diff --git a/compiler/pragmas.nim b/compiler/pragmas.nim
index c4be1223b8..9a298cd90e 100644
--- a/compiler/pragmas.nim
+++ b/compiler/pragmas.nim
@@ -1344,6 +1344,16 @@ proc mergePragmas(n, pragmas: PNode) =
   else:
     for p in pragmas: n[pragmasPos].add p
 
+proc mergeValidPragmas(n, pragmas: PNode, validPragmas: TSpecialWords) =
+  if n[pragmasPos].kind == nkEmpty:
+    n[pragmasPos] = newNodeI(nkPragma, n.info)
+  for p in pragmas:
+    let prag = whichPragma(p)
+    if prag in validPragmas:
+      let copy = copyTree(p)
+      overwriteLineInfo copy, n.info
+      n[pragmasPos].add copy
+
 proc implicitPragmas*(c: PContext, sym: PSym, info: TLineInfo,
                       validPragmas: TSpecialWords) =
   if sym != nil and sym.kind != skModule:
@@ -1357,7 +1367,8 @@ proc implicitPragmas*(c: PContext, sym: PSym, info: TLineInfo,
             internalError(c.config, info, "implicitPragmas")
           inc i
         popInfoContext(c.config)
-        if sym.kind in routineKinds and sym.ast != nil: mergePragmas(sym.ast, o)
+        if sym.kind in routineKinds and sym.ast != nil:
+          mergeValidPragmas(sym.ast, o, validPragmas)
 
     if lfExportLib in sym.loc.flags and sfExportc notin sym.flags:
       localError(c.config, info, ".dynlib requires .exportc")
diff --git a/compiler/semtempl.nim b/compiler/semtempl.nim
index 8bc68728cb..817cb62491 100644
--- a/compiler/semtempl.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtempl.nim
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@ proc semTemplateDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   pushOwner(c, s)
   openScope(c)
   n[namePos] = newSymNode(s)
+  s.ast = n # for implicitPragmas to use
   pragmaCallable(c, s, n, templatePragmas)
   implicitPragmas(c, s, n.info, templatePragmas)
 
@@ -763,11 +764,6 @@ proc semTemplateDef(c: PContext, n: PNode): PNode =
   closeScope(c)
   popOwner(c)
 
-  # set the symbol AST after pragmas, at least. This stops pragma that have
-  # been pushed (implicit) to be explicitly added to the template definition
-  # and misapplied to the body. see #18113
-  s.ast = n
-
   if sfCustomPragma in s.flags:
     if n[bodyPos].kind != nkEmpty:
       localError(c.config, n[bodyPos].info, errImplOfXNotAllowed % s.name.s)
diff --git a/tests/pragmas/tpush.nim b/tests/pragmas/tpush.nim
index a505bb32f1..9c6b85c4e8 100644
--- a/tests/pragmas/tpush.nim
+++ b/tests/pragmas/tpush.nim
@@ -125,8 +125,20 @@ foo41()
 
 {.pop.}
 
+import macros
+
 block:
   {.push deprecated.}
   template test() = discard
   test()
   {.pop.}
+  macro foo(): bool =
+    let ast = getImpl(bindSym"test")
+    var found = false
+    if ast[4].kind == nnkPragma:
+      for x in ast[4]:
+        if x.eqIdent"deprecated":
+          found = true
+          break
+    result = newLit(found)
+  doAssert foo()
diff --git a/tests/template/m19277_1.nim b/tests/template/m19277_1.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..840bd47674
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/template/m19277_1.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+template foo*(x: untyped) =
+  echo "got: ", x
diff --git a/tests/template/m19277_2.nim b/tests/template/m19277_2.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de72dad450
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/template/m19277_2.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+proc foo*(a: string) =
+  echo "got string: ", a
diff --git a/tests/template/t19277.nim b/tests/template/t19277.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16435a09c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/template/t19277.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+discard """
+  output: '''
+got: 0
+'''
+"""
+
+# issue #19277
+
+import m19277_1, m19277_2
+
+template injector(val: untyped): untyped =
+  template subtemplate: untyped = val
+  subtemplate()
+
+template methodCall(val: untyped): untyped = val
+
+{.push raises: [Defect].}
+
+foo(injector(0).methodCall())