diff --git a/fast_query_parsers.pyi b/fast_query_parsers.pyi
index f0d7675..57ab360 100644
--- a/fast_query_parsers.pyi
+++ b/fast_query_parsers.pyi
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Returns:
     A list of string/string tuples.
 """
 
-def parse_url_encoded_dict(qs: bytes, parse_numbers: bool) -> dict[str, Any]: ...
+def parse_url_encoded_dict(qs: bytes, parse_numbers: bool = False) -> dict[str, Any]: ...
 
 """Parse a query string into a dictionary of values.
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 3e0c697..80ca48e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ pub use query_string::{parse_query_string as parse_qs, parse_query_string_to_jso
 
 // parse query string into a list of tuples.
 #[pyfunction]
-#[pyo3(text_signature = "(qs, separator, /)")]
+#[pyo3(text_signature = "(qs, separator)")]
 fn parse_query_string(qs: &[u8], separator: char) -> PyResult<Vec<(String, String)>> {
     Ok(parse_qs(qs, separator))
 }
 
 // parse query string into a python object.
 #[pyfunction]
-#[pyo3(signature = (qs, parse_numbers=true, /),text_signature = "(qs, parse_numbers=true, /)")]
+#[pyo3(signature = (qs, parse_numbers=true),text_signature = "(qs, parse_numbers=true)")]
 fn parse_url_encoded_dict(py: Python, qs: &[u8], parse_numbers: bool) -> PyResult<PyObject> {
     Ok(pythonize(py, &parse_query_string_to_json(qs, parse_numbers)).unwrap())
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_parse_qs.py b/tests/test_parse_qs.py
index 720b4a0..2f74d01 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse_qs.py
+++ b/tests/test_parse_qs.py
@@ -53,3 +53,16 @@ def test_parse_urlencoded_defaults_parse_numbers_true() -> None:
         "polluting": False,
         "json": None,
     }
+
+
+def test_parse_urlencoded_kwargs() -> None:
+    result = parse_url_encoded_dict(qs=encoded, parse_numbers=True)
+    assert result == {
+        "value": [10, 12],
+        "veggies": ["tomato", "potato", "aubergine"],
+        "nested": {"some_key": "some_value"},
+        "calories": 122.53,
+        "healthy": True,
+        "polluting": False,
+        "json": None,
+    }
diff --git a/tests/test_parse_qsl.py b/tests/test_parse_qsl.py
index 7e47ef7..e6303e2 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse_qsl.py
+++ b/tests/test_parse_qsl.py
@@ -77,3 +77,7 @@ def test_parses_non_ascii_text() -> None:
     assert parse_query_string("arabic_text=اختبار اللغة العربية".encode(), "&") == [
         ("arabic_text", "اختبار اللغة العربية")
     ]
+
+
+def test_kwargs() -> None:
+    assert parse_query_string(qs=b"foo=bar", separator="&") == [("foo", "bar")]