diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Compiler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Compiler.scala
index 3971cc4468be..79e4a2251f4d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Compiler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Compiler.scala
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class Compiler {
     List(new semanticdb.ExtractSemanticDB) :: // Extract info into .semanticdb files
     List(new PostTyper) ::          // Additional checks and cleanups after type checking
     List(new sjs.PrepJSInterop) ::  // Additional checks and transformations for Scala.js (Scala.js only)
-    List(new Staging) ::            // Check PCP, heal quoted types and expand macros
     List(new sbt.ExtractAPI) ::     // Sends a representation of the API of classes to sbt via callbacks
     List(new SetRootTree) ::        // Set the `rootTreeOrProvider` on class symbols
     Nil
@@ -51,6 +50,7 @@ class Compiler {
   protected def picklerPhases: List[List[Phase]] =
     List(new Pickler) ::            // Generate TASTY info
     List(new Inlining) ::           // Inline and execute macros
+    List(new Staging) ::            // Check staging levels and heal staged types
     List(new PickleQuotes) ::       // Turn quoted trees into explicit run-time data structures
     Nil
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Staging.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Staging.scala
index 20183f71fc38..936fc22c5d71 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Staging.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Staging.scala
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Staging extends MacroTransform {
 
   override def phaseName: String = Staging.name
 
-  override def runsAfter: Set[String] = Set(PostTyper.name)
+  override def runsAfter: Set[String] = Set(Inlining.name)
 
   override def allowsImplicitSearch: Boolean = true
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplCompiler.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplCompiler.scala
index 96ca56a91c47..e81ea47cfff9 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplCompiler.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/repl/ReplCompiler.scala
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class ReplCompiler extends Compiler {
     List(new REPLFrontEnd),
     List(new CollectTopLevelImports),
     List(new PostTyper),
-    List(new Staging),
   )
 
   def newRun(initCtx: Context, state: State): Run = new Run(this, initCtx) {
diff --git a/staging/src/scala/quoted/staging/QuoteCompiler.scala b/staging/src/scala/quoted/staging/QuoteCompiler.scala
index 9279e21f3166..7b1899821f96 100644
--- a/staging/src/scala/quoted/staging/QuoteCompiler.scala
+++ b/staging/src/scala/quoted/staging/QuoteCompiler.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Symbols._
 import dotty.tools.dotc.core.Types.ExprType
 import dotty.tools.dotc.quoted.PickledQuotes
 import dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Splicer.checkEscapedVariables
-import dotty.tools.dotc.transform.{Inlining, PickleQuotes}
+import dotty.tools.dotc.transform.{Inlining, Staging, PickleQuotes}
 import dotty.tools.dotc.util.Spans.Span
 import dotty.tools.dotc.util.{SourceFile, NoSourcePosition}
 import dotty.tools.io.{Path, VirtualFile}
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ private class QuoteCompiler extends Compiler:
 
   override protected def picklerPhases: List[List[Phase]] =
     List(new Inlining) ::
+    List(new Staging) ::
     List(new PickleQuotes) ::
     Nil