diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Trees.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Trees.scala
index b273bbf01e95..08151243ca20 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Trees.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Trees.scala
@@ -673,6 +673,9 @@ object Trees {
    */
   case class Inlined[+T <: Untyped] private[ast] (call: tpd.Tree, bindings: List[MemberDef[T]], expansion: Tree[T])(implicit @constructorOnly src: SourceFile)
     extends Tree[T] {
+
+    def inlinedFromOuterScope: Boolean = call.isEmpty
+
     type ThisTree[+T <: Untyped] = Inlined[T]
     override def isTerm = expansion.isTerm
     override def isType = expansion.isType
@@ -1479,7 +1482,7 @@ object Trees {
      *  innermost enclosing call for which the inlined version is currently
      *  processed.
      */
-    protected def inlineContext(call: tpd.Tree)(using Context): Context = ctx
+    protected def inlineContext(tree: Inlined)(using Context): Context = ctx
 
     /** The context to use when mapping or accumulating over a tree */
     def localCtx(tree: Tree)(using Context): Context
@@ -1549,8 +1552,8 @@ object Trees {
               cpy.Try(tree)(transform(block), transformSub(cases), transform(finalizer))
             case SeqLiteral(elems, elemtpt) =>
               cpy.SeqLiteral(tree)(transform(elems), transform(elemtpt))
-            case Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) =>
-              cpy.Inlined(tree)(call, transformSub(bindings), transform(expansion)(using inlineContext(call)))
+            case tree @ Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) =>
+              cpy.Inlined(tree)(call, transformSub(bindings), transform(expansion)(using inlineContext(tree)))
             case TypeTree() =>
               tree
             case SingletonTypeTree(ref) =>
@@ -1693,8 +1696,8 @@ object Trees {
               this(this(this(x, block), handler), finalizer)
             case SeqLiteral(elems, elemtpt) =>
               this(this(x, elems), elemtpt)
-            case Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) =>
-              this(this(x, bindings), expansion)(using inlineContext(call))
+            case tree @ Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) =>
+              this(this(x, bindings), expansion)(using inlineContext(tree))
             case TypeTree() =>
               x
             case SingletonTypeTree(ref) =>
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/tpd.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/tpd.scala
index 0d3085f13f1e..eac7c98f2199 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/tpd.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/tpd.scala
@@ -1392,17 +1392,17 @@ object tpd extends Trees.Instance[Type] with TypedTreeInfo {
    *  EmptyTree calls (for parameters) cancel the next-enclosing call in the list instead of being added to it.
    *  We assume parameters are never nested inside parameters.
    */
-  override def inlineContext(call: Tree)(using Context): Context = {
+  override def inlineContext(tree: Inlined)(using Context): Context = {
     // We assume enclosingInlineds is already normalized, and only process the new call with the head.
     val oldIC = enclosingInlineds
 
     val newIC =
-      if call.isEmpty then
+      if tree.inlinedFromOuterScope then
         oldIC match
           case t1 :: ts2 => ts2
           case _ => oldIC
       else
-        call :: oldIC
+        tree.call :: oldIC
 
     val ctx1 = ctx.fresh.setProperty(InlinedCalls, newIC)
     if oldIC.isEmpty then ctx1.setProperty(InlinedTrees, new Counter) else ctx1
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreePickler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreePickler.scala
index 499dc88a955a..93d15eca265d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreePickler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/tasty/TreePickler.scala
@@ -528,12 +528,12 @@ class TreePickler(pickler: TastyPickler) {
         case SeqLiteral(elems, elemtpt) =>
           writeByte(REPEATED)
           withLength { pickleTree(elemtpt); elems.foreach(pickleTree) }
-        case Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) =>
+        case tree @ Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) =>
           writeByte(INLINED)
           bindings.foreach(preRegister)
           withLength {
             pickleTree(expansion)
-            if (!call.isEmpty) pickleTree(call)
+            if (!tree.inlinedFromOuterScope) pickleTree(call)
             bindings.foreach { b =>
               assert(b.isInstanceOf[DefDef] || b.isInstanceOf[ValDef])
               pickleTree(b)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/InlineReducer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/InlineReducer.scala
index ebb76e9e9bf9..2dbfd9117f48 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/InlineReducer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/InlineReducer.scala
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ class InlineReducer(inliner: Inliner)(using Context):
           }
         case Alternative(pats) =>
           pats.exists(reducePattern(caseBindingMap, scrut, _))
-        case Inlined(EmptyTree, Nil, ipat) =>
-          reducePattern(caseBindingMap, scrut, ipat)
+        case tree: Inlined if tree.inlinedFromOuterScope =>
+          reducePattern(caseBindingMap, scrut, tree.expansion)
         case _ => false
       }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inliner.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inliner.scala
index 87ef7cb93e76..608ac311a410 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inliner.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inliner.scala
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ object Inliner:
       new InlinerMap(typeMap, treeMap, oldOwners, newOwners, substFrom, substTo)
 
     override def transformInlined(tree: Inlined)(using Context) =
-      if tree.call.isEmpty then
+      if tree.inlinedFromOuterScope then
         tree.expansion match
           case expansion: TypeTree => expansion
           case _ => tree
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ class Inliner(val call: tpd.Tree)(using Context):
 
     val inlineTyper = new InlineTyper(ctx.reporter.errorCount)
 
-    val inlineCtx = inlineContext(call).fresh.setTyper(inlineTyper).setNewScope
+    val inlineCtx = inlineContext(Inlined(call, Nil, ref(defn.Predef_undefined))).fresh.setTyper(inlineTyper).setNewScope
 
     def inlinedFromOutside(tree: Tree)(span: Span): Tree =
       Inlined(EmptyTree, Nil, tree)(using ctx.withSource(inlinedMethod.topLevelClass.source)).withSpan(span)
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ class Inliner(val call: tpd.Tree)(using Context):
     }
     val inlinedNormalizer = new TreeMap {
       override def transform(tree: tpd.Tree)(using Context): tpd.Tree = tree match {
-        case Inlined(EmptyTree, Nil, expr) if enclosingInlineds.isEmpty => transform(expr)
+        case tree @ Inlined(_, Nil, expr) if tree.inlinedFromOuterScope && enclosingInlineds.isEmpty => transform(expr)
         case _ => super.transform(tree)
       }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inlines.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inlines.scala
index bcc10ffa6db8..6c9e387b5c8c 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inlines.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inlines.scala
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ object Inlines:
       override def transform(t: Tree)(using Context) =
         if call.span.exists then
           t match
-            case Inlined(t, Nil, expr) if t.isEmpty => expr
+            case t @ Inlined(_, Nil, expr) if t.inlinedFromOuterScope => expr
             case _ if t.isEmpty => t
             case _ => super.transform(t.withSpan(call.span))
         else t
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/printing/RefinedPrinter.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/printing/RefinedPrinter.scala
index b2fce4c793dc..ff09a6084136 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/printing/RefinedPrinter.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/printing/RefinedPrinter.scala
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ class RefinedPrinter(_ctx: Context) extends PlainPrinter(_ctx) {
       case tree @ Inlined(call, bindings, body) =>
         val bodyText = if bindings.isEmpty then toText(body) else blockText(bindings :+ body)
         if homogenizedView || !ctx.settings.XprintInline.value then bodyText
-        else if call.isEmpty then stringText("{{") ~ stringText("/* inlined from outside */") ~ bodyText ~ stringText("}}")
+        else if tree.inlinedFromOuterScope then stringText("{{") ~ stringText("/* inlined from outside */") ~ bodyText ~ stringText("}}")
         else keywordText("{{") ~ keywordText("/* inlined from ") ~ toText(call) ~ keywordText(" */") ~ bodyText ~ keywordText("}}")
       case tpt: untpd.DerivedTypeTree =>
         "<derived typetree watching " ~ tpt.watched.showSummary() ~ ">"
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
index 7596549fe401..a25f80da2786 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/PickledQuotes.scala
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ object PickledQuotes {
 
   /** Unpickle the tree contained in the TastyExpr */
   def unpickleTerm(pickled: String | List[String], typeHole: TypeHole, termHole: ExprHole)(using Context): Tree = {
-    val unpickled = withMode(Mode.ReadPositions)(unpickle(pickled, isType = false))
-    val Inlined(call, Nil, expansion) = unpickled: @unchecked
-    val inlineCtx = inlineContext(call)
-    val expansion1 = spliceTypes(expansion, typeHole)(using inlineCtx)
-    val expansion2 = spliceTerms(expansion1, typeHole, termHole)(using inlineCtx)
-    cpy.Inlined(unpickled)(call, Nil, expansion2)
+    withMode(Mode.ReadPositions)(unpickle(pickled, isType = false)) match
+      case tree @ Inlined(call, Nil, expansion) =>
+        val inlineCtx = inlineContext(tree)
+        val expansion1 = spliceTypes(expansion, typeHole)(using inlineCtx)
+        val expansion2 = spliceTerms(expansion1, typeHole, termHole)(using inlineCtx)
+        cpy.Inlined(tree)(call, Nil, expansion2)
   }
 
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/sbt/ExtractDependencies.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/sbt/ExtractDependencies.scala
index 5e7bedba5e4b..15af7ee1ed18 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/sbt/ExtractDependencies.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/sbt/ExtractDependencies.scala
@@ -388,10 +388,10 @@ private class ExtractDependenciesCollector extends tpd.TreeTraverser { thisTreeT
     }
 
     tree match {
-      case Inlined(call, _, _) if !call.isEmpty =>
+      case tree: Inlined if !tree.inlinedFromOuterScope =>
         // The inlined call is normally ignored by TreeTraverser but we need to
         // record it as a dependency
-        traverse(call)
+        traverse(tree.call)
       case vd: ValDef if vd.symbol.is(ModuleVal) =>
         // Don't visit module val
       case t: Template if t.symbol.owner.is(ModuleClass) =>
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MegaPhase.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MegaPhase.scala
index ed3532213ad0..58c3cd7c65ed 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MegaPhase.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MegaPhase.scala
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ class MegaPhase(val miniPhases: Array[MiniPhase]) extends Phase {
       case tree: Inlined =>
         inContext(prepInlined(tree, start)(using outerCtx)) {
           val bindings = transformSpecificTrees(tree.bindings, start)
-          val expansion = transformTree(tree.expansion, start)(using inlineContext(tree.call))
+          val expansion = transformTree(tree.expansion, start)(using inlineContext(tree))
           goInlined(cpy.Inlined(tree)(tree.call, bindings, expansion), start)
         }
       case tree: Quote =>
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PostTyper.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PostTyper.scala
index 1d9493e6b1f7..b2294564dc1d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PostTyper.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PostTyper.scala
@@ -363,12 +363,12 @@ class PostTyper extends MacroTransform with InfoTransformer { thisPhase =>
             case _ =>
               super.transform(tree1)
           }
-        case Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) if !call.isEmpty =>
+        case tree @ Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) if !tree.inlinedFromOuterScope =>
           val pos = call.sourcePos
           CrossVersionChecks.checkExperimentalRef(call.symbol, pos)
           withMode(Mode.InlinedCall)(transform(call))
           val callTrace = Inlines.inlineCallTrace(call.symbol, pos)(using ctx.withSource(pos.source))
-          cpy.Inlined(tree)(callTrace, transformSub(bindings), transform(expansion)(using inlineContext(call)))
+          cpy.Inlined(tree)(callTrace, transformSub(bindings), transform(expansion)(using inlineContext(tree)))
         case templ: Template =>
           withNoCheckNews(templ.parents.flatMap(newPart)) {
             forwardParamAccessors(templ)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Recheck.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Recheck.scala
index 7ebb8dd17045..0904a8772a52 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Recheck.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Recheck.scala
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ abstract class Recheck extends Phase, SymTransformer:
       recheckBlock(tree.stats, tree.expr, pt)
 
     def recheckInlined(tree: Inlined, pt: Type)(using Context): Type =
-      recheckBlock(tree.bindings, tree.expansion, pt)(using inlineContext(tree.call))
+      recheckBlock(tree.bindings, tree.expansion, pt)(using inlineContext(tree))
 
     def recheckIf(tree: If, pt: Type)(using Context): Type =
       recheck(tree.cond, defn.BooleanType)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicer.scala
index 741c770e2c77..c870336995f0 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicer.scala
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ object Splicer {
           case expr: Ident if expr.symbol.isAllOf(InlineByNameProxy) =>
             // inline proxy for by-name parameter
             expr.symbol.defTree.asInstanceOf[DefDef].rhs
-          case Inlined(EmptyTree, _, body1) => body1
+          case tree: Inlined if tree.inlinedFromOuterScope => tree.expansion
           case _ => body
         }
         new ExprImpl(Inlined(EmptyTree, Nil, QuoteUtils.changeOwnerOfTree(body1, ctx.owner)).withSpan(body1.span), SpliceScope.getCurrent)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/YCheckPositions.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/YCheckPositions.scala
index 8080a7c911b3..3cf74ee3fdb3 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/YCheckPositions.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/YCheckPositions.scala
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ class YCheckPositions extends Phase {
             // Recursivlely check children while keeping track of current source
             reporting.trace(i"check pos ${tree.getClass} ${tree.source} ${sources.head} $tree") {
               tree match {
-                case Inlined(EmptyTree, bindings, expansion) =>
+                case tree @ Inlined(_, bindings, expansion) if tree.inlinedFromOuterScope =>
                   assert(bindings.isEmpty)
                   val old = sources
                   sources = old.tail
-                  traverse(expansion)(using inlineContext(EmptyTree).withSource(sources.head))
+                  traverse(expansion)(using inlineContext(tree).withSource(sources.head))
                   sources = old
-                case Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) =>
+                case tree @ Inlined(call, bindings, expansion) =>
                   // bindings.foreach(traverse(_)) // TODO check inline proxies (see tests/tun/lst)
                   sources = call.symbol.topLevelClass.source :: sources
                   if (!isMacro(call)) // FIXME macro implementations can drop Inlined nodes. We should reinsert them after macro expansion based on the positions of the trees
-                    traverse(expansion)(using inlineContext(call).withSource(sources.head))
+                    traverse(expansion)(using inlineContext(tree).withSource(sources.head))
                   sources = sources.tail
                 case _ => traverseChildren(tree)
               }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ReTyper.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ReTyper.scala
index a1f599847114..b8caea58614a 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ReTyper.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/ReTyper.scala
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ class ReTyper(nestingLevel: Int = 0) extends Typer(nestingLevel) with ReChecking
   override def typedUnApply(tree: untpd.Apply, selType: Type)(using Context): Tree =
     typedApply(tree, selType)
 
+  override def typedInlined(tree: untpd.Inlined, pt: Type)(using Context): Tree = {
+    val (bindings1, exprCtx) = typedBlockStats(tree.bindings)
+    val expansion1 = typed(tree.expansion, pt)(using inlineContext(promote(tree))(using exprCtx))
+    untpd.cpy.Inlined(tree)(tree.call, bindings1.asInstanceOf[List[MemberDef]], expansion1)
+      .withType(avoidingType(expansion1, bindings1))
+  }
+
   override def typedQuote(tree: untpd.Quote, pt: Type)(using Context): Tree =
     assertTyped(tree)
     val body1 = typed(tree.body, promote(tree).bodyType)(using quoteContext)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
index c57de66f5bea..47dadf29a2af 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
@@ -2092,12 +2092,8 @@ class Typer(@constructorOnly nestingLevel: Int = 0) extends Namer
     }
   }
 
-  def typedInlined(tree: untpd.Inlined, pt: Type)(using Context): Tree = {
-    val (bindings1, exprCtx) = typedBlockStats(tree.bindings)
-    val expansion1 = typed(tree.expansion, pt)(using inlineContext(tree.call)(using exprCtx))
-    assignType(cpy.Inlined(tree)(tree.call, bindings1.asInstanceOf[List[MemberDef]], expansion1),
-        bindings1, expansion1)
-  }
+  def typedInlined(tree: untpd.Inlined, pt: Type)(using Context): Tree =
+    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("cannot type check a Inlined node")
 
   def completeTypeTree(tree: untpd.TypeTree, pt: Type, original: untpd.Tree)(using Context): TypeTree =
     tree.withSpan(original.span).withAttachmentsFrom(original)