diff --git a/packages/python/src/components/VariableDeclaration.tsx b/packages/python/src/components/VariableDeclaration.tsx
index 0e352ae3..3fa2b31f 100644
--- a/packages/python/src/components/VariableDeclaration.tsx
+++ b/packages/python/src/components/VariableDeclaration.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   createSymbolSlot,
   memo,
 } from "@alloy-js/core";
+import { usePythonNamePolicy } from "../name-policy.js";
 import { createPythonSymbol } from "../symbol-creation.js";
 import { Atom } from "./Atom.jsx";
 import { BaseDeclarationProps } from "./Declaration.jsx";
@@ -74,17 +75,20 @@ export function VariableDeclaration(props: VariableDeclarationProps) {
   const TypeSymbolSlot = createSymbolSlot();
   const ValueTypeSymbolSlot = createSymbolSlot();
 
-  const sym = createPythonSymbol(
-    props.name,
-    {
-      instance: props.instanceVariable,
-      refkeys: props.refkey,
-      type: props.type ? TypeSymbolSlot.firstSymbol : undefined,
-    },
-    "variable",
-  );
+  // For callStatementVar, don't create a symbol (keyword arguments aren't variables)
+  const sym = props.callStatementVar
+    ? undefined
+    : createPythonSymbol(
+        props.name,
+        {
+          instance: props.instanceVariable,
+          refkeys: props.refkey,
+          type: props.type ? TypeSymbolSlot.firstSymbol : undefined,
+        },
+        "variable",
+      );
 
-  if (!props.type) {
+  if (!props.type && sym) {
     ValueTypeSymbolSlot.moveMembersTo(sym);
   }
 
@@ -133,13 +137,32 @@ export function VariableDeclaration(props: VariableDeclarationProps) {
     ];
   };
   const [renderRightSideOperator, rightSide] = getRightSide();
+
+  // For callStatementVar, render without symbol registration
+  // We need to manually apply the name policy to the name
+  // since that is normally handled by the symbol creation.
+  if (props.callStatementVar) {
+    const namePolicy = usePythonNamePolicy();
+    const name =
+      typeof props.name === "string" && props.name
+        ? namePolicy.getName(props.name, "variable")
+        : "";
+    return (
+      <>
+        {name}
+        {renderRightSideOperator && assignmentOperator}
+        {rightSide}
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <Show when={Boolean(props.doc)}>
         <SimpleCommentBlock children={props.doc} />
         <hbr />
       </Show>
-      <CoreDeclaration symbol={sym}>
+      <CoreDeclaration symbol={sym!}>
         {<Name />}
         {type}
         {renderRightSideOperator && assignmentOperator}
diff --git a/packages/python/test/functioncallexpressions.test.tsx b/packages/python/test/functioncallexpressions.test.tsx
index 531668f3..4984c3cb 100644
--- a/packages/python/test/functioncallexpressions.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/python/test/functioncallexpressions.test.tsx
@@ -142,4 +142,63 @@ describe("FunctionCallExpression", () => {
     `;
     expect(result).toRenderTo(expected);
   });
+
+  it("keyword argument name does not conflict with same-named variable", () => {
+    const resKey = refkey();
+    const kwargsKey = refkey();
+    const result = toSourceText([
+      <py.StatementList>
+        <py.VariableDeclaration name="kwargs" refkey={kwargsKey} initializer={<py.Atom jsValue={{}} />} />
+        <py.VariableDeclaration
+          name="res"
+          refkey={resKey}
+          initializer={
+            <py.FunctionCallExpression
+              target="resolve_with_adapter"
+              args={[
+                "obj",
+                "info",
+                <py.VariableDeclaration
+                  name="operation"
+                  initializer={<>Operation.QUERY</>}
+                  callStatementVar
+                />,
+                <py.VariableDeclaration
+                  name="data"
+                  initializer={kwargsKey}
+                  callStatementVar
+                />,
+                <py.VariableDeclaration
+                  name="is_v5"
+                  initializer={true}
+                  callStatementVar
+                />,
+              ]}
+            />
+          }
+        />
+        <py.VariableDeclaration
+          name="data"
+          initializer={
+            <py.MemberExpression>
+              <py.MemberExpression.Part refkey={resKey} />
+              <py.MemberExpression.Part key={"data"} />
+            </py.MemberExpression>
+          }
+        />
+      </py.StatementList>,
+    ]);
+    const expected = d`
+      kwargs = {}
+      res = resolve_with_adapter(
+          obj,
+          info,
+          operation=Operation.QUERY,
+          data=kwargs,
+          is_v5=True
+      )
+      data = res["data"]
+    `;
+    expect(result).toRenderTo(expected);
+  });
 });