diff --git a/packages/macro/src/macroJs.test.ts b/packages/macro/src/macroJs.test.ts
index 7af7b01b2..3f746f123 100644
--- a/packages/macro/src/macroJs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/macro/src/macroJs.test.ts
@@ -267,10 +267,11 @@ describe("js macro", () => {
       const exp = parseExpression(
         `plural(count, {
           one: select(gender, {
-            male: "he",
+            male: hePronoun,
             female: "she",
             other: "they"
-          })
+          }),
+          other: otherText
         })`
       )
       const tokens = macro.tokenizeChoiceComponent(exp as CallExpression)
@@ -293,12 +294,27 @@ describe("js macro", () => {
               }),
               format: "select",
               options: {
-                male: "he",
+                male: expect.objectContaining({
+                  type: "arg",
+                  name: "hePronoun",
+                  value: expect.objectContaining({
+                    name: "hePronoun",
+                    type: "Identifier",
+                  }),
+                }),
                 female: "she",
                 other: "they",
               },
             },
           ],
+          other: expect.objectContaining({
+            type: "arg",
+            name: "otherText",
+            value: expect.objectContaining({
+              name: "otherText",
+              type: "Identifier",
+            }),
+          }),
         },
       })
     })
diff --git a/packages/macro/src/macroJs.ts b/packages/macro/src/macroJs.ts
index 0198eb0ca..ffebb0ea8 100644
--- a/packages/macro/src/macroJs.ts
+++ b/packages/macro/src/macroJs.ts
@@ -352,8 +352,12 @@ export default class MacroJs {
           value = this.tokenizeTemplateLiteral(attrValue)
         } else if (this.types.isCallExpression(attrValue)) {
           value = this.tokenizeNode(attrValue)
+        } else if (this.types.isStringLiteral(attrValue)) {
+          value = attrValue.value
+        } else if (this.types.isExpression(attrValue)) {
+          value = this.tokenizeExpression(attrValue)
         } else {
-          value = (attrValue as StringLiteral).value
+          value = (attrValue as unknown as StringLiteral).value
         }
         token.options[name] = value
       }
diff --git a/packages/macro/test/js-plural.ts b/packages/macro/test/js-plural.ts
index ca7283f79..bf2f3db6c 100644
--- a/packages/macro/test/js-plural.ts
+++ b/packages/macro/test/js-plural.ts
@@ -74,5 +74,31 @@ const cases: TestCase[] = [
         );
       `,
   },
+  {
+    name: "Macro with expression only choice",
+    input: `
+        import { plural } from '@lingui/macro'
+        plural(users.length, {
+          offset: 1,
+          0: "No books",
+          1: "1 book",
+          other: someOtherExp
+        });
+      `,
+    expected: `
+        import { i18n } from "@lingui/core";
+        i18n._(
+          /*i18n*/
+          {
+            id: "0mcXIe",
+            message: "{0, plural, offset:1 =0 {No books} =1 {1 book} other {{someOtherExp}}}",
+            values: {
+              0: users.length,
+              someOtherExp: someOtherExp,
+            },
+          }
+        );
+      `,
+  },
 ]
 export default cases
diff --git a/packages/macro/test/js-select.ts b/packages/macro/test/js-select.ts
index cf1b3436e..0e5477754 100644
--- a/packages/macro/test/js-select.ts
+++ b/packages/macro/test/js-select.ts
@@ -29,5 +29,34 @@ const cases: TestCase[] = [
         );
       `,
   },
+  {
+    name: "Nested macros with pure expressions option",
+    input: `
+        import { select, plural } from '@lingui/macro'
+        select(gender, {
+          "male": plural(numOfGuests, {
+            one: "He invites one guest",
+            other: "He invites # guests"
+          }),
+          female: \`She is \${gender}\`,
+          other: someOtherExp
+        });
+      `,
+    expected: `
+        import { i18n } from "@lingui/core";
+        i18n._(
+          /*i18n*/
+          {
+            id: "j9PNNm",
+            message: "{gender, select, male {{numOfGuests, plural, one {He invites one guest} other {He invites # guests}}} female {She is {gender}} other {{someOtherExp}}}",
+            values: {
+              gender: gender,
+              numOfGuests: numOfGuests,
+              someOtherExp: someOtherExp,
+            },
+          }
+        );
+      `,
+  },
 ]
 export default cases
diff --git a/packages/macro/test/jsx-plural.ts b/packages/macro/test/jsx-plural.ts
index 0f774c95f..17a035894 100644
--- a/packages/macro/test/jsx-plural.ts
+++ b/packages/macro/test/jsx-plural.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,33 @@ const cases: TestCase[] = [
         }} />;
       `,
   },
+  {
+    input: `
+        import { Plural } from '@lingui/macro';
+        <Plural
+          value={count}
+          _0="Zero items"
+          one={oneText}
+          other={<a href="/more">A lot of them</a>}
+        />;
+      `,
+    expected: `
+        import { Trans } from "@lingui/react";
+        <Trans 
+          id={"EQvNfC"}
+          message={
+            "{count, plural, =0 {Zero items} one {{oneText}} other {<0>A lot of them</0>}}"
+           }
+          values={{
+            count: count,
+            oneText: oneText,
+          }} 
+          components={{
+            0: <a href="/more" />
+          }} 
+        />;
+      `,
+  },
   {
     filename: `jsx-plural-select-nested.js`,
   },
diff --git a/packages/macro/test/jsx-select.ts b/packages/macro/test/jsx-select.ts
index bfdc29f31..5fa938b9a 100644
--- a/packages/macro/test/jsx-select.ts
+++ b/packages/macro/test/jsx-select.ts
@@ -77,5 +77,25 @@ const cases: TestCase[] = [
       />;
       `,
   },
+  {
+    input: `
+        import { Select } from '@lingui/macro';
+        <Select
+          id="msg.select"
+          render="strong"
+          value={user.gender}
+          _male="He"
+          _female={\`She\`}
+          other={otherText}
+        />;
+      `,
+    expected: `
+        import { Trans } from "@lingui/react";
+        <Trans render="strong" id="msg.select" message={"{0, select, male {He} female {She} other {{otherText}}}"} values={{
+          0: user.gender,
+          otherText: otherText
+        }} />;
+      `,
+  },
 ]
 export default cases