diff --git a/crates/hir_def/src/macro_expansion_tests.rs b/crates/hir_def/src/macro_expansion_tests.rs
index 76bd0299fb..83765bfb51 100644
--- a/crates/hir_def/src/macro_expansion_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/hir_def/src/macro_expansion_tests.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use stdx::format_to;
 use syntax::{
     ast::{self, edit::IndentLevel},
     AstNode,
-    SyntaxKind::{self, IDENT},
+    SyntaxKind::{self, IDENT, LIFETIME_IDENT},
     SyntaxNode, T,
 };
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ fn pretty_print_macro_expansion(expn: SyntaxNode) -> String {
             _ if prev_kind.is_trivia() || curr_kind.is_trivia() => "",
             (T![=], _) | (_, T![=]) => " ",
             (T![;], _) => "\n",
-            (IDENT, IDENT) => " ",
+            (IDENT | LIFETIME_IDENT, IDENT | LIFETIME_IDENT) => " ",
             (IDENT, _) if curr_kind.is_keyword() => " ",
             (_, IDENT) if prev_kind.is_keyword() => " ",
             _ => "",
diff --git a/crates/hir_def/src/macro_expansion_tests/mbe/tt_conversion.rs b/crates/hir_def/src/macro_expansion_tests/mbe/tt_conversion.rs
index a24fe9bee2..3450cda3fd 100644
--- a/crates/hir_def/src/macro_expansion_tests/mbe/tt_conversion.rs
+++ b/crates/hir_def/src/macro_expansion_tests/mbe/tt_conversion.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,24 @@ fn f() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn roundtrip_lifetime() {
+    check(
+        r#"
+macro_rules! m {
+    ($($t:tt)*) => { $($t)*}
+}
+m!(static bar: &'static str = "hello";);
+"#,
+        expect![[r#"
+macro_rules! m {
+    ($($t:tt)*) => { $($t)*}
+}
+static bar: & 'static str = "hello";
+"#]],
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn broken_parenthesis_sequence() {
     check(
diff --git a/crates/mbe/src/tests/expand.rs b/crates/mbe/src/tests/expand.rs
index df374aea98..360d24db57 100644
--- a/crates/mbe/src/tests/expand.rs
+++ b/crates/mbe/src/tests/expand.rs
@@ -166,33 +166,6 @@ SUBTREE $
     );
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_lifetime_split() {
-    parse_macro(
-        r#"
-macro_rules! foo {
-    ($($t:tt)*) => { $($t)*}
-}
-"#,
-    )
-    .assert_expand(
-        r#"foo!(static bar: &'static str = "hello";);"#,
-        r#"
-SUBTREE $
-  IDENT   static 17
-  IDENT   bar 18
-  PUNCH   : [alone] 19
-  PUNCH   & [alone] 20
-  PUNCH   ' [joint] 21
-  IDENT   static 22
-  IDENT   str 23
-  PUNCH   = [alone] 24
-  LITERAL "hello" 25
-  PUNCH   ; [joint] 26
-"#,
-    );
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn test_expr_order() {
     let expanded = parse_macro(