diff --git a/mypy/checkexpr.py b/mypy/checkexpr.py
index 7962429e01b0..6471e474d20a 100644
--- a/mypy/checkexpr.py
+++ b/mypy/checkexpr.py
@@ -672,6 +672,11 @@ def check_argument_types(self, arg_types: List[Type], arg_kinds: List[int],
                     messages.invalid_keyword_var_arg(arg_type, context)
                 # Get the type of an individual actual argument (for *args
                 # and **args this is the item type, not the collection type).
+                if (isinstance(arg_type, TupleType)
+                        and tuple_counter[0] >= len(arg_type.items)
+                        and arg_kinds[actual] == nodes.ARG_STAR):
+                    # The tuple is exhausted. Continue with further arguments.
+                    continue
                 actual_type = get_actual_type(arg_type, arg_kinds[actual],
                                               tuple_counter)
                 check_arg(actual_type, arg_type, arg_kinds[actual],
@@ -1667,7 +1672,8 @@ def map_actuals_to_formals(caller_kinds: List[int],
                             map[j].append(i)
                         else:
                             break
-                        j += 1
+                        if callee_kinds[j] != nodes.ARG_STAR:
+                            j += 1
             else:
                 # Assume that it is an iterable (if it isn't, there will be
                 # an error later).
@@ -1676,6 +1682,8 @@ def map_actuals_to_formals(caller_kinds: List[int],
                         break
                     else:
                         map[j].append(i)
+                    if callee_kinds[j] == nodes.ARG_STAR:
+                        break
                     j += 1
         elif kind == nodes.ARG_NAMED:
             name = caller_names[i]
diff --git a/mypy/test/data.py b/mypy/test/data.py
index 8b21db331796..22d842688d40 100644
--- a/mypy/test/data.py
+++ b/mypy/test/data.py
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ def repr_failure(self, excinfo):
             self.parent._prunetraceback(excinfo)
             excrepr = excinfo.getrepr(style='short')
 
-        return "data: {}:{}\n{}".format(self.obj.file, self.obj.line, excrepr)
+        return "data: {}:{}:\n{}".format(self.obj.file, self.obj.line, excrepr)
 
 
 class DataSuite:
diff --git a/test-data/unit/check-varargs.test b/test-data/unit/check-varargs.test
index 24cc6c7556d7..9def84aab33f 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/check-varargs.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/check-varargs.test
@@ -112,6 +112,25 @@ f(*it1)
 f(*it2) # E: Argument 1 to "f" has incompatible type *Iterable[str]; expected "int"
 [builtins fixtures/for.py]
 
+[case testCallVarargsFunctionWithIterableAndPositional]
+# options: fast_parser
+from typing import Iterable
+it1 = None  # type: Iterable[int]
+def f(*x: int) -> None: pass
+f(*it1, 1, 2)
+f(*it1, 1, *it1, 2)
+f(*it1, '') # E: Argument 2 to "f" has incompatible type "str"; expected "int"
+[builtins fixtures/for.py]
+
+[case testCallVarargsFunctionWithTupleAndPositional]
+# options: fast_parser
+def f(*x: int) -> None: pass
+it1 = (1, 2)
+f(*it1, 1, 2)
+f(*it1, 1, *it1, 2)
+f(*it1, '') # E: Argument 2 to "f" has incompatible type "str"; expected "int"
+[builtins fixtures/for.py]
+
 
 -- Calling varargs function + type inference
 -- -----------------------------------------