diff --git a/src/macros/@expression.jl b/src/macros/@expression.jl
index d3f06239d4f..9342030b6b7 100644
--- a/src/macros/@expression.jl
+++ b/src/macros/@expression.jl
@@ -52,59 +52,47 @@ julia> expr = @expression(model, [i in 1:3], i * sum(x[j] for j in 1:3))
  3 x[1] + 3 x[2] + 3 x[3]
 ```
 """
-macro expression(args...)
-    error_fn(str...) = _macro_error(:expression, args, __source__, str...)
-    args, kw_args, requested_container = Containers._extract_kw_args(args)
-    if length(args) == 3
-        m = esc(args[1])
-        c = args[2]
-        x = args[3]
-    elseif length(args) == 2
-        m = esc(args[1])
-        c = gensym()
-        x = args[2]
-    else
+macro expression(input_args...)
+    error_fn(str...) = _macro_error(:expression, input_args, __source__, str...)
+    args, kw_args, container = Containers._extract_kw_args(input_args)
+    if !(2 <= length(args) <= 3)
         error_fn("needs at least two arguments.")
-    end
-    length(kw_args) == 0 || error_fn("unrecognized keyword argument")
-    if Meta.isexpr(args[2], :block)
+    elseif !isempty(kw_args)
+        error_fn("unrecognized keyword argument")
+    elseif Meta.isexpr(args[2], :block)
         error_fn("Invalid syntax. Did you mean to use `@expressions`?")
     end
-    anonvar =
-        Meta.isexpr(c, :vect) || Meta.isexpr(c, :vcat) || length(args) == 2
-    variable = gensym()
-
-    idxvars, indices = Containers.build_ref_sets(error_fn, c)
-    if args[1] in idxvars
+    name_expr = length(args) == 3 ? args[2] : gensym()
+    index_vars, indices = Containers.build_ref_sets(error_fn, name_expr)
+    if args[1] in index_vars
         error_fn(
             "Index $(args[1]) is the same symbol as the model. Use a " *
             "different name for the index.",
         )
     end
-    expr_var, build_code = _rewrite_expression(x)
+    expr_var, build_code = _rewrite_expression(args[end])
+    model = esc(args[1])
     code = quote
         $build_code
         # Don't leak a `_MA.Zero` if the expression is an empty summation, or
         # other structure that returns `_MA.Zero()`.
-        _replace_zero($m, $expr_var)
+        _replace_zero($model, $expr_var)
     end
-    code =
-        Containers.container_code(idxvars, indices, code, requested_container)
+    code = Containers.container_code(index_vars, indices, code, container)
     # Wrap the entire code block in a let statement to make the model act as
     # a type stable local variable.
-    code = _wrap_let(m, code)
-    # don't do anything with the model, but check that it's valid anyway
-    if anonvar
-        macro_code = code
+    code = _wrap_let(model, code)
+    macro_code = if Meta.isexpr(name_expr, (:vect, :vcat)) || length(args) == 2
+        code
     else
-        macro_code = _macro_assign_and_return(
+        _macro_assign_and_return(
             code,
-            variable,
-            Containers._get_name(c);
-            model_for_registering = m,
+            gensym(),
+            Containers._get_name(name_expr);
+            model_for_registering = model,
         )
     end
-    return _finalize_macro(m, macro_code, __source__)
+    return _finalize_macro(model, macro_code, __source__)
 end
 
 """
diff --git a/test/test_macros.jl b/test/test_macros.jl
index 90eeb52c88b..57d963721fa 100644
--- a/test/test_macros.jl
+++ b/test/test_macros.jl
@@ -1712,6 +1712,18 @@ function test_expression_not_enough_arguments()
     return
 end
 
+function test_expression_keyword_arguments()
+    model = Model()
+    @variable(model, x)
+    @test_macro_throws(
+        ErrorException(
+            "In `@expression(model, x, foo = 1)`: unrecognized keyword argument",
+        ),
+        @expression(model, x, foo = 1),
+    )
+    return
+end
+
 function test_build_constraint_invalid()
     model = Model()
     @variable(model, x)