diff --git a/edb/edgeql/compiler/func.py b/edb/edgeql/compiler/func.py
index 066d37572fa0..9cc52c00f6ac 100644
--- a/edb/edgeql/compiler/func.py
+++ b/edb/edgeql/compiler/func.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def compile_FunctionCall(
             sn.QualName('default', 'foo'),
         ]
     ):
-        inline_func = s_func.compile_function(
+        inline_func = s_func.compile_function_inline(
             schema=ctx.env.schema,
             context=sd.CommandContext(
                 # Probably not correct. Need to store modaliases while compiling
@@ -448,8 +448,7 @@ def compile_FunctionCall(
                 )
 
         argument_inliner = ArgumentInliner(inline_args, ctx=ctx)
-        inline_func_expr = inline_func.irast.expr
-        res.body = argument_inliner.visit(inline_func_expr)
+        res.body = argument_inliner.visit(inline_func)
         res.inline_arg_path_ids = argument_inliner.mapped_args
     else:
         res = fcall
diff --git a/edb/schema/functions.py b/edb/schema/functions.py
index 0df140c2e8d4..908bceea1b3e 100644
--- a/edb/schema/functions.py
+++ b/edb/schema/functions.py
@@ -2397,21 +2397,13 @@ def compile_function(
 ) -> s_expr.CompiledExpression:
     assert language is qlast.Language.EdgeQL
 
-    has_inlined_defaults = bool(params.find_named_only(schema))
-
-    param_anchors = get_params_symtable(
-        params,
-        schema,
-        inlined_defaults=has_inlined_defaults,
-    )
-
     compiled = body.compiled(
         schema,
-        options=qlcompiler.CompilerOptions(
-            anchors=param_anchors,
+        options=get_compiler_options(
+            schema,
+            context,
             func_name=func_name,
-            func_params=params,
-            apply_query_rewrites=not context.stdmode,
+            params=params,
             track_schema_ref_exprs=track_schema_ref_exprs,
         ),
         inlining_context=inlining_context,
@@ -2452,3 +2444,93 @@ def compile_function(
         )
 
     return compiled
+
+
+def compile_function_inline(
+    schema: s_schema.Schema,
+    context: sd.CommandContext,
+    *,
+    body: s_expr.Expression,
+    func_name: sn.QualName,
+    params: FuncParameterList,
+    language: qlast.Language,
+    return_type: s_types.Type,
+    return_typemod: ft.TypeModifier,
+    track_schema_ref_exprs: bool=False,
+    inlining_context: Optional[qlcontext.ContextLevel] = None,
+) -> irast.Set:
+    """Compile a function body to be inlined."""
+    assert language is qlast.Language.EdgeQL
+
+    from edb.edgeql.compiler import dispatch
+    from edb.edgeql.compiler import inference
+    from edb.edgeql.compiler import pathctx
+    from edb.edgeql.compiler import setgen
+    from edb.edgeql.compiler import stmtctx
+
+    ctx = stmtctx.init_context(
+        schema=schema,
+        options=get_compiler_options(
+            schema,
+            context,
+            func_name=func_name,
+            params=params,
+            track_schema_ref_exprs=track_schema_ref_exprs,
+        ),
+        inlining_context=inlining_context,
+    )
+
+    ql_expr = body.parse()
+
+    # Add implicit limit if present
+    if ctx.implicit_limit:
+        ql_expr = qlast.SelectQuery(result=ql_expr, implicit=True)
+        ql_expr.limit = qlast.Constant.integer(ctx.implicit_limit)
+
+    ir_set: irast.Set = dispatch.compile(ql_expr, ctx=ctx)
+
+    # Copy schema back to inlining context
+    if inlining_context:
+        inlining_context.env.schema = ctx.env.schema
+
+    # Create scoped set if necessary
+    if pathctx.get_set_scope(ir_set, ctx=ctx) is None:
+        ir_set = setgen.scoped_set(ir_set, ctx=ctx)
+
+    # Infer cardinality, multiplicity, and volatility
+    inf_ctx = inference.make_ctx(env=ctx.env)
+    inference.infer_cardinality(
+        ir_set, scope_tree=ctx.path_scope, ctx=inf_ctx
+    )
+    inference.infer_multiplicity(
+        ir_set, scope_tree=ctx.path_scope, ctx=inf_ctx
+    )
+    inference.infer_volatility(ir_set, env=ctx.env)
+
+    return ir_set
+
+
+def get_compiler_options(
+    schema: s_schema.Schema,
+    context: sd.CommandContext,
+    *,
+    func_name: sn.QualName,
+    params: FuncParameterList,
+    track_schema_ref_exprs: bool,
+) -> qlcompiler.CompilerOptions:
+
+    has_inlined_defaults = bool(params.find_named_only(schema))
+
+    param_anchors = get_params_symtable(
+        params,
+        schema,
+        inlined_defaults=has_inlined_defaults,
+    )
+
+    return qlcompiler.CompilerOptions(
+        anchors=param_anchors,
+        func_name=func_name,
+        func_params=params,
+        apply_query_rewrites=not context.stdmode,
+        track_schema_ref_exprs=track_schema_ref_exprs,
+    )