diff --git a/include/argparse.h b/include/argparse.h
index bb78913b..d834eaa1 100644
--- a/include/argparse.h
+++ b/include/argparse.h
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ namespace argparse
             auto parse_args(tokens args) -> Parameters
             {
                 parse_optional_arguments(args);
-                remove_pseudo_arguments(args);
+                consume_pseudo_arguments(args);
                 parse_positional_arguments(args);
 
                 ensure_no_unrecognised_arguments(args);
@@ -398,9 +398,12 @@ namespace argparse
                 }
             }
 
-            static auto remove_pseudo_arguments(tokens & args) -> void
+            static auto consume_pseudo_arguments(tokens & args) -> void
             {
-                std::erase(args, Token{"--"});
+                for (auto & arg : args | std::views::filter([](auto const & arg) { return arg.m_token == "--"; }))
+                {
+                    arg.m_consumed = true;
+                }
             }
 
             auto ensure_no_unrecognised_arguments(tokens const & args) const -> void
@@ -681,7 +684,29 @@ namespace argparse
 
                     auto parse_args(tokens & args) -> void override
                     {
-                        auto consumable = args | std::views::drop_while([](auto const & token) { return token.m_consumed; });
+                        bool past_pseudo_arg = false;
+                        auto consumable = args
+                                        | std::views::drop_while([](auto const & token)
+                                          {
+                                              if (token.m_token == "--")
+                                              {
+                                                  return false;
+                                              }
+                                              return token.m_consumed;
+                                          })
+                                        | std::views::filter([&past_pseudo_arg](auto const & token)
+                                          {
+                                              if (past_pseudo_arg)
+                                              {
+                                                  return true;
+                                              }
+                                              if (token.m_token == "--")
+                                              {
+                                                  past_pseudo_arg = true;
+                                                  return false;
+                                              }
+                                              return !token.m_token.starts_with("-");
+                                          });
                         if (has_nargs())
                         {
                             if (has_nargs_number())
diff --git a/test/unittest/test_parsing.cpp b/test/unittest/test_parsing.cpp
index 429e74c1..27187111 100644
--- a/test/unittest/test_parsing.cpp
+++ b/test/unittest/test_parsing.cpp
@@ -91,3 +91,59 @@ TEST_CASE("Arguments past the -- pseudo argument are treated as positional for p
 
     CHECK(parsed.get_value("pos") == "-o");
 }
+
+TEST_CASE("Positional argument does not consume unrecognised optional argument")
+{
+    auto parser = argparse::ArgumentParser().handle(argparse::Handle::none);
+    parser.add_argument("pos");
+
+    CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(parser.parse_args(2, cstr_arr{"prog", "-o"}), "unrecognised arguments: -o", argparse::parsing_error);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Positional argument does not consume unrecognised optional argument")
+{
+    auto parser = argparse::ArgumentParser().handle(argparse::Handle::none);
+    parser.add_argument("pos");
+
+    CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(parser.parse_args(2, cstr_arr{"prog", "--option"}), "unrecognised arguments: --option", argparse::parsing_error);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Positional argument does not consume unrecognised optional argument")
+{
+    auto parser = argparse::ArgumentParser().handle(argparse::Handle::none);
+    parser.add_argument("pos").nargs(1);
+
+    CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(parser.parse_args(2, cstr_arr{"prog", "-o"}), "unrecognised arguments: -o", argparse::parsing_error);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Positional argument does not consume unrecognised optional argument")
+{
+    auto parser = argparse::ArgumentParser().handle(argparse::Handle::none);
+    parser.add_argument("pos").nargs(2);
+
+    CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(parser.parse_args(2, cstr_arr{"prog", "-o"}), "unrecognised arguments: -o", argparse::parsing_error);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Positional argument does not consume unrecognised optional argument")
+{
+    auto parser = argparse::ArgumentParser().handle(argparse::Handle::none);
+    parser.add_argument("pos").nargs(argparse::zero_or_one);
+
+    CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(parser.parse_args(2, cstr_arr{"prog", "-o"}), "unrecognised arguments: -o", argparse::parsing_error);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Positional argument does not consume unrecognised optional argument")
+{
+    auto parser = argparse::ArgumentParser().handle(argparse::Handle::none);
+    parser.add_argument("pos").nargs(argparse::zero_or_more);
+
+    CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(parser.parse_args(2, cstr_arr{"prog", "-o"}), "unrecognised arguments: -o", argparse::parsing_error);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Positional argument does not consume unrecognised optional argument")
+{
+    auto parser = argparse::ArgumentParser().handle(argparse::Handle::none);
+    parser.add_argument("pos").nargs(argparse::one_or_more);
+
+    CHECK_THROWS_WITH_AS(parser.parse_args(2, cstr_arr{"prog", "-o"}), "unrecognised arguments: -o", argparse::parsing_error);
+}