diff --git a/testing/tests/let.rs b/testing/tests/let.rs
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+++ b/testing/tests/let.rs
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+use rinja::Template;
+
+#[derive(Template)]
+#[template(
+    source = r#"{%- let x -%}
+{%- if y -%}
+    {%- let x = String::new() %}
+{%- else -%}
+    {%- let x = format!("blob") %}
+{%- endif -%}
+{{ x }}"#,
+    ext = "html"
+)]
+struct A {
+    y: bool,
+}
+
+// This test ensures that rust macro calls in `let`/`set` statements are not prepended with `&`.
+#[test]
+fn let_macro() {
+    let template = A { y: false };
+    assert_eq!(template.render().unwrap(), "blob")
+}