diff --git a/lib/rake/task.rb b/lib/rake/task.rb
index 18c09eefd..23faf96e5 100644
--- a/lib/rake/task.rb
+++ b/lib/rake/task.rb
@@ -247,14 +247,7 @@ def execute(args=nil)
       end
       application.trace "** Execute #{name}" if application.options.trace
       application.enhance_with_matching_rule(name) if @actions.empty?
-      @actions.each do |act|
-        case act.arity
-        when 1
-          act.call(self)
-        else
-          act.call(self, args)
-        end
-      end
+      @actions.each { |act| act.call(self, args) }
     end
 
     # Is this task needed?
diff --git a/test/test_rake_task_with_arguments.rb b/test/test_rake_task_with_arguments.rb
index ba28d11f9..9c396d3b2 100644
--- a/test/test_rake_task_with_arguments.rb
+++ b/test/test_rake_task_with_arguments.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,36 @@ def test_actions_of_various_arity_are_ok_with_args
     assert_equal [:a, :b, :c, :d], notes
   end
 
+
+  def test_actions_adore_keywords
+    # A brutish trick to avoid parsing. Remove it once support for 1.9 and 2.0 is dropped
+    # https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ruby/rake/build/1.0.301
+    skip 'Keywords aren\'t a feature in this version' if RUBY_VERSION =~ /^1|^2\.0/
+    eval <<-RUBY, binding, __FILE__, __LINE__+1
+    notes = []
+    t = task :t, [:reqr, :ovrd, :dflt] # required, overridden-optional, default-optional
+    verify = lambda do |name, expecteds, actuals|
+      notes << name
+      assert_equal expecteds.length, actuals.length
+      expecteds.zip(actuals) { |e, a| assert_equal e, a, "(TEST \#{name})" }
+    end
+
+    t.enhance { |dflt: 'd', **| verify.call :a, ['d'], [dflt] }
+    t.enhance { |ovrd: '-', **| verify.call :b, ['o'], [ovrd] }
+    t.enhance { |reqr:    , **| verify.call :c, ['r'], [reqr] }
+
+    t.enhance { |t2, dflt: 'd', **| verify.call :d, [t,'d'], [t2,dflt] }
+    t.enhance { |t2, ovrd: 'd', **| verify.call :e, [t,'o'], [t2,ovrd] }
+    t.enhance { |t2, reqr:    , **| verify.call :f, [t,'r'], [t2,reqr] }
+
+    t.enhance { |t2, dflt: 'd', reqr:, **| verify.call :g, [t,'d','r'], [t2,dflt,reqr] }
+    t.enhance { |t2, ovrd: '-', reqr:, **| verify.call :h, [t,'o','r'], [t2,ovrd,reqr] }
+
+    t.invoke('r', 'o')
+    assert_equal [*:a..:h], notes
+    RUBY
+  end
+
   def test_arguments_are_passed_to_block
     t = task(:t, :a, :b) { |tt, args|
       assert_equal({ a: 1, b: 2 }, args.to_hash)