diff --git a/compiler/semexprs.nim b/compiler/semexprs.nim
index 976d7c757b..cfa34fcdc2 100644
--- a/compiler/semexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/semexprs.nim
@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@ proc semQuoteAst(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
     dummyTemplate[paramsPos].add newTreeI(nkIdentDefs, n.info, ids[0], getSysSym(c.graph, n.info, "typed").newSymNode, c.graph.emptyNode)
     for i in 1..<ids.len:
       let typ = semExprWithType(c, quotes[i+1], {}).typ
-      if tfTriggersCompileTime notin typ.flags:
+      if tfTriggersCompileTime notin typ.flags and typ.kind != tyTypeDesc:
         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 a03bcca2df..9e3ebee83e 100644
--- a/tests/stdlib/tmacros.nim
+++ b/tests/stdlib/tmacros.nim
@@ -311,3 +311,11 @@ block: # bug #9607
 
   doAssert echoL() == "bar"
   doAssert echoM() == "bar"
+
+block:
+  macro hello[T](x: T): untyped =
+    result = quote do:
+      let m: `T` = `x`
+      discard m
+
+  hello(12)