diff --git a/language/method_spec.rb b/language/method_spec.rb
index f2e85ee05e..960c8dfba3 100644
--- a/language/method_spec.rb
+++ b/language/method_spec.rb
@@ -1688,6 +1688,32 @@ def m(a, b = nil, c = nil, d, e: nil, **f)
     end
   end
 
+  ruby_version_is '2.7' do
+    context 'when passing an empty keyword splat to a method that does not accept keywords' do
+      evaluate <<-ruby do
+          def m(*a); a; end
+        ruby
+
+        h = {}
+        m(**h).should == []
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  ruby_version_is '2.7'...'3.0' do
+    context 'when passing an empty keyword splat to a method that does not accept keywords' do
+      evaluate <<-ruby do
+          def m(a); a; end
+        ruby
+        h = {}
+
+        -> do
+          m(**h).should == {}
+        end.should complain(/warning: Passing the keyword argument as the last hash parameter is deprecated/)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   ruby_version_is ''...'3.0' do
     context "assigns keyword arguments from a passed Hash without modifying it" do
       evaluate <<-ruby do
@@ -1706,6 +1732,18 @@ def m(a: nil); a; end
   end
 
   ruby_version_is '3.0' do
+    context 'when passing an empty keyword splat to a method that does not accept keywords' do
+      evaluate <<-ruby do
+          def m(a); a; end
+        ruby
+        h = {}
+
+        -> do
+          m(**h).should == {}
+        end.should raise_error(ArgumentError)
+      end
+    end
+
     context "raises ArgumentError if passing hash as keyword arguments" do
       evaluate <<-ruby do
           def m(a: nil); a; end