diff --git a/tests/generics/t16639.nim b/tests/generics/t16639.nim
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index fc00dfc3434d..000000000000
--- a/tests/generics/t16639.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-discard """
-  action: compile
-"""
-
-type Foo[T] = object
-  when true:
-    x: float
-
-type Bar = object
-  when true:
-    x: float
-
-import std/macros
-import std/assertions
-
-macro test() =
-  let a = getImpl(bindSym"Foo")[^1]
-  let b = getImpl(bindSym"Bar")[^1]
-  doAssert treeRepr(a) == treeRepr(b)
-
-test()
diff --git a/tests/generics/timpl_ast.nim b/tests/generics/timpl_ast.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..69a59e24d4ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/generics/timpl_ast.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+discard """
+  action: compile
+"""
+
+import std/macros
+import std/assertions
+
+block: # issue #16639
+  type Foo[T] = object
+    when true:
+      x: float
+
+  type Bar = object
+    when true:
+      x: float
+
+  macro test() =
+    let a = getImpl(bindSym"Foo")[^1]
+    let b = getImpl(bindSym"Bar")[^1]
+    doAssert treeRepr(a) == treeRepr(b)
+
+  test()
+
+import strutils
+
+block: # issues #9899, ##14708
+  macro implRepr(a: typed): string =
+    result = newLit(repr(a.getImpl))
+
+  type
+    Option[T] = object
+      when false: discard # issue #14708
+      when false: x: int
+      when T is (ref | ptr):
+        val: T
+      else:
+        val: T
+        has: bool
+
+  static: # check information is retained
+    let r = implRepr(Option)
+    doAssert "when T is" in r
+    doAssert r.count("val: T") == 2
+    doAssert "has: bool" in r
+
+  block: # try to compile the output
+    macro parse(s: static string) =
+      result = parseStmt(s)
+    parse("type " & implRepr(Option))