diff --git a/base/compiler/ssair/ir.jl b/base/compiler/ssair/ir.jl
index be8d5c3e9e932..5c731205366f0 100644
--- a/base/compiler/ssair/ir.jl
+++ b/base/compiler/ssair/ir.jl
@@ -1338,7 +1338,12 @@ function process_node!(compact::IncrementalCompact, result_idx::Int, inst::Instr
                 return result_idx
             end
         end
-        ssa_rename[idx] = SSAValue(result_idx)
+        typ = inst[:type]
+        if isa(typ, Const) && is_inlineable_constant(typ.val)
+            ssa_rename[idx] = quoted(typ.val)
+        else
+            ssa_rename[idx] = SSAValue(result_idx)
+        end
         result[result_idx][:inst] = stmt
         result_idx += 1
     elseif isa(stmt, PiNode)
diff --git a/test/compiler/EscapeAnalysis/interprocedural.jl b/test/compiler/EscapeAnalysis/interprocedural.jl
index 756e5489ed637..15d2a878d253b 100644
--- a/test/compiler/EscapeAnalysis/interprocedural.jl
+++ b/test/compiler/EscapeAnalysis/interprocedural.jl
@@ -98,10 +98,8 @@ identity_if_string(x::SafeRef) = nothing
 let result = code_escapes((SafeRef{String},); optimize=false) do x
         identity_if_string(x)
     end
-    i = only(findall(iscall((result.ir, identity_if_string)), result.ir.stmts.inst))
-    r = only(findall(isreturn, result.ir.stmts.inst))
-    @test !has_thrown_escape(result.state[Argument(2)], i)
-    @test !has_return_escape(result.state[Argument(2)], r)
+    @test !has_thrown_escape(result.state[Argument(2)])
+    @test !has_return_escape(result.state[Argument(2)])
 end
 let result = code_escapes((Union{SafeRef{String},Vector{String}},); optimize=false) do x
         identity_if_string(x)
diff --git a/test/compiler/inline.jl b/test/compiler/inline.jl
index 638f7e0185568..be9a2e98e2dc3 100644
--- a/test/compiler/inline.jl
+++ b/test/compiler/inline.jl
@@ -2065,3 +2065,20 @@ end
 # https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/50612
 f50612(x) = UInt32(x)
 @test all(!isinvoke(:UInt32),get_code(f50612,Tuple{Char}))
+
+# move inlineable constant values into statement position during `compact!`-ion
+# so that we don't inline DCE-eligibile calls
+Base.@assume_effects :nothrow function erase_before_inlining(x, y)
+    z = sin(y)
+    if x
+        return "julia"
+    end
+    return z
+end
+@test fully_eliminated((Float64,); retval=5) do y
+    length(erase_before_inlining(true, y))
+end
+@test fully_eliminated((Float64,); retval=(5,5)) do y
+    z = erase_before_inlining(true, y)
+    return length(z), length(z)
+end