diff --git a/rinja_derive/src/generator.rs b/rinja_derive/src/generator.rs
index 201b8640d..954753a94 100644
--- a/rinja_derive/src/generator.rs
+++ b/rinja_derive/src/generator.rs
@@ -2732,7 +2732,7 @@ fn is_copyable_within_op(expr: &Expr<'_>, within_op: bool) -> bool {
         // The result of a call likely doesn't need to be borrowed,
         // as in that case the call is more likely to return a
         // reference in the first place then.
-        Expr::Call(..) | Expr::Path(..) | Expr::Filter(..) => true,
+        Expr::Call(..) | Expr::Path(..) | Expr::Filter(..) | Expr::RustMacro(..) => true,
         // If the `expr` is within a `Unary` or `BinOp` then
         // an assumption can be made that the operand is copy.
         // If not, then the value is moved and adding `.clone()`
diff --git a/testing/tests/let.rs b/testing/tests/let.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282720992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testing/tests/let.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+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")
+}