diff --git a/lib/dynflow/serializers/abstract.rb b/lib/dynflow/serializers/abstract.rb
index 8960c276..81d4af1f 100644
--- a/lib/dynflow/serializers/abstract.rb
+++ b/lib/dynflow/serializers/abstract.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Serializers
     # the {Dynflow::Action}'s #plan method when the plan is executed.
     class Abstract
 
-      attr_reader :args, :serialized_args, :serialized_kwargs
+      attr_reader :args, :kwargs, :serialized_args, :serialized_kwargs
 
       # @param args [Array] arguments to be serialized
       # @param serialized_args [nil, Array] arguments in their serialized form
diff --git a/lib/dynflow/world.rb b/lib/dynflow/world.rb
index 50cac937..7f3e54cb 100644
--- a/lib/dynflow/world.rb
+++ b/lib/dynflow/world.rb
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def delay(action_class, delay_options, *args, **kwargs)
       delay_with_options(action_class: action_class, args: args, kwargs: kwargs, delay_options: delay_options)
     end
 
-    def delay_with_options(action_class:, args:, kwargs:, delay_options:, id: nil, caller_action: nil)
+    def delay_with_options(action_class:, args:, kwargs: {}, delay_options:, id: nil, caller_action: nil)
       raise 'No action_class given' if action_class.nil?
       execution_plan = ExecutionPlan.new(self, id)
       execution_plan.delay(caller_action, action_class, delay_options, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/test/future_execution_test.rb b/test/future_execution_test.rb
index bea1c1b6..1d5bb9be 100644
--- a/test/future_execution_test.rb
+++ b/test/future_execution_test.rb
@@ -134,26 +134,29 @@ module FutureExecutionTest
 
       describe 'serializers' do
         let(:args) { %w(arg1 arg2) }
-        let(:serialized_serializer) { Dynflow::Serializers::Noop.new(nil, args) }
-        let(:deserialized_serializer) { Dynflow::Serializers::Noop.new(args, nil) }
+        let(:kwargs) { { foo: 'bar' } }
+        let(:serialized_serializer) { Dynflow::Serializers::Noop.new(nil, args, nil, [['foo', 'bar']]) }
+        let(:deserialized_serializer) { Dynflow::Serializers::Noop.new(args, nil, kwargs, nil) }
         let(:save_and_load) do
           ->(thing) { MultiJson.load(MultiJson.dump(thing)) }
         end
 
         let(:simulated_use) do
-          lambda do |serializer_class, input|
-            serializer = serializer_class.new(input)
+          lambda do |serializer_class, input, kwargs|
+            serializer = serializer_class.new(input, nil, kwargs)
             serializer.perform_serialization!
             serialized_args = save_and_load.call(serializer.serialized_args)
-            serializer = serializer_class.new(nil, serialized_args)
+            serialized_kwargs = save_and_load.call(serializer.serialized_kwargs)
+            serializer = serializer_class.new(nil, serialized_args, nil, serialized_kwargs)
             serializer.perform_deserialization!
-            serializer.args
+            [serializer.args, serializer.kwargs]
           end
         end
 
         it 'noop serializer [de]serializes correctly for simple types' do
           input = [1, 2.0, 'three', ['four-1', 'four-2'], { 'five' => 5 }]
-          _(simulated_use.call(Dynflow::Serializers::Noop, input)).must_equal input
+          kwargs = { foo: 'bar' }
+          _(simulated_use.call(Dynflow::Serializers::Noop, input, kwargs)).must_equal [input, kwargs]
         end
 
         it 'args! raises if not deserialized' do
@@ -179,7 +182,7 @@ module FutureExecutionTest
 
       describe 'delayed plan' do
         let(:args) { %w(arg1 arg2) }
-        let(:serializer) { Dynflow::Serializers::Noop.new(nil, args) }
+        let(:serializer) { Dynflow::Serializers::Noop.new(nil, args, nil, []) }
         let(:delayed_plan) do
           Dynflow::DelayedPlan.new(Dynflow::World.allocate, 'an uuid', nil, nil, serializer, false)
         end