diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3daffcc6b..3278b2d58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 # This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## '[0.41.0] 'UNRELEASED
+### Fixed
+- Fix SPLIT_ARGUMENTS_WHEN_COMMA_TERMINATED for one-item named argument lists by taking precedence over SPLIT_BEFORE_NAMED_ASSIGNS.
+
 ## [0.40.2] 2023-09-22
 ### Changes
 - The verification module has been removed. NOTE: this changes the public APIs
diff --git a/yapf/yapflib/format_decision_state.py b/yapf/yapflib/format_decision_state.py
index bc7f977a7..ce743139a 100644
--- a/yapf/yapflib/format_decision_state.py
+++ b/yapf/yapflib/format_decision_state.py
@@ -373,6 +373,16 @@ def SurroundedByParens(token):
 
     ###########################################################################
     # Argument List Splitting
+
+    if style.Get('SPLIT_ARGUMENTS_WHEN_COMMA_TERMINATED'):
+      # Split before arguments in a function call or definition if the
+      # arguments are terminated by a comma.
+      opening = _GetOpeningBracket(current)
+      if opening and opening.previous_token and opening.previous_token.is_name:
+        if previous.value in '(,':
+          if opening.matching_bracket.previous_token.value == ',':
+            return True
+
     if (style.Get('SPLIT_BEFORE_NAMED_ASSIGNS') and not current.is_comment and
         subtypes.DEFAULT_OR_NAMED_ASSIGN_ARG_LIST in current.subtypes):
       if (previous.value not in {'=', ':', '*', '**'} and
@@ -409,15 +419,6 @@ def SurroundedByParens(token):
         self._ArgumentListHasDictionaryEntry(current)):
       return True
 
-    if style.Get('SPLIT_ARGUMENTS_WHEN_COMMA_TERMINATED'):
-      # Split before arguments in a function call or definition if the
-      # arguments are terminated by a comma.
-      opening = _GetOpeningBracket(current)
-      if opening and opening.previous_token and opening.previous_token.is_name:
-        if previous.value in '(,':
-          if opening.matching_bracket.previous_token.value == ',':
-            return True
-
     if ((current.is_name or current.value in {'*', '**'}) and
         previous.value == ','):
       # If we have a function call within an argument list and it won't fit on
diff --git a/yapftests/reformatter_basic_test.py b/yapftests/reformatter_basic_test.py
index c2200a95e..9af05c4df 100644
--- a/yapftests/reformatter_basic_test.py
+++ b/yapftests/reformatter_basic_test.py
@@ -2277,6 +2277,8 @@ def testSplittingArgumentsTerminatedByComma(self):
         r =f0 (1,  2,3,)
 
         r =f0 (1,)
+                                       
+        r =f0 (a=1,)
     """)  # noqa
     expected_formatted_code = textwrap.dedent("""\
         function_name(argument_name_1=1, argument_name_2=2, argument_name_3=3)
@@ -2309,6 +2311,10 @@ def testSplittingArgumentsTerminatedByComma(self):
         r = f0(
             1,
         )
+                                              
+        r = f0(
+            a=1,
+        )
     """)
 
     try: