diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/builder.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/builder.rs
index aaabec764b..89bda46535 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/builder.rs
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ impl BlockBuilder {
             Instruction::AppendRest { src } => self.free_register(*src)?,
             Instruction::PushFlag { name: _ } => (),
             Instruction::PushNamed { name: _, src } => self.free_register(*src)?,
+            Instruction::PushParserInfo { name: _, info: _ } => (),
             Instruction::RedirectOut { mode } | Instruction::RedirectErr { mode } => match mode {
                 RedirectMode::File { path, .. } => self.free_register(*path)?,
                 _ => (),
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/call.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/call.rs
index 992969d544..b8d8e0f4ac 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/call.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/compile/call.rs
@@ -119,6 +119,13 @@ pub(crate) fn compile_call(
         }
     }
 
+    // Add any parser info from the call
+    for (name, info) in &call.parser_info {
+        let name = builder.data(name)?;
+        let info = Box::new(info.clone());
+        builder.push(Instruction::PushParserInfo { name, info }.into_spanned(call.head))?;
+    }
+
     if let Some(mode) = redirect_modes.out {
         builder.push(mode.map(|mode| Instruction::RedirectOut { mode }))?;
     }
diff --git a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval_ir.rs b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval_ir.rs
index 16dade5712..0bf46e32e8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-engine/src/eval_ir.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-engine/src/eval_ir.rs
@@ -319,6 +319,14 @@ fn eval_instruction(
             });
             Ok(Continue)
         }
+        Instruction::PushParserInfo { name, info } => {
+            ctx.stack.arguments.push(Argument::ParserInfo {
+                data: ctx.data.clone(),
+                name: *name,
+                info: info.clone(),
+            });
+            Ok(Continue)
+        }
         Instruction::RedirectOut { mode } => {
             let out_dest = eval_redirection(ctx, mode, *span)?;
             ctx.redirect_out = Some(out_dest);
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/argument.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/argument.rs
index c2c816d2e5..ea5eab8fef 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/argument.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/engine/argument.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub enum Argument {
         name: DataSlice,
         // TODO: rather than `Expression`, this would probably be best served by a specific enum
         // type for this purpose.
-        expr: Box<Expression>,
+        info: Box<Expression>,
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/call.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/call.rs
index 75794f9000..bf24ae36e3 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/call.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/call.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl Call {
                 Argument::ParserInfo {
                     data,
                     name: name_slice,
-                    expr,
+                    info: expr,
                 } if &data[*name_slice] == name.as_bytes() => Some(expr.as_ref()),
                 _ => None,
             })
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/display.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/display.rs
index 981c6ad324..efbdb98a67 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/display.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/display.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Display for FmtInstruction<'a> {
                 let name = FmtData(self.data, *name);
                 write!(f, "{:WIDTH$} {name}, {src}", "push-named")
             }
+            Instruction::PushParserInfo { name, info } => {
+                let name = FmtData(self.data, *name);
+                write!(f, "{:WIDTH$} {name}, {info:?}", "push-parser-info")
+            }
             Instruction::RedirectOut { mode } => {
                 write!(f, "{:WIDTH$} {mode}", "redirect-out")
             }
diff --git a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/mod.rs b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/mod.rs
index 3156911577..43f0e640c0 100644
--- a/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-protocol/src/ir/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use crate::{
-    ast::{CellPath, Operator, RangeInclusion},
+    ast::{CellPath, Expression, Operator, RangeInclusion},
     engine::EngineState,
     BlockId, DeclId, RegId, Span, VarId,
 };
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ pub enum Instruction {
     PushFlag { name: DataSlice },
     /// Add a named arg with a value to the next call.
     PushNamed { name: DataSlice, src: RegId },
+    /// Add parser info to the next call.
+    PushParserInfo {
+        name: DataSlice,
+        info: Box<Expression>,
+    },
     /// Set the redirection for stdout for the next call (only)
     RedirectOut { mode: RedirectMode },
     /// Set the redirection for stderr for the next call (only)