diff --git a/components/salsa-macros/src/tracked_fn.rs b/components/salsa-macros/src/tracked_fn.rs
index 6ebac551..90d52e81 100644
--- a/components/salsa-macros/src/tracked_fn.rs
+++ b/components/salsa-macros/src/tracked_fn.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use proc_macro2::{Literal, Span, TokenStream};
+use quote::ToTokens;
 use syn::{spanned::Spanned, ItemFn};
 
 use crate::{db_lifetime, fn_util, hygiene::Hygiene, options::Options};
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ impl Macro {
             ));
         }
 
-        let (db_ident, db_path) = check_db_argument(&item.sig.inputs[0])?;
+        let (db_ident, db_path) =
+            check_db_argument(&item.sig.inputs[0], item.sig.generics.lifetimes().next())?;
 
         Ok(ValidFn { db_ident, db_path })
     }
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ fn function_type(item_fn: &syn::ItemFn) -> FunctionType {
 
 pub fn check_db_argument<'arg>(
     fn_arg: &'arg syn::FnArg,
+    explicit_lt: Option<&'arg syn::LifetimeParam>,
 ) -> syn::Result<(&'arg syn::Ident, &'arg syn::Path)> {
     match fn_arg {
         syn::FnArg::Receiver(_) => {
@@ -256,11 +259,23 @@ pub fn check_db_argument<'arg>(
                 ));
             }
 
-            let extract_db_path = || -> Result<&'arg syn::Path, Span> {
-                let syn::Type::Reference(ref_type) = &*typed.ty else {
-                    return Err(typed.ty.span());
-                };
+            let tykind_error_msg =
+                "must have type `&dyn Db`, where `Db` is some Salsa Database trait";
 
+            let syn::Type::Reference(ref_type) = &*typed.ty else {
+                return Err(syn::Error::new(typed.ty.span(), tykind_error_msg));
+            };
+
+            if let Some(lt) = explicit_lt {
+                if ref_type.lifetime.is_none() {
+                    return Err(syn::Error::new_spanned(
+                        ref_type.and_token,
+                        format!("must have a `{}` lifetime", lt.lifetime.to_token_stream()),
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+
+            let extract_db_path = || -> Result<&'arg syn::Path, Span> {
                 if let Some(m) = &ref_type.mutability {
                     return Err(m.span());
                 }
diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.rs b/tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.rs
index 309e4fba..dea5e7d1 100644
--- a/tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.rs
@@ -34,4 +34,30 @@ fn tracked_fn_with_too_many_arguments_for_specify(
 ) -> u32 {
 }
 
+#[salsa::interned]
+struct MyInterned<'db> {
+    field: u32,
+}
+
+#[salsa::tracked]
+fn tracked_fn_with_lt_param_and_elided_lt_on_db_arg<'db>(
+    db: &dyn Db,
+    interned: MyInterned<'db>,
+) -> u32 {
+    interned.field(db) * 2
+}
+
+#[salsa::tracked]
+fn tracked_fn_with_lt_param_and_elided_lt_on_input<'db>(
+    db: &'db dyn Db,
+    interned: MyInterned,
+) -> u32 {
+    interned.field(db) * 2
+}
+
+#[salsa::tracked]
+fn tracked_fn_with_multiple_lts<'db1, 'db2>(db: &'db1 dyn Db, interned: MyInterned<'db2>) -> u32 {
+    interned.field(db) * 2
+}
+
 fn main() {}
diff --git a/tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.stderr b/tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.stderr
index 5851bf7e..9efda648 100644
--- a/tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.stderr
+++ b/tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.stderr
@@ -28,6 +28,29 @@ error: only functions with a single salsa struct as their input can be specified
 29 | #[salsa::tracked(specify)]
    |                  ^^^^^^^
 
+error: must have a `'db` lifetime
+  --> tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.rs:44:9
+   |
+44 |     db: &dyn Db,
+   |         ^
+
+error: only a single lifetime parameter is accepted
+  --> tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.rs:59:39
+   |
+59 | fn tracked_fn_with_multiple_lts<'db1, 'db2>(db: &'db1 dyn Db, interned: MyInterned<'db2>) -> u32 {
+   |                                       ^^^^
+
+error[E0106]: missing lifetime specifier
+  --> tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.rs:53:15
+   |
+53 |     interned: MyInterned,
+   |               ^^^^^^^^^^ expected named lifetime parameter
+   |
+help: consider using the `'db` lifetime
+   |
+53 |     interned: MyInterned<'db>,
+   |                         +++++
+
 error[E0308]: mismatched types
   --> tests/compile-fail/tracked_fn_incompatibles.rs:24:46
    |
diff --git a/tests/tracked_fn_read_own_specify.rs b/tests/tracked_fn_read_own_specify.rs
index 426d18a7..c91bac60 100644
--- a/tests/tracked_fn_read_own_specify.rs
+++ b/tests/tracked_fn_read_own_specify.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn tracked_fn(db: &dyn LogDatabase, input: MyInput) -> u32 {
 }
 
 #[salsa::tracked(specify)]
-fn tracked_fn_extra<'db>(db: &dyn LogDatabase, input: MyTracked<'db>) -> u32 {
+fn tracked_fn_extra<'db>(db: &'db dyn LogDatabase, input: MyTracked<'db>) -> u32 {
     db.push_log(format!("tracked_fn_extra({input:?})"));
     0
 }