diff --git a/k-distribution/tests/regression-new/checks/wideningMacro.k b/k-distribution/tests/regression-new/checks/wideningMacro.k
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9ed077394d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k-distribution/tests/regression-new/checks/wideningMacro.k
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Copyright (c) K Team. All Rights Reserved.
+module WIDENINGMACRO
+    imports INT
+    imports BOOL
+
+    syntax Bool ::= #bar ( Int ) [alias]
+
+    rule #bar ( X ) => X
+endmodule
diff --git a/k-distribution/tests/regression-new/checks/wideningMacro.k.out b/k-distribution/tests/regression-new/checks/wideningMacro.k.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15be25e7c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k-distribution/tests/regression-new/checks/wideningMacro.k.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[Error] Inner Parser: Unexpected sort Int for term parsed as production syntax {Sort} Sort ::= Sort "=>" Sort [klabel(#KRewrite), symbol]. Expected: Bool
+	Source(wideningMacro.k)
+	Location(8,10,8,25)
+	8 |	    rule #bar ( X ) => X
+	  .	         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+[Error] Compiler: Had 1 parsing errors.
diff --git a/kernel/src/main/java/org/kframework/parser/inner/disambiguation/TypeInferencer.java b/kernel/src/main/java/org/kframework/parser/inner/disambiguation/TypeInferencer.java
index b59833e0f61..215d7176d67 100644
--- a/kernel/src/main/java/org/kframework/parser/inner/disambiguation/TypeInferencer.java
+++ b/kernel/src/main/java/org/kframework/parser/inner/disambiguation/TypeInferencer.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import org.kframework.attributes.Location;
 import org.kframework.builtin.KLabels;
 import org.kframework.builtin.Sorts;
+import org.kframework.compile.ExpandMacros;
 import org.kframework.compile.ResolveAnonVar;
 import org.kframework.definition.Module;
 import org.kframework.definition.NonTerminal;
@@ -385,7 +386,9 @@ private static Optional<ProductionReference> getFunction(Term t) {
    * @return
    */
   private static boolean isFunction(Term t, boolean isAnywhere) {
-    return getFunction(t).map(pr -> pr.production().att()).orElse(Att()).contains(Att.FUNCTION()) || isAnywhere;
+    return isAnywhere ||
+            getFunction(t).filter(pr -> pr.production().att().contains(Att.FUNCTION())
+                    || ExpandMacros.isMacro(pr.production())).isPresent();
   }
 
   /**