diff --git a/py/compile.c b/py/compile.c
index 7a359e662e..772c099074 100644
--- a/py/compile.c
+++ b/py/compile.c
@@ -2425,8 +2425,17 @@ static void compile_trailer_paren_helper(compiler_t *comp, mp_parse_node_t pn_ar
                 }
                 star_flags |= MP_EMIT_STAR_FLAG_SINGLE;
                 star_args |= (mp_uint_t)1 << i;
+
+                if (n_keyword == 0) {
+                    // star-args before kwargs encoded as positional arg
+                    n_positional++;
+                } else {
+                    // star-args after kwargs encoded as kw arg with key=NULL
+                    EMIT(load_null);
+                    n_keyword++;
+                }
+
                 compile_node(comp, pns_arg->nodes[0]);
-                n_positional++;
             } else if (MP_PARSE_NODE_STRUCT_KIND(pns_arg) == PN_arglist_dbl_star) {
                 star_flags |= MP_EMIT_STAR_FLAG_DOUBLE;
                 // double-star args are stored as kw arg with key of None
diff --git a/py/runtime.c b/py/runtime.c
index 1836f5d92a..05565b802f 100644
--- a/py/runtime.c
+++ b/py/runtime.c
@@ -757,17 +757,30 @@ void mp_call_prepare_args_n_kw_var(bool have_self, size_t n_args_n_kw, const mp_
     mp_obj_t *args2;
     size_t args2_alloc;
     size_t args2_len = 0;
+    size_t n_args_star_args = n_args;
 
     // Try to get a hint for unpacked * args length
     ssize_t list_len = 0;
 
-    if (star_args != 0) {
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < n_args; i++) {
-            if ((star_args >> i) & 1) {
-                mp_obj_t len = mp_obj_len_maybe(args[i]);
-                if (len != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
+    if (star_args) {
+        // kw can also contain star args.
+        n_args_star_args += n_kw;
+
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < n_args_star_args; i++) {
+            if (!((star_args >> i) & 1)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            mp_obj_t arg = i >= n_args ? args[n_args + 2 * (i - n_args) + 1] : args[i];
+
+            mp_obj_t len = mp_obj_len_maybe(arg);
+
+            if (len != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
+                list_len += mp_obj_get_int(len);
+
+                if (i < n_args) {
                     // -1 accounts for 1 of n_args occupied by this arg
-                    list_len += mp_obj_get_int(len) - 1;
+                    list_len--;
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -779,9 +792,20 @@ void mp_call_prepare_args_n_kw_var(bool have_self, size_t n_args_n_kw, const mp_
     for (size_t i = 0; i < n_kw; i++) {
         mp_obj_t key = args[n_args + i * 2];
         mp_obj_t value = args[n_args + i * 2 + 1];
-        if (key == MP_OBJ_NULL && value != MP_OBJ_NULL && mp_obj_is_type(value, &mp_type_dict)) {
+
+        if (key == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
             // -1 accounts for 1 of n_kw occupied by this arg
-            kw_dict_len += mp_obj_dict_len(value) - 1;
+            kw_dict_len--;
+
+            if (((star_args >> (n_args + i)) & 1)) {
+                // star args were already handled above
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // double-star args
+            if (mp_obj_is_type(value, &mp_type_dict)) {
+                kw_dict_len += mp_obj_dict_len(value);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -814,8 +838,9 @@ void mp_call_prepare_args_n_kw_var(bool have_self, size_t n_args_n_kw, const mp_
             args2[args2_len++] = self;
         }
 
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < n_args; i++) {
-            mp_obj_t arg = args[i];
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < n_args_star_args; i++) {
+            mp_obj_t arg = i >= n_args ? args[n_args + 2 * (i - n_args) + 1] : args[i];
+
             if ((star_args >> i) & 1) {
                 // star arg
                 if (mp_obj_is_type(arg, &mp_type_tuple) || mp_obj_is_type(arg, &mp_type_list)) {
@@ -846,7 +871,7 @@ void mp_call_prepare_args_n_kw_var(bool have_self, size_t n_args_n_kw, const mp_
                         args2[args2_len++] = item;
                     }
                 }
-            } else {
+            } else if (i < n_args) {
                 // normal argument
                 assert(args2_len < args2_alloc);
                 args2[args2_len++] = arg;
@@ -870,6 +895,11 @@ void mp_call_prepare_args_n_kw_var(bool have_self, size_t n_args_n_kw, const mp_
         mp_obj_t kw_key = args[n_args + i * 2];
         mp_obj_t kw_value = args[n_args + i * 2 + 1];
         if (kw_key == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
+            if ((star_args >> (n_args + i)) & 1) {
+                // star args have already been handled above
+                continue;
+            }
+
             // double-star args
             if (mp_obj_is_type(kw_value, &mp_type_dict)) {
                 // dictionary
diff --git a/tests/basics/fun_callstar.py b/tests/basics/fun_callstar.py
index 53d2ece3e1..9c3b199297 100644
--- a/tests/basics/fun_callstar.py
+++ b/tests/basics/fun_callstar.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ foo(*range(3))
 # pos then iterator
 foo(1, *range(2, 4))
 
+# star after kw
+foo(1, 2, c=3, *())
+foo(b=2, *(1,), c=3)
+
 # an iterator with many elements
 def foo(*rest):
     print(rest)