diff --git a/src/macro_expansion.jl b/src/macro_expansion.jl
index 1e4ac756..91c92f22 100644
--- a/src/macro_expansion.jl
+++ b/src/macro_expansion.jl
@@ -145,8 +145,16 @@ function expand_macro(ctx, ex)
     end
     macro_invocation_world = Base.get_world_counter()
     expanded = try
-        # TODO: Allow invoking old-style macros for compat
-        invokelatest(macfunc, macro_args...)
+        if applicable(macfunc, macro_args...)
+            invokelatest(macfunc, macro_args...)
+        else
+            # try old-style macro
+            args = (Expr(x) for x in macro_args[2:end])
+            line, _ = source_location(macname)
+            file = filename(macname)
+            line_number_node = Base.LineNumberNode(line, file)
+            invokelatest(macfunc, line_number_node, ctx.current_layer.mod, args...)
+        end
     catch exc
         if exc isa MacroExpansionError
             # Add context to the error.
diff --git a/test/macros.jl b/test/macros.jl
index 6e25c326..21aacc81 100644
--- a/test/macros.jl
+++ b/test/macros.jl
@@ -142,4 +142,10 @@ end == [
     "2"
 ]
 
+# old-style generated macro, e.g. as lowered by pre-JuliaLowering lowering
+@eval test_mod var"@hi"(__source__::LineNumberNode, __module__::Module) = "hi"
+
+# check that we can macroexpand it properly even though we don't have the new method
+# that accepts a MacroExpansionContext
+@test JuliaLowering.include_string(test_mod, "@hi") == "hi"
 end