diff --git a/grammars/silver/compiler/definition/core/QName.sv b/grammars/silver/compiler/definition/core/QName.sv
index f46fb2ea8..b7d0fa433 100644
--- a/grammars/silver/compiler/definition/core/QName.sv
+++ b/grammars/silver/compiler/definition/core/QName.sv
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ top::QName ::= msg::[Message]
   top.lookupAttribute = decorate errorLookup(msg) with {};
 }
 
+
 nonterminal QNameLookup<a> with fullName, typeScheme, errors, dcls<a>, dcl<a>, found;
 
 synthesized attribute lookupValue :: Decorated QNameLookup<ValueDclInfo> occurs on QName;
diff --git a/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/convenience/Lists.sv b/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/convenience/Lists.sv
index 700be4edc..871135638 100644
--- a/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/convenience/Lists.sv
+++ b/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/convenience/Lists.sv
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ top::QNames ::= id1::QNameWithTL ',' id2::QNames
   top.qnames = [id1] ++ id2.qnames;
 }
 
+abstract production qNamesError
+top::QNames ::= msg::[Message]
+{
+  top.unparse = "<err>";
+  top.qnames = [];
+
+}
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 function makeOccursDcls
diff --git a/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Syntax.sv b/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Syntax.sv
index d52d02729..bf70a2f97 100644
--- a/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Syntax.sv
+++ b/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Syntax.sv
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ imports silver:compiler:definition:env;
 imports silver:compiler:definition:type:syntax;
 imports silver:compiler:modification:list;
 imports silver:compiler:extension:patternmatching;
+imports silver:compiler:extension:convenience;
 
 concrete production quoteAGDcl
 top::Expr ::= 'Silver_AGDcl' '{' ast::AGDcl '}'
@@ -117,6 +118,15 @@ top::QName ::= '$QName' '{' e::Expr '}'
       location=top.location);
 }
 
+concrete production antiquoteQNames
+top::QNames ::= '$QNames' '{' e::Expr '}'
+{
+  top.unparse = s"$$QNames{${e.unparse}}";
+  forwards to
+    qNamesError(
+      [err(e.location, "$QNames should not occur outside of quoted Silver literal")]);
+}
+
 concrete production antiquoteQNameAttrOccur
 top::QNameAttrOccur ::= '$QNameAttrOccur' '{' e::Expr '}'
 {
diff --git a/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Terminals.sv b/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Terminals.sv
index 6a4c46217..0acaa6a21 100644
--- a/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Terminals.sv
+++ b/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Terminals.sv
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ terminal AntiquotePattern_t           '$Pattern'           lexer classes {Antiqu
 terminal AntiquoteAspectRHS_t         '$AspectRHS'         lexer classes {Antiquote};
 terminal AntiquoteProductionStmt_t    '$ProductionStmt'    lexer classes {Antiquote};
 terminal AntiquoteQName_t             '$QName'             lexer classes {Antiquote};
+terminal AntiquoteQNames_t            '$QNames'             lexer classes {Antiquote};
 terminal AntiquoteQNameAttrOccur_t    '$QNameAttrOccur'    lexer classes {Antiquote};
 terminal AntiquoteName_t              '$Name'              lexer classes {Antiquote};
 terminal Antiquote_qName_t            '$qName'             lexer classes {Antiquote};
diff --git a/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Translation.sv b/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Translation.sv
index 33a990a55..8a27d4e48 100644
--- a/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Translation.sv
+++ b/grammars/silver/compiler/extension/silverconstruction/Translation.sv
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ top::AST ::= prodName::String children::ASTs annotations::NamedASTs
      "silver:compiler:extension:silverconstruction:antiquoteAspectRHS",
      "silver:compiler:extension:silverconstruction:antiquoteProductionStmt",
      "silver:compiler:extension:silverconstruction:antiquoteQName",
+     "silver:compiler:extension:silverconstruction:antiquoteQNames",
      "silver:compiler:extension:silverconstruction:antiquoteQNameAttrOccur",
      "silver:compiler:extension:silverconstruction:antiquoteName"];