diff --git a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/module.rktl b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/module.rktl
index 099aaa716a..b488de4f25 100644
--- a/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/module.rktl
+++ b/pkgs/racket-pkgs/racket-test/tests/racket/module.rktl
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
 (syntax-test #'(module n+ racket/base (#%module-begin) (define n+ 'n+) (provide n+)))
 (module n+ racket/base (#%module-begin (define n+ 'n+) (provide n+)))
 
+(syntax-test #'(#%declare))
+(syntax-test #'(module m racket/base (#%declare something)))
+(syntax-test #'(module m racket/base (#%declare "something")))
+(syntax-test #'(module m racket/base (#%declare #:something)))
+
 (syntax-test #'(#%provide))
 (syntax-test #'(#%provide . x))
 (syntax-test #'(#%provide y . x))
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/src/module.c b/racket/src/racket/src/module.c
index 0ad6b0c11b..561faa2d27 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/src/module.c
+++ b/racket/src/racket/src/module.c
@@ -9082,6 +9082,8 @@ static Scheme_Object *do_module_begin_at_phase(Scheme_Object *form, Scheme_Comp_
               } else {
                 scheme_wrong_syntax(who, kw, e, "unrecognized keyword");
               }
+            } else {
+              scheme_wrong_syntax(who, kw, e, "expected a keyword");
             }
             kws = SCHEME_STX_CDR(kws);
           }