diff --git a/lib/rspec/mocks/message_expectation.rb b/lib/rspec/mocks/message_expectation.rb
index cb5a39922..d999dc0f8 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/mocks/message_expectation.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/mocks/message_expectation.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def and_return(first_value, *values)
       #   expect(counter.count).to eq(original_count + 1)
       def and_call_original
         wrap_original(__method__) do |original, *args, &block|
-          original.call(*args, &block)
+          __call_original(original, *args, &block)
         end
       end
 
@@ -354,6 +354,25 @@ def to_s
       end
       alias inspect to_s
 
+      private
+
+      if RSpec::Support::RubyFeatures.kw_args_supported?
+        def __call_original(original, *args, &block)
+          if RSpec::Support::MethodSignature.new(original).has_kw_args_in?(args)
+            binding.eval(<<-CODE, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+            kwargs = args.pop
+            original.call(*args, **kwargs, &block)
+            CODE
+          else
+            original.call(*args, &block)
+          end
+        end
+      else
+        def __call_original(original, *args, &block)
+          original.call(*args, &block)
+        end
+      end
+
       # @private
       # Contains the parts of `MessageExpectation` that aren't part of
       # rspec-mocks' public API. The class is very big and could really use
diff --git a/spec/rspec/mocks/and_call_original_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/mocks/and_call_original_spec.rb
index 8bb20d563..6380d17d4 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/mocks/and_call_original_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/mocks/and_call_original_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ def meth_2(x)
           yield x, :additional_yielded_arg
         end
 
+        binding.eval(<<-CODE, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+        def meth_3(keyword_arg: nil)
+          keyword_arg
+        end
+        CODE
+
         def self.new_instance
           new
         end
@@ -59,6 +65,15 @@ def self.new_instance
       expect(value).to eq([:submitted_arg, :additional_yielded_arg])
     end
 
+    if RSpec::Support::RubyFeatures.kw_args_supported?
+      it 'works with keyword arguments' do
+        expect(instance).to receive(:meth_3).and_call_original
+        binding.eval(<<-CODE, __FILE__, __LINE__)
+        expect(instance.meth_3(keyword_arg: :original_arg)).to eq :original_arg
+        CODE
+      end
+    end
+
     it 'errors when you pass through the wrong number of args' do
       expect(instance).to receive(:meth_1).and_call_original
       expect(instance).to receive(:meth_2).twice.and_call_original