Index: src/parser/quote_expression.pir
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--- src/parser/quote_expression.pir	(revision 29737)
+++ src/parser/quote_expression.pir	(working copy)
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
   term_scalar:
     mob.'to'(pos)
     $P0 = mob.'variable'('action'=>action)
-    unless $P0 goto term_literal
+    unless $P0 goto force_feed_dollar
     pos = $P0.'to'()
     key = 'variable'
     mob[key] = $P0
@@ -301,6 +301,16 @@
     mob[key] = $P0
     goto succeed
 
+  force_feed_dollar:
+    .local pmc literalmob
+    (literalmob, pos, target) = mob.'new'(mob)
+    literalmob.'result_object'('$')
+    inc pos
+    literalmob.'to'(pos)
+    mob['quote_literal'] = literalmob
+    key = 'literal'
+    goto succeed
+
   succeed:
     mob.'to'(pos)
     if null action goto succeed_done