diff --git a/src/Chain.jl b/src/Chain.jl
index 5972a50..f2f365b 100644
--- a/src/Chain.jl
+++ b/src/Chain.jl
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ function insert_first_arg(e::Expr, firstarg)
             error("You can only use the @. macro and automatic first argument insertion if what follows is of the form `[Module.SubModule.]func`")
         end
 
-        Expr(head, args[1], args[2], firstarg, args[3:end]...)
+        if length(args) >= 3 && args[3] isa Expr && args[3].head == :parameters
+            # macros can have keyword arguments after ; as well
+            Expr(head, args[1], args[2], args[3], firstarg, args[4:end]...)
+        else
+            Expr(head, args[1], args[2], firstarg, args[3:end]...)
+        end
 
     else
         insertionerror(e)
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 7db3787..81edbad 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -380,4 +380,23 @@ end
         LocalModule.SubModule.@sin
     end
     @test y7 == LocalModule.SubModule.@sin(3)
+end
+
+function kwfunc(y; x = 1)
+    y * x
+end
+
+macro kwmac(exprs...)
+    :(kwfunc($(esc.(exprs)...)))
+end
+
+@testset "keyword arguments" begin
+    
+    @test 6 == @chain 2 begin
+        kwfunc(; x = 3)
+    end
+
+    @test 6 == @chain 2 begin
+        @kwmac(; x = 3)
+    end
 end
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