diff --git a/src/piracy.jl b/src/piracy.jl
index e29018bf..5375ea7e 100644
--- a/src/piracy.jl
+++ b/src/piracy.jl
@@ -162,14 +162,25 @@ function is_pirate(meth::Method; treat_as_own = Union{Function,Type}[])
 
     signature = Base.unwrap_unionall(meth.sig)
 
+    function_type_index = 1
+    if signature.parameters[1] === typeof(Core.kwcall)
+        # kwcall is a special case, since it is not a real function
+        # but a wrapper around a function, the third parameter is the original
+        # function, its positional arguments follow.
+        function_type_index += 2
+    end
+
     # the first parameter in the signature is the function type, and it
     # follows slightly other rules if it happens to be a Union type
-    is_foreign_method(signature.parameters[1], method_pkg; treat_as_own = treat_as_own) ||
-        return false
+    is_foreign_method(
+        signature.parameters[function_type_index],
+        method_pkg;
+        treat_as_own = treat_as_own,
+    ) || return false
 
-    all(
+    return all(
         param -> is_foreign(param, method_pkg; treat_as_own = treat_as_own),
-        signature.parameters[2:end],
+        signature.parameters[function_type_index+1:end],
     )
 end
 
diff --git a/test/test_piracy.jl b/test/test_piracy.jl
index 78de01d3..2ba30df3 100644
--- a/test/test_piracy.jl
+++ b/test/test_piracy.jl
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Base.findlast(::ForeignParameterizedType{Foo}, x::Int) = x + 1
 # Not piracy
 const MyUnion = Union{Int,Foo}
 MyUnion(x::Int) = x
+MyUnion(; x::Int) = x
 
 export MyUnion
 
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ end
       2 + # Foo constructors
       1 + # Bar constructor
       2 + # f
-      1 + # MyUnion
+      4 + # MyUnion (incl. kwcall)
       6 + # findlast
       3 + # findfirst
       1 + # ForeignType callable