diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ReifyQuotes.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ReifyQuotes.scala
index 3e28b4a12ffb..3c65c69cc83f 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ReifyQuotes.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/ReifyQuotes.scala
@@ -229,9 +229,12 @@ class ReifyQuotes extends MacroTransform {
         val meth =
           if (isType) ref(defn.Unpickler_unpickleType).appliedToType(originalTp)
           else ref(defn.Unpickler_unpickleExpr).appliedToType(originalTp.widen)
+        val spliceResType =
+          if(isType) defn.QuotedTypeType.appliedTo(WildcardType)
+          else defn.QuotedExprType.appliedTo(defn.AnyType) | defn.QuotedTypeType.appliedTo(WildcardType)
         meth.appliedTo(
           liftList(PickledQuotes.pickleQuote(body).map(x => Literal(Constant(x))), defn.StringType),
-          liftList(splices, defn.AnyType))
+          liftList(splices, defn.FunctionType(1).appliedTo(defn.SeqType.appliedTo(defn.AnyType), spliceResType)))
       }
       if (splices.nonEmpty) pickleAsTasty()
       else if (isType) {
diff --git a/library/src/scala/runtime/quoted/Unpickler.scala b/library/src/scala/runtime/quoted/Unpickler.scala
index 63eea27617e1..ab538a7b2d7d 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/runtime/quoted/Unpickler.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/runtime/quoted/Unpickler.scala
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ object Unpickler {
   /** Unpickle `repr` which represents a pickled `Expr` tree,
    *  replacing splice nodes with `args`
    */
-  def unpickleExpr[T](repr: Pickled, args: Seq[Any]): Expr[T] = new TastyExpr[T](repr, args)
+  def unpickleExpr[T](repr: Pickled, args: Seq[Seq[Any] => (Expr[Any] | Type[_])]): Expr[T] = new TastyExpr[T](repr, args)
 
   /** Unpickle `repr` which represents a pickled `Type` tree,
    *  replacing splice nodes with `args`
    */
-  def unpickleType[T](repr: Pickled, args: Seq[Any]): Type[T] = new TastyType[T](repr, args)
+  def unpickleType[T](repr: Pickled, args: Seq[Seq[Any] => Type[_]]): Type[T] = new TastyType[T](repr, args)
 }