diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/method_call_with_args_parentheses.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/method_call_with_args_parentheses.rb
index 2012a4c831f..580fc0a557f 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/style/method_call_with_args_parentheses.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/style/method_call_with_args_parentheses.rb
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ def call_in_literals?(node)
           node.parent &&
             (node.parent.pair_type? ||
              node.parent.array_type? ||
+             splat?(node.parent) ||
              ternary_if?(node.parent))
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/method_call_with_args_parentheses_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/method_call_with_args_parentheses_spec.rb
index b3ba35a4fcd..0834f53d757 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/style/method_call_with_args_parentheses_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/style/method_call_with_args_parentheses_spec.rb
@@ -414,6 +414,19 @@ def foo
       RUBY
     end
 
+    it 'accepts parens in splat calls' do
+      expect_no_offenses(<<-RUBY)
+        foo(*bar(args))
+        foo(**quux(args))
+      RUBY
+    end
+
+    it 'accepts parens in block passing calls' do
+      expect_no_offenses(<<-RUBY)
+        foo(&method(:args))
+      RUBY
+    end
+
     it 'auto-corrects single-line calls' do
       original = <<-RUBY.strip_indent
         top.test(1, 2, foo: bar(3))