diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MacroAnnotations.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MacroAnnotations.scala
index 5e0c0bc0a1c0..d72c21e7ca43 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MacroAnnotations.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/MacroAnnotations.scala
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class MacroAnnotations(phase: IdentityDenotTransformer):
             report.error(em"Macro added a definition with the wrong owner - ${tree.symbol.owner} - ${tdef.symbol} in ${tree.source}")
           else if !isSymbolInDecls(tree.symbol) then
             tree.symbol.enteredAfter(phase)
-        traverseChildren(tree) // Taverse before or after dealing with this class?
+        traverseChildren(tree)
       case _ => traverseChildren(tree)
   }.traverse(tree)
 
diff --git a/tests/neg-macros/wrong-owner.check b/tests/neg-macros/wrong-owner.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4b748320f6d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg-macros/wrong-owner.check
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Macro added a definition with the wrong owner - class String - class Foo in tests/neg-macros/wrong-owner/Test_2.scala
+1 error found
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diff --git a/tests/neg-macros/wrong-owner/Macro_1.scala b/tests/neg-macros/wrong-owner/Macro_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..12f4c2a95a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg-macros/wrong-owner/Macro_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import scala.annotation.experimental
+import scala.annotation.MacroAnnotation
+import scala.quoted.*
+
+@experimental
+class wrongOwner extends MacroAnnotation :
+  def transform(using Quotes)(tree: quotes.reflect.Definition): List[quotes.reflect.Definition] =
+    import quotes.reflect.*
+    tree match
+      case ClassDef(name, ctr, parents, self, body) =>
+        val cls = tree.symbol
+        val toStringSym = Symbol.requiredMethod("java.lang.Object.toString")
+        val toStringOverrideSym = Symbol.newMethod(Symbol.classSymbol("java.lang.String"), "toString", toStringSym.info, Flags.Override, Symbol.noSymbol)
+        val toStringDef = DefDef(toStringOverrideSym, _ => Some(Literal(StringConstant("Hello from macro"))))
+        val newClassDef = ClassDef.copy(tree)(name, ctr, parents, self, toStringDef :: body)
+        List(newClassDef)
+      case _ =>
+        report.error("@toString can only be annotated on class definitions")
+        tree :: Nil
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diff --git a/tests/neg-macros/wrong-owner/Test_2.scala b/tests/neg-macros/wrong-owner/Test_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..032224a67acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg-macros/wrong-owner/Test_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// nopos-error
+
+import scala.annotation.experimental
+
+@experimental
+@wrongOwner
+class Foo
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