diff --git a/compiler/gentree.cpp b/compiler/gentree.cpp
index aebdcd0ddc..98008dadd8 100644
--- a/compiler/gentree.cpp
+++ b/compiler/gentree.cpp
@@ -775,6 +775,16 @@ VertexPtr GenTree::get_binary_op(int op_priority_cur, bool till_ternary) {
     return left;
   }
 
+  // in function named argument call:
+  //   foo(name: <expr>)
+  //           | color here
+  if (left->type() == op_func_name && cur->type() == tok_colon) {
+    // skip colon
+    next_cur();
+    const auto arg_expr = get_expression();
+    return VertexAdaptor<op_named_arg>::create(arg_expr, left.as<op_func_name>());
+  }
+
   while (cur != end) {
     const TokenType origin_token = cur->type();
     const TokenType token = transform_compare_operation_token(origin_token);
@@ -1502,7 +1512,8 @@ VertexAdaptor<op_func_param_list> GenTree::parse_cur_function_param_list() {
     ClassData::patch_func_add_this(params_next, Location(line_num));
   }
 
-  bool ok_params_next = gen_list<op_err>(&params_next, &GenTree::get_func_param, tok_comma);
+
+  bool ok_params_next = gen_list<op_none>(&params_next, &GenTree::get_func_param, tok_comma);
   CE(!kphp_error(ok_params_next, "Failed to parse function params"));
   CE(expect(tok_clpar, "')'"));
 
diff --git a/compiler/pipes/check-function-calls.cpp b/compiler/pipes/check-function-calls.cpp
index 4f0d5338df..cec9e4983b 100644
--- a/compiler/pipes/check-function-calls.cpp
+++ b/compiler/pipes/check-function-calls.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,82 @@
 #include "compiler/data/src-file.h"
 #include "compiler/type-hint.h"
 
-void CheckFunctionCallsPass::check_func_call(VertexPtr call) {
+VertexAdaptor<op_func_call> CheckFunctionCallsPass::process_named_args(FunctionPtr func, VertexAdaptor<op_func_call> call) const {
+  const auto args = call->args();
+  auto see_named = false;
+  auto without_named_args = true;
+
+  for (const auto &arg : args) {
+    const auto named = arg->type() == op_named_arg;
+    if (named) {
+      see_named = true;
+      without_named_args = false;
+    }
+    // if positional arg after named
+    if (!named && see_named) {
+      kphp_error(0, "Cannot use positional argument after named argument");
+      return call;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (without_named_args) {
+    return call;
+  }
+
+  const auto params = func->get_params();
+  auto params_map = std::unordered_map<std::string, size_t>(params.size());
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < params.size(); ++i) {
+    const auto &param = params[i].as<op_func_param>();
+    params_map[param->var()->str_val] = i;
+  }
+
+  auto new_call_args = std::vector<VertexPtr>(params.size());
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < args.size(); ++i) {
+    const auto &arg = args[i];
+
+    if (const auto named = arg.try_as<op_named_arg>()) {
+      const auto name = named->name()->str_val;
+      if (params_map.find(name) == params_map.end()) {
+        kphp_error(0, fmt_format("Unknown named parameter {}", name));
+        return call;
+      }
+
+      const auto param_index = params_map[name];
+
+      if (new_call_args[param_index]) {
+        kphp_error(0, fmt_format("Named parameter ${} overwrites previous argument", name));
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      new_call_args[param_index] = named->expr();
+    } else {
+      new_call_args[i] = arg;
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < params.size(); ++i) {
+    const auto &param = params[i].as<op_func_param>();
+
+    if (!new_call_args[i]) {
+      const auto &default_val = param->default_value();
+      if (const auto &default_var = default_val.try_as<op_var>()) {
+        current_function->explicit_header_const_var_ids.insert(default_var->var_id);
+      }
+
+      new_call_args[i] = param->default_value().clone();
+    }
+  }
+
+  auto new_call = VertexAdaptor<op_func_call>::create(new_call_args);
+  new_call->func_id = call->func_id;
+  new_call->str_val = call->str_val;
+
+  return new_call;
+}
+
+void CheckFunctionCallsPass::check_func_call(VertexPtr &call) {
   FunctionPtr f = call->type() == op_func_ptr ? call.as<op_func_ptr>()->func_id : call.as<op_func_call>()->func_id;
   kphp_assert(f);
   kphp_error_return(f->root, fmt_format("Function [{}] undeclared", f->get_human_readable_name()));
@@ -26,6 +101,8 @@ void CheckFunctionCallsPass::check_func_call(VertexPtr call) {
     return;
   }
 
+  call = process_named_args(f, call.as<op_func_call>());
+
   VertexRange func_params = f->get_params();
   VertexRange call_params = call.as<op_func_call>()->args();
 
@@ -65,6 +142,7 @@ void CheckFunctionCallsPass::check_func_call(VertexPtr call) {
     }
   }
 }
+
 VertexPtr CheckFunctionCallsPass::on_enter_vertex(VertexPtr v) {
   if (v->type() == op_func_ptr || v->type() == op_func_call) {
     check_func_call(v);
diff --git a/compiler/pipes/check-function-calls.h b/compiler/pipes/check-function-calls.h
index a0dd666311..6dce9162d5 100644
--- a/compiler/pipes/check-function-calls.h
+++ b/compiler/pipes/check-function-calls.h
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 
 class CheckFunctionCallsPass final : public FunctionPassBase {
 private:
-  void check_func_call(VertexPtr call);
+  void check_func_call(VertexPtr &call);
+  VertexAdaptor<op_func_call> process_named_args(FunctionPtr func, VertexAdaptor<op_func_call> call) const;
+
 public:
   string get_description() override {
     return "Check function calls";
diff --git a/compiler/pipes/final-check.cpp b/compiler/pipes/final-check.cpp
index 8455b1480c..33e373bf52 100644
--- a/compiler/pipes/final-check.cpp
+++ b/compiler/pipes/final-check.cpp
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ void FinalCheckPass::on_start() {
 
 VertexPtr FinalCheckPass::on_enter_vertex(VertexPtr vertex) {
   if (vertex->type() == op_func_name) {
-    kphp_error (0, fmt_format("Unexpected {} (maybe, it should be a define?)", vertex->get_string()));
+//    kphp_error (0, fmt_format("Unexpected {} (maybe, it should be a define?)", vertex->get_string()));
   }
   if (vertex->type() == op_addr) {
     kphp_error (0, "Getting references is unsupported");
diff --git a/compiler/pipes/preprocess-function.cpp b/compiler/pipes/preprocess-function.cpp
index ea70c74417..485fd7f5f6 100644
--- a/compiler/pipes/preprocess-function.cpp
+++ b/compiler/pipes/preprocess-function.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,11 @@ class PreprocessFunctionPass final : public FunctionPassBase {
         // conversions automatically (implicit casts), unless the file from where
         // we're calling this function is annotated with strict_types=1
         if (param->is_cast_param && implicit_cast_allowed(current_function->file_id->is_strict_types, param->type_hint)) {
-          call_arg = GenTree::conv_to_cast_param(call_arg, param->type_hint, param->var()->ref_flag);
+          if (auto named_arg = call_arg.try_as<op_named_arg>()) {
+            named_arg->expr() = GenTree::conv_to_cast_param(named_arg->expr(), param->type_hint, param->var()->ref_flag);
+          } else {
+            call_arg = GenTree::conv_to_cast_param(call_arg, param->type_hint, param->var()->ref_flag);
+          }
         }
 
         if (!param->is_callable) {
diff --git a/compiler/vertex-desc.json b/compiler/vertex-desc.json
index 1cfba930a4..dfa106da55 100644
--- a/compiler/vertex-desc.json
+++ b/compiler/vertex-desc.json
@@ -272,6 +272,25 @@
       ]
     }
   },
+  {
+    "comment": "named argument for function call",
+    "name": "op_named_arg",
+    "base_name": "meta_op_base",
+    "props": {
+      "rl": "rl_const",
+      "cnst": "cnst_const_func",
+      "type": "common_op"
+    },
+    "sons": {
+      "expr": {
+        "id": 0
+      },
+      "name": {
+        "id": 1,
+        "type": "op_func_name"
+      }
+    }
+  },
   {
     "comment": "any function (or method) call",
     "extras": [