diff --git a/library/src-non-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/StringContextMacro.scala b/library/src-non-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/StringContextMacro.scala
index d72c594dda09..b3b7c443c332 100644
--- a/library/src-non-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/StringContextMacro.scala
+++ b/library/src-non-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/StringContextMacro.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import scala.quoted._
 object StringContextMacro {
 
   /** Implementation of scala.StringContext.f used in Dotty */
-  inline def f(sc: => StringContext)(args: Any*): String =
+  inline def f(inline sc: StringContext)(args: Any*): String =
     scala.compiletime.error("Cannot expand f interpolator while bootstrapping the compiler")
 
 }
diff --git a/tests/neg-macros/i6432/Macro_1.scala b/tests/neg-macros/i6432/Macro_1.scala
index 7c9b63deb114..32710d446871 100644
--- a/tests/neg-macros/i6432/Macro_1.scala
+++ b/tests/neg-macros/i6432/Macro_1.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import scala.quoted.autolift.{given _}
 
 
 object Macro {
-  inline def (sc: => StringContext).foo(args: String*): Unit = ${ impl('sc) }
+  inline def (inline sc: StringContext).foo(args: String*): Unit = ${ impl('sc) }
 
   def impl(sc: Expr[StringContext])(using qctx: QuoteContext) : Expr[Unit] = {
     import qctx.tasty._
diff --git a/tests/neg-macros/i6432b/Macro_1.scala b/tests/neg-macros/i6432b/Macro_1.scala
index 7c9b63deb114..32710d446871 100644
--- a/tests/neg-macros/i6432b/Macro_1.scala
+++ b/tests/neg-macros/i6432b/Macro_1.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import scala.quoted.autolift.{given _}
 
 
 object Macro {
-  inline def (sc: => StringContext).foo(args: String*): Unit = ${ impl('sc) }
+  inline def (inline sc: StringContext).foo(args: String*): Unit = ${ impl('sc) }
 
   def impl(sc: Expr[StringContext])(using qctx: QuoteContext) : Expr[Unit] = {
     import qctx.tasty._
diff --git a/tests/neg/i7698.scala b/tests/neg/i7698.scala
index a71b53a6267e..f171b2a0b84f 100644
--- a/tests/neg/i7698.scala
+++ b/tests/neg/i7698.scala
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ def showInterpolatorImpl(sc: Expr[StringContext], argsExpr: Expr[Seq[Any]])(usin
     case '[ Int ] => // error
   ???
 
-inline def (sc: => StringContext) show (args: Any*): String = ${ showInterpolatorImpl('sc, 'args) }
+inline def (inline sc: StringContext) show (args: Any*): String = ${ showInterpolatorImpl('sc, 'args) }
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/i5119/Macro_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/i5119/Macro_1.scala
index ac8aad2144d8..66ce27787b26 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/i5119/Macro_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/i5119/Macro_1.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ object Macro {
   class StringContextOps(sc: => StringContext) {
     inline def ff(args: => Any*): String = ${ Macro.impl('sc, 'args) }
   }
-  implicit inline def XmlQuote(sc: => StringContext): StringContextOps = new StringContextOps(sc)
+  implicit inline def XmlQuote(inline sc: StringContext): StringContextOps = new StringContextOps(sc)
   def impl(sc: Expr[StringContext], args: Expr[Seq[Any]])(using qctx: QuoteContext) : Expr[String] = {
     import qctx.tasty._
     (sc.unseal.underlyingArgument.showExtractors + "\n" + args.unseal.underlyingArgument.showExtractors)
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/i6253-b/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/i6253-b/quoted_1.scala
index cadc8730d46c..593e7da59ae4 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/i6253-b/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/i6253-b/quoted_1.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import scala.quoted._
 
 object Macros {
 
-  inline def (self: => StringContext) xyz(args: => String*): String = ${impl('self, 'args)}
+  inline def (inline self: StringContext) xyz(args: => String*): String = ${impl('self, 'args)}
 
   private def impl(self: Expr[StringContext], args: Expr[Seq[String]])(using QuoteContext): Expr[String] = {
     self match {
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/i6253/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/i6253/quoted_1.scala
index 4c7530698588..596db02e2fbc 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/i6253/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/i6253/quoted_1.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import scala.quoted._
 
 object Macros {
 
-  inline def (self: => StringContext) xyz(args: => String*): String = ${impl('self, 'args)}
+  inline def (inline self: StringContext) xyz(args: => String*): String = ${impl('self, 'args)}
 
   private def impl(self: Expr[StringContext], args: Expr[Seq[String]])(using QuoteContext): Expr[String] = {
     self match {
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quote-elide-prefix/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quote-elide-prefix/quoted_1.scala
index c47f3583fc56..c7f86bccd281 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quote-elide-prefix/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quote-elide-prefix/quoted_1.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import scala.quoted._
 object Macro {
 
   // By name StringContext is used to elide the prefix
-  inline def (sc: => StringContext) ff (args: => Any*): String = ${ Macro.impl('sc, 'args) }
+  inline def (inline sc: StringContext) ff (args: => Any*): String = ${ Macro.impl('sc, 'args) }
 
   def impl(sc: Expr[StringContext], args: Expr[Seq[Any]])(using QuoteContext): Expr[String] = '{ $args.mkString }
 }
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator-2/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator-2/quoted_1.scala
index 887f2c25605e..a6ff0769dc4e 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator-2/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator-2/quoted_1.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import scala.quoted._
 
 object Macros {
 
-  inline def (self: => StringContext) xyz(inline args: String*): String = ${impl('self, 'args)}
+  inline def (inline self: StringContext) xyz(inline args: String*): String = ${impl('self, 'args)}
 
   private def impl(self: Expr[StringContext], args: Expr[Seq[String]])(using QuoteContext): Expr[String] = {
     (self, args) match {
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator-3/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator-3/quoted_1.scala
index 079cdebc51ab..8a0c5d182bc1 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator-3/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator-3/quoted_1.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import scala.quoted._
 
 object Macros {
 
-  inline def (self: => StringContext) S(args: => String*): String = ${impl('self, 'args)}
+  inline def (inline self: StringContext) S(args: => String*): String = ${impl('self, 'args)}
 
   private def impl(self: Expr[StringContext], args: Expr[Seq[String]])(using QuoteContext): Expr[String] = {
     self match {
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator/quoted_1.scala
index 08950f89e090..128dd17a4679 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-string-interpolator/quoted_1.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import scala.quoted._
 
 object Macros {
 
-  inline def (self: => StringContext) xyz(args: => String*): String = ${impl('self, 'args)}
+  inline def (inline self: StringContext) xyz(args: => String*): String = ${impl('self, 'args)}
 
   private def impl(self: Expr[StringContext], args: Expr[Seq[String]])(using QuoteContext): Expr[String] = {
     self match {
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-1/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-1/quoted_1.scala
index edf9809afcd3..4bc796909386 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-1/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-1/quoted_1.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import scala.quoted._
 
 object Macros {
 
-  inline def lift[T](sym: Symantics[T])(a: => DSL): T = ${impl[T]('sym, 'a)}
+  inline def lift[T](sym: Symantics[T])(inline a: DSL): T = ${impl[T]('sym, 'a)}
 
   private def impl[T: Type](sym: Expr[Symantics[T]], a: Expr[DSL])(using qctx: QuoteContext): Expr[T] = {
 
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-2/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-2/quoted_1.scala
index b58deac142a9..f23247232763 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-2/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-2/quoted_1.scala
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import scala.quoted.unsafe._
 
 object Macros {
 
-  inline def liftString(a: => DSL): String = ${impl(StringNum, 'a)}
+  inline def liftString(inline a: DSL): String = ${impl(StringNum, 'a)}
 
-  inline def liftCompute(a: => DSL): Int = ${impl(ComputeNum, 'a)}
+  inline def liftCompute(inline a: DSL): Int = ${impl(ComputeNum, 'a)}
 
-  inline def liftAST(a: => DSL): ASTNum = ${impl(ASTNum, 'a)}
+  inline def liftAST(inline a: DSL): ASTNum = ${impl(ASTNum, 'a)}
 
   private def impl[T: Type](sym: Symantics[T], a: Expr[DSL])(using qctx: QuoteContext): Expr[T] = {
 
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-3/quoted_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-3/quoted_1.scala
index acc7d5829d61..45b1b16f4642 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-3/quoted_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quote-matcher-symantics-3/quoted_1.scala
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import scala.quoted.unsafe._
 object Macros {
 
 
-  inline def lift[R[_]](sym: Symantics { type Repr = R })(a: => Int): R[Int] = ${impl('sym, 'a)}
+  inline def lift[R[_]](sym: Symantics { type Repr = R })(inline a: Int): R[Int] = ${impl('sym, 'a)}
 
 
   private def impl[R[_]: Type](sym: Expr[Symantics { type Repr[X] = R[X] }], expr: Expr[Int])(using QuoteContext): Expr[R[Int]] = {
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quote-matching-open/Macro_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quote-matching-open/Macro_1.scala
index 755c92e3e634..c54809207ea1 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quote-matching-open/Macro_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quote-matching-open/Macro_1.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import scala.quoted._
 import scala.quoted.unsafe._
 object Macro {
 
-  inline def openTest(x: => Any): Any = ${ Macro.impl('x) }
+  inline def openTest(inline x: Any): Any = ${ Macro.impl('x) }
 
   def impl(x: Expr[Any])(using QuoteContext): Expr[Any] = {
     x match {
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quoted-matching-docs-2/Macro_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quoted-matching-docs-2/Macro_1.scala
index 412c74a547c5..0a959892f53d 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quoted-matching-docs-2/Macro_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quoted-matching-docs-2/Macro_1.scala
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import scala.quoted._
 
 def sum(args: Int*): Int = args.sum
 
-inline def showOptimize(arg: Int): String = ${ showOptimizeExpr('arg) }
-inline def optimize(arg: Int): Int = ${ optimizeExpr('arg) }
+inline def showOptimize(inline arg: Int): String = ${ showOptimizeExpr('arg) }
+inline def optimize(inline arg: Int): Int = ${ optimizeExpr('arg) }
 
 private def showOptimizeExpr(body: Expr[Int])(using QuoteContext): Expr[String] =
   Expr(optimizeExpr(body).show)
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quoted-pattern-open-expr/Macro_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quoted-pattern-open-expr/Macro_1.scala
index c6b05434c9a3..8f3f3b54331f 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quoted-pattern-open-expr/Macro_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quoted-pattern-open-expr/Macro_1.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import scala.quoted._
 
-inline def test(e: Int): String = ${testExpr('e)}
+inline def test(inline e: Int): String = ${testExpr('e)}
 
 private def testExpr(e: Expr[Int])(using QuoteContext): Expr[String] = {
   e match {
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/quoted-pattern-type/Macro_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/quoted-pattern-type/Macro_1.scala
index 11aa24e866d3..7fa9cf6b587f 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/quoted-pattern-type/Macro_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/quoted-pattern-type/Macro_1.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import scala.quoted._
 
 object Lib {
 
-  inline def foo[T](arg: => T): T = ${ impl('arg) }
+  inline def foo[T](inline arg: T): T = ${ impl('arg) }
 
   private def impl[T: Type](arg: Expr[T])(using QuoteContext): Expr[T] = {
     arg match {
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/refined-selectable-macro/Macro_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/refined-selectable-macro/Macro_1.scala
index 42454e9968b3..af5a11e3bf57 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/refined-selectable-macro/Macro_1.scala
+++ b/tests/run-macros/refined-selectable-macro/Macro_1.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ object Macro {
 
   trait SelectableRecordCompanion[T] {
     protected def fromUntypedTuple(elems: (String, Any)*): T
-    inline def fromTuple[T <: Tuple](s: T) <: Any = ${ fromTupleImpl('s, '{ (x: Array[(String, Any)]) => fromUntypedTuple(x: _*) } ) }
+    inline def fromTuple[T <: Tuple](inline s: T) <: Any = ${ fromTupleImpl('s, '{ (x: Array[(String, Any)]) => fromUntypedTuple(x: _*) } ) }
   }
 
   private def toTupleImpl(s: Expr[Selectable])(using qctx:QuoteContext) : Expr[Tuple] = {