diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala
index edee88b685c7..dc864a3ec4d5 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Inliner.scala
@@ -705,41 +705,6 @@ class Inliner(call: tpd.Tree, rhsToInline: tpd.Tree)(using Context) {
       case _ =>
     }
 
-    def issueCode()(using Context): Literal = {
-      def decompose(arg: Tree): String = arg match {
-        case Typed(arg, _) => decompose(arg)
-        case SeqLiteral(elems, _) => elems.map(decompose).mkString(", ")
-        case Block(Nil, expr) => decompose(expr)
-        case Inlined(_, Nil, expr) => decompose(expr)
-        case arg =>
-          arg.tpe.widenTermRefExpr match {
-            case ConstantType(Constant(c)) => c.toString
-            case _ => arg.show
-          }
-      }
-
-      def malformedString(): String = {
-        ctx.error("Malformed part `code` string interpolator", call.sourcePos)
-        ""
-      }
-
-      callValueArgss match {
-        case List(List(Apply(_,List(Typed(SeqLiteral(Literal(headConst) :: parts,_),_)))), List(Typed(SeqLiteral(interpolatedParts,_),_)))
-            if parts.size == interpolatedParts.size =>
-          val constantParts = parts.map {
-            case Literal(const) => const.stringValue
-            case _ => malformedString()
-          }
-          val decomposedInterpolations = interpolatedParts.map(decompose)
-          val constantString = decomposedInterpolations.zip(constantParts)
-              .foldLeft(headConst.stringValue) { case (acc, (p1, p2)) => acc + p1 + p2 }
-
-          Literal(Constant(constantString)).withSpan(call.span)
-        case _ =>
-          Literal(Constant(malformedString()))
-      }
-    }
-
     trace(i"inlining $call", inlining, show = true) {
 
       // The normalized bindings collected in `bindingsBuf`
@@ -763,12 +728,9 @@ class Inliner(call: tpd.Tree, rhsToInline: tpd.Tree)(using Context) {
 
       if (inlinedMethod == defn.Compiletime_error) issueError()
 
-      if (inlinedMethod == defn.Compiletime_code)
-        issueCode()(using ctx.fresh.setSetting(ctx.settings.color, "never"))
-      else
-        // Take care that only argument bindings go into `bindings`, since positions are
-        // different for bindings from arguments and bindings from body.
-        tpd.Inlined(call, finalBindings, finalExpansion)
+      // Take care that only argument bindings go into `bindings`, since positions are
+      // different for bindings from arguments and bindings from body.
+      tpd.Inlined(call, finalBindings, finalExpansion)
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/library/src-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/StringContextMacro.scala b/library/src-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/StringContextMacro.scala
index 33ff256d6284..4446cabc613d 100644
--- a/library/src-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/StringContextMacro.scala
+++ b/library/src-bootstrapped/dotty/internal/StringContextMacro.scala
@@ -61,19 +61,9 @@ object StringContextMacro {
     import qctx.tasty._
     val sourceFile = strCtxExpr.unseal.pos.sourceFile
 
-    def notStatic =
-      qctx.throwError("Expected statically known String Context", strCtxExpr)
-    def splitParts(seq: Expr[Seq[String]]) = seq match {
-      case Varargs(p1) =>
-        p1 match
-          case Consts(p2) => (p1.toList, p2.toList)
-          case _ => notStatic
-      case _ => notStatic
-    }
     val (partsExpr, parts) = strCtxExpr match {
-      case '{ StringContext($parts: _*) } => splitParts(parts)
-      case '{ new StringContext($parts: _*) } => splitParts(parts)
-      case _ => notStatic
+      case Expr.StringContext(p1 @ Consts(p2)) => (p1.toList, p2.toList)
+      case _ => qctx.throwError("Expected statically known String Context", strCtxExpr)
     }
 
     val args = argsExpr match {
diff --git a/library/src/scala/compiletime/package.scala b/library/src/scala/compiletime/package.scala
index 550ea677b6be..ecdff6b72c0a 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/compiletime/package.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/compiletime/package.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package scala
 
+import scala.quoted._
+
 package object compiletime {
 
   erased def erasedValue[T]: T = ???
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ package object compiletime {
    */
   inline def error(inline msg: String): Nothing = ???
 
-  /** Returns the string representation of interpolated values:
+  /** Returns the string representation of interpolated elaborated code:
    *
    *  ```scala
    *  inline def logged(p1: => Any) = {
@@ -27,13 +29,19 @@ package object compiletime {
    *  }
    *  logged(identity("foo"))
    *  // above is equivalent to:
-   *  // ("code: identity("foo")", identity("foo"))
+   *  // ("code: scala.Predef.identity("foo")", identity("foo"))
    *  ```
    *
    * @note only by-name arguments will be displayed as "code".
    *       Other values may display unintutively.
    */
-  inline def (self: => StringContext) code (args: => Any*): String = ???
+  transparent inline def (inline self: StringContext) code (inline args: Any*): String = ${ codeExpr('self, 'args) }
+  private def codeExpr(using qctx: QuoteContext)(sc: Expr[StringContext], args: Expr[Seq[Any]]): Expr[String] =
+    (sc, args) match
+      case (Expr.StringContext(Consts(parts)), Varargs(args2)) =>
+        Expr(StringContext(parts: _*).s(args2.map(_.show): _*))
+      case _ =>
+        qctx.throwError("compiletime.code must be used as a string interpolator `code\"...\"`")
 
   inline def constValueOpt[T]: Option[T] = ???
 
diff --git a/library/src/scala/quoted/Expr.scala b/library/src/scala/quoted/Expr.scala
index 3dcd17e09d12..5207401bcc51 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/quoted/Expr.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/quoted/Expr.scala
@@ -219,4 +219,15 @@ object Expr {
     }
   }
 
+  object StringContext {
+    /** Matches a `StringContext(part0, part1, ...)` and extracts the parts of a call to if the
+     *  parts are passed explicitly. Returns the equvalent to `Seq('{part0}, '{part1}, ...)`.
+     */
+    def unapply(sc: Expr[StringContext])(using QuoteContext): Option[Seq[Expr[String]]] =
+      sc match
+        case '{ scala.StringContext(${Varargs(parts)}: _*) } => Some(parts)
+        case '{ new scala.StringContext(${Varargs(parts)}: _*) } => Some(parts)
+        case _ => None
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/tests/neg/i6622f.check b/tests/neg/i6622f.check
index d30826f0475d..bfcfb18af025 100644
--- a/tests/neg/i6622f.check
+++ b/tests/neg/i6622f.check
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 -- Error: tests/neg/i6622f.scala:6:8 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6 |    fail(println("foo")) // error
   |    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-  |    failed: println("foo") ...
+  |    failed: scala.Predef.println("foo") ...
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result.check b/tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result.check
index 3735f7520b82..da5a5c67f5d0 100644
--- a/tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result.check
+++ b/tests/run-macros/beta-reduce-inline-result.check
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-compile-time: 4
+compile-time: ((3.+(1): scala.Int): scala.Int)
 run-time: 4
-compile-time: 1
+compile-time: ((1: 1): scala.Int)
 run-time: 1
 run-time: 5
 run-time: 7
diff --git a/tests/run/i6622.scala b/tests/run/i6622.scala
index e541a8aa5c58..449a7c64b72c 100644
--- a/tests/run/i6622.scala
+++ b/tests/run/i6622.scala
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import scala.compiletime._
 object Test {
 
   def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
-    assert(code"abc ${println(34)} ..." == "abc println(34) ...")
-    assert(code"abc ${println(34)}" == "abc println(34)")
-    assert(code"${println(34)} ..." == "println(34) ...")
-    assert(code"${println(34)}" == "println(34)")
+    assert(code"abc ${println(34)} ..." == "abc scala.Predef.println(34) ...")
+    assert(code"abc ${println(34)}" == "abc scala.Predef.println(34)")
+    assert(code"${println(34)} ..." == "scala.Predef.println(34) ...")
+    assert(code"${println(34)}" == "scala.Predef.println(34)")
     assert(code"..." == "...")
     assert(testConstant(code"") == "")
   }
diff --git a/tests/run/i8306.check b/tests/run/i8306.check
index c9437d160771..b760862ee920 100644
--- a/tests/run/i8306.check
+++ b/tests/run/i8306.check
@@ -1,25 +1,54 @@
-compile-time: 3
-run-time: 3
-compile-time: 3
-run-time: 3
-compile-time: 3
-run-time: 3
-compile-time: 3
-run-time: 3
-compile-time: {
+compile-time: ({
+  val i: 3 = 3
+
+  (i: 3)
+}: scala.Int)
+run-time: 3
+compile-time: ({
+  val i: 3 = 3
+
+  (i: 3)
+}: scala.Int)
+run-time: 3
+compile-time: ({
+  val i: 3 = 3
+
+  (i: 3)
+}: scala.Int)
+run-time: 3
+compile-time: (3: scala.Int)
+run-time: 3
+compile-time: ({
   val $elem9: A = Test.a
-  val $elem10: Int = $elem9.i
-  val i: Int = $elem10
-  i:Int
-}
-run-time: 3
-compile-time: 3
-run-time: 3
-compile-time: 3
-run-time: 3
-compile-time: 3
-run-time: 3
-compile-time: 3
-run-time: 3
-compile-time: 3
+  val $elem10: scala.Int = $elem9.i
+  val i: scala.Int = $elem10
+
+  (i: scala.Int)
+}: scala.Int)
+run-time: 3
+compile-time: ({
+  val i: 3 = 3
+
+  (i: 3)
+}: scala.Int)
+run-time: 3
+compile-time: ({
+  val i: 3 = 3
+
+  (i: 3)
+}: scala.Int)
+run-time: 3
+compile-time: ({
+  val i: 3 = 3
+
+  (i: 3)
+}: scala.Int)
+run-time: 3
+compile-time: (3: scala.Int)
+run-time: 3
+compile-time: ({
+  val t: 3 = 3
+
+  (t: 3)
+}: scala.Int)
 run-time: 3