diff --git a/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error.check b/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error.check
index bd2bc791e85d..2261428580cc 100644
--- a/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error.check
+++ b/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error.check
@@ -1,16 +1,2 @@
-[486..500] in quoted_2.scala
-here is the the argument is _root_.scala.StringContext.apply(("abc", "": scala.<repeated>[scala#Predef.String])).s(("def": scala.<repeated>[scala.Any]))
-[453..466] in quoted_2.scala
-here is the the argument is ("abc": scala.Predef.String)
-[407..408] in quoted_2.scala
-here is the the argument is d
-[386..387] in quoted_2.scala
-here is the the argument is c
-[309..323] in quoted_2.scala
-here is the the argument is _root_.scala.StringContext.apply(("abc", "": scala.<repeated>[scala#Predef.String])).s(("def": scala.<repeated>[scala.Any]))
-[277..290] in quoted_2.scala
-here is the the argument is ("abc": scala.Predef.String)
-[233..234] in quoted_2.scala
-here is the the argument is d
-[213..214] in quoted_2.scala
-here is the the argument is c
+[117..120] in quoted_2.scala
+here is the the argument is foo
diff --git a/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error/quoted_1.scala b/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error/quoted_1.scala
index c51496d72ae7..fc1808e5ff9d 100644
--- a/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error/quoted_1.scala
@@ -6,20 +6,10 @@ object Macros {
 
   inline def fun(x: Any): Unit = ${ impl('x) }
 
-  inline def fun2(x: =>Any): Unit = ${ impl('x) }
-
-  inline def fun3[T]: Unit = ${ impl2('[T]) }
-
   def impl(x: Expr[Any])(implicit reflect: Reflection): Expr[Unit] = {
     import reflect._
     error("here is the the argument is " + x.unseal.underlyingArgument.showCode, x.unseal.underlyingArgument.pos)
     '{}
   }
 
-  def impl2[T](x: quoted.Type[T])(implicit reflect: Reflection): Expr[Unit] = {
-    import reflect._
-    error("here is the the argument is " + x.unseal.showCode, x.unseal.pos)
-    '{}
-  }
-
 }
diff --git a/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error/quoted_2.scala b/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error/quoted_2.scala
index a8bbe3000783..a79636e8e51d 100644
--- a/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error/quoted_2.scala
+++ b/tests/neg/tasty-macro-error/quoted_2.scala
@@ -3,36 +3,9 @@ import Macros._
 
 object Test {
   def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
-    val a: String = "abc"
-    val b: 42 = 42
-    def c: String = "abc"
-    def d: 42 = 42
-
-//  fun(a) // ERROR
-//  fun(b) // ERROR
-    fun(c) // error
-    fun(d) // error
-//  fun("abc") // ERROR
-    fun("abc": String) // error
-    fun(s"abc${"def"}") // error
-
-//  fun2(a) // ERROR
-//  fun2(b) // ERROR
-    fun2(c) // error
-    fun2(d) // error
-//  fun2("abc") // ERROR
-    fun2("abc": String) // error
-    fun2(s"abc${"def"}") // error
-
-//    type T
-//    type U = "abc"
-//
-//    fun3[T] // ERROR
-//    fun3[String] // ERROR
-//    fun3["abc"] // ERROR
-//    fun3[U] // ERROR
+    def foo: String = "abc"
+    fun(
+      foo // error
+    )
   }
-// FIXME all the lines marked as ERROR have the wrong position on the three of the argument.
-// they all have as source file this file but the span of `'x` in `fun` or `fun2`.
-// see #6026 and #6027
 }
diff --git a/tests/run/tasty-macro-positions.check b/tests/run/tasty-macro-positions.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dae4b61f268f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/tasty-macro-positions.check
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+quoted_2.scala:[103..103]
+a
+quoted_2.scala:[103..103]
+b
+quoted_2.scala:[213..214]
+c
+quoted_2.scala:[224..225]
+d
+quoted_2.scala:[103..103]
+"abc"
+quoted_2.scala:[259..272]
+("abc": scala.Predef.String)
+quoted_2.scala:[282..296]
+_root_.scala.StringContext.apply(("abc", "": scala.<repeated>[scala#Predef.String])).s(("def": scala.<repeated>[scala.Any]))
+quoted_2.scala:[154..154]
+a
+quoted_2.scala:[154..154]
+b
+quoted_2.scala:[350..351]
+c
+quoted_2.scala:[362..363]
+d
+quoted_2.scala:[154..154]
+"abc"
+quoted_2.scala:[399..412]
+("abc": scala.Predef.String)
+quoted_2.scala:[423..437]
+_root_.scala.StringContext.apply(("abc", "": scala.<repeated>[scala#Predef.String])).s(("def": scala.<repeated>[scala.Any]))
+quoted_2.scala:[201..202]
+T
+quoted_2.scala:[201..202]
+scala.Predef.String
+quoted_2.scala:[201..202]
+"abc"
+quoted_2.scala:[201..202]
+U
diff --git a/tests/run/tasty-macro-positions/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run/tasty-macro-positions/quoted_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e9722ff1d6ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/tasty-macro-positions/quoted_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import scala.quoted._
+
+import scala.tasty._
+
+object Macros {
+
+  inline def fun(x: Any): Unit = ${ impl('x) }
+
+  inline def fun2(x: =>Any): Unit = ${ impl('x) }
+
+  inline def fun3[T]: Unit = ${ impl2('[T]) }
+
+  def impl(x: Expr[Any])(implicit reflect: Reflection): Expr[Unit] = {
+    import reflect._
+    val pos = x.unseal.underlyingArgument.pos
+    val code = x.unseal.underlyingArgument.showCode
+    '{
+      println(${posStr(reflect)(pos)})
+      println(${code.toExpr})
+    }
+  }
+
+  def impl2[T](x: quoted.Type[T])(implicit reflect: Reflection): Expr[Unit] = {
+    import reflect._
+    val pos = x.unseal.pos
+    val code = x.unseal.showCode
+    '{
+      println(${posStr(reflect)(pos)})
+      println(${code.toExpr})
+    }
+  }
+
+  def posStr(relfection: Reflection)(pos: relfection.Position): Expr[String] = {
+    import relfection._
+    s"${pos.sourceFile.getFileName.toString}:[${pos.start}..${pos.end}]".toExpr
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/run/tasty-macro-positions/quoted_2.scala b/tests/run/tasty-macro-positions/quoted_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..942c4715e404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/tasty-macro-positions/quoted_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+
+import Macros._
+
+object Test {
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+    val a: String = "abc"
+    val b: 42 = 42
+    def c: String = "abc"
+    def d: 42 = 42
+
+    fun(a) // ERROR
+    fun(b) // ERROR
+    fun(c)
+    fun(d)
+    fun("abc") // ERROR
+    fun("abc": String)
+    fun(s"abc${"def"}")
+
+    fun2(a) // ERROR
+    fun2(b) // ERROR
+    fun2(c)
+    fun2(d)
+    fun2("abc") // ERROR
+    fun2("abc": String)
+    fun2(s"abc${"def"}")
+
+    type T
+    type U = "abc"
+
+    fun3[T] // ERROR
+    fun3[String] // ERROR
+    fun3["abc"] // ERROR
+    fun3[U] // ERROR
+  }
+  // FIXME all the lines marked as ERROR have the wrong position on the three of the argument.
+  // they all have as source file this file but the span of `'x` in `fun` or `fun2`.
+  // see #6026 and #6027
+}