diff --git a/mypy/argmap.py b/mypy/argmap.py
index 8305a371e0a6..26548dd00228 100644
--- a/mypy/argmap.py
+++ b/mypy/argmap.py
@@ -193,3 +193,21 @@ def expand_actual_type(self,
         else:
             # No translation for other kinds -- 1:1 mapping.
             return actual_type
+
+
+def expand_formal_type(formal_type: Type, actual_name: Optional[str], tuple_idx: int) -> Type:
+    if isinstance(formal_type, Instance) and formal_type.type.fullname() == 'mypy_extensions.Expand':
+
+        formal_type_inner = formal_type.args[0]
+        if isinstance(formal_type_inner, Instance) and formal_type_inner.type.fullname() == 'builtins.dict':
+            return formal_type_inner.args[1]
+        elif isinstance(formal_type_inner, TypedDictType):
+            if actual_name is None or actual_name not in formal_type_inner.items:
+                return AnyType(TypeOfAny.from_error)
+            return formal_type_inner.items[actual_name]
+        elif isinstance(formal_type_inner, TupleType):
+            if len(formal_type_inner.items) <= tuple_idx:
+                return AnyType(TypeOfAny.from_error)
+            return formal_type_inner.items[tuple_idx]
+
+    return formal_type
diff --git a/mypy/checkexpr.py b/mypy/checkexpr.py
index 82d40138668e..385d332d9a97 100644
--- a/mypy/checkexpr.py
+++ b/mypy/checkexpr.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 from mypy import applytype
 from mypy import erasetype
 from mypy.checkmember import analyze_member_access, type_object_type
-from mypy.argmap import ArgTypeExpander, map_actuals_to_formals, map_formals_to_actuals
+from mypy.argmap import ArgTypeExpander, expand_formal_type, map_actuals_to_formals, map_formals_to_actuals
 from mypy.checkstrformat import StringFormatterChecker
 from mypy.expandtype import expand_type, expand_type_by_instance, freshen_function_type_vars
 from mypy.util import split_module_names
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ def check_callable_call(self,
         self.check_argument_count(callee, arg_types, arg_kinds,
                                   arg_names, formal_to_actual, context, self.msg)
 
-        self.check_argument_types(arg_types, arg_kinds, callee, formal_to_actual, context,
+        self.check_argument_types(arg_types, arg_kinds, arg_names, callee, formal_to_actual, context,
                                   messages=arg_messages)
 
         if (callee.is_type_obj() and (len(arg_types) == 1)
@@ -1203,6 +1203,7 @@ def check_for_extra_actual_arguments(self,
     def check_argument_types(self,
                              arg_types: List[Type],
                              arg_kinds: List[int],
+                             arg_names: Optional[Sequence[Optional[str]]],
                              callee: CallableType,
                              formal_to_actual: List[List[int]],
                              context: Context,
@@ -1233,8 +1234,13 @@ def check_argument_types(self,
                 expanded_actual = mapper.expand_actual_type(
                     actual_type, actual_kind,
                     callee.arg_names[i], callee.arg_kinds[i])
+                expanded_formal = expand_formal_type(
+                    callee.arg_types[i],
+                    arg_names[actual] if arg_names is not None else None,
+                    actual - i,
+                )
                 check_arg(expanded_actual, actual_type, arg_kinds[actual],
-                          callee.arg_types[i],
+                          expanded_formal,
                           actual + 1, i + 1, callee, context, messages)
 
     def check_arg(self, caller_type: Type, original_caller_type: Type,
@@ -1713,7 +1719,7 @@ def check_arg(caller_type: Type, original_caller_type: Type, caller_kind: int,
                 raise Finished
 
         try:
-            self.check_argument_types(arg_types, arg_kinds, callee,
+            self.check_argument_types(arg_types, arg_kinds, None, callee,
                                       formal_to_actual, context=context, check_arg=check_arg)
             return True
         except Finished:
diff --git a/test-data/unit/lib-stub/mypy_extensions.pyi b/test-data/unit/lib-stub/mypy_extensions.pyi
index 8fb5942cd983..8e546ee1bfb0 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/lib-stub/mypy_extensions.pyi
+++ b/test-data/unit/lib-stub/mypy_extensions.pyi
@@ -43,3 +43,5 @@ def TypedDict(typename: str, fields: Dict[str, Type[_T]], *, total: Any = ...) -
 def trait(cls: Any) -> Any: ...
 
 class FlexibleAlias(Generic[_T, _U]): ...
+
+def Expand(type: _T) -> _T: ...