diff --git a/tests/pos/inlined-the.scala b/tests/pos/inlined-the.scala
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+object Instances {
+
+  class D[T]
+
+  class C {
+    def f() = {
+      locally {
+        implied d[T] for D[T]
+        the[D[Int]]
+        implicit val s: 3 = ???
+        val a: 3 = the[3]
+        val b: s.type = the[s.type]
+        ()
+      }
+
+      locally {
+        implied d[T] for D[T]
+        the2[D[Int]]
+        implicit val s: 3 = ???
+        val a: 3 = the2[3]
+        val b: s.type = the2[s.type]
+        ()
+      }
+
+      locally {
+        implicit val s: List[3] = ???
+        val a: List[3] = the2[List[3]]
+
+        implicit val sl: List[s.type] = ???
+        val b: List[s.type] = the2[List[s.type]]
+        ()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  inline def the2[T](implicit x: T): x.type = x
+
+  inline def theList[T](implicit x: T): List[x.type] = List[x.type](x)
+
+}