diff --git a/src/ast.js b/src/ast.js
index 0a3b05b43..4ab5de30d 100644
--- a/src/ast.js
+++ b/src/ast.js
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ AST.prototype.checkNodes = function () {
   require("./ast/method"),
   require("./ast/name"),
   require("./ast/namespace"),
+  require("./ast/namedargument"),
   require("./ast/new"),
   require("./ast/node"),
   require("./ast/noop"),
diff --git a/src/ast/namedargument.js b/src/ast/namedargument.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c960c0f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ast/namedargument.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Glayzzle (BSD3 License)
+ * @authors https://github.com/glayzzle/php-parser/graphs/contributors
+ * @url http://glayzzle.com
+ */
+"use strict";
+
+const Expression = require("./expression");
+const KIND = "namedargument";
+
+/**
+ * Named arguments.
+ * @constructor namedargument
+ * @extends {Expression}
+ * @property {String} name
+ * @property {Expression} value
+ * @see https://www.php.net/manual/en/functions.arguments.php#functions.named-arguments
+ */
+module.exports = Expression.extends(KIND, function namedargument(
+  name,
+  value,
+  docs,
+  location
+) {
+  Expression.apply(this, [KIND, docs, location]);
+  this.name = name;
+  this.value = value;
+});
diff --git a/src/parser/function.js b/src/parser/function.js
index f4ef967a4..c05260e59 100644
--- a/src/parser/function.js
+++ b/src/parser/function.js
@@ -283,13 +283,26 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   /**
    * ```ebnf
-   *    argument_list ::= T_ELLIPSIS? expr
+   *    argument_list ::= T_STRING ':' expr | T_ELLIPSIS? expr
    * ```
    */
   read_argument: function () {
     if (this.token === this.tok.T_ELLIPSIS) {
       return this.node("variadic")(this.next().read_expr());
     }
+    if (
+      this.token === this.tok.T_STRING ||
+      Object.values(this.lexer.keywords).includes(this.token)
+    ) {
+      const backup = [this.token, this.lexer.getState()];
+      const name = this.text();
+      this.next();
+      if (this.token === ":") {
+        return this.node("namedargument")(name, this.next().read_expr());
+      }
+      this.lexer.tokens.push(backup);
+      this.next();
+    }
     return this.read_expr();
   },
   /**
diff --git a/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/call.test.js.snap b/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/call.test.js.snap
index b3ffe948a..94f4448d8 100644
--- a/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/call.test.js.snap
+++ b/test/snapshot/__snapshots__/call.test.js.snap
@@ -97,6 +97,84 @@ Program {
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`Test call comments 1`] = `
+Program {
+  "children": Array [
+    ExpressionStatement {
+      "expression": Call {
+        "arguments": Array [
+          Array {
+            "items": Array [
+              Entry {
+                "byRef": false,
+                "key": null,
+                "kind": "entry",
+                "leadingComments": Array [
+                  CommentLine {
+                    "kind": "commentline",
+                    "offset": 10,
+                    "value": "// comment
+",
+                  },
+                ],
+                "unpack": false,
+                "value": Number {
+                  "kind": "number",
+                  "value": "100",
+                },
+              },
+              Entry {
+                "byRef": false,
+                "key": null,
+                "kind": "entry",
+                "unpack": false,
+                "value": Number {
+                  "kind": "number",
+                  "value": "0",
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+            "kind": "array",
+            "leadingComments": Array [
+              CommentLine {
+                "kind": "commentline",
+                "offset": 10,
+                "value": "// comment
+",
+              },
+            ],
+            "shortForm": false,
+          },
+        ],
+        "kind": "call",
+        "what": Name {
+          "kind": "name",
+          "name": "foo",
+          "resolution": "uqn",
+        },
+      },
+      "kind": "expressionstatement",
+    },
+  ],
+  "comments": Array [
+    CommentLine {
+      "kind": "commentline",
+      "offset": 10,
+      "value": "// comment
+",
+    },
+    CommentLine {
+      "kind": "commentline",
+      "offset": 10,
+      "value": "// comment
+",
+    },
+  ],
+  "errors": Array [],
+  "kind": "program",
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`Test call inside offsetlookup 1`] = `
 Program {
   "children": Array [
@@ -636,6 +714,79 @@ Program {
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`Test call keyword as named argument 1`] = `
+Program {
+  "children": Array [
+    ExpressionStatement {
+      "expression": Call {
+        "arguments": Array [
+          namedargument {
+            "kind": "namedargument",
+            "name": "array",
+            "value": Variable {
+              "curly": false,
+              "kind": "variable",
+              "name": "a",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        "kind": "call",
+        "what": Name {
+          "kind": "name",
+          "name": "foo",
+          "resolution": "uqn",
+        },
+      },
+      "kind": "expressionstatement",
+    },
+  ],
+  "errors": Array [],
+  "kind": "program",
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`Test call mix of unnamed and named arguments 1`] = `
+Program {
+  "children": Array [
+    ExpressionStatement {
+      "expression": Call {
+        "arguments": Array [
+          Number {
+            "kind": "number",
+            "value": "50",
+          },
+          namedargument {
+            "kind": "namedargument",
+            "name": "num",
+            "value": Number {
+              "kind": "number",
+              "value": "100",
+            },
+          },
+          namedargument {
+            "kind": "namedargument",
+            "name": "start_index",
+            "value": Number {
+              "kind": "number",
+              "value": "0",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        "kind": "call",
+        "what": Name {
+          "kind": "name",
+          "name": "foo",
+          "resolution": "uqn",
+        },
+      },
+      "kind": "expressionstatement",
+    },
+  ],
+  "errors": Array [],
+  "kind": "program",
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`Test call multiple (2) 1`] = `
 Program {
   "children": Array [
@@ -752,6 +903,37 @@ Program {
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`Test call named arguments in php 8.0 1`] = `
+Program {
+  "children": Array [
+    ExpressionStatement {
+      "expression": Call {
+        "arguments": Array [
+          namedargument {
+            "kind": "namedargument",
+            "name": "a",
+            "value": Variable {
+              "curly": false,
+              "kind": "variable",
+              "name": "a",
+            },
+          },
+        ],
+        "kind": "call",
+        "what": Name {
+          "kind": "name",
+          "name": "foo",
+          "resolution": "uqn",
+        },
+      },
+      "kind": "expressionstatement",
+    },
+  ],
+  "errors": Array [],
+  "kind": "program",
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`Test call nested 1`] = `
 Program {
   "children": Array [
diff --git a/test/snapshot/call.test.js b/test/snapshot/call.test.js
index cd35318d3..6df0e5e2f 100644
--- a/test/snapshot/call.test.js
+++ b/test/snapshot/call.test.js
@@ -244,4 +244,44 @@ describe("Test call", function () {
     });
     expect(ast).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+  it("named arguments in php 8.0", function () {
+    const astErr = parser.parseEval(`foo(a: $a);`, {
+      parser: {
+        version: "8.0",
+        debug: false,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(astErr).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+  it("keyword as named argument", function () {
+    const astErr = parser.parseEval(`foo(array: $a);`, {
+      parser: {
+        version: "8.0",
+        debug: false,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(astErr).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+  it("mix of unnamed and named arguments", function () {
+    const astErr = parser.parseEval(`foo(50, num: 100, start_index: 0);`, {
+      parser: {
+        version: "8.0",
+        debug: false,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(astErr).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+  it("comments", function () {
+    const astErr = parser.parseEval(
+      `foo(array // comment
+      (100, 0));`,
+      {
+        parser: {
+          extractDoc: true,
+          debug: false,
+        },
+      }
+    );
+    expect(astErr).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });