diff --git a/src/template.c b/src/template.c
index b485cb61add5..aa05b58b1c4e 100644
--- a/src/template.c
+++ b/src/template.c
@@ -2974,6 +2974,10 @@ MATCH TypeInstance::deduceType(Scope *sc,
             }
             else if (e1 && e2)
             {
+                e1 = e1->optimize(WANTvalue | WANTinterpret);
+
+                //printf("e1 = %s, type = %s %d\n", e1->toChars(), e1->type->toChars(), e1->type->ty);
+                //printf("e2 = %s, type = %s %d\n", e2->toChars(), e2->type->toChars(), e2->type->ty);
                 if (!e1->equals(e2))
                 {   if (e2->op == TOKvar)
                     {
@@ -2983,7 +2987,13 @@ MATCH TypeInstance::deduceType(Scope *sc,
                         j = templateIdentifierLookup(((VarExp *)e2)->var->ident, parameters);
                         goto L1;
                     }
-                    goto Lnomatch;
+                    if (!e2->implicitConvTo(e1->type))
+                        goto Lnomatch;
+
+                    e2 = e2->implicitCastTo(sc, e1->type);
+                    e2 = e2->optimize(WANTvalue | WANTinterpret);
+                    if (!e1->equals(e2))
+                        goto Lnomatch;
                 }
             }
             else if (e1 && t2 && t2->ty == Tident)
diff --git a/test/runnable/template9.d b/test/runnable/template9.d
index 0ad447f11326..c9cfe9bfc878 100644
--- a/test/runnable/template9.d
+++ b/test/runnable/template9.d
@@ -1178,6 +1178,25 @@ void test7873()
     bar(&i);
 }
 
+/**********************************/
+// 7933
+
+struct Boo7933(size_t dim){int a;}
+struct Baa7933(size_t dim)
+{
+    Boo7933!dim a;
+    //Boo7933!1 a; //(1) This version causes no errors
+}
+
+auto foo7933()(Boo7933!1 b){return b;}
+//auto fuu7933(Boo7933!1 b){return b;} //(2) This line neutralizes the error
+
+void test7933()
+{
+    Baa7933!1 a; //(3) This line causes the error message
+    auto b = foo7933(Boo7933!1(1));
+}
+
 /**********************************/
 
 int main()
@@ -1226,6 +1245,7 @@ int main()
     test11b();
     test7769();
     test7873();
+    test7933();
 
     printf("Success\n");
     return 0;