diff --git a/library/init/lean/parser/macro.lean b/library/init/lean/parser/macro.lean
index f8abb22a15..c9d9cacc68 100644
--- a/library/init/lean/parser/macro.lean
+++ b/library/init/lean/parser/macro.lean
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ structure resolved :=
    are field accesses. -/
 («prefix» : name)
 
-meta instance resolved.has_to_format : has_to_format resolved := ⟨λ r, to_fmt (r.decl, r.prefix)⟩
+instance resolved.has_to_format : has_to_format resolved := ⟨λ r, to_fmt (r.decl, r.prefix)⟩
 
 structure resolve_cfg :=
 (global_scope : rbmap name syntax (<))
diff --git a/tests/lean/macro1.lean b/tests/lean/macro1.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ddfe86772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/macro1.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import init.lean.parser.macro
+
+meta def name.to_lean_name : name → lean.name
+| name.anonymous := lean.name.anonymous
+| (name.mk_string s n) := n.to_lean_name.mk_string s
+| (name.mk_numeral u n) := n.to_lean_name.mk_numeral u.to_nat
+
+meta instance : has_coe name lean.name :=
+⟨name.to_lean_name⟩
+
+namespace lean
+open lean.parser
+
+def sp : option span := none
+
+def lambda_macro := {macro .
+  name := "lambda",
+  resolve := some $ λ sc node,
+  do [syntax.ident ident, body] ← pure node.args
+       | throw "unreachable",
+     pure [sc, sc.insert (ident.name, ident.msc) ident.id]}
+
+def resolve_name (msc : option macro_scope_id) (sc : scope) : name → option resolved
+| (name.mk_string n s) :=
+do {
+  decl ← sc.find (n.mk_string s, msc),
+  pure ⟨sum.inl decl, n.mk_string s⟩
+} <|> resolve_name n
+| _ := none
+
+def ref_macro := {macro .
+  name := "ref",
+  resolve := some $ λ sc node,
+  do [syntax.ident ident] ← pure node.args
+       | throw "unreachable",
+     some resolved ← pure $ resolve_name ident.msc sc ident.name
+       | throw sformat!"unknown identifier {ident.name}",
+     modify (λ st, ⟨st.resolve_map.insert ident.id resolved⟩),
+     pure []}
+
+def intro_x_macro := {macro .
+  name := "intro_x",
+  expand := some $ λ node,
+    -- TODO: how to manage IDs?
+    syntax.node ⟨5, sp, "lambda", syntax.ident ⟨6, sp, "x", none⟩ :: node.args⟩}
+
+def macros : name → option macro
+| "lambda" := some lambda_macro
+| "ref" := some ref_macro
+| "intro_x" := some intro_x_macro
+| _ := none
+
+def cfg : parse_state :=
+{macros := rbmap.from_list ([lambda_macro, ref_macro, intro_x_macro].map (λ m, (m.name, m))) _,
+ resolve_cfg := {global_scope := mk_rbmap _ _ _}}
+
+meta def format.to_root_format : format → _root_.format
+| (format.nil) := _root_.format.nil
+| (format.line) := _root_.format.line
+| (format.text s) := s
+| (format.nest n f) := f.to_root_format.nest n
+| (format.compose ff f₁ f₂) := _root_.format.compose f₁.to_root_format f₂.to_root_format
+| (format.compose tt f₁ f₂) := (_root_.format.compose f₁.to_root_format f₂.to_root_format).group
+| (format.choice f₁ f₂) := f₁.to_root_format -- :/
+
+meta instance has_lean_format_to_format {α} [has_to_format α] : _root_.has_to_format α :=
+⟨format.to_root_format ∘ to_fmt⟩
+
+namespace rbmap
+  universes u v w
+  variables {α : Type u} {β : Type v} {δ : Type w} {lt : α → α → Prop}
+  open lean.format prod
+  variables [has_to_format α] [has_to_format β]
+
+  private meta def format_key_data (a : α) (b : β) (first : bool) : format :=
+  (if first then to_fmt "" else to_fmt "," ++ to_fmt line) ++ to_fmt a ++ " " ++ to_fmt "←" ++ " " ++ to_fmt b
+
+  private meta def to_format (m : rbmap α β lt) : format :=
+  group $ to_fmt "⟨" ++ nest 1 (fst (rbmap.fold (λ a b p, (fst p ++ format_key_data a b (snd p), ff)) m (to_fmt "", tt))) ++
+          to_fmt "⟩"
+
+  meta instance : has_to_format (rbmap α β lt) :=
+  ⟨to_format⟩
+end rbmap
+
+meta def test (stx : syntax) : command :=
+match (expand' stx >>= resolve').run' cfg () with
+| except.error e := tactic.fail e
+| except.ok    (stx, ⟨rsm⟩) := tactic.trace stx >> tactic.trace (stx, rsm)
+
+run_cmd test $ syntax.node ⟨0, sp, "lambda", [
+  syntax.ident ⟨1, sp, "x", none⟩,
+  syntax.node ⟨2, sp, "ref", [
+    syntax.ident ⟨3, sp, "x", none⟩
+  ]⟩
+]⟩
+
+-- test macro shadowing
+run_cmd test $ syntax.node ⟨0, sp, "lambda", [
+  syntax.ident ⟨1, sp, "x", none⟩,
+  syntax.node ⟨4, sp, "intro_x", [
+    syntax.node ⟨2, sp, "ref", [
+      syntax.ident ⟨3, sp, "x", none⟩
+    ]⟩
+  ]⟩
+]⟩
+
+-- test field notation
+run_cmd test $ syntax.node ⟨0, sp, "lambda", [
+  syntax.ident ⟨1, sp, `x.y, none⟩,
+  syntax.node ⟨2, sp, "ref", [
+    syntax.ident ⟨3, sp, `x.y.z, none⟩
+  ]⟩
+]⟩
+
+end lean
diff --git a/tests/lean/macro1.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/macro1.lean.expected.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bc3dab2f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/macro1.lean.expected.out
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+macro1.lean:16:4: warning: failed to generate bytecode for 'lambda_macro'
+code generation failed, VM does not have code for '_unreachable_'
+macro1.lean:31:4: warning: failed to generate bytecode for 'ref_macro'
+code generation failed, VM does not have code for '_unreachable_'
+(0: node lambda (1: ident x) (2: node ref (3: ident x)))
+((0: node lambda (1: ident x) (2: node ref (3: ident x))), ⟨3 ← ((inl 1), x)⟩)
+(0: node lambda (1: ident x) (5: node lambda (6: ident x from 0) (2: node ref (3: ident x))))
+((0: node lambda (1: ident x) (5: node lambda (6: ident x from 0) (2: node ref (3: ident x)))),
+ ⟨3 ← ((inl 1), x)⟩)
+(0: node lambda (1: ident x.y) (2: node ref (3: ident x.y.z)))
+((0: node lambda (1: ident x.y) (2: node ref (3: ident x.y.z))), ⟨3 ← ((inl 1), x.y)⟩)