diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-08-25-in-macro-expansion.md b/rust/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-08-25-in-macro-expansion.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1778c42d9b88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/ql/lib/change-notes/2025-08-25-in-macro-expansion.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Attribute macros are now taken into account when identifying macro-expanded code. This affects the queries `rust/unused-variable` and `rust/unused-value`, which exclude results in macro-expanded code.
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diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/elements/internal/MacroCallImpl.qll b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/elements/internal/MacroCallImpl.qll
index 27f70c77074c..0ed4d3073f05 100644
--- a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/elements/internal/MacroCallImpl.qll
+++ b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/elements/internal/MacroCallImpl.qll
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ module Impl {
     or
     n = root.(Adt).getDeriveMacroExpansion(_)
     or
+    n = root.(Item).getAttributeMacroExpansion()
+    or
     isInMacroExpansion(root, n.getParentNode())
   }