diff --git a/library/init/lean/expander.lean b/library/init/lean/expander.lean
index 0475e832c7..c3c87a5571 100644
--- a/library/init/lean/expander.lean
+++ b/library/init/lean/expander.lean
@@ -311,12 +311,43 @@ def pi.transform : transformer :=
   let v := view pi stx,
   expandBinders (λ binders body, review pi {op := v.op, binders := binders, range := body}) v.binders v.range
 
+def getAppArgs : Syntax → (Syntax × List Syntax)
+| stx := match tryView app stx with
+  | some v := let (fn, args) := getAppArgs v.fn in (fn, v.Arg::args)
+  | none   := (stx, [])
+
+def termToIdentsUnivs : Syntax → List identUnivs.View × Option Syntax
+| stx := match stx.kind with
+  | some @identUnivs := ([view identUnivs stx], none)
+  | some @app         :=
+    let v := view app stx in
+    (match tryView identUnivs v.fn with
+     | some id :=
+       let (ids, rem) := termToIdentsUnivs v.Arg in (id::ids, rem)
+     | none := ([], some stx))
+  | _ := ([], some stx)
+
+def termToExplicitBinder (stx : Syntax) : Option explicitBinder.View := do
+  v ← tryView paren stx,
+  {Term := t, special := parenSpecial.View.typed pst} ← v.content | failure,
+  (ids, none) ← pure $ termToIdentsUnivs t | failure,
+  let bids := ids.map $ λ id, binderIdent.View.id id.id,
+  pure {content := explicitBinderContent.View.other {ids := bids, type := some $ {type := pst.type}}}
+
 def arrow.transform : transformer :=
 λ stx, do
   let v := view arrow stx,
+  -- if `stx` is of the form `(id... : e)... → f`, use the type expressions as binders
+  -- Ex: `(a : b) -> c` ~> `Π (a : b), c`
+  let (fn, args) := getAppArgs v.dom,
+  let groups := fn::args,
   pure $ review pi {
     op := Syntax.atom {val := "Π"},
-    binders := binders.View.simple $ simpleBinder.View.explicit {id := `a, type := v.dom},
+    binders := match groups.mmap termToExplicitBinder with
+      | some bnders := binders.View.extended {
+        leadingIds := [],
+        remainder := bindersRemainder.View.mixed $ bnders.map (mixedBinder.View.bracketed ∘ bracketedBinder.View.explicit)}
+      | none := binders.View.simple $ simpleBinder.View.explicit {id := `a, type := v.dom},
     range := v.range}
 
 def paren.transform : transformer :=