diff --git a/askama_shared/src/generator.rs b/askama_shared/src/generator.rs
index 59df6874f..d904524a2 100644
--- a/askama_shared/src/generator.rs
+++ b/askama_shared/src/generator.rs
@@ -909,7 +909,9 @@ impl<'a, S: std::hash::BuildHasher> Generator<'a, S> {
             Expr::StrLit(s) => self.visit_str_lit(buf, s),
             Expr::CharLit(s) => self.visit_char_lit(buf, s),
             Expr::Var(s) => self.visit_var(buf, s),
+            Expr::VarCall(var, ref args) => self.visit_var_call(buf, var, args),
             Expr::Path(ref path) => self.visit_path(buf, path),
+            Expr::PathCall(ref path, ref args) => self.visit_path_call(buf, path, args),
             Expr::Array(ref elements) => self.visit_array(buf, elements),
             Expr::Attr(ref obj, name) => self.visit_attr(buf, obj, name),
             Expr::Index(ref obj, ref key) => self.visit_index(buf, obj, key),
@@ -1028,7 +1030,10 @@ impl<'a, S: std::hash::BuildHasher> Generator<'a, S> {
             }
 
             let scoped = match *arg {
-                Expr::Filter(_, _) | Expr::MethodCall(_, _, _) => true,
+                Expr::Filter(_, _)
+                | Expr::MethodCall(_, _, _)
+                | Expr::VarCall(_, _)
+                | Expr::PathCall(_, _) => true,
                 _ => false,
             };
 
@@ -1160,6 +1165,19 @@ impl<'a, S: std::hash::BuildHasher> Generator<'a, S> {
         DisplayWrap::Unwrapped
     }
 
+    fn visit_path_call(&mut self, buf: &mut Buffer, path: &[&str], args: &[Expr]) -> DisplayWrap {
+        for (i, part) in path.iter().enumerate() {
+            if i > 0 {
+                buf.write("::");
+            }
+            buf.write(part);
+        }
+        buf.write("(&");
+        self._visit_args(buf, args);
+        buf.write(")");
+        DisplayWrap::Unwrapped
+    }
+
     fn visit_var(&mut self, buf: &mut Buffer, s: &str) -> DisplayWrap {
         if self.locals.contains(s) || s == "self" {
             buf.write(s);
@@ -1170,6 +1188,20 @@ impl<'a, S: std::hash::BuildHasher> Generator<'a, S> {
         DisplayWrap::Unwrapped
     }
 
+    fn visit_var_call(&mut self, buf: &mut Buffer, s: &str, args: &[Expr]) -> DisplayWrap {
+        buf.write("(");
+        if self.locals.contains(s) || s == "self" {
+            buf.write(s);
+        } else {
+            buf.write("self.");
+            buf.write(s);
+        }
+        buf.write(")(&");
+        self._visit_args(buf, args);
+        buf.write(")");
+        DisplayWrap::Unwrapped
+    }
+
     fn visit_bool_lit(&mut self, buf: &mut Buffer, s: &str) -> DisplayWrap {
         buf.write(s);
         DisplayWrap::Unwrapped
diff --git a/askama_shared/src/parser.rs b/askama_shared/src/parser.rs
index 9c3358e49..b6404c5dd 100644
--- a/askama_shared/src/parser.rs
+++ b/askama_shared/src/parser.rs
@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ use std::str;
 
 use crate::Syntax;
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Expr<'a> {
     BoolLit(&'a str),
     NumLit(&'a str),
     StrLit(&'a str),
     CharLit(&'a str),
     Var(&'a str),
+    VarCall(&'a str, Vec<Expr<'a>>),
     Path(Vec<&'a str>),
+    PathCall(Vec<&'a str>, Vec<Expr<'a>>),
     Array(Vec<Expr<'a>>),
     Attr(Box<Expr<'a>>, &'a str),
     Index(Box<Expr<'a>>, Box<Expr<'a>>),
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ pub enum Expr<'a> {
     RustMacro(&'a str, &'a str),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum MatchVariant<'a> {
     Path(Vec<&'a str>),
     Name(&'a str),
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ pub enum MatchVariant<'a> {
     CharLit(&'a str),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum MatchParameter<'a> {
     Name(&'a str),
     NumLit(&'a str),
@@ -47,16 +49,16 @@ pub enum MatchParameter<'a> {
     CharLit(&'a str),
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Target<'a> {
     Name(&'a str),
     Tuple(Vec<&'a str>),
 }
 
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct WS(pub bool, pub bool);
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Macro<'a> {
     pub ws1: WS,
     pub args: Vec<&'a str>,
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ pub struct Macro<'a> {
     pub ws2: WS,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum Node<'a> {
     Lit(&'a str, &'a str, &'a str),
     Comment(WS),
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ pub enum Node<'a> {
 }
 
 pub type Cond<'a> = (WS, Option<Expr<'a>>, Vec<Node<'a>>);
+
 pub type When<'a> = (
     WS,
     Option<MatchVariant<'a>>,
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ pub type When<'a> = (
     Vec<Node<'a>>,
 );
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub enum MatchParameters<'a> {
     Simple(Vec<MatchParameter<'a>>),
     Named(Vec<(&'a str, Option<MatchParameter<'a>>)>),
@@ -301,15 +304,30 @@ fn expr_var(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Expr> {
     map(identifier, |s| Expr::Var(s))(i)
 }
 
-fn expr_path(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Expr> {
+fn expr_var_call(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Expr> {
+    let (i, (s, args)) = tuple((identifier, arguments))(i)?;
+    Ok((i, Expr::VarCall(s, args)))
+}
+
+fn path(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Vec<&str>> {
     let tail = separated_nonempty_list(tag("::"), identifier);
     let (i, (start, _, rest)) = tuple((identifier, tag("::"), tail))(i)?;
 
     let mut path = vec![start];
     path.extend(rest);
+    Ok((i, path))
+}
+
+fn expr_path(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Expr> {
+    let (i, path) = path(i)?;
     Ok((i, Expr::Path(path)))
 }
 
+fn expr_path_call(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Expr> {
+    let (i, (path, args)) = tuple((path, arguments))(i)?;
+    Ok((i, Expr::PathCall(path, args)))
+}
+
 fn variant_path(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], MatchVariant> {
     map(separated_nonempty_list(tag("::"), identifier), |path| {
         MatchVariant::Path(path)
@@ -437,9 +455,11 @@ fn expr_single(i: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], Expr> {
         expr_num_lit,
         expr_str_lit,
         expr_char_lit,
+        expr_path_call,
         expr_path,
         expr_rust_macro,
         expr_array_lit,
+        expr_var_call,
         expr_var,
         expr_group,
     ))(i)
@@ -1078,6 +1098,34 @@ mod tests {
         super::parse("{{ strvar|e }}", &Syntax::default());
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_var_call() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            super::parse("{{ function(\"123\", 3) }}", &Syntax::default()),
+            vec![super::Node::Expr(
+                super::WS(false, false),
+                super::Expr::VarCall(
+                    "function",
+                    vec![super::Expr::StrLit("123"), super::Expr::NumLit("3")]
+                ),
+            )],
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_path_call() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            super::parse("{{ self::function(\"123\", 3) }}", &Syntax::default()),
+            vec![super::Node::Expr(
+                super::WS(false, false),
+                super::Expr::PathCall(
+                    vec!["self", "function"],
+                    vec![super::Expr::StrLit("123"), super::Expr::NumLit("3")],
+                ),
+            )],
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn change_delimiters_parse_filter() {
         let syntax = Syntax {
diff --git a/testing/tests/simple.rs b/testing/tests/simple.rs
index 354459954..7db8cb4f9 100644
--- a/testing/tests/simple.rs
+++ b/testing/tests/simple.rs
@@ -262,6 +262,45 @@ fn test_slice_literal() {
     assert_eq!(t.render().unwrap(), "a");
 }
 
+#[derive(Template)]
+#[template(source = "Hello, {{ world(\"123\", 4) }}!", ext = "txt")]
+struct FunctionRefTemplate {
+    world: fn(s: &str, v: &u8) -> String,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_func_ref_call() {
+    let t = FunctionRefTemplate {
+        world: |s, r| format!("world({}, {})", s, r),
+    };
+    assert_eq!(t.render().unwrap(), "Hello, world(123, 4)!");
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::trivially_copy_pass_by_ref)]
+fn world2(s: &str, v: &u8) -> String {
+    format!("world{}{}", v, s)
+}
+
+#[derive(Template)]
+#[template(source = "Hello, {{ self::world2(\"123\", 4) }}!", ext = "txt")]
+struct PathFunctionTemplate;
+
+#[test]
+fn test_path_func_call() {
+    assert_eq!(PathFunctionTemplate.render().unwrap(), "Hello, world4123!");
+}
+
+#[derive(Template)]
+#[template(source = "Hello, {{ Self::world3(self, \"123\", 4) }}!", ext = "txt")]
+struct FunctionTemplate;
+
+impl FunctionTemplate {
+    #[allow(clippy::trivially_copy_pass_by_ref)]
+    fn world3(&self, s: &str, v: &u8) -> String {
+        format!("world{}{}", s, v)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Template)]
 #[template(source = "  {# foo -#} ", ext = "txt")]
 struct CommentTemplate {}