diff --git a/kiss/src/kiss/Macros.hx b/kiss/src/kiss/Macros.hx
index d0a66d56..871b2de5 100644
--- a/kiss/src/kiss/Macros.hx
+++ b/kiss/src/kiss/Macros.hx
@@ -416,15 +416,16 @@ class Macros {
             var maxArgs = 0;
             // Once the &opt meta appears, all following arguments are optional until &rest
             var optIndex = -1;
-            // Once the &rest meta appears, no other arguments can be declared
+            // Once the &rest or &body meta appears, no other arguments can be declared
             var restIndex = -1;
+            var requireRest = false;
             var argNames = [];
 
             var macroCallForm = '($name';
 
             for (arg in argList) {
                 if (restIndex != -1) {
-                    throw CompileError.fromExp(arg, "macros cannot declare arguments after a &rest argument");
+                    throw CompileError.fromExp(arg, "macros cannot declare arguments after a &rest or &body argument");
                 }
                 switch (arg.def) {
                     case Symbol(name):
@@ -442,10 +443,19 @@ class Macros {
                         optIndex = maxArgs;
                         ++maxArgs;
                     case MetaExp("rest", {pos: _, def: Symbol(name)}):
+                        if (name == "body") {
+                            CompileError.warnFromExp(arg, "Consider using &body instead of &rest when writing macros with bodies.");
+                        }
                         argNames.push(name);
                         macroCallForm += ' [$name...]';
                         restIndex = maxArgs;
                         maxArgs = null;
+                    case MetaExp("body", {pos: _, def: Symbol(name)}):
+                        argNames.push(name);
+                        macroCallForm += ' [$name...]';
+                        restIndex = maxArgs;
+                        requireRest = true;
+                        maxArgs = null;
                     default:
                         throw CompileError.fromExp(arg, "macro argument should be an untyped symbol or a symbol annotated with &opt or &rest");
                 }
@@ -468,8 +478,13 @@ class Macros {
                 for (idx in optIndex...restIndex) {
                     args[innerArgNames.shift()] = if (exps.length > idx) innerExps[idx] else null;
                 }
-                if (innerArgNames.length > 0)
-                    args[innerArgNames.shift()] = innerExps.slice(restIndex);
+                if (innerArgNames.length > 0) {
+                    var restArgs = innerExps.slice(restIndex);
+                    if (requireRest && restArgs.length == 0) {
+                        throw CompileError.fromExp(wholeExp, 'Macro $name requires one or more expression for &body');
+                    }
+                    args[innerArgNames.shift()] = restArgs;
+                }
 
                 // Return the macro expansion:
                 return Helpers.runAtCompileTime(CallExp(Symbol("begin").withPosOf(wholeExp), exps.slice(2)).withPosOf(wholeExp), k, args);
diff --git a/kiss/src/test/cases/MacroTestCase.kiss b/kiss/src/test/cases/MacroTestCase.kiss
index f8989a19..bfc34acc 100644
--- a/kiss/src/test/cases/MacroTestCase.kiss
+++ b/kiss/src/test/cases/MacroTestCase.kiss
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 // You should be able to run list comprehensions on expressions
 // and put the pieces back together in a modular way
-(defmacro altDefun [name args &rest body]
+(defmacro altDefun [name args &body body]
     (let [argPairs
                 (groups (expList args) 2)
             untypedArgs
diff --git a/projects/aoc/src/UtilMacros.kiss b/projects/aoc/src/UtilMacros.kiss
index 2bdca660..8a5c94ee 100644
--- a/projects/aoc/src/UtilMacros.kiss
+++ b/projects/aoc/src/UtilMacros.kiss
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-(defmacro year [num &rest body]
+(defmacro year [num &body body]
     `(#when ,(symbol (+ "year" (symbolNameValue num)))
         (print (+ "year " (Std.string ,num)))
         ,@body))
 
-(defmacro day [num &rest body]
+(defmacro day [num &body body]
     `(#when ,(symbol (+ "day" (symbolNameValue num)))
         (print (+ "day " (Std.string ,num)))
         ,@body))
diff --git a/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/Colors.kiss b/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/Colors.kiss
index df6a796d..d3cda1e5 100644
--- a/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/Colors.kiss
+++ b/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/Colors.kiss
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 (defmethod _index [x y]
     (+ x (* y width)))
 
-(defmacro withIndex [idxName xName yName &rest body]
+(defmacro withIndex [idxName xName yName &body body]
     `(let [,idxName (_index ,xName ,yName)]
         ,@body))
 
diff --git a/projects/kiss-vscode/config/KissConfig.kiss b/projects/kiss-vscode/config/KissConfig.kiss
index d6e61853..696dc926 100644
--- a/projects/kiss-vscode/config/KissConfig.kiss
+++ b/projects/kiss-vscode/config/KissConfig.kiss
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
             random Std.random
             int Std.int)))
 
-(defmacro withValueOrInputBox [v &rest body]
+(defmacro withValueOrInputBox [v &body body]
     `(if ,v
             {,@body}
         (awaitLet [,v (inputBox)]
diff --git a/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/ArchiveController.kiss b/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/ArchiveController.kiss
index 57ec771c..628b2661 100644
--- a/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/ArchiveController.kiss
+++ b/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/ArchiveController.kiss
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
             (set lastCollector (_composeArgCollector collectedArgs arg lastCollector)))
         (lastCollector)))
 
-(defmacro defcommand [name args &rest body]
+(defmacro defcommand [name args &body body]
     (let [argPairs
                 (groups (expList args) 2)
             methodArgs
diff --git a/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/Lib.kiss b/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/Lib.kiss
index 229cfecd..93b6db79 100644
--- a/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/Lib.kiss
+++ b/projects/nat-archive-tool/src/nat/Lib.kiss
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 // Retrieve multiple components from an Entity with mutable access.
 // All components will be serialized after the block is done.
-(defmacro withWritableComponents [archive e bindings &rest body]
+(defmacro withWritableComponents [archive e bindings &body body]
     (let [bindingPairs
                 (groups (expList bindings) 2 Throw)
             bindingList
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
             ,@saveList
             ,retValSymbol)))
 
-(defmacro withWritableEntry [archive e &rest body]
+(defmacro withWritableEntry [archive e &body body]
     (let [retValSymbol
                 (symbol)]
         `(let [,retValSymbol {,@body}]