diff --git a/lib/nokogiri/html4/document.rb b/lib/nokogiri/html4/document.rb
index 4239affad88..9b291bf9dcf 100644
--- a/lib/nokogiri/html4/document.rb
+++ b/lib/nokogiri/html4/document.rb
@@ -161,52 +161,73 @@ def xpath_doctype
       end
 
       class << self
-        ###
-        # Parse HTML.  +string_or_io+ may be a String, or any object that
-        # responds to _read_ and _close_ such as an IO, or StringIO.
-        # +url+ is resource where this document is located.  +encoding+ is the
-        # encoding that should be used when processing the document. +options+
-        # is a number that sets options in the parser, such as
-        # Nokogiri::XML::ParseOptions::RECOVER.  See the constants in
-        # Nokogiri::XML::ParseOptions.
-        def parse(string_or_io, url = nil, encoding = nil, options = XML::ParseOptions::DEFAULT_HTML)
+        # :call-seq:
+        #   parse(input) { |options| ... } => Nokogiri::HTML4::Document
+        #   parse(input, url:, encoding:, options:) => Nokogiri::HTML4::Document
+        #
+        # Parse \HTML4 input from a String or IO object, and return a new HTML4::Document.
+        #
+        # [Required Parameters]
+        # - +input+ (String | IO) The content to be parsed.
+        #
+        # [Optional Keyword Arguments]
+        # - +url:+ (String) The base URI for this document.
+        #
+        # - +encoding:+ (String) The name of the encoding that should be used when processing the
+        #   document. When not provided, the encoding will be determined based on the document
+        #   content.
+        #
+        # - +options:+ (Nokogiri::XML::ParseOptions) Configuration object that determines some
+        #   behaviors during parsing. See ParseOptions for more information. The default value is
+        #   +ParseOptions::DEFAULT_HTML+.
+        #
+        # [Yields]
+        #   If a block is given, a Nokogiri::XML::ParseOptions object is yielded to the block which
+        #   can be configured before parsing. See Nokogiri::XML::ParseOptions for more information.
+        #
+        # [Returns] Nokogiri::HTML4::Document
+        def parse(
+          input,
+          url_ = nil, encoding_ = nil, options_ = XML::ParseOptions::DEFAULT_HTML,
+          url: url_, encoding: encoding_, options: options_
+        )
           options = Nokogiri::XML::ParseOptions.new(options) if Integer === options
           yield options if block_given?
 
-          url ||= string_or_io.respond_to?(:path) ? string_or_io.path : nil
+          url ||= input.respond_to?(:path) ? input.path : nil
 
-          if string_or_io.respond_to?(:encoding)
-            unless string_or_io.encoding == Encoding::ASCII_8BIT
-              encoding ||= string_or_io.encoding.name
+          if input.respond_to?(:encoding)
+            unless input.encoding == Encoding::ASCII_8BIT
+              encoding ||= input.encoding.name
             end
           end
 
-          if string_or_io.respond_to?(:read)
-            if string_or_io.is_a?(Pathname)
+          if input.respond_to?(:read)
+            if input.is_a?(Pathname)
               # resolve the Pathname to the file and open it as an IO object, see #2110
-              string_or_io = string_or_io.expand_path.open
-              url ||= string_or_io.path
+              input = input.expand_path.open
+              url ||= input.path
             end
 
             unless encoding
-              string_or_io = EncodingReader.new(string_or_io)
+              input = EncodingReader.new(input)
               begin
-                return read_io(string_or_io, url, encoding, options.to_i)
+                return read_io(input, url, encoding, options.to_i)
               rescue EncodingReader::EncodingFound => e
                 encoding = e.found_encoding
               end
             end
-            return read_io(string_or_io, url, encoding, options.to_i)
+            return read_io(input, url, encoding, options.to_i)
           end
 
           # read_memory pukes on empty docs
-          if string_or_io.nil? || string_or_io.empty?
+          if input.nil? || input.empty?
             return encoding ? new.tap { |i| i.encoding = encoding } : new
           end
 
-          encoding ||= EncodingReader.detect_encoding(string_or_io)
+          encoding ||= EncodingReader.detect_encoding(input)
 
-          read_memory(string_or_io, url, encoding, options.to_i)
+          read_memory(input, url, encoding, options.to_i)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/test/html4/test_document.rb b/test/html4/test_document.rb
index e0ece6ada23..d218ae26af1 100644
--- a/test/html4/test_document.rb
+++ b/test/html4/test_document.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ def test_document_parse_method_with_url
           assert_equal("http://foobar.example.com/", doc.url)
         end
 
+        def test_document_parse_method_with_url_kwarg
+          doc = Nokogiri::HTML4("<html></html>", url: "http://foobar.example.com/", encoding: "UTF-8")
+          refute_empty(doc.to_s, "Document should not be empty")
+          assert_equal("http://foobar.example.com/", doc.url)
+        end
+
         ###
         # Nokogiri::HTML4 returns an empty Document when given a blank string GH#11
         def test_empty_string_returns_empty_doc
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ def test_title=
 
         def test_meta_encoding_without_head
           encoding = "EUC-JP"
-          html = Nokogiri::HTML4("<html><body>foo</body></html>", nil, encoding)
+          html = Nokogiri::HTML4("<html><body>foo</body></html>", encoding: encoding)
 
           assert_nil(html.meta_encoding)
 
@@ -246,7 +252,7 @@ def test_meta_encoding_without_head
 
         def test_html5_meta_encoding_without_head
           encoding = "EUC-JP"
-          html = Nokogiri::HTML4("<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>foo</body></html>", nil, encoding)
+          html = Nokogiri::HTML4("<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>foo</body></html>", encoding: encoding)
 
           assert_nil(html.meta_encoding)
 
@@ -722,7 +728,7 @@ def test_silencing_nonparse_errors_during_attribute_insertion_1262
           html_fragment = <<~HTML
             <img width="16" height="16" src="images/icon.gif" border="0" alt="Inactive hide details for &quot;User&quot; ---19/05/2015 12:55:29---Provvediamo subito nell&#8217;integrare">
           HTML
-          doc = Nokogiri::HTML4(html_fragment, nil, "ISO-8859-1")
+          doc = Nokogiri::HTML4(html_fragment, encoding: "ISO-8859-1")
           html = doc.to_html
           assert html.index("src=\"images/icon.gif\"")
           assert_equal "ISO-8859-1", html.encoding.name
@@ -815,6 +821,14 @@ def test_silencing_nonparse_errors_during_attribute_insertion_1262
                 assert_match(/Parser without recover option encountered error or warning/, exception.to_s)
                 assert_nil(exception.path)
               end
+
+              it "raises exception on parse error using kwarg" do
+                exception = assert_raises(Nokogiri::SyntaxError) do
+                  Nokogiri::HTML4.parse(input, options: parse_options)
+                end
+                assert_match(/Parser without recover option encountered error or warning/, exception.to_s)
+                assert_nil(exception.path)
+              end
             end
 
             describe "default options" do
@@ -838,6 +852,14 @@ def test_silencing_nonparse_errors_during_attribute_insertion_1262
                 assert_match(/Parser without recover option encountered error or warning/, exception.to_s)
                 assert_nil(exception.path)
               end
+
+              it "raises exception on parse error using kwargs" do
+                exception = assert_raises(Nokogiri::SyntaxError) do
+                  Nokogiri::HTML4.parse(input, encoding: "UTF-8", options: parse_options)
+                end
+                assert_match(/Parser without recover option encountered error or warning/, exception.to_s)
+                assert_nil(exception.path)
+              end
             end
 
             describe "default options" do
@@ -845,6 +867,11 @@ def test_silencing_nonparse_errors_during_attribute_insertion_1262
                 doc = Nokogiri::HTML4.parse(input, nil, "UTF-8")
                 assert_operator(doc.errors.length, :>, 0)
               end
+
+              it "does not raise exception on parse error using kwarg" do
+                doc = Nokogiri::HTML4.parse(input, encoding: "UTF-8")
+                assert_operator(doc.errors.length, :>, 0)
+              end
             end
           end
         end