diff --git a/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs b/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
index 42c3925135d..cb4345ca149 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir/src/source_binder.rs
@@ -76,18 +76,30 @@ fn def_with_body_from_child_node(
     db: &impl HirDatabase,
     child: InFile<&SyntaxNode>,
 ) -> Option<DefWithBody> {
-    child.value.ancestors().find_map(|node| {
+    ancestors_with_macros(db, child).find_map(|node| {
+        let n = &node.value;
         match_ast! {
-            match node {
-                ast::FnDef(def)  => { return Function::from_source(db, child.with_value(def)).map(DefWithBody::from); },
-                ast::ConstDef(def) => { return Const::from_source(db, child.with_value(def)).map(DefWithBody::from); },
-                ast::StaticDef(def) => { return Static::from_source(db, child.with_value(def)).map(DefWithBody::from); },
+            match n {
+                ast::FnDef(def)  => { return Function::from_source(db, node.with_value(def)).map(DefWithBody::from); },
+                ast::ConstDef(def) => { return Const::from_source(db, node.with_value(def)).map(DefWithBody::from); },
+                ast::StaticDef(def) => { return Static::from_source(db, node.with_value(def)).map(DefWithBody::from); },
                 _ => { None },
             }
         }
     })
 }
 
+fn ancestors_with_macros<'a>(
+    db: &'a (impl HirDatabase),
+    node: InFile<&SyntaxNode>,
+) -> impl Iterator<Item = InFile<SyntaxNode>> + 'a {
+    let file = node.with_value(()); // keep just the file id for borrow checker purposes
+    let parent_node = node.file_id.call_node(db);
+    let parent_ancestors: Box<dyn Iterator<Item = InFile<SyntaxNode>>> =
+        Box::new(parent_node.into_iter().flat_map(move |n| ancestors_with_macros(db, n.as_ref())));
+    node.value.ancestors().map(move |n| file.with_value(n)).chain(parent_ancestors)
+}
+
 /// `SourceAnalyzer` is a convenience wrapper which exposes HIR API in terms of
 /// original source files. It should not be used inside the HIR itself.
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -135,6 +147,7 @@ pub struct ReferenceDescriptor {
     pub name: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Expansion {
     macro_file_kind: MacroFileKind,
     macro_call_id: MacroCallId,
diff --git a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs
index 59c69b91bb2..0c1dc87e671 100644
--- a/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_hir_expand/src/lib.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ pub fn original_file(self, db: &dyn db::AstDatabase) -> FileId {
         }
     }
 
+    /// If this is a macro call, returns the syntax node of the call.
+    pub fn call_node(self, db: &dyn db::AstDatabase) -> Option<InFile<SyntaxNode>> {
+        match self.0 {
+            HirFileIdRepr::FileId(_) => None,
+            HirFileIdRepr::MacroFile(macro_file) => {
+                let loc = db.lookup_intern_macro(macro_file.macro_call_id);
+                Some(loc.kind.node(db))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Return expansion information if it is a macro-expansion file
     pub fn expansion_info(self, db: &dyn db::AstDatabase) -> Option<ExpansionInfo> {
         match self.0 {
@@ -176,6 +187,13 @@ pub fn file_id(&self) -> HirFileId {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn node(&self, db: &dyn db::AstDatabase) -> InFile<SyntaxNode> {
+        match self {
+            MacroCallKind::FnLike(ast_id) => ast_id.with_value(ast_id.to_node(db).syntax().clone()),
+            MacroCallKind::Attr(ast_id) => ast_id.with_value(ast_id.to_node(db).syntax().clone()),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn arg(&self, db: &dyn db::AstDatabase) -> Option<SyntaxNode> {
         match self {
             MacroCallKind::FnLike(ast_id) => {
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/goto_definition.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/goto_definition.rs
index 76a74120762..b1d567ca770 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/goto_definition.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/goto_definition.rs
@@ -693,4 +693,31 @@ fn bar() {
             "foo FN_DEF FileId(1) [52; 63) [55; 58)",
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn goto_through_format() {
+        check_goto(
+            "
+            //- /lib.rs
+            #[macro_export]
+            macro_rules! format {
+                ($($arg:tt)*) => ($crate::fmt::format($crate::__export::format_args!($($arg)*)))
+            }
+            #[rustc_builtin_macro]
+            #[macro_export]
+            macro_rules! format_args {
+                ($fmt:expr) => ({ /* compiler built-in */ });
+                ($fmt:expr, $($args:tt)*) => ({ /* compiler built-in */ })
+            }
+            pub mod __export {
+                pub use crate::format_args;
+            }
+            fn foo() -> i8 {}
+            fn test() {
+                format!(\"{}\", fo<|>o())
+            }
+            ",
+            "foo FN_DEF FileId(1) [359; 376) [362; 365)",
+        );
+    }
 }