diff --git a/src/Lean/Elab/Declaration.lean b/src/Lean/Elab/Declaration.lean
index 0934e6bfd3..d40b951713 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Elab/Declaration.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Elab/Declaration.lean
@@ -264,16 +264,15 @@ def expandMutualElement : Macro := fun stx => do
   for elem in stx[1].getArgs do
     -- Don't trigger the `expandNamespacedDecl` macro, the namespace is handled by the mutual def
     -- elaborator directly instead
-    if elem.isOfKind ``Parser.Command.declaration then
-      continue
-    match (← expandMacro? elem) with
-    | some elemNew =>
-      if elemNew.isOfKind nullKind then
-        elemsNew := elemsNew ++ elemNew.getArgs
-      else
-        elemsNew := elemsNew.push elemNew
-      modified := true
-    | none         => elemsNew := elemsNew.push elem
+    if !elem.isOfKind ``Parser.Command.declaration then
+      if let some elemNew ← expandMacro? elem then
+        if elemNew.isOfKind nullKind then
+          elemsNew := elemsNew ++ elemNew.getArgs
+        else
+          elemsNew := elemsNew.push elemNew
+        modified := true
+        continue
+    elemsNew := elemsNew.push elem
   if modified then
     return stx.setArg 1 (mkNullNode elemsNew)
   else
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/10687.lean b/tests/lean/run/10687.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21fa0cac65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/run/10687.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import Lean
+
+/-! Macros in `mutual` should preserve remaining `mutual` items. -/
+
+open Lean Elab Command Lean.PrettyPrinter
+
+private def trace [Repr α] (name : String) (p : IO α) : IO α := do
+  IO.println s!"tracing: {name}"
+  p
+
+syntax (name := traced) "#traced " declModifiers "def " ident optDeclSig " := " term : command
+
+@[macro traced] def elabTracedDef : Macro := fun stx => do
+  match stx with
+  | `(command| #traced $mods:declModifiers def $name:ident $sig:optDeclSig := $body:term) => do
+    let nameStr := name.getId.toString
+    let name_ := mkIdent (name.getId.appendAfter "_")
+    let args := sig.raw[0].getArgs
+    let mut argNames := #[]
+    for arg in args do
+      argNames := argNames.push (mkIdent (arg[1][0].getId))
+    -- Generate the first definition: def foo_ : Type := body
+    let def1 := ← `(command| $mods:declModifiers def $name_ $sig:optDeclSig := $body)
+    -- Generate the second definition: def foo : Type := trace "foo" foo_
+    let traceCall := ← `(trace $(quote nameStr) ($name_ $[ $argNames:ident ]*))
+    let def2 := ← `(command| $mods:declModifiers def $name $sig:optDeclSig := $traceCall)
+    let res <- `($def1:command
+                 $def2:command)
+    dbg_trace "{res.raw.prettyPrint}"
+    return res
+  | _ => Macro.throwUnsupported
+
+#traced
+def foo (x : IO Nat) : IO Nat := x
+
+#eval foo (pure 5)
+
+mutual
+
+--#traced
+private partial def baz (x : IO Nat) : IO Nat :=
+  bar (pure 7)
+
+#traced  -- this previously discarded `baz`
+private partial def bar (x : IO Nat) : IO Nat :=
+  baz (pure 5)
+
+end -- mutual