diff --git a/src/macros.jl b/src/macros.jl
index 3cfd974..02e90fb 100644
--- a/src/macros.jl
+++ b/src/macros.jl
@@ -84,7 +84,19 @@ macro test_trixi_include_base(elixir, args...)
     #      on Julia >= 1.12, @isdefined returns false because bindings set inside
     #      Base.include have a newer world age; on older Julia the value is visible and
     #      also correct (same as the elixir default).
-    # For non-Symbol expressions (closures, calls, literals), always evaluate at call site.
+    # For non-Symbol expressions, there are two cases:
+    #   4. Literals (numbers, strings, ...): the value is the same regardless of the
+    #      scope, so we can simply pass it on.
+    #   5. Compound expressions (calls, tuples, array/closure literals, e.g.
+    #      `surface_flux=FluxLaxFriedrichs(max_abs_speed)`): these typically reference
+    #      names that are only available *inside* the elixir's scope (e.g. brought in by
+    #      the elixir's own `using Trixi`) and are not defined at the macro call site
+    #      (the testset module). Hence, we must NOT evaluate them at the call site but
+    #      pass the unevaluated expression through to `trixi_include`, which splices it
+    #      into the elixir and evaluates it in the elixir's scope.
+    # We achieve both of the above by passing the (quoted) expression on unevaluated via
+    # a `QuoteNode`, which reproduces the behavior before locally-defined Symbol values
+    # were supported.
     local kwarg_keys = Set(arg.args[1]
                            for arg in args
                            if arg.head == :(=) &&
@@ -107,7 +119,9 @@ macro test_trixi_include_base(elixir, args...)
                       Expr(:kw, key,
                            esc(:((@isdefined $val) ? $val : $(QuoteNode(val))))))
             else
-                push!(kwarg_exprs, Expr(:kw, key, esc(val)))
+                # Cases 4 & 5: pass the unevaluated expression through to
+                # `trixi_include` for resolution in the elixir's scope
+                push!(kwarg_exprs, Expr(:kw, key, QuoteNode(val)))
             end
         end
     end
diff --git a/test/Project.toml b/test/Project.toml
index cb6f3d5..87db028 100644
--- a/test/Project.toml
+++ b/test/Project.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 [deps]
 Aqua = "4c88cf16-eb10-579e-8560-4a9242c79595"
+LinearAlgebra = "37e2e46d-f89d-539d-b4ee-838fcccc9c8e"
 Test = "8dfed614-e22c-5e08-85e1-65c5234f0b40"
 TrixiBase = "9a0f1c46-06d5-4909-a5a3-ce25d3fa3284"
 
 [compat]
 Aqua = "0.8"
+LinearAlgebra = "1"
 Test = "1"
 TrixiBase = "0.1.6"
diff --git a/test/test_test_trixi_include.jl b/test/test_test_trixi_include.jl
index a8ebe5d..b57d6ca 100644
--- a/test/test_test_trixi_include.jl
+++ b/test/test_test_trixi_include.jl
@@ -211,6 +211,67 @@ end
         end
     end
 
+    @trixi_testset "compound (non-Symbol) override values" begin
+        # Regression test for a bug where compound kwarg values (e.g. function
+        # calls) were evaluated in the testset module from which the macro is
+        # called instead of in the elixir's scope. This broke values referencing
+        # names that are only available *inside* the elixir, such as
+        # `surface_flux=FluxLaxFriedrichs(max_abs_speed)` in Trixi.jl, where
+        # `FluxLaxFriedrichs` and `max_abs_speed` come from the elixir's own
+        # `using Trixi` and are not defined in the (inner) testset module.
+        #
+        # We mimic this here with `norm` from `LinearAlgebra`: the elixir brings
+        # it in via its own `using LinearAlgebra`, while the testset module from
+        # which the macros are called below does *not* have `LinearAlgebra` (and
+        # `norm` is therefore not defined there).
+        example = """
+            using LinearAlgebra
+            x = norm([3.0, 4.0])
+            t = (1, 2)
+            s = "default"
+            """
+
+        mktemp() do path, io
+            write(io, example)
+            close(io)
+            mod = @__MODULE__
+
+            # `norm` is intentionally not available in this testset module, so
+            # evaluating the override value here (instead of in the elixir's
+            # scope) would throw an `UndefVarError`.
+            @test !(@invokelatest isdefined(mod, :norm))
+
+            # Compound call expression referencing an elixir-internal name
+            @test_trixi_include_base(path, x=norm([6.0, 8.0]))
+            @test (@invokelatest mod.x) ≈ 10.0
+
+            @test_trixi_include(path, x=norm([6.0, 8.0]))
+            @test (@invokelatest mod.x) ≈ 10.0
+
+            # Tuple expression
+            @test_trixi_include_base(path, t=(3, 4))
+            @test (@invokelatest mod.t) == (3, 4)
+
+            @test_trixi_include(path, t=(3, 4))
+            @test (@invokelatest mod.t) == (3, 4)
+
+            # String literal
+            @test_trixi_include_base(path, s="override")
+            @test (@invokelatest mod.s) == "override"
+
+            # Numeric literal still works through the same code path
+            @test_trixi_include_base(path, x=7)
+            @test (@invokelatest mod.x) == 7
+
+            # Combining a compound override with a chained Symbol override:
+            # `t=(x, x)` must be resolved in the elixir's scope *after* the
+            # `x` override has been applied there.
+            @test_trixi_include_base(path, x=norm([5.0, 12.0]), t=(x, x))
+            @test (@invokelatest mod.x) ≈ 13.0
+            @test all((@invokelatest mod.t) .≈ (13.0, 13.0))
+        end
+    end
+
     @trixi_testset "additional_ignore_content" begin
         example = """
             @warn "Test warning"