diff --git a/py/builtinimport.c b/py/builtinimport.c
index 50780c01d6..c6910138f0 100644
--- a/py/builtinimport.c
+++ b/py/builtinimport.c
@@ -163,16 +163,6 @@ void do_load(mp_obj_t module_obj, vstr_t *file) {
     mp_globals_set(old_globals);
 }
 
-// TODO: Move to objdict?
-STATIC inline mp_obj_t mp_obj_dict_get(mp_obj_t dict_in, mp_obj_t key) {
-    mp_obj_dict_t *dict = dict_in;
-    mp_map_elem_t *elem = mp_map_lookup(&dict->map, key, MP_MAP_LOOKUP);
-    if (elem == NULL) {
-        return elem;
-    }
-    return elem->value;
-}
-
 mp_obj_t mp_builtin___import__(uint n_args, mp_obj_t *args) {
 #if DEBUG_PRINT
     printf("__import__:\n");
diff --git a/py/obj.h b/py/obj.h
index 7c83715111..aa78b2a22d 100644
--- a/py/obj.h
+++ b/py/obj.h
@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ typedef struct _mp_obj_dict_t {
 } mp_obj_dict_t;
 void mp_obj_dict_init(mp_obj_dict_t *dict, int n_args);
 uint mp_obj_dict_len(mp_obj_t self_in);
+mp_obj_t mp_obj_dict_get(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index);
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_dict_store(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t key, mp_obj_t value);
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_dict_delete(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t key);
 mp_map_t *mp_obj_dict_get_map(mp_obj_t self_in);
diff --git a/py/objdict.c b/py/objdict.c
index 8a0a08772a..696aad80f5 100644
--- a/py/objdict.c
+++ b/py/objdict.c
@@ -117,6 +117,17 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t dict_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
     }
 }
 
+// TODO: Make sure this is inlined in dict_subscr() below.
+mp_obj_t mp_obj_dict_get(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index) {
+    mp_obj_dict_t *self = self_in;
+    mp_map_elem_t *elem = mp_map_lookup(&self->map, index, MP_MAP_LOOKUP);
+    if (elem == NULL) {
+        nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_KeyError, "<value>"));
+    } else {
+        return elem->value;
+    }
+}
+
 STATIC mp_obj_t dict_subscr(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index, mp_obj_t value) {
     if (value == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
         // delete
diff --git a/py/objstr.c b/py/objstr.c
index 012d6404f7..d932824456 100644
--- a/py/objstr.c
+++ b/py/objstr.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #include "objstr.h"
 #include "objlist.h"
 
-STATIC mp_obj_t str_modulo_format(mp_obj_t pattern, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args);
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_modulo_format(mp_obj_t pattern, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args, mp_obj_t dict);
 const mp_obj_t mp_const_empty_bytes;
 
 // use this macro to extract the string hash
@@ -307,14 +307,19 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_binary_op(int op, mp_obj_t lhs_in, mp_obj_t rhs_in) {
         case MP_BINARY_OP_MODULO: {
             mp_obj_t *args;
             uint n_args;
+            mp_obj_t dict = MP_OBJ_NULL;
             if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(rhs_in, &mp_type_tuple)) {
                 // TODO: Support tuple subclasses?
                 mp_obj_tuple_get(rhs_in, &n_args, &args);
+            } else if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(rhs_in, &mp_type_dict)) {
+                args = NULL;
+                n_args = 0;
+                dict = rhs_in;
             } else {
                 args = &rhs_in;
                 n_args = 1;
             }
-            return str_modulo_format(lhs_in, n_args, args);
+            return str_modulo_format(lhs_in, n_args, args, dict);
         }
 
         //case MP_BINARY_OP_NOT_EQUAL: // This is never passed here
@@ -1125,7 +1130,7 @@ mp_obj_t mp_obj_str_format(uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
     return s;
 }
 
-STATIC mp_obj_t str_modulo_format(mp_obj_t pattern, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t str_modulo_format(mp_obj_t pattern, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t *args, mp_obj_t dict) {
     assert(MP_OBJ_IS_STR(pattern));
 
     GET_STR_DATA_LEN(pattern, str, len);
@@ -1137,6 +1142,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_modulo_format(mp_obj_t pattern, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t
     pfenv_vstr.print_strn = pfenv_vstr_add_strn;
 
     for (const byte *top = str + len; str < top; str++) {
+        mp_obj_t arg = MP_OBJ_NULL;
         if (*str != '%') {
             vstr_add_char(vstr, *str);
             continue;
@@ -1148,9 +1154,21 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_modulo_format(mp_obj_t pattern, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t
             vstr_add_char(vstr, '%');
             continue;
         }
-        if (arg_i >= n_args) {
-            nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "not enough arguments for format string"));
+
+        // Dictionary value lookup
+        if (*str == '(') {
+            const byte *key = ++str;
+            while (*str != ')') {
+                if (str >= top) {
+                    nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "incomplete format key"));
+                }
+                ++str;
+            }
+            mp_obj_t k_obj = mp_obj_new_str((const char*)key, str - key, true);
+            arg = mp_obj_dict_get(dict, k_obj);
+            str++;
         }
+
         int flags = 0;
         char fill = ' ';
         bool alt = false;
@@ -1169,6 +1187,9 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_modulo_format(mp_obj_t pattern, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t
         int width = 0; 
         if (str < top) {
             if (*str == '*') {
+                if (arg_i >= n_args) {
+                    goto not_enough_args;
+                }
                 width = mp_obj_get_int(args[arg_i++]);
                 str++;
             } else {
@@ -1181,6 +1202,9 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_modulo_format(mp_obj_t pattern, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t
         if (str < top && *str == '.') {
             if (++str < top) {
                 if (*str == '*') {
+                    if (arg_i >= n_args) {
+                        goto not_enough_args;
+                    }
                     prec = mp_obj_get_int(args[arg_i++]);
                     str++;
                 } else {
@@ -1195,7 +1219,15 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_modulo_format(mp_obj_t pattern, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t
         if (str >= top) {
             nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_ValueError, "incomplete format"));
         }
-        mp_obj_t arg = args[arg_i];
+
+        // Tuple value lookup
+        if (arg == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
+            if (arg_i >= n_args) {
+not_enough_args:
+                nlr_raise(mp_obj_new_exception_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "not enough arguments for format string"));
+            }
+            arg = args[arg_i++];
+        }
         switch (*str) {
             case 'c':
                 if (MP_OBJ_IS_STR(arg)) {
@@ -1284,7 +1316,6 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_modulo_format(mp_obj_t pattern, uint n_args, const mp_obj_t
                     "unsupported format character '%c' (0x%x) at index %d",
                     *str, *str, str - start_str));
         }
-        arg_i++;
     }
 
     if (arg_i != n_args) {
diff --git a/tests/basics/string-format-modulo.py b/tests/basics/string-format-modulo.py
index 0e2c1d1096..c8fdc06f68 100644
--- a/tests/basics/string-format-modulo.py
+++ b/tests/basics/string-format-modulo.py
@@ -48,3 +48,29 @@ print("%#X" % 18)
 print("%#6o" % 18)
 print("%#6x" % 18)
 print("%#06x" % 18)
+
+print("%*d" % (5, 10))
+print("%*.*d" % (2, 2, 20))
+# TODO: Formatted incorrectly
+#print("%*.*d" % (5, 8, 20))
+
+# Cases when "*" used and there's not enough values total
+try:
+    print("%*s" % 5)
+except TypeError:
+    print("TypeError")
+try:
+    print("%*.*s" % (1, 15))
+except TypeError:
+    print("TypeError")
+
+print("%(foo)s" % {"foo": "bar", "baz": False})
+try:
+    print("%(foo)s" % {})
+except KeyError:
+    print("KeyError")
+# Using in "*" with dict got to fail
+try:
+    print("%(foo)*s" % {"foo": "bar"})
+except TypeError:
+    print("TypeError")