diff --git a/src/julia-parser.scm b/src/julia-parser.scm
index febb3a269a46f..770d21d893c44 100644
--- a/src/julia-parser.scm
+++ b/src/julia-parser.scm
@@ -1272,11 +1272,13 @@
                                        (parse-raw-literal s t)))
                         (nxt (peek-token s))
                         (macname (macroify-name ex (macsuffix t))))
-                   (if (and (symbol? nxt) (not (operator? nxt))
+                   (if (and (or (symbol? nxt) (number? nxt) (large-number? nxt)) (not (operator? nxt))
                             (not (ts:space? s)))
                        ;; string literal suffix, "s"x
                        (loop `(macrocall ,macname ,startloc ,macstr
-                                         ,(string (take-token s))))
+                                         ,(if (symbol? nxt)
+                                              (string (take-token s))
+                                              (take-token s))))
                        (loop `(macrocall ,macname ,startloc ,macstr))))
                  ex))
             (else ex))))))
diff --git a/test/syntax.jl b/test/syntax.jl
index 75c70112044fd..e20037a6859c0 100644
--- a/test/syntax.jl
+++ b/test/syntax.jl
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ macro test999_str(args...); args; end
     a
     b""" == ("a\nb",)
 
+# make sure a trailing integer, not just a symbol, is allowed also
+@test test999"foo"123 == ("foo", 123)
+
 # issue #5997
 @test_throws ParseError Meta.parse(": x")
 @test_throws ParseError Meta.parse("""begin