diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteDriver.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteDriver.scala
index 8bb791616a69..2052e0324823 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteDriver.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/QuoteDriver.scala
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ package dotty.tools.dotc.quoted
 import dotty.tools.dotc.ast.tpd
 import dotty.tools.dotc.Driver
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Contexts.{Context, ContextBase}
+import dotty.tools.dotc.tastyreflect.TastyImpl
 import dotty.tools.io.{AbstractFile, Directory, PlainDirectory, VirtualDirectory}
 import dotty.tools.repl.AbstractFileClassLoader
 
 import scala.quoted.{Expr, Type}
 import scala.quoted.Toolbox
-
 import java.net.URLClassLoader
 
-import dotty.tools.dotc.tastyreflect.TastyImpl
-
 class QuoteDriver extends Driver {
   import tpd._
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/tastyreflect/TastyImpl.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/tastyreflect/TastyImpl.scala
index 4b6409a80310..ff9e8ca1d556 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/tastyreflect/TastyImpl.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/tastyreflect/TastyImpl.scala
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import dotty.tools.dotc.core._
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.quoted.PickledQuotes
 import dotty.tools.dotc.reporting.Reporter
 import dotty.tools.dotc.reporting.diagnostic.MessageContainer
-import dotty.tools.dotc.util.SourcePosition
+import dotty.tools.dotc.util.{Positions, SourcePosition}
 
 import scala.quoted
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class TastyImpl(val rootContext: Contexts.Context) extends scala.tasty.Tasty { s
     def source: java.nio.file.Path = ctx.compilationUnit.source.file.jpath
   }
 
+  def rootPosition: SourcePosition = SourcePosition(rootContext.source, Positions.NoPosition)
+
   // ===== Id =======================================================
 
   type Id = untpd.Ident
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicer.scala
index cd2cc08ee4c3..80b0446916e0 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicer.scala
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import dotty.tools.dotc.tastyreflect.TastyImpl
 
 import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 import dotty.tools.dotc.util.Positions.Position
+import dotty.tools.dotc.util.SourcePosition
 
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 
@@ -103,7 +104,9 @@ object Splicer {
       value.asInstanceOf[Object]
 
     protected def interpretTastyContext()(implicit env: Env): Object =
-      new TastyImpl(ctx)
+      new TastyImpl(ctx) {
+        override def rootPosition: SourcePosition = SourcePosition(ctx.source, pos)
+      }
 
     protected def interpretStaticMethodCall(fn: Tree, args: => List[Object])(implicit env: Env): Object = {
       val (clazz, instance) = loadModule(fn.symbol.owner)
diff --git a/library/src/scala/tasty/Tasty.scala b/library/src/scala/tasty/Tasty.scala
index 38137c94f321..7312ecb393ae 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/tasty/Tasty.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/tasty/Tasty.scala
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ abstract class Tasty { tasty =>
 
   implicit def rootContext: Context
 
+  /** Root position of this tasty context. For macros it corresponds to the expansion site. */
+  def rootPosition: Position
+
   // ===== Id =======================================================
 
   type Id
diff --git a/tests/run-with-compiler/tasty-positioned.check b/tests/run-with-compiler/tasty-positioned.check
deleted file mode 100644
index cccdff761382..000000000000
--- a/tests/run-with-compiler/tasty-positioned.check
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-a
-b columns:6-25 lines:15-16
-Foo columns:16-19 lines:17-17
diff --git a/tests/run-with-compiler/tasty-positioned/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run-with-compiler/tasty-positioned/quoted_1.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index c7203a3b8cc3..000000000000
--- a/tests/run-with-compiler/tasty-positioned/quoted_1.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-import scala.quoted._
-
-import scala.tasty._
-
-case class Position(path: String, start: Int, end: Int,
-    startLine: Int, startColumn: Int, endLine: Int, endColumn: Int)
-
-case class Positioned[T](value: T, position: Position)
-
-object Positioned {
-
-  implicit transparent def apply[T](x: => T): Positioned[T] =
-    ~impl('(x))('[T], TopLevelSplice.tastyContext) // FIXME infer TopLevelSplice.tastyContext within top level ~
-
-  def impl[T](x: Expr[T])(implicit ev: Type[T], tasty: Tasty): Expr[Positioned[T]] = {
-    import tasty.{Position => _, _}
-    implicit val toolbox: scala.quoted.Toolbox = scala.quoted.Toolbox.make
-    val pos = x.toTasty.pos
-
-    x.toTasty match {
-      case Term.Inlined(_, Nil, y) =>
-        val pos = y.pos
-
-        val path = pos.sourceFile.toString.toExpr
-        val start = pos.start.toExpr
-        val end = pos.end.toExpr
-        val startLine = pos.startLine.toExpr
-        val endLine = pos.endLine.toExpr
-        val startColumn = pos.startColumn.toExpr
-        val endColumn = pos.endColumn.toExpr
-
-        '(Positioned[T](~x, new Position(~path, ~start, ~end, ~startLine, ~startColumn, ~endLine, ~endColumn)))
-      case _ =>
-        '(Positioned[T](~x, new Position(null, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1)))
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/tests/run/tasty-linenumber-2.check b/tests/run/tasty-linenumber-2.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f936437beb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/tasty-linenumber-2.check
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+foo 5
+foo 6
+foo 8
+foo 9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/run/tasty-linenumber-2/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run/tasty-linenumber-2/quoted_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6349af730d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/tasty-linenumber-2/quoted_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import scala.quoted._
+
+import scala.tasty._
+
+class LineNumber(val value: Int) {
+  override def toString: String = value.toString
+}
+
+object LineNumber {
+
+  implicit transparent def line: LineNumber =
+    ~lineImpl(TopLevelSplice.tastyContext) // FIXME infer TopLevelSplice.tastyContext within top level ~
+
+  def lineImpl(implicit tasty: Tasty): Expr[LineNumber] = {
+    import tasty._
+    '(new LineNumber(~rootPosition.startLine.toExpr))
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/pending/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_2.scala b/tests/run/tasty-linenumber-2/quoted_2.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/pending/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_2.scala
rename to tests/run/tasty-linenumber-2/quoted_2.scala
diff --git a/tests/pending/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_1.scala
similarity index 88%
rename from tests/pending/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_1.scala
rename to tests/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_1.scala
index 09a42088f6e3..f7ab41c2ac52 100644
--- a/tests/pending/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_1.scala
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ object LineNumber {
 
   def lineImpl(x: Type[Unit])(implicit tasty: Tasty): Expr[LineNumber] = {
     import tasty._
-
-    '(new LineNumber(~x.toTasty.pos.startLine.toExpr))
+    '(new LineNumber(~rootPosition.startLine.toExpr))
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_2.scala b/tests/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..253f4f85ead9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/tasty-linenumber/quoted_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+import LineNumber._
+
+object Test {
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    foo(line)
+    foo
+
+    foo
+    foo
+  }
+
+  def foo(implicit line: LineNumber): Unit = {
+    println("foo " + line)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/run/tasty-positioned.check b/tests/run/tasty-positioned.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6730ef470015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/tasty-positioned.check
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+0 columns:13-26 lines:9-9
+10 columns:13-15 lines:10-10
+4530 columns:13-17 lines:11-11
+acbvasdfa columns:13-36 lines:12-12
+acbvasdfa columns:13-24 lines:13-13
+a
+b columns:6-25 lines:15-16
+Foo columns:16-19 lines:17-17
diff --git a/tests/run/tasty-positioned/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run/tasty-positioned/quoted_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74ee127a9a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/tasty-positioned/quoted_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import scala.quoted._
+
+import scala.tasty._
+
+case class Position(path: String, start: Int, end: Int,
+    startLine: Int, startColumn: Int, endLine: Int, endColumn: Int)
+
+case class Positioned[T](value: T, position: Position)
+
+object Positioned {
+
+  implicit transparent def apply[T](x: => T): Positioned[T] =
+    ~impl('(x))('[T], TopLevelSplice.tastyContext) // FIXME infer TopLevelSplice.tastyContext within top level ~
+
+  def impl[T](x: Expr[T])(implicit ev: Type[T], tasty: Tasty): Expr[Positioned[T]] = {
+    import tasty.{Position => _, _}
+    val pos = rootPosition
+
+    val path = pos.sourceFile.toString.toExpr
+    val start = pos.start.toExpr
+    val end = pos.end.toExpr
+    val startLine = pos.startLine.toExpr
+    val endLine = pos.endLine.toExpr
+    val startColumn = pos.startColumn.toExpr
+    val endColumn = pos.endColumn.toExpr
+
+    val liftedPosition = '(new Position(~path, ~start, ~end, ~startLine, ~startColumn, ~endLine, ~endColumn))
+    '(Positioned[T](~x, ~liftedPosition))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/run-with-compiler/tasty-positioned/quoted_2.scala b/tests/run/tasty-positioned/quoted_2.scala
similarity index 67%
rename from tests/run-with-compiler/tasty-positioned/quoted_2.scala
rename to tests/run/tasty-positioned/quoted_2.scala
index dfeed79753fa..4026b53b3ff2 100644
--- a/tests/run-with-compiler/tasty-positioned/quoted_2.scala
+++ b/tests/run/tasty-positioned/quoted_2.scala
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ object Test {
       val pos = x.position
       println(s"${x.value} columns:${pos.startColumn}-${pos.endColumn} lines:${pos.startLine}-${pos.endLine}")
     }
-//    printPos(Positioned(0)) // FIXME we cannot get possition of values that get inlined
-//    printPos(10)
-//    printPos(4530)
-//    printPos(Positioned("acbvasdfa"))
-//    printPos("acbvasdfa")
+    printPos(Positioned(0))
+    printPos(10)
+    printPos(4530)
+    printPos(Positioned("acbvasdfa"))
+    printPos("acbvasdfa")
     printPos(
       """a
         |b""".stripMargin)