diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/node_pattern.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/node_pattern.adoc
index e94588967..6be2605ec 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/node_pattern.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/node_pattern.adoc
@@ -409,6 +409,26 @@ has_user_data?(node, /^pass(word)?$/i)
 has_user_data?(node, ->(key) { # return true or false depending on key })
 ----
 
+== `%keyword` for named parameters
+
+Arguments can be passed as named parameters. They will be matched using `===`.
+Defaults values can be passed to `def_node_matcher` and `def_node_search`.
+
+[source,ruby]
+----
+def_node_matcher :interesting_call?, '(send _ %method ...)',
+                 method: Set[:transform_values, :transform_keys,
+                             :transform_values!, :transform_keys!,
+                             :to_h].freeze
+
+# Usage:
+
+interesting_call?(node) # use the default methods
+interesting_call?(node, method: /^transform/) # match anything starting with 'transform'
+----
+
+Named parameters as arguments to custom methods are not supported.
+
 == `%CONST` for constants
 
 Constants can be included in patterns. They will be matched using `===`, so
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/ast/node_pattern.rb b/lib/rubocop/ast/node_pattern.rb
index 771c0c238..8f1a3a2c0 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/ast/node_pattern.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/ast/node_pattern.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ module AST
     #                         # for consistency, %0 is the 'root node' which is
     #                         # passed as the 1st argument to #match, where the
     #                         # matching process starts
+    #     '(send _ %keyword)' # arguments can also be passed as keyword
+    #                         # parameters; they will also be compared with
+    #                         # the AST using #=== so you can pass Procs, Regexp
+    #                         # in addition to Nodes or literals.
+    #                         # Note that the macros `def_node_pattern` and
+    #                         # `def_node_search` accept default values for these.
     #     '(send _ %CONST)'   # the named constant will be compared with
     #                         # the AST using #=== so you can pass Procs, Regexp
     #                         # in addition to Nodes or literals.
@@ -784,21 +790,32 @@ def self.tokens(pattern)
           pattern.scan(TOKEN).reject { |token| token =~ /\A#{SEPARATORS}\Z/ }
         end
 
-        def def_helper(base, src)
+        def def_helper(base, method_name, **defaults)
           location = caller_locations(3, 1).first
+          unless defaults.empty?
+            base.send :define_method, method_name do |*args, **values|
+              send method_name, *args, **defaults, **values
+            end
+            method_name = :"without_defaults_#{method_name}"
+          end
+          src = yield method_name
           base.class_eval(src, location.path, location.lineno)
         end
 
-        def def_node_matcher(base, method_name)
-          def_helper(base, <<~RUBY)
-            def #{method_name}(node = self#{emit_trailing_params})
-              #{emit_method_code}
-            end
-          RUBY
+        def def_node_matcher(base, method_name, **defaults)
+          def_helper(base, method_name, **defaults) do |name|
+            <<~RUBY
+              def #{name}(node = self#{emit_trailing_params})
+                #{emit_method_code}
+              end
+            RUBY
+          end
         end
 
-        def def_node_search(base, method_name)
-          def_helper(base, emit_node_search(method_name))
+        def def_node_search(base, method_name, **defaults)
+          def_helper(base, method_name, **defaults) do |name|
+            emit_node_search(name)
+          end
         end
 
         def emit_node_search(method_name)
@@ -839,8 +856,9 @@ module Macros
         # yield to the block (passing any captures as block arguments).
         # If the node matches, and no block is provided, the new method will
         # return the captures, or `true` if there were none.
-        def def_node_matcher(method_name, pattern_str)
-          Compiler.new(pattern_str, 'node').def_node_matcher(self, method_name)
+        def def_node_matcher(method_name, pattern_str, **keyword_defaults)
+          Compiler.new(pattern_str, 'node')
+                  .def_node_matcher(self, method_name, **keyword_defaults)
         end
 
         # Define a method which recurses over the descendants of an AST node,
@@ -849,8 +867,9 @@ def def_node_matcher(method_name, pattern_str)
         # If the method name ends with '?', the new method will return `true`
         # as soon as it finds a descendant which matches. Otherwise, it will
         # yield all descendants which match.
-        def def_node_search(method_name, pattern_str)
-          Compiler.new(pattern_str, 'node').def_node_search(self, method_name)
+        def def_node_search(method_name, pattern_str, **keyword_defaults)
+          Compiler.new(pattern_str, 'node')
+                  .def_node_search(self, method_name, **keyword_defaults)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/ast/node_pattern_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/ast/node_pattern_spec.rb
index cff64e5dc..3eb2db534 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/ast/node_pattern_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/ast/node_pattern_spec.rb
@@ -1827,10 +1827,11 @@ def withargs(foo, bar, qux)
       end)
     end
 
+    let(:keyword_defaults) { {} }
     let(:method_name) { :my_matcher }
     let(:line_no) { __LINE__ + 2 }
     let(:defined_class) do
-      MyClass.public_send helper_name, method_name, pattern
+      MyClass.public_send helper_name, method_name, pattern, **keyword_defaults
       MyClass
     end
     let(:ruby) { ':hello' }
@@ -1989,6 +1990,34 @@ def withargs(foo, bar, qux)
                 expect(result.is_a?(Enumerator)).to be(true)
                 expect(result.to_a).to match_array %i[hello]
               end
+
+              # rubocop:disable RSpec/NestedGroups
+              context 'when helper is called with default keyword_params' do
+                let(:keyword_defaults) { { foo: :world } }
+
+                it 'is overriden when calling the matcher' do
+                  expect(result.is_a?(Enumerator)).to be(true)
+                  expect(result.to_a).to match_array %i[hello]
+                end
+
+                context 'and no value is given to the matcher' do
+                  let(:keyword_params) { {} }
+
+                  it 'uses the defaults' do
+                    expect(result.is_a?(Enumerator)).to be(true)
+                    expect(result.to_a).to match_array %i[world]
+                  end
+                end
+
+                context 'some defaults are not params' do
+                  let(:keyword_defaults) { { bar: :world } }
+
+                  it 'raises an error' do
+                    expect { result }.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+                  end
+                end
+              end
+              # rubocop:enable RSpec/NestedGroups
             end
           end