diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/db.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/db.rs
index 289bec5070c..1da3fc1c199 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/db.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/db.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use ra_syntax::SyntaxNode;
+use ra_syntax::{SyntaxNode, SourceFileNode};
 use ra_db::{SourceRootId, LocationIntener, SyntaxDatabase, FileId, Cancelable};
 
 use crate::{
-    DefLoc, DefId, Name,
+    DefLoc, DefId, Name, MFileId,
     SourceFileItems, SourceItemId,
     query_definitions,
     FnScopes,
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ pub trait HirDatabase: SyntaxDatabase
     + AsRef<LocationIntener<DefLoc, DefId>>
     + AsRef<LocationIntener<MacroCallLoc, MacroCallId>>
 {
+    fn m_source_file(mfile_id: MFileId) -> SourceFileNode {
+        type MSourceFileQuery;
+        use fn crate::query_definitions::m_source_file;
+    }
     fn expand_macro_invocation(invoc: MacroCallId) -> Option<Arc<MacroExpansion>> {
         type ExpandMacroCallQuery;
         use fn crate::macros::expand_macro_invocation;
@@ -56,7 +60,7 @@ fn type_for_field(def_id: DefId, field: Name) -> Cancelable<Ty> {
         use fn crate::ty::type_for_field;
     }
 
-    fn file_items(file_id: FileId) -> Arc<SourceFileItems> {
+    fn file_items(mfile_id: MFileId) -> Arc<SourceFileItems> {
         type SourceFileItemsQuery;
         use fn query_definitions::file_items;
     }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/lib.rs
index 4c67921bd62..1219b9fbab1 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/lib.rs
@@ -57,11 +57,18 @@ macro_rules! ctry {
 
 /// An `MFileId` is like a `FileId`, but it can also refer to code generated by
 /// macros.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum MFileId {
     File(FileId),
     Macro(MacroCallId),
 }
 
+impl From<FileId> for MFileId {
+    fn from(file_id: FileId) -> MFileId {
+        MFileId::File(file_id)
+    }
+}
+
 /// Def's are a core concept of hir. A `Def` is an Item (function, module, etc)
 /// in a specific module.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
@@ -163,7 +170,7 @@ pub fn module(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> Cancelable<Module> {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct SourceItemId {
-    file_id: FileId,
+    mfile_id: MFileId,
     /// None for the whole file.
     item_id: Option<SourceFileItemId>,
 }
@@ -171,14 +178,14 @@ pub struct SourceItemId {
 /// Maps item's `SyntaxNode`s to `SourceFileItemId` and back.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct SourceFileItems {
-    file_id: FileId,
+    mfile_id: MFileId,
     arena: Arena<SyntaxNode>,
 }
 
 impl SourceFileItems {
-    fn new(file_id: FileId, source_file: SourceFile) -> SourceFileItems {
+    fn new(mfile_id: MFileId, source_file: SourceFile) -> SourceFileItems {
         let mut res = SourceFileItems {
-            file_id,
+            mfile_id,
             arena: Arena::default(),
         };
         res.init(source_file);
@@ -198,11 +205,11 @@ fn init(&mut self, source_file: SourceFile) {
     fn alloc(&mut self, item: SyntaxNode) -> SourceFileItemId {
         self.arena.alloc(item)
     }
-    pub fn id_of(&self, file_id: FileId, item: SyntaxNodeRef) -> SourceFileItemId {
+    pub fn id_of(&self, mfile_id: MFileId, item: SyntaxNodeRef) -> SourceFileItemId {
         assert_eq!(
-            self.file_id, file_id,
+            self.mfile_id, mfile_id,
             "SourceFileItems: wrong file, expected {:?}, got {:?}",
-            self.file_id, file_id
+            self.mfile_id, mfile_id
         );
         self.id_of_unchecked(item)
     }
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/macros.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/macros.rs
index 3eedd9e2d1b..1f141dbac1f 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/macros.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/macros.rs
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ pub struct MacroExpansion {
 }
 
 impl MacroExpansion {
-    pub fn file(&self) -> SourceFileNode {
+    //FIXME: does not really make sense, macro expansion is not neccessary a
+    //whole file.
+    pub(crate) fn file(&self) -> SourceFileNode {
         SourceFileNode::parse(&self.text)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/module.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/module.rs
index 87e30191fba..dde036f2c5f 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/module.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/module.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 use crate::{
     Def, DefKind, DefLoc, DefId,
     Name, Path, PathKind, HirDatabase, SourceItemId, SourceFileItemId, Crate,
+    MFileId,
     arena::{Arena, Id},
 };
 
@@ -292,7 +293,10 @@ pub struct ModuleData {
 impl ModuleSource {
     // precondition: item_id **must** point to module
     fn new(file_id: FileId, item_id: Option<SourceFileItemId>) -> ModuleSource {
-        let source_item_id = SourceItemId { file_id, item_id };
+        let source_item_id = SourceItemId {
+            mfile_id: file_id.into(),
+            item_id,
+        };
         ModuleSource(source_item_id)
     }
 
@@ -306,13 +310,16 @@ pub(crate) fn new_inline(
         m: ast::Module,
     ) -> ModuleSource {
         assert!(!m.has_semi());
-        let file_items = db.file_items(file_id);
-        let item_id = file_items.id_of(file_id, m.syntax());
+        let file_items = db.file_items(file_id.into());
+        let item_id = file_items.id_of(file_id.into(), m.syntax());
         ModuleSource::new(file_id, Some(item_id))
     }
 
     pub fn file_id(self) -> FileId {
-        self.0.file_id
+        match self.0.mfile_id {
+            MFileId::File(file_id) => file_id,
+            MFileId::Macro(_) => unreachable!(),
+        }
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn resolve(self, db: &impl HirDatabase) -> ModuleSourceNode {
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/module/nameres.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/module/nameres.rs
index 46b1dc0b1c3..94ada73d70f 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/module/nameres.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/module/nameres.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub struct NamedImport {
 impl NamedImport {
     pub fn range(&self, db: &impl HirDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> TextRange {
         let source_item_id = SourceItemId {
-            file_id,
+            mfile_id: file_id.into(),
             item_id: Some(self.file_item_id),
         };
         let syntax = db.file_item(source_item_id);
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ fn populate_module(&mut self, module_id: ModuleId, input: &InputModuleItems) ->
                     source_root_id: self.source_root,
                     module_id,
                     source_item_id: SourceItemId {
-                        file_id,
+                        mfile_id: file_id.into(),
                         item_id: Some(item.id),
                     },
                 };
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ fn populate_module(&mut self, module_id: ModuleId, input: &InputModuleItems) ->
                     source_root_id: self.source_root,
                     module_id,
                     source_item_id: SourceItemId {
-                        file_id,
+                        mfile_id: file_id.into(),
                         item_id: Some(item.id),
                     },
                 };
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/query_definitions.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/query_definitions.rs
index f6623122230..0c07f1444ef 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/query_definitions.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/query_definitions.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use ra_syntax::{
-    AstNode, SyntaxNode,
+    AstNode, SyntaxNode, SourceFileNode,
     ast::{self, NameOwner, ModuleItemOwner}
 };
 use ra_db::{SourceRootId, FileId, Cancelable,};
 
 use crate::{
-    SourceFileItems, SourceItemId, DefKind, Function, DefId, Name, AsName,
+    SourceFileItems, SourceItemId, DefKind, Function, DefId, Name, AsName, MFileId,
     db::HirDatabase,
     function::FnScopes,
     module::{
@@ -47,17 +47,29 @@ pub(super) fn enum_data(db: &impl HirDatabase, def_id: DefId) -> Cancelable<Arc<
     Ok(Arc::new(EnumData::new(enum_def.borrowed())))
 }
 
-pub(super) fn file_items(db: &impl HirDatabase, file_id: FileId) -> Arc<SourceFileItems> {
-    let source_file = db.source_file(file_id);
+pub(super) fn m_source_file(db: &impl HirDatabase, mfile_id: MFileId) -> SourceFileNode {
+    match mfile_id {
+        MFileId::File(file_id) => db.source_file(file_id),
+        MFileId::Macro(m) => {
+            if let Some(exp) = db.expand_macro_invocation(m) {
+                return exp.file();
+            }
+            SourceFileNode::parse("")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub(super) fn file_items(db: &impl HirDatabase, mfile_id: MFileId) -> Arc<SourceFileItems> {
+    let source_file = db.m_source_file(mfile_id);
     let source_file = source_file.borrowed();
-    let res = SourceFileItems::new(file_id, source_file);
+    let res = SourceFileItems::new(mfile_id, source_file);
     Arc::new(res)
 }
 
 pub(super) fn file_item(db: &impl HirDatabase, source_item_id: SourceItemId) -> SyntaxNode {
     match source_item_id.item_id {
-        Some(id) => db.file_items(source_item_id.file_id)[id].clone(),
-        None => db.source_file(source_item_id.file_id).syntax().owned(),
+        Some(id) => db.file_items(source_item_id.mfile_id)[id].clone(),
+        None => db.m_source_file(source_item_id.mfile_id).syntax().owned(),
     }
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +128,7 @@ pub(super) fn input_module_items(
 ) -> Cancelable<Arc<InputModuleItems>> {
     let module_tree = db.module_tree(source_root)?;
     let source = module_id.source(&module_tree);
-    let file_items = db.file_items(source.file_id());
+    let file_items = db.file_items(source.file_id().into());
     let res = match source.resolve(db) {
         ModuleSourceNode::SourceFile(it) => {
             let items = it.borrowed().items();
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
index a0d1daf7111..4a99dff84f7 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
@@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ pub fn function_from_module(
     module: &Module,
     fn_def: ast::FnDef,
 ) -> Function {
-    let file_id = module.source().file_id();
-    let file_items = db.file_items(file_id);
-    let item_id = file_items.id_of(file_id, fn_def.syntax());
+    let mfile_id = module.source().file_id().into();
+    let file_items = db.file_items(mfile_id);
+    let item_id = file_items.id_of(mfile_id, fn_def.syntax());
     let source_item_id = SourceItemId {
-        file_id,
+        mfile_id,
         item_id: Some(item_id),
     };
     let def_loc = DefLoc {