diff --git a/doc/changes/10191.md b/doc/changes/10191.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d4ca8fe761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changes/10191.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Allow `%{inline_tests}` in more contexts (#10191, @rgrinberg)
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/expander.ml b/src/dune_rules/expander.ml
index 9e4b5449592..8075b973fa8 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/expander.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/expander.ml
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ let ocaml_config_var (var : Pform.Var.t) (ocaml_config : Ocaml_config.t) =
   | _ -> Code_error.raise "not a ocaml_config variables" [ "var", Pform.Var.to_dyn var ]
 ;;
 
-let expand_pform_var (context : Context.t) ~source (var : Pform.Var.t) =
+let expand_pform_var (context : Context.t) ~dir ~source (var : Pform.Var.t) =
   let open Memo.O in
   let ocaml = Context.ocaml context in
   match var with
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ let expand_pform_var (context : Context.t) ~source (var : Pform.Var.t) =
   | Partition
   | Impl_files
   | Intf_files
-  | Inline_tests
   | Test
   | Corrected_suffix ->
     (* These would be part of [bindings] *)
@@ -542,6 +541,10 @@ let expand_pform_var (context : Context.t) ~source (var : Pform.Var.t) =
     |> string
     |> Memo.return
     |> static
+  | Inline_tests ->
+    (let+ inline_tests = Env_stanza_db.inline_tests ~dir in
+     Dune_env.Inline_tests.to_string inline_tests |> string)
+    |> static
 ;;
 
 let ocaml_config_macro source macro_invocation context =
@@ -668,7 +671,7 @@ let expand_pform_gen ~(context : Context.t) ~bindings ~dir ~source (pform : Pfor
   | Some x -> Direct x
   | None ->
     (match pform with
-     | Var var -> expand_pform_var context ~source var
+     | Var var -> expand_pform_var context ~dir ~source var
      | Macro macro_invocation -> expand_pform_macro context ~dir ~source macro_invocation)
 ;;
 
diff --git a/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml b/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
index 4e5f2a8c4d8..525e31ec584 100644
--- a/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
+++ b/src/dune_rules/super_context.ml
@@ -49,14 +49,8 @@ let expander_for_artifacts context ~scope ~external_env ~root_expander ~dir =
 ;;
 
 let extend_expander t ~dir ~expander_for_artifacts =
-  let+ artifacts_host = artifacts_host t ~dir
-  and+ bindings =
-    let+ inline_tests = Env_stanza_db.inline_tests ~dir in
-    let str = Dune_env.Inline_tests.to_string inline_tests in
-    Pform.Map.singleton (Var Inline_tests) [ Value.String str ]
-  in
-  Expander.add_bindings ~bindings expander_for_artifacts
-  |> Expander.set_artifacts ~artifacts_host
+  let+ artifacts_host = artifacts_host t ~dir in
+  Expander.set_artifacts expander_for_artifacts ~artifacts_host
 ;;
 
 let expander t ~dir =