diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 9a9177d760..86a08fe28b 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -2239,7 +2239,7 @@ proc semQuoteAst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     for i in 1..<ids.len:
       let exp = semExprWithType(c, quotes[i+1], {})
       let typ = exp.typ
-      if tfTriggersCompileTime notin typ.flags and exp.kind == nkSym and exp.sym.kind notin routineKinds + {skType}:
+      if tfTriggersCompileTime notin typ.flags and typ.kind != tyStatic and exp.kind == nkSym and exp.sym.kind notin routineKinds + {skType}:
         dummyTemplate[paramsPos].add newTreeI(nkIdentDefs, n.info, ids[i], newNodeIT(nkType, n.info, typ), c.graph.emptyNode)
       else:
         dummyTemplate[paramsPos].add newTreeI(nkIdentDefs, n.info, ids[i], getSysSym(c.graph, n.info, "typed").newSymNode, c.graph.emptyNode)
diff --git a/tests/stdlib/tmacros.nim b/tests/stdlib/tmacros.nim
index 974594dee5..06a9a9c27e 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/tmacros.nim
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tmacros.nim
@@ -334,3 +334,16 @@ block:
       `hello`(12, type(x))
 
   main()
+
+block: # bug #22947
+  macro bar[N: static int](a: var array[N, int]) =
+    result = quote do:
+      for i in 0 ..< `N`:
+        `a`[i] = i
+
+  func foo[N: static int](a: var array[N, int]) =
+    bar(a)
+
+
+  var a: array[4, int]
+  foo(a)