2 files changed, 58 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/core/macros.nim b/lib/core/macros.nim
index 7a8755299..6a4c094d0 100644
--- a/lib/core/macros.nim
+++ b/lib/core/macros.nim
@@ -1076,20 +1076,24 @@ proc expectKind*(n: NimNode; k: set[NimNodeKind]) {.compileTime.} =
   ## macros that check the AST that is passed to them.
   if n.kind notin k: error("Expected one of " & $k & ", got " & $n.kind, n)
 
-proc newProc*(name = newEmptyNode(); params: openArray[NimNode] = [newEmptyNode()];
-    body: NimNode = newStmtList(), procType = nnkProcDef): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
+proc newProc*(name = newEmptyNode();
+              params: openArray[NimNode] = [newEmptyNode()];
+              body: NimNode = newStmtList();
+              procType = nnkProcDef;
+              pragmas: NimNode = newEmptyNode()): NimNode {.compileTime.} =
   ## shortcut for creating a new proc
   ##
   ## The ``params`` array must start with the return type of the proc,
   ## followed by a list of IdentDefs which specify the params.
   if procType notin RoutineNodes:
     error("Expected one of " & $RoutineNodes & ", got " & $procType)
+  pragmas.expectKind({nnkEmpty, nnkPragma})
   result = newNimNode(procType).add(
     name,
     newEmptyNode(),
     newEmptyNode(),
     newNimNode(nnkFormalParams).add(params),
-    newEmptyNode(),  # pragmas
+    pragmas,
     newEmptyNode(),
     body)
 
diff --git a/tests/macros/tnewproc.nim b/tests/macros/tnewproc.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a5bfd6dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/macros/tnewproc.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import macros
+
+macro test(a: untyped): untyped =
+  # proc hello*(x: int = 3, y: float32): int {.inline.} = discard
+  let
+    nameNode = nnkPostfix.newTree(
+      newIdentNode("*"),
+      newIdentNode("hello")
+    )
+    params = @[
+      newIdentNode("int"),
+      nnkIdentDefs.newTree(
+        newIdentNode("x"),
+        newIdentNode("int"),
+        newLit(3)
+      ),
+      nnkIdentDefs.newTree(
+        newIdentNode("y"),
+        newIdentNode("float32"),
+        newEmptyNode()
+      )
+    ]
+    paramsNode = nnkFormalParams.newTree(params)
+    pragmasNode = nnkPragma.newTree(
+      newIdentNode("inline")
+    )
+    bodyNode = nnkStmtList.newTree(
+      nnkDiscardStmt.newTree(
+        newEmptyNode()
+      )
+    )
+
+  var
+    expected = nnkProcDef.newTree(
+      nameNode,
+      newEmptyNode(),
+      newEmptyNode(),
+      paramsNode,
+      pragmasNode,
+      newEmptyNode(),
+      bodyNode
+    )
+
+  doAssert expected == newProc(name=nameNode, params=params,
+                                    body = bodyNode, pragmas=pragmasNode)
+  expected.pragma = newEmptyNode()
+  doAssert expected == newProc(name=nameNode, params=params,
+                                    body = bodyNode)
+
+test:
+  42