diff --git a/backend/src/main/scala/com/griddynamics/genesis/template/dsl/groovy/transformations/MacroASTTransformation.scala b/backend/src/main/scala/com/griddynamics/genesis/template/dsl/groovy/transformations/MacroASTTransformation.scala
index 64170bac7..beec21f02 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/scala/com/griddynamics/genesis/template/dsl/groovy/transformations/MacroASTTransformation.scala
+++ b/backend/src/main/scala/com/griddynamics/genesis/template/dsl/groovy/transformations/MacroASTTransformation.scala
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class MacroExpandVisitor(val macrodefs: Map[String, Macro], replacements: mutabl
     case closure: ClosureExpression => copyClosureExpression(closure)
     case arguments: ArgumentListExpression => new ArgumentListExpression(arguments.getExpressions.map(copy))
     case mapEntry: MapEntryExpression => new MapEntryExpression(copy(mapEntry.getKeyExpression), copy(mapEntry.getValueExpression))
+    case prop: PropertyExpression => new PropertyExpression(copy(prop.getObjectExpression), copy(prop.getProperty))
   }
 
   private def copyClosureExpression(closure: ClosureExpression): ClosureExpression = {
diff --git a/backend/src/test/resources/groovy/Macros.genesis b/backend/src/test/resources/groovy/Macros.genesis
index 788ea97d6..40cdddacf 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/resources/groovy/Macros.genesis
+++ b/backend/src/test/resources/groovy/Macros.genesis
@@ -22,11 +22,18 @@ template {
 
     defmacro "map": { $key, $mapValue ->
         withMap {
-            text = "Test"
+            text = $vars.myvar
             map = { [ $key: $mapValue ] }
         }
     }
 
+    defmacro "defvar": { $name ->
+        $name = {
+           description = "Variable from template"
+           isOptional = false
+        }
+    }
+
     defmacro "bad_require": { $message ->
         require {
             $message { 1 == 2 }
@@ -47,6 +54,9 @@ template {
     }
 
     workflow("maps") {
+        variables {
+            macro:defvar(myvar)
+        }
         steps {
            macro:map("operation", "subst")
         }
diff --git a/backend/src/test/scala/com/griddynamics/genesis/service/impl/MacrosTest.scala b/backend/src/test/scala/com/griddynamics/genesis/service/impl/MacrosTest.scala
index 617ec646f..8ef877679 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/scala/com/griddynamics/genesis/service/impl/MacrosTest.scala
+++ b/backend/src/test/scala/com/griddynamics/genesis/service/impl/MacrosTest.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import com.griddynamics.genesis.cache.NullCacheManager
 import com.griddynamics.genesis.template.VersionedTemplate
 import com.griddynamics.genesis.api
 import com.griddynamics.genesis.plugin.{StepBuilderFactory, StepBuilder}
-import com.griddynamics.genesis.service.TemplateDefinition
+import com.griddynamics.genesis.service.{VariableDescription, TemplateDefinition}
 import com.griddynamics.genesis.api.Failure
 import com.griddynamics.genesis.workflow.Step
 import scala.beans.BeanProperty
@@ -65,9 +65,15 @@ class MacrosTest extends AssertionsForJUnit with MockitoSugar with DSLTestUniver
   def testMacroWithMap() {
     val template: Option[TemplateDefinition] = templateService.findTemplate(0, "Macros", "0.1", 0)
     val result = template.get.getWorkflow("maps").get
-    val steps = result.embody(Map())
-    val values: Map[String, String] = steps.regular(0).newStep.actualStep.asInstanceOf[StepWithMap].values
+    val steps = result.embody(Map("myvar" -> "1024"))
+    val variables: Seq[VariableDescription] = result.variableDescriptions
+    assert(variables.size == 1)
+    assert(variables.exists(_.name == "myvar"))
+    val step: StepWithMap = steps.regular(0).newStep.actualStep.asInstanceOf[StepWithMap]
+    val values: Map[String, String] = step.values
+    val text = step.name
     expectResult(Map("operation" -> "subst"))(values)
+    expectResult("1024")(text)
   }
 }