diff --git a/vm/src/bytecode.rs b/vm/src/bytecode.rs
index 4d58d6601..b61eb0b38 100644
--- a/vm/src/bytecode.rs
+++ b/vm/src/bytecode.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ pub enum Instruction {
     CallFunction {
         count: usize,
     },
+    CallFunctionKw {
+        count: usize,
+    },
     ForIter,
     ReturnValue,
     SetupLoop {
diff --git a/vm/src/compile.rs b/vm/src/compile.rs
index 0e81562a2..b460e6f91 100644
--- a/vm/src/compile.rs
+++ b/vm/src/compile.rs
@@ -628,10 +628,25 @@ impl Compiler {
             ast::Expression::Call { function, args } => {
                 self.compile_expression(&*function);
                 let count = args.len();
-                for (_, arg) in args {
-                    self.compile_expression(arg)
+                let mut kwarg_names = vec![];
+                for (kwarg, value) in args {
+                    if let Some(kwarg) = kwarg {
+                        kwarg_names.push(bytecode::Constant::String {
+                            value: kwarg.to_string(),
+                        });
+                    };
+                    self.compile_expression(value);
+                }
+                if kwarg_names.len() > 0 {
+                    self.emit(Instruction::LoadConst {
+                        value: bytecode::Constant::Tuple {
+                            elements: kwarg_names,
+                        },
+                    });
+                    self.emit(Instruction::CallFunctionKw { count });
+                } else {
+                    self.emit(Instruction::CallFunction { count });
                 }
-                self.emit(Instruction::CallFunction { count: count });
             }
             ast::Expression::BoolOp { .. } => {
                 self.compile_test(expression, None, None, EvalContext::Expression)
diff --git a/vm/src/vm.rs b/vm/src/vm.rs
index 86be94b33..fac5e0008 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm.rs
@@ -839,6 +839,9 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            bytecode::Instruction::CallFunctionKw { count: _ } => {
+                unimplemented!("keyword arg calls not yet implemented");
+            }
             bytecode::Instruction::Jump { target } => {
                 self.jump(target);
                 None