diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicing.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicing.scala
index ff5dc5042eaf..51cb716e47ca 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicing.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Splicing.scala
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class Splicing extends MacroTransform:
                 // Dealias references to captured types
                 TypeTree(tree.tpe.dealias)
             else super.transform(tree)
-        case tree: TypeTree =>
+        case _: TypeTree | _: SingletonTypeTree =>
           if containsCapturedType(tree.tpe) && level >= 1 then getTagRefFor(tree)
           else tree
         case tree @ Assign(lhs: RefTree, rhs) =>
@@ -314,10 +314,7 @@ class Splicing extends MacroTransform:
       )
 
     private def capturedType(tree: Tree)(using Context): Symbol =
-      val tpe = tree.tpe.widenTermRefExpr
-      val bindingSym = refBindingMap
-        .getOrElseUpdate(tree.symbol, (TypeTree(tree.tpe), newQuotedTypeClassBinding(tpe)))._2
-      bindingSym
+      refBindingMap.getOrElseUpdate(tree.symbol, (TypeTree(tree.tpe), newQuotedTypeClassBinding(tree.tpe)))._2
 
     private def capturedPartTypes(quote: Quote)(using Context): Tree =
       val (tags, body1) = inContextWithQuoteTypeTags {
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TreeChecker.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TreeChecker.scala
index d2e70ff1aff2..f84f628fc981 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TreeChecker.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TreeChecker.scala
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ object TreeChecker {
       // Check that we only add the captured type `T` instead of a more complex type like `List[T]`.
       // If we have `F[T]` with captured `F` and `T`, we should list `F` and `T` separately in the args.
       for arg <- args do
-        assert(arg.isTerm || arg.tpe.isInstanceOf[TypeRef], "Expected TypeRef in Hole type args but got: " + arg.tpe)
+        assert(arg.isTerm || arg.tpe.isInstanceOf[TypeRef | TermRef | ThisType], "Unexpected type arg in Hole: " + arg.tpe)
 
       // Check result type of the hole
       if isTerm then assert(tree1.typeOpt <:< pt)
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ object TreeChecker {
               defn.AnyType
             case tpe => tpe
           defn.QuotedExprClass.typeRef.appliedTo(tpe)
-        else defn.QuotedTypeClass.typeRef.appliedTo(arg.typeOpt.widenTermRefExpr)
+        else defn.QuotedTypeClass.typeRef.appliedTo(arg.typeOpt)
       }
       val expectedResultType =
         if isTerm then defn.QuotedExprClass.typeRef.appliedTo(tree1.typeOpt)
diff --git a/tests/pos-macros/i17103c/Macro_1.scala b/tests/pos-macros/i17103c/Macro_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb8cf43d44a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-macros/i17103c/Macro_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import scala.quoted.*
+
+inline def test = ${ testExpr }
+
+def testExpr(using Quotes): Expr[Unit] =
+  '{
+    trait C
+    val c: C = ???
+    ${
+      val expr = '{
+        val cRef: c.type = ???
+        ()
+      }
+      expr
+    }
+  }
diff --git a/tests/pos-macros/i17103c/Test_2.scala b/tests/pos-macros/i17103c/Test_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce2b73e5adf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-macros/i17103c/Test_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+def Test = test