diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index f6ac3aa817..b0f385f022 100644
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -1352,7 +1352,9 @@ proc `$`*(node: NimNode): string =
   of nnkOpenSymChoice, nnkClosedSymChoice:
     result = $node[0]
   of nnkAccQuoted:
-    result = $node[0]
+    result = ""
+    for i in 0 ..< node.len:
+      result.add(repr(node[i]))
   else:
     badNodeKind node, "$"
 
diff --git a/tests/macros/t20067.nim b/tests/macros/t20067.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ee3a47123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/macros/t20067.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+discard """
+  output: '''
+b.defaultVal = foo
+$c.defaultVal = bar
+'''
+"""
+
+import macros
+
+# #18976
+
+macro getString(identifier): string =
+  result = newLit($identifier)
+doAssert getString(abc) == "abc"
+doAssert getString(`a b c`) == "abc"
+
+# #20067
+
+template defaultVal*(value : typed) {.pragma.}
+
+type A = ref object
+  b {.defaultVal: "foo".}: string
+  `$c` {.defaultVal: "bar".}: string
+
+let a = A(b: "a", `$c`: "b")
+
+echo "b.defaultVal = " & a.b.getCustomPragmaVal(defaultVal)
+echo "$c.defaultVal = " & a.`$c`.getCustomPragmaVal(defaultVal)