diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 40b939d1a8..c119f68b60 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -12280,6 +12280,7 @@ tests/webtbs/tw2129b.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbs/tw2131.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbs/tw21443.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbs/tw2145.pp svneol=native#text/plain
+tests/webtbs/tw21472.pp svneol=native#text/pascal
 tests/webtbs/tw2158.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbs/tw2159.pp svneol=native#text/plain
 tests/webtbs/tw2163.pp svneol=native#text/plain
diff --git a/compiler/scanner.pas b/compiler/scanner.pas
index 3777e562ae..b712b18dbc 100644
--- a/compiler/scanner.pas
+++ b/compiler/scanner.pas
@@ -1743,6 +1743,7 @@ In case not, the value returned can be arbitrary.
         args  : string;
         hp    : tinputfile;
         found : boolean;
+        macroIsString : boolean;
       begin
         current_scanner.skipspace;
         args:=current_scanner.readcomment;
@@ -1760,6 +1761,7 @@ In case not, the value returned can be arbitrary.
          { save old }
            path:=hs;
          { first check for internal macros }
+           macroIsString:=true;
            if hs='TIME' then
             hs:=gettimestr
            else
@@ -1771,6 +1773,12 @@ In case not, the value returned can be arbitrary.
            else
             if hs='LINE' then
              hs:=tostr(current_filepos.line)
+           else
+            if hs='LINENUM' then 
+              begin
+                hs:=tostr(current_filepos.line);
+                macroIsString:=false;
+              end 
            else
             if hs='FPCVERSION' then
              hs:=version_string
@@ -1791,9 +1799,10 @@ In case not, the value returned can be arbitrary.
            if hs='' then
             Message1(scan_w_include_env_not_found,path);
            { make it a stringconst }
-           hs:=''''+hs+'''';
+           if macroIsString then
+             hs:=''''+hs+'''';
            current_scanner.insertmacro(path,@hs[1],length(hs),
-            current_scanner.line_no,current_scanner.inputfile.ref_index);
+           current_scanner.line_no,current_scanner.inputfile.ref_index);
          end
         else
          begin
diff --git a/tests/webtbs/tw21472.pp b/tests/webtbs/tw21472.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..519edfbb8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/webtbs/tw21472.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+var
+  s : string;
+  i : integer;
+begin
+  s := {$I %LINE%};
+  i := {$I %LINENUM%}
+end.