diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationUnit.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationUnit.scala
index 4ea9b558ea7f..adced57d5801 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationUnit.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/CompilationUnit.scala
@@ -90,22 +90,19 @@ class CompilationUnit protected (val source: SourceFile, val info: CompilationUn
   /** Suspends the compilation unit by thowing a SuspendException
    *  and recording the suspended compilation unit
    */
-  def suspend()(using Context): Nothing =
+  def suspend(hint: => String)(using Context): Nothing =
     assert(isSuspendable)
     // Clear references to symbols that may become stale. No need to call
     // `depRecorder.sendToZinc()` since all compilation phases will be rerun
     // when this unit is unsuspended.
     depRecorder.clear()
     if !suspended then
-      if ctx.settings.YnoSuspendedUnits.value then
-        report.error(i"Compilation unit suspended $this (-Yno-suspended-units is set)")
-      else
-        if (ctx.settings.XprintSuspension.value)
-          report.echo(i"suspended: $this")
-        suspended = true
-        ctx.run.nn.suspendedUnits += this
-        if ctx.phase == Phases.inliningPhase then
-          suspendedAtInliningPhase = true
+      suspended = true
+      ctx.run.nn.suspendedUnits += this
+      if ctx.settings.XprintSuspension.value then
+        ctx.run.nn.suspendedHints += (this -> hint)
+      if ctx.phase == Phases.inliningPhase then
+        suspendedAtInliningPhase = true
     throw CompilationUnit.SuspendException()
 
   private var myAssignmentSpans: Map[Int, List[Span]] | Null = null
@@ -123,7 +120,7 @@ class CompilationUnit protected (val source: SourceFile, val info: CompilationUn
 
   override def isJava: Boolean = false
 
-  override def suspend()(using Context): Nothing =
+  override def suspend(hint: => String)(using Context): Nothing =
     throw CompilationUnit.SuspendException()
 
   override def assignmentSpans(using Context): Map[Int, List[Span]] = Map.empty
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Driver.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Driver.scala
index ae2219a4f049..dcc6cf8d71c0 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Driver.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Driver.scala
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ class Driver {
     if !ctx.reporter.errorsReported && run.suspendedUnits.nonEmpty then
       val suspendedUnits = run.suspendedUnits.toList
       if (ctx.settings.XprintSuspension.value)
+        val suspendedHints = run.suspendedHints.toList
         report.echo(i"compiling suspended $suspendedUnits%, %")
+        for (unit, hint) <- suspendedHints do
+          report.echo(s"  $unit: $hint")
       val run1 = compiler.newRun
       run1.compileSuspendedUnits(suspendedUnits)
       finish(compiler, run1)(using MacroClassLoader.init(ctx.fresh))
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala
index d18a2ddc7db0..a7107656889d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Run.scala
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class Run(comp: Compiler, ictx: Context) extends ImplicitRunInfo with Constraint
     myUnits = us
 
   var suspendedUnits: mutable.ListBuffer[CompilationUnit] = mutable.ListBuffer()
+  var suspendedHints: mutable.Map[CompilationUnit, String] = mutable.HashMap()
 
   def checkSuspendedUnits(newUnits: List[CompilationUnit])(using Context): Unit =
     if newUnits.isEmpty && suspendedUnits.nonEmpty && !ctx.reporter.errorsReported then
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Symbols.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Symbols.scala
index 78c736649605..7f6f13585efd 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Symbols.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Symbols.scala
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ object Symbols extends SymUtils {
     final def isDefinedInSource(using Context): Boolean =
       span.exists && isValidInCurrentRun && associatedFileMatches(!_.isScalaBinary)
 
+    /** Is this symbol valid in the current run, but comes from the classpath? */
+    final def isDefinedInBinary(using Context): Boolean =
+      isValidInCurrentRun && associatedFileMatches(_.isScalaBinary)
+
     /** Is symbol valid in current run? */
     final def isValidInCurrentRun(using Context): Boolean =
       (lastDenot.validFor.runId == ctx.runId || stillValid(lastDenot)) &&
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inliner.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inliner.scala
index 1b4d985c7c4c..dbac6478e9d8 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inliner.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/inlines/Inliner.scala
@@ -1033,22 +1033,30 @@ class Inliner(val call: tpd.Tree)(using Context):
     }
   }
 
-  private def expandMacro(body: Tree, splicePos: SrcPos)(using Context) = {
+  private def expandMacro(body: Tree, splicePos: SrcPos)(using Context): Tree = {
     assert(level == 0)
     val inlinedFrom = enclosingInlineds.last
     val dependencies = macroDependencies(body)(using spliceContext)
     val suspendable = ctx.compilationUnit.isSuspendable
+    val printSuspensions = ctx.settings.XprintSuspension.value
     if dependencies.nonEmpty && !ctx.reporter.errorsReported then
+      val hints: mutable.ListBuffer[String] | Null =
+        if printSuspensions then mutable.ListBuffer.empty[String] else null
       for sym <- dependencies do
         if ctx.compilationUnit.source.file == sym.associatedFile then
           report.error(em"Cannot call macro $sym defined in the same source file", call.srcPos)
         else if ctx.settings.YnoSuspendedUnits.value then
           val addendum = ", suspension prevented by -Yno-suspended-units"
           report.error(em"Cannot call macro $sym defined in the same compilation run$addendum", call.srcPos)
-        if (suspendable && ctx.settings.XprintSuspension.value)
-          report.echo(i"suspension triggered by macro call to ${sym.showLocated} in ${sym.associatedFile}", call.srcPos)
+        if suspendable && printSuspensions then
+          hints.nn += i"suspension triggered by macro call to ${sym.showLocated} in ${sym.associatedFile}"
       if suspendable then
-        ctx.compilationUnit.suspend() // this throws a SuspendException
+        if ctx.settings.YnoSuspendedUnits.value then
+          return ref(defn.Predef_undefined)
+            .withType(ErrorType(em"could not expand macro, suspended units are disabled by -Yno-suspended-units"))
+            .withSpan(splicePos.span)
+        else
+          ctx.compilationUnit.suspend(hints.nn.toList.mkString(", ")) // this throws a SuspendException
 
     val evaluatedSplice = inContext(quoted.MacroExpansion.context(inlinedFrom)) {
       Splicer.splice(body, splicePos, inlinedFrom.srcPos, MacroClassLoader.fromContext)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Interpreter.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Interpreter.scala
index 17e23ebcf014..e34d35065476 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Interpreter.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/quoted/Interpreter.scala
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ class Interpreter(pos: SrcPos, classLoader0: ClassLoader)(using Context):
     val inst =
       try loadModule(moduleClass)
       catch
-        case MissingClassDefinedInCurrentRun(sym) =>
-          suspendOnMissing(sym, pos)
+        case MissingClassValidInCurrentRun(sym, origin) =>
+          suspendOnMissing(sym, origin, pos)
     val clazz = inst.getClass
     val name = fn.name.asTermName
     val method = getMethod(clazz, name, paramsSig(fn))
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ class Interpreter(pos: SrcPos, classLoader0: ClassLoader)(using Context):
   private def loadClass(name: String): Class[?] =
     try classLoader.loadClass(name)
     catch
-      case MissingClassDefinedInCurrentRun(sym) =>
-        suspendOnMissing(sym, pos)
+      case MissingClassValidInCurrentRun(sym, origin) =>
+        suspendOnMissing(sym, origin, pos)
 
 
   private def getMethod(clazz: Class[?], name: Name, paramClasses: List[Class[?]]): JLRMethod =
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ class Interpreter(pos: SrcPos, classLoader0: ClassLoader)(using Context):
       case _: NoSuchMethodException =>
         val msg = em"Could not find method ${clazz.getCanonicalName}.$name with parameters ($paramClasses%, %)"
         throw new StopInterpretation(msg, pos)
-      case MissingClassDefinedInCurrentRun(sym) =>
-        suspendOnMissing(sym, pos)
+      case MissingClassValidInCurrentRun(sym, origin) =>
+        suspendOnMissing(sym, origin, pos)
     }
 
   private def stopIfRuntimeException[T](thunk: => T, method: JLRMethod): T =
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ class Interpreter(pos: SrcPos, classLoader0: ClassLoader)(using Context):
         ex.getTargetException match {
           case ex: scala.quoted.runtime.StopMacroExpansion =>
             throw ex
-          case MissingClassDefinedInCurrentRun(sym) =>
-            suspendOnMissing(sym, pos)
+          case MissingClassValidInCurrentRun(sym, origin) =>
+            suspendOnMissing(sym, origin, pos)
           case targetException =>
             val sw = new StringWriter()
             sw.write("Exception occurred while executing macro expansion.\n")
@@ -348,8 +348,11 @@ object Interpreter:
     }
   end Call
 
-  object MissingClassDefinedInCurrentRun {
-    def unapply(targetException: Throwable)(using Context): Option[Symbol] = {
+  enum ClassOrigin:
+    case Classpath, Source
+
+  object MissingClassValidInCurrentRun {
+    def unapply(targetException: Throwable)(using Context): Option[(Symbol, ClassOrigin)] = {
       if !ctx.compilationUnit.isSuspendable then None
       else targetException match
         case _: NoClassDefFoundError | _: ClassNotFoundException =>
@@ -358,16 +361,34 @@ object Interpreter:
           else
             val className = message.replace('/', '.')
             val sym =
-              if className.endsWith(str.MODULE_SUFFIX) then staticRef(className.toTermName).symbol.moduleClass
-              else staticRef(className.toTypeName).symbol
-            // If the symbol does not a a position we assume that it came from the current run and it has an error
-            if sym.isDefinedInCurrentRun || (sym.exists && !sym.srcPos.span.exists) then Some(sym)
-            else None
+              if className.endsWith(str.MODULE_SUFFIX) then
+                staticRef(className.stripSuffix(str.MODULE_SUFFIX).toTermName).symbol.moduleClass
+              else
+                staticRef(className.toTypeName).symbol
+            if sym.isDefinedInBinary then
+              // i.e. the associated file is `.tasty`, if the macro classloader is not able to find the class,
+              // possibly it indicates that it comes from a pipeline-compiled dependency.
+              Some((sym, ClassOrigin.Classpath))
+            else if sym.isDefinedInCurrentRun || (sym.exists && !sym.srcPos.span.exists) then
+              // If the symbol does not a a position we assume that it came from the current run and it has an error
+              Some((sym, ClassOrigin.Source))
+            else
+              None
         case _ => None
     }
   }
 
-  def suspendOnMissing(sym: Symbol, pos: SrcPos)(using Context): Nothing =
-    if ctx.settings.XprintSuspension.value then
-      report.echo(i"suspension triggered by a dependency on $sym", pos)
-    ctx.compilationUnit.suspend() // this throws a SuspendException
+  def suspendOnMissing(sym: Symbol, origin: ClassOrigin, pos: SrcPos)(using Context): Nothing =
+    if origin == ClassOrigin.Classpath then
+      throw StopInterpretation(
+          em"""Macro code depends on ${sym.showLocated} found on the classpath, but could not be loaded while evaluating the macro.
+              |  This is likely because class files could not be found in the classpath entry for the symbol.
+              |
+              |  A possible cause is if the origin of this symbol was built with pipelined compilation;
+              |  in which case, this problem may go away by disabling pipelining for that origin.
+              |
+              |  $sym is defined in file ${sym.associatedFile}""", pos)
+    else if ctx.settings.YnoSuspendedUnits.value then
+      throw StopInterpretation(em"suspension triggered by a dependency on missing ${sym.showLocated} not allowed with -Yno-suspended-units", pos)
+    else
+      ctx.compilationUnit.suspend(i"suspension triggered by a dependency on missing ${sym.showLocated}") // this throws a SuspendException
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MacroAnnotations.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MacroAnnotations.scala
index 939497caf31c..c83e4d7b7819 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MacroAnnotations.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MacroAnnotations.scala
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ class MacroAnnotations(phase: IdentityDenotTransformer):
             if !ctx.reporter.hasErrors then
               report.error("Macro expansion was aborted by the macro without any errors reported. Macros should issue errors to end-users when aborting a macro expansion with StopMacroExpansion.", annot.tree)
             List(tree)
-          case Interpreter.MissingClassDefinedInCurrentRun(sym) =>
-            Interpreter.suspendOnMissing(sym, annot.tree)
+          case Interpreter.MissingClassValidInCurrentRun(sym, origin) =>
+            Interpreter.suspendOnMissing(sym, origin, annot.tree)
           case NonFatal(ex) =>
             val stack0 = ex.getStackTrace.takeWhile(_.getClassName != "dotty.tools.dotc.transform.MacroAnnotations")
             val stack = stack0.take(1 + stack0.lastIndexWhere(_.getMethodName == "transform"))
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
index 15d7885776c5..c3c1e39fccc6 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ class Namer { typer: Typer =>
 
     final override def complete(denot: SymDenotation)(using Context): Unit =
       denot.resetFlag(Touched) // allow one more completion
-      ctx.compilationUnit.suspend()
+      ctx.compilationUnit.suspend(i"reset $denot")
   }
 
   /** Typecheck `tree` during completion using `typed`, and remember result in TypedAhead map */
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/build.sbt b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/build.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3162b525fc06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/build.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+ThisBuild / usePipelining := true
+
+// m defines a macro depending on b.B, it also tries to use the macro in the same project,
+// which will succeed even though B.class is not available when running the macro,
+// because compilation can suspend until B is available.
+lazy val m = project.in(file("m"))
+  .settings(
+    scalacOptions += "-Ycheck:all",
+  )
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/m/src/main/scala/a/A.scala b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/m/src/main/scala/a/A.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ded148f5f613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/m/src/main/scala/a/A.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package a
+
+class A(val i: Int)
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/m/src/main/scala/b/B.scala b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/m/src/main/scala/b/B.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b5337f96212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/m/src/main/scala/b/B.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package b
+
+import a.A
+import scala.quoted.*
+
+object B {
+
+  transparent inline def transparentPower(x: Double, inline n: Int): Double =
+    ${ powerCode('x, 'n)  }
+
+  def powerCode(x: Expr[Double], n: Expr[Int])(using Quotes): Expr[Double] = {
+    // this macro will cause a suspension in compilation of C.scala, because it calls
+    // transparentPower. This will try to invoke the macro but fail because A.class
+    // is not yet available until the run for A.scala completes.
+
+    // see sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/m/src/main/scala/b/B.scala
+    // for a corresponding implementation that uses a class from an upstream project
+    // instead, and fails because pipelining is turned on for the upstream project.
+    def impl(x: Double, n: A): Double =
+      if (n.i == 0) 1.0
+      else if (n.i % 2 == 1) x * impl(x, A(n.i - 1))
+      else impl(x * x, A(n.i / 2))
+
+    Expr(impl(x.valueOrError, A(n.valueOrError)))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/m/src/main/scala/c/C.scala b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/m/src/main/scala/c/C.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c88acf0c2b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/m/src/main/scala/c/C.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package c
+
+import b.B
+
+object C {
+  @main def run = {
+    assert(B.transparentPower(2.0, 2) == 4.0)
+    assert(B.transparentPower(2.0, 3) == 8.0)
+    assert(B.transparentPower(2.0, 4) == 16.0)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/project/DottyInjectedPlugin.scala b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/project/DottyInjectedPlugin.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c6c00400f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/project/DottyInjectedPlugin.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import sbt._
+import Keys._
+
+object DottyInjectedPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
+  override def requires = plugins.JvmPlugin
+  override def trigger = allRequirements
+
+  override val projectSettings = Seq(
+    scalaVersion := sys.props("plugin.scalaVersion"),
+  )
+}
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/test b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..78e8e230e0ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/test
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# shows that it is ok to depend on a class, defined in the same project,
+# in a macro implementation. Compilation will suspend at typer.
+> m/run
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/a/src/main/scala/a/A.scala b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/a/src/main/scala/a/A.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ded148f5f613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/a/src/main/scala/a/A.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+package a
+
+class A(val i: Int)
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/a_alt/.keep b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/a_alt/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/build.sbt b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/build.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91186af42ef3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/build.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+ThisBuild / usePipelining := true
+
+lazy val a = project.in(file("a"))
+  .settings(
+    scalacOptions += "-Ycheck:all",
+  )
+
+// same as a, but does not use pipelining
+lazy val a_alt = project.in(file("a_alt"))
+  .settings(
+    Compile / sources := (a / Compile / sources).value,
+    Compile / exportPipelining := false,
+  )
+
+
+// m defines a macro depending on a, it also tries to use the macro in the same project,
+// which will fail because A.class is not available when running the macro,
+// because the dependency on a is pipelined.
+lazy val m = project.in(file("m"))
+  .dependsOn(a)
+  .settings(
+    scalacOptions += "-Ycheck:all",
+  )
+
+// same as m, but depends on a_alt, so it will compile
+// because A.class will be available when running the macro.
+lazy val m_alt = project.in(file("m_alt"))
+  .dependsOn(a_alt)
+  .settings(
+    Compile / sources := (m / Compile / sources).value,
+    scalacOptions += "-Ycheck:all",
+  )
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/m/src/main/scala/b/B.scala b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/m/src/main/scala/b/B.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5da498a27355
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/m/src/main/scala/b/B.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package b
+
+import a.A
+import scala.quoted.*
+
+object B {
+
+  transparent inline def transparentPower(x: Double, inline n: Int): Double =
+    ${ powerCode('x, 'n)  }
+
+  def powerCode(x: Expr[Double], n: Expr[Int])(using Quotes): Expr[Double] = {
+    // this macro is invoked during compilation of C.scala. When project a is pipelined
+    // This will fail because A.class will never be available, because the classpath entry
+    // is the early-output jar. The compiler detects this and aborts macro expansion with an error.
+
+    // see sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice-ok/m/src/main/scala/b/B.scala
+    // for a corresponding implementation that uses a class from the same project
+    // instead, but succeeds because it can suspend compilation until classes become available.
+    def impl(x: Double, n: A): Double =
+      if (n.i == 0) 1.0
+      else if (n.i % 2 == 1) x * impl(x, A(n.i - 1))
+      else impl(x * x, A(n.i / 2))
+
+    Expr(impl(x.valueOrError, A(n.valueOrError)))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/m/src/main/scala/c/C.scala b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/m/src/main/scala/c/C.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c88acf0c2b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/m/src/main/scala/c/C.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package c
+
+import b.B
+
+object C {
+  @main def run = {
+    assert(B.transparentPower(2.0, 2) == 4.0)
+    assert(B.transparentPower(2.0, 3) == 8.0)
+    assert(B.transparentPower(2.0, 4) == 16.0)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/m_alt/.keep b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/m_alt/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/project/DottyInjectedPlugin.scala b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/project/DottyInjectedPlugin.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c6c00400f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/project/DottyInjectedPlugin.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import sbt._
+import Keys._
+
+object DottyInjectedPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
+  override def requires = plugins.JvmPlugin
+  override def trigger = allRequirements
+
+  override val projectSettings = Seq(
+    scalaVersion := sys.props("plugin.scalaVersion"),
+  )
+}
diff --git a/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/test b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/test
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db95a0ab56a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbt-test/pipelining/pipelining-scala-macro-splice/test
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# as described in build.sbt, this will fail to compile.
+# m defines a macro, depending on a.A, defined in upstream project a
+# however because m also tries to run the macro in the same project,
+# a/A.class is not available yet, so a reflection error will occur.
+# This is caught by the compiler and presents a pretty diagnostic to the user,
+# suggesting to disable pipelining in the project defining A.
+-> m/compile
+# This will run, simulating a user following the suggestion to
+# disable pipelining in project a.
+> m_alt/run