diff --git a/src/library/layout.rs b/src/library/layout.rs
index b6204901c..49930c954 100644
--- a/src/library/layout.rs
+++ b/src/library/layout.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::paper::{Paper, PaperClass};
 
 /// `page`: Configure pages.
 pub fn page(ctx: &mut EvalContext, args: &mut Args) -> TypResult<Value> {
-    let paper = match args.eat::<Spanned<Str>>() {
+    let paper = match args.named::<Spanned<Str>>("paper")?.or_else(|| args.eat()) {
         Some(name) => match Paper::from_name(&name.v) {
             None => bail!(name.span, "invalid paper name"),
             paper => paper,
diff --git a/tests/typ/layout/page.typ b/tests/typ/layout/page.typ
index 0de397f37..315680a67 100644
--- a/tests/typ/layout/page.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/layout/page.typ
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 [#page(margins: 0pt, left: 20pt) Overriden]
 
 // Flipped predefined paper.
-[#page("a11", flip: true) Flipped A11]
+[#page(paper: "a11", flip: true) Flipped A11]
 
 // Flipped custom page size.
 #page(width: 40pt, height: 120pt)