diff --git a/compiler/semtempl.nim b/compiler/semtempl.nim
index 01a0a41bb..2cbbd7b54 100644
--- a/compiler/semtempl.nim
+++ b/compiler/semtempl.nim
@@ -197,6 +197,12 @@ proc addLocalDecl(c: var TemplCtx, n: var PNode, k: TSymKind) =
     else:
       replaceIdentBySym(c.c, n, ident)
   else:
+    if (n.kind == nkPragmaExpr and sonsLen(n) >= 2 and n.sons[1].kind == nkPragma):
+      let pragmaNode = n.sons[1]
+      for i in 0..<pragmaNode.sons.len:
+        openScope(c)
+        pragmaNode.sons[i] = semTemplBody(c,pragmaNode.sons[i])
+        closeScope(c)
     let ident = getIdentNode(c, n)
     if not isTemplParam(c, ident):
       # fix #2670, consider:
diff --git a/tests/template/template_pragmas.nim b/tests/template/template_pragmas.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6c99080d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/template/template_pragmas.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+proc output_x:string {.compileTime.} = "x"
+
+template t =
+  const x = output_x()
+  let
+    bar {.exportC:"bar" & x.} = 100
+
+static:
+  doAssert(compiles (t()))