBER,
 	TOKEN_PERCENTAGE,
 	TOKEN_DIMENSION,
+	TOKEN_DELIM,
 	type TokenType,
 } from './token-types'
 import {
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import {
 	CHAR_LESS_THAN,
 	CHAR_GREATER_THAN,
 	CHAR_EQUALS,
+	CHAR_PERIOD,
 } from './string-utils'
 import { trim_boundaries, skip_whitespace_and_comments_forward } from './parse-utils'
 import { CSSNode } from './css-node'
@@ -553,6 +555,8 @@ export class AtRulePreludeParser {
 	}
 
 	// Parse layer names: base, components, utilities
+	// A single name may be dotted for nested layers: base.normalize
+	// <layer-name> = <ident> ['.' <ident>]* with no whitespace around the dots.
 	private parse_layer_names(): number[] {
 		let nodes: number[] = []
 
@@ -564,10 +568,37 @@ export class AtRulePreludeParser {
 
 			let token_type = this.lexer.token_type
 			if (token_type === TOKEN_IDENT) {
-				// Layer name
-				let layer = this.create_node(LAYER_NAME, this.lexer.token_start, this.lexer.token_end)
+				let name_start = this.lexer.token_start
+				let name_end = this.lexer.token_end
+
+				// Glue on '.' ident segments immediately following, with no gaps.
+				while (this.lexer.pos < this.prelude_end) {
+					let saved = this.lexer.save_position()
+
+					let dot_token_type = this.next_token()
+					if (
+						dot_token_type !== TOKEN_DELIM ||
+						this.source.charCodeAt(this.lexer.token_start) !== CHAR_PERIOD ||
+						this.lexer.token_start !== name_end
+					) {
+						this.lexer.restore_position(saved)
+						break
+					}
+					let dot_end = this.lexer.token_end
+
+					let segment_token_type = this.next_token()
+					if (segment_token_type !== TOKEN_IDENT || this.lexer.token_start !== dot_end) {
+						this.lexer.restore_position(saved)
+						break
+					}
+
+					name_end = this.lexer.token_end
+				}
+
+				// Layer name (possibly dotted)
+				let layer = this.create_node(LAYER_NAME, name_start, name_end)
 				this.arena.set_content_start_delta(layer, 0)
-				this.arena.set_content_length(layer, this.lexer.token_end - this.lexer.token_start)
+				this.arena.set_content_length(layer, name_end - name_start)
 				nodes.push(layer)
 			} else if (token_type === TOKEN_COMMA) {
 				// Skip comma separator