diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/QuotesAndSplices.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/QuotesAndSplices.scala
index 91e18cb2791e..7a57b67d7f6a 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/QuotesAndSplices.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/QuotesAndSplices.scala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ trait QuotesAndSplices {
       ctx.error(em"Quotes require stable QuoteContext, but found non stable $qctx", qctx.sourcePos)
 
     val tree1 =
-      if ctx.mode.is(Mode.Pattern) && level == 0 then
+      if ctx.mode.is(Mode.Pattern) then
         typedQuotePattern(tree, pt, qctx)
       else if (tree.quoted.isType)
         typedTypeApply(untpd.TypeApply(untpd.ref(defn.InternalQuoted_typeQuote.termRef), tree.quoted :: Nil), pt)(using quoteContext)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ trait QuotesAndSplices {
         ctx.warning("Canceled quote directly inside a splice. ${ '{ XYZ } } is equivalent to XYZ.", tree.sourcePos)
       case _ =>
     }
-    if (ctx.mode.is(Mode.QuotedPattern) && level == 1)
+    if (ctx.mode.is(Mode.QuotedPattern))
       if (isFullyDefined(pt, ForceDegree.all)) {
         def spliceOwner(ctx: Context): Symbol =
           if (ctx.mode.is(Mode.QuotedPattern)) spliceOwner(ctx.outer) else ctx.owner
@@ -99,24 +99,10 @@ trait QuotesAndSplices {
 
       val (outerQctx, ctx1) = popQuoteContext()
 
-      // Explicitly provide the given QuoteContext of the splice.
-      //  * Avoids leaking implementation details of scala.internal.quoted.CompileTime.exprSplice,
-      //    such as exprSplice taking a ?=> function argument
-      //  * Provide meaningful names for QuoteContext synthesized by within `${ ... }`
-      //  * If within a quote, provide a QuoteContext is linked typewise with the outer QuoteContext
-      val qctxParamName = NameKinds.UniqueName.fresh(s"qctx${if level > 0 then level - 1 else ""}_".toTermName)
-      val qctxParamTpe = outerQctx match {
-        case Some(qctxRef) => qctxRef.tpe.select("NestedContext".toTypeName)
-        case _ => defn.QuoteContextClass.typeRef // splice at level 0 (or lower)
-      }
-      val qctxParamTpt = untpd.TypedSplice(TypeTree(qctxParamTpe))
-      val qctxParam = untpd.makeParameter(qctxParamName, qctxParamTpt, untpd.Modifiers(Given))
-      val expr = untpd.Function(List(qctxParam), tree.expr).withSpan(tree.span)
-
       val internalSplice =
         outerQctx match
-          case Some(qctxRef) => untpd.Apply(untpd.Apply(untpd.ref(defn.InternalQuoted_exprNestedSplice.termRef), qctxRef), expr)
-          case _ => untpd.Apply(untpd.ref(defn.InternalQuoted_exprSplice.termRef), expr)
+          case Some(qctxRef) => untpd.Apply(untpd.Apply(untpd.ref(defn.InternalQuoted_exprNestedSplice.termRef), qctxRef), tree.expr)
+          case _ => untpd.Apply(untpd.ref(defn.InternalQuoted_exprSplice.termRef), tree.expr)
 
       typedApply(internalSplice, pt)(using ctx1).withSpan(tree.span)
     }
diff --git a/tests/pos/splice-with-explicit-context.scala b/tests/pos/splice-with-explicit-context.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..511b1ac7c422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/splice-with-explicit-context.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import scala.quoted._
+
+def f(a: Expr[Int])(using qctx: QuoteContext): Unit =
+
+  '{ val x: Int = ${ (using qctx2) => a } }
+
+  '{ val x: Int = ${ (using qctx2: qctx.NestedContext) => a } }
diff --git a/tests/run-staging/quote-nested-2.check b/tests/run-staging/quote-nested-2.check
index 18f09dc182ee..b64f13e441af 100644
--- a/tests/run-staging/quote-nested-2.check
+++ b/tests/run-staging/quote-nested-2.check
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ((qctx: scala.quoted.QuoteContext) ?=> {
   val a: scala.quoted.Expr[scala.Int] = scala.internal.quoted.CompileTime.exprQuote[scala.Int](4).apply(using qctx)
-  ((qctx1_$1: qctx.NestedContext) ?=> a).asInstanceOf[scala.ContextFunction1[scala.quoted.QuoteContext, scala.quoted.Expr[scala.Int]]].apply(using qctx)
+  ((evidence$2: qctx.NestedContext) ?=> a).asInstanceOf[scala.ContextFunction1[scala.quoted.QuoteContext, scala.quoted.Expr[scala.Int]]].apply(using qctx)
 })
diff --git a/tests/run-staging/quote-nested-5.check b/tests/run-staging/quote-nested-5.check
index 0296b75b63af..cafa92a05d1b 100644
--- a/tests/run-staging/quote-nested-5.check
+++ b/tests/run-staging/quote-nested-5.check
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ((qctx: scala.quoted.QuoteContext) ?=> {
   val a: scala.quoted.Expr[scala.Int] = scala.internal.quoted.CompileTime.exprQuote[scala.Int](4).apply(using qctx)
-  ((qctx2: scala.quoted.QuoteContext) ?=> ((qctx1_$1: qctx2.NestedContext) ?=> a).asInstanceOf[scala.ContextFunction1[scala.quoted.QuoteContext, scala.quoted.Expr[scala.Int]]].apply(using qctx2)).apply(using qctx)
+  ((qctx2: scala.quoted.QuoteContext) ?=> ((evidence$3: qctx2.NestedContext) ?=> a).asInstanceOf[scala.ContextFunction1[scala.quoted.QuoteContext, scala.quoted.Expr[scala.Int]]].apply(using qctx2)).apply(using qctx)
 })