diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index cd7428b627ea0..713867b7660fb 100644
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -1278,7 +1278,8 @@ proc typeSectionRightSidePass(c: PContext, n: PNode) =
       incl st.flags, tfRefsAnonObj
       let obj = newSym(skType, getIdent(c.cache, s.name.s & ":ObjectType"),
                        nextId c.idgen, getCurrOwner(c), s.info)
-      obj.ast = a
+      obj.ast = a.copyTree
+      obj.ast[0] = newSymNode(obj)
       if sfPure in s.flags:
         obj.flags.incl sfPure
       obj.typ = st.lastSon
diff --git a/tests/macros/tgetimpl.nim b/tests/macros/tgetimpl.nim
index d231a4336a579..de655561b885d 100644
--- a/tests/macros/tgetimpl.nim
+++ b/tests/macros/tgetimpl.nim
@@ -65,3 +65,21 @@ macro check_gen_proc(ex: typed): (bool, bool) =
 let a = @[1,2,3]
 assert: check_gen_proc(len(a)) == (false, true)
 
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+# issue #16110
+
+macro check(x: type): untyped =
+  let z = getType(x)
+  let y = getImpl(z[1])
+  echo z.treeRepr
+  expectKind(z[1], nnkSym)
+  expectKind(y[0], nnkSym)
+  doAssert(y[0] == z[1])
+
+type
+  TirePtr = ptr object
+    code: int
+
+var z: TirePtr
+check(typeof(z[]))
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