diff --git a/compiler/ast.nim b/compiler/ast.nim
index c165a7cfb7..97334013fd 100644
--- a/compiler/ast.nim
+++ b/compiler/ast.nim
@@ -1618,54 +1618,3 @@ type
 
 template initSymMapping*(): SymMapping = initIdTable[PSym]()
 template initTypeMapping*(): TypeMapping = initIdTable[PType]()
-
-proc forcePartial*(s: PSym) =
-  ## Resets all impl-fields to their default values and sets state to Partial.
-  ## This is useful for creating a stub symbol that can be lazily loaded later.
-  ## The fields itemId, name, and disamb are preserved.
-  s.state = Partial
-  case s.kindImpl
-  of routineKinds:
-    s.gcUnsafetyReasonImpl = nil
-    s.transformedBodyImpl = nil
-  of skLet, skVar, skField, skForVar:
-    s.guardImpl = nil
-    s.bitsizeImpl = 0
-    s.alignmentImpl = 0 # for alignment
-  else: discard
-  s.magicImpl = mNone
-  s.typImpl = nil
-  s.infoImpl = unknownLineInfo
-  s.ownerFieldImpl = nil
-  s.flagsImpl = {}
-  s.astImpl = nil
-  s.optionsImpl = {}
-  s.positionImpl = 0
-  s.offsetImpl = 0
-  s.locImpl = TLoc()
-  s.annexImpl = nil
-  s.constraintImpl = nil
-  s.instantiatedFromImpl = nil
-  when defined(nimsuggest):
-    s.endInfoImpl = unknownLineInfo
-    s.hasUserSpecifiedTypeImpl = false
-    s.allUsagesImpl = @[]
-  when hasFFI:
-    s.cnameImpl = ""
-
-proc forcePartial*(t: PType) =
-  ## Resets all impl-fields to their default values and sets state to Partial.
-  ## This is useful for creating a stub type that can be lazily loaded later.
-  ## The fields itemId, kind, uniqueId are preserved.
-  t.state = Partial
-  t.callConvImpl = ccNimCall
-  t.flagsImpl = {}
-  t.sonsImpl = @[]
-  t.nImpl = nil
-  t.ownerFieldImpl = nil
-  t.symImpl = nil
-  t.sizeImpl = defaultSize
-  t.alignImpl = defaultAlignment
-  t.paddingAtEndImpl = 0'i16
-  t.locImpl = TLoc()
-  t.typeInstImpl = nil
diff --git a/compiler/ast2nif.nim b/compiler/ast2nif.nim
index 9daffb83df..0b89dad2cc 100644
--- a/compiler/ast2nif.nim
+++ b/compiler/ast2nif.nim
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ proc writeSymNode(w: var Writer; dest: var TokenBuf; n: PNode; sym: PSym) =
     sym.state = Sealed
     if n.typField != n.sym.typImpl:
       dest.buildTree hiddenTypeTag, trLineInfo(w, n.info):
+        writeType(w, dest, n.typField)
         writeSymDef(w, dest, sym)
     else:
       writeSymDef(w, dest, sym)
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ proc writeSymNode(w: var Writer; dest: var TokenBuf; n: PNode; sym: PSym) =
     let info = trLineInfo(w, n.info)
     if n.typField != n.sym.typImpl:
       dest.buildTree hiddenTypeTag, info:
+        writeType(w, dest, n.typField)
         dest.addSymUse pool.syms.getOrIncl(w.toNifSymName(sym)), info
     else:
       dest.addSymUse pool.syms.getOrIncl(w.toNifSymName(sym)), info
@@ -807,7 +809,12 @@ proc loadNode(c: var DecodeContext; n: var Cursor): PNode =
       # special NIF introduced tag?
       case pool.tags[n.tagId]
       of hiddenTypeTagName:
-        discard
+        inc n
+        let typ = c.loadTypeStub n
+        let info = c.infos.oldLineInfo(n.info)
+        result = newSymNode(c.loadSymStub n, info)
+        result.typField = typ
+        skipParRi n
       of symDefTagName:
         let name = n.firstSon
         assert name.kind == SymbolDef
diff --git a/compiler/astdef.nim b/compiler/astdef.nim
index e057e8d3bf..fb32178223 100644
--- a/compiler/astdef.nim
+++ b/compiler/astdef.nim
@@ -980,3 +980,54 @@ proc newSymNode*(sym: PSym, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
   result.sym = sym
   result.typField = sym.typImpl
   result.info = info
+
+proc forcePartial*(s: PSym) =
+  ## Resets all impl-fields to their default values and sets state to Partial.
+  ## This is useful for creating a stub symbol that can be lazily loaded later.
+  ## The fields itemId, name, and disamb are preserved.
+  s.state = Partial
+  case s.kindImpl
+  of routineKinds:
+    s.gcUnsafetyReasonImpl = nil
+    s.transformedBodyImpl = nil
+  of skLet, skVar, skField, skForVar:
+    s.guardImpl = nil
+    s.bitsizeImpl = 0
+    s.alignmentImpl = 0 # for alignment
+  else: discard
+  s.magicImpl = mNone
+  s.typImpl = nil
+  s.infoImpl = unknownLineInfo
+  s.ownerFieldImpl = nil
+  s.flagsImpl = {}
+  s.astImpl = nil
+  s.optionsImpl = {}
+  s.positionImpl = 0
+  s.offsetImpl = 0
+  s.locImpl = TLoc()
+  s.annexImpl = nil
+  s.constraintImpl = nil
+  s.instantiatedFromImpl = nil
+  when defined(nimsuggest):
+    s.endInfoImpl = unknownLineInfo
+    s.hasUserSpecifiedTypeImpl = false
+    s.allUsagesImpl = @[]
+  when hasFFI:
+    s.cnameImpl = ""
+
+proc forcePartial*(t: PType) =
+  ## Resets all impl-fields to their default values and sets state to Partial.
+  ## This is useful for creating a stub type that can be lazily loaded later.
+  ## The fields itemId, kind, uniqueId are preserved.
+  t.state = Partial
+  t.callConvImpl = ccNimCall
+  t.flagsImpl = {}
+  t.sonsImpl = @[]
+  t.nImpl = nil
+  t.ownerFieldImpl = nil
+  t.symImpl = nil
+  t.sizeImpl = defaultSize
+  t.alignImpl = defaultAlignment
+  t.paddingAtEndImpl = 0'i16
+  t.locImpl = TLoc()
+  t.typeInstImpl = nil