diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index 6c0150d..92d325a 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ isshortdef(ex) = (@capture(ex, (fcall_ = body_)) &&
 
 function longdef1(ex)
   if @capture(ex, (arg_ -> body_))
-    @q function ($arg,) $(body.args...) end
+    Expr(:function, arg isa Symbol ? :($arg,) : arg, body)
   elseif isshortdef(ex)
     @assert @capture(ex, (fcall_ = body_))
     Expr(:function, fcall, body)
@@ -289,14 +289,31 @@ function splitdef(fdef)
                    function (fcall_ | fcall_) body_ end),
           "Not a function definition: $fdef")
   fcall_nowhere, whereparams = gatherwheres(fcall)
-  @assert(@capture(fcall_nowhere, ((func_(args__; kwargs__)) |
-                                   (func_(args__; kwargs__)::rtype_) |
-                                   (func_(args__)) |
-                                   (func_(args__)::rtype_))),
-          error_msg)
-  @assert(@capture(func, (fname_{params__} | fname_)), error_msg)
-  di = Dict(:name=>fname, :args=>args,
-            :kwargs=>(kwargs===nothing ? [] : kwargs), :body=>body)
+  func = args = kwargs = rtype = nothing
+  if @capture(fcall_nowhere, ((func_(args__; kwargs__)) |
+                              (func_(args__; kwargs__)::rtype_) |
+                              (func_(args__)) |
+                              (func_(args__)::rtype_)))
+  elseif isexpr(fcall_nowhere, :tuple)
+    if length(fcall_nowhere.args) > 1 && isexpr(fcall_nowhere.args[1], :parameters)
+      args = fcall_nowhere.args[2:end]
+      kwargs = fcall_nowhere.args[1].args
+    else
+      args = fcall_nowhere.args
+    end
+  elseif isexpr(fcall_nowhere, :(::))
+    args = Any[fcall_nowhere]
+  else
+    throw(ArgumentError(error_msg))
+  end
+  if func !== nothing
+    @assert(@capture(func, (fname_{params__} | fname_)), error_msg)
+    di = Dict(:name=>fname, :args=>args,
+              :kwargs=>(kwargs===nothing ? [] : kwargs), :body=>body)
+  else
+    params = nothing
+    di = Dict(:args=>args, :kwargs=>(kwargs===nothing ? [] : kwargs), :body=>body)
+  end
   if rtype !== nothing; di[:rtype] = rtype end
   if whereparams !== nothing; di[:whereparams] = whereparams end
   if params !== nothing; di[:params] = params end
@@ -313,33 +330,54 @@ function combinedef(dict::Dict)
   params = get(dict, :params, [])
   wparams = get(dict, :whereparams, [])
   body = block(dict[:body])
-  name = dict[:name]
-  name_param = isempty(params) ? name : :($name{$(params...)})
-  # We need the `if` to handle parametric inner/outer constructors like
-  # SomeType{X}(x::X) where X = SomeType{X}(x, x+2)
-  if isempty(wparams)
-    if rtype==nothing
-      @q(function $name_param($(dict[:args]...);
-                              $(dict[:kwargs]...))
-        $(body.args...)
-        end)
+  if haskey(dict, :name)
+    name = dict[:name]
+    name_param = isempty(params) ? name : :($name{$(params...)})
+    # We need the `if` to handle parametric inner/outer constructors like
+    # SomeType{X}(x::X) where X = SomeType{X}(x, x+2)
+    if isempty(wparams)
+      if rtype==nothing
+        @q(function $name_param($(dict[:args]...);
+                                $(dict[:kwargs]...))
+          $(body.args...)
+          end)
+      else
+        @q(function $name_param($(dict[:args]...);
+                                $(dict[:kwargs]...))::$rtype
+          $(body.args...)
+          end)
+      end
     else
-      @q(function $name_param($(dict[:args]...);
-                              $(dict[:kwargs]...))::$rtype
-        $(body.args...)
-        end)
+      if rtype==nothing
+        @q(function $name_param($(dict[:args]...);
+                                $(dict[:kwargs]...)) where {$(wparams...)}
+          $(body.args...)
+          end)
+      else
+        @q(function $name_param($(dict[:args]...);
+                                $(dict[:kwargs]...))::$rtype where {$(wparams...)}
+          $(body.args...)
+          end)
+      end
     end
   else
-    if rtype==nothing
-      @q(function $name_param($(dict[:args]...);
-                              $(dict[:kwargs]...)) where {$(wparams...)}
-        $(body.args...)
-        end)
+    if isempty(dict[:kwargs])
+      arg = :($(dict[:args]...),)
+    else
+      arg = Expr(:tuple, Expr(:parameters, dict[:kwargs]...), dict[:args]...)
+    end
+    if isempty(wparams)
+      if rtype==nothing
+        @q($arg -> $body)
+      else
+        @q(($arg::$rtype) -> $body)
+      end
     else
-      @q(function $name_param($(dict[:args]...);
-                              $(dict[:kwargs]...))::$rtype where {$(wparams...)}
-        $(body.args...)
-        end)
+      if rtype==nothing
+        @q(($arg where {$(wparams...)}) -> $body)
+      else
+        @q(($arg::$rtype where {$(wparams...)}) -> $body)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/split.jl b/test/split.jl
index 52540e0..940a68c 100644
--- a/test/split.jl
+++ b/test/split.jl
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ let
     # Parametric outer constructor
     @splitcombine Foo{A}(a::A) where A = Foo{A, A}(a,a)
     @test Foo{Int}(2) == Foo{Int, Int}(2, 2)
+
+    @test (@splitcombine x -> x + 2)(10) === 12
+    @test (@splitcombine (a, b=2; c=3, d=4) -> a+b+c+d)(1; d=10) === 16
+    @test (@splitcombine ((a, b)::Tuple{Int,Int} -> a + b))((1, 2)) == 3
+    @test (@splitcombine ((a::T) where {T}) -> T)([]) === Vector{Any}
+    @test (@splitcombine ((x::T, y::Vector{U}) where T <: U where U) -> (T, U))(1, Number[2.0]) ==
+          (Int, Number)
+    @test (@splitcombine () -> @zeroarg)() == 1
+    @test (@splitcombine () -> @onearg 1)() == 2
+    @test (@splitcombine function (x) x + 2 end)(10) === 12
+    @test (@splitcombine function (a::T) where {T} T end)([]) === Vector{Any}
+    @test (@splitcombine function (x::T, y::Vector{U}) where T <: U where U
+               (T, U)
+           end)(1, Number[2.0]) == (Int, Number)
 end
 
 @testset "combinestructdef, splitstructdef" begin