diff --git a/src/inline.d b/src/inline.d
index 4b83c518414e..bdc6c3f54a8c 100644
--- a/src/inline.d
+++ b/src/inline.d
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ public:
      */
     void visitCallExp(CallExp e, Expression eret, bool asStatements)
     {
-        //printf("CallExp.inlineScan()\n");
+        //printf("CallExp.inlineScan() %s\n", e.toChars());
         FuncDeclaration fd;
         if (e.e1.op == TOKvar)
         {
@@ -1539,7 +1539,16 @@ public:
                 if (ei && ei.exp.op == TOKblit)
                 {
                     Expression e2 = (cast(AssignExp)ei.exp).e2;
-                    if (e2.op == TOKfunction)
+                    if (e2.op == TOKsymoff)
+                    {
+                        auto se = cast(SymOffExp)e2;
+                        fd = se.var.isFuncDeclaration();
+                        if (fd && fd != parent && canInline(fd, false, false, asStatements))
+                        {
+                            expandInline(fd, parent, eret, null, e.arguments, asStatements, eresult, sresult, again);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    else if (e2.op == TOKfunction)
                     {
                         auto fld = (cast(FuncExp)e2).fd;
                         assert(fld.tok == TOKfunction);
diff --git a/test/runnable/inline.d b/test/runnable/inline.d
index a510064a60bd..1188be61340e 100644
--- a/test/runnable/inline.d
+++ b/test/runnable/inline.d
@@ -799,6 +799,26 @@ void test9785()
 }
 
 
+/**********************************/
+// 9785 partial fix
+
+void test9785_2() {
+        int j = 3;
+
+        void loop(scope const void function(int x) dg) {
+            pragma(inline, true);
+            dg(++j);
+        }
+
+        static void func(int x) {
+                pragma(inline, true);
+                printf("%d\n", x);
+                assert(x == 4);
+        }
+
+        loop(&func);
+}
+
 /**********************************/
 
 int main()
@@ -828,6 +848,7 @@ int main()
     test14975();
     test7625();
     test9785();
+    test9785_2();
 
     printf("Success\n");
     return 0;