diff --git a/base/docs/core.jl b/base/docs/core.jl
index b193483840801..af784f2574200 100644
--- a/base/docs/core.jl
+++ b/base/docs/core.jl
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ lazy_iterpolate(s::AbstractString) = Expr(:call, Core.svec, s)
 lazy_iterpolate(@nospecialize x) = isexpr(x, :string) ? Expr(:call, Core.svec, x.args...) : x
 
 function docm(source::LineNumberNode, mod::Module, str, x)
-    out = Expr(:call, doc!, QuoteNode(source), mod, lazy_iterpolate(str), Expr(:quote, x))
+    out = Expr(:call, doc!, QuoteNode(source), mod, lazy_iterpolate(str), QuoteNode(x))
     if isexpr(x, :module)
         out = Expr(:toplevel, out, x)
     elseif isexpr(x, :call)
diff --git a/test/docs.jl b/test/docs.jl
index 5ee2e00aacdfd..3a925d65a4334 100644
--- a/test/docs.jl
+++ b/test/docs.jl
@@ -1120,3 +1120,21 @@ struct A_20087 end
 (a::A_20087)() = a
 
 @test docstrings_equal(@doc(A_20087()), doc"a")
+
+# issue #27832
+
+_last_atdoc = Core.atdoc
+Core.atdoc!(Core.Compiler.CoreDocs.docm)  # test bootstrap doc system
+
+"""
+"""
+module M27832
+macro foo(x)
+    repr(x)
+end
+for fn in (:isdone,)
+    global xs = @foo $fn
+end
+end
+@test M27832.xs == ":(\$(Expr(:\$, :fn)))"
+Core.atdoc!(_last_atdoc)