diff --git a/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/src/Wingman/GHC.hs b/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/src/Wingman/GHC.hs
index c79711fdb4..3f1dbdbbbc 100644
--- a/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/src/Wingman/GHC.hs
+++ b/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/src/Wingman/GHC.hs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import           TysWiredIn (charTyCon, doubleTyCon, floatTyCon, intTyCon)
 import           Unify
 import           Unique
 import           Var
+import           Wingman.StaticPlugin (pattern MetaprogramSyntax)
 import           Wingman.Types
 
 
@@ -171,6 +172,7 @@ containsHole :: Data a => a -> Bool
 containsHole x = not $ null $ listify (
   \case
     ((HsVar _ (L _ name)) :: HsExpr GhcPs) -> isHole $ occName name
+    MetaprogramSyntax _                    -> True
     _                                      -> False
   ) x
 
diff --git a/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/test/CodeAction/RunMetaprogramSpec.hs b/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/test/CodeAction/RunMetaprogramSpec.hs
index 2c0e44b5bc..94eb664ab9 100644
--- a/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/test/CodeAction/RunMetaprogramSpec.hs
+++ b/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/test/CodeAction/RunMetaprogramSpec.hs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ spec = do
 #if __GLASGOW_HASKELL__ >= 808
   describe "beginMetaprogram" $ do
     goldenTest BeginMetaprogram ""  1  7 "MetaBegin"
+    goldenTest BeginMetaprogram ""  1  9 "MetaBeginNoWildify"
 #endif
 
   describe "golden" $ do
diff --git a/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/test/golden/MetaBeginNoWildify.expected.hs b/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/test/golden/MetaBeginNoWildify.expected.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8aa76e837
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/test/golden/MetaBeginNoWildify.expected.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+foo v = [wingman||]
+
diff --git a/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/test/golden/MetaBeginNoWildify.hs b/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/test/golden/MetaBeginNoWildify.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2aa2d1caa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/hls-tactics-plugin/test/golden/MetaBeginNoWildify.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+foo v = _
+