diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
index 674052959cdf..40e4cc82f4e5 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
@@ -1933,18 +1933,27 @@ class Typer extends Namer
    *  while tracking the quotation level in the context.
    */
   def typedQuote(tree: untpd.Quote, pt: Type)(implicit ctx: Context): Tree = track("typedQuote") {
-    val tree1 =
-      if (tree.t.isType)
-        typedTypeApply(untpd.TypeApply(untpd.ref(defn.InternalQuoted_typeQuoteR), List(tree.t)), pt)(quoteContext)
-      else
-        typedApply(untpd.Apply(untpd.ref(defn.InternalQuoted_exprQuoteR), tree.t), pt)(quoteContext)
-    tree1.withSpan(tree.span)
+    tree.t match {
+      case untpd.Splice(innerExpr) =>
+        ctx.warning("Canceled splice directly inside a quote. '{ ${ XYZ } } is equivalent to XYZ.", tree.sourcePos)
+        typed(innerExpr, pt)
+      case t if t.isType =>
+        typedTypeApply(untpd.TypeApply(untpd.ref(defn.InternalQuoted_typeQuoteR), List(tree.t)), pt)(quoteContext).withSpan(tree.span)
+      case t=>
+        typedApply(untpd.Apply(untpd.ref(defn.InternalQuoted_exprQuoteR), tree.t), pt)(quoteContext).withSpan(tree.span)
+    }
   }
 
   /** Translate `${ t: Expr[T] }` into expresiion `t.splice` while tracking the quotation level in the context */
   def typedSplice(tree: untpd.Splice, pt: Type)(implicit ctx: Context): Tree = track("typedSplice") {
     checkSpliceOutsideQuote(tree)
-    typedSelect(untpd.Select(tree.expr, nme.splice), pt)(spliceContext).withSpan(tree.span)
+    tree.expr match {
+      case untpd.Quote(innerExpr) =>
+        ctx.warning("Canceled quote directly inside a splice. ${ '{ XYZ } } is equivalent to XYZ.", tree.sourcePos)
+        typed(innerExpr, pt)
+      case expr =>
+        typedSelect(untpd.Select(expr, nme.splice), pt)(spliceContext).withSpan(tree.span)
+    }
   }
 
   /** Translate ${ t: Type[T] }` into type `t.splice` while tracking the quotation level in the context */
diff --git a/tests/neg-custom-args/fatal-warnings/quote-simple-hole.scala b/tests/neg-custom-args/fatal-warnings/quote-simple-hole.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..da11aa9325c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg-custom-args/fatal-warnings/quote-simple-hole.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+class Test {
+  val x = '{0}
+  val y = '{ // error: Canceled splice directly inside a quote. '{ ${ XYZ } } is equivalent to XYZ.
+    $x
+  }
+  val z = '{
+    val a = ${ // error: Canceled quote directly inside a splice. ${ '{ XYZ } } is equivalent to XYZ.
+      '{
+        $y
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-nested-2.check b/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-nested-2.check
index f4fa770eb373..87a43aeeee24 100644
--- a/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-nested-2.check
+++ b/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-nested-2.check
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   val a: scala.quoted.Expr[scala.Int] = '{4}
-  a
+
+  (a: scala.quoted.Expr[scala.Int])
 }
diff --git a/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-nested-5.check b/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-nested-5.check
index f4fa770eb373..87a43aeeee24 100644
--- a/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-nested-5.check
+++ b/tests/run-with-compiler/quote-nested-5.check
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   val a: scala.quoted.Expr[scala.Int] = '{4}
-  a
+
+  (a: scala.quoted.Expr[scala.Int])
 }