diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/cli_run.rs b/crates/cli/tests/cli_run.rs
index 2baef62d38..821cbb7468 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/cli_run.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/cli_run.rs
@@ -969,6 +969,21 @@ mod cli_run {
             TestCliCommands::Run,
         )
     }
+    #[test]
+    #[serial(cli_platform)]
+    #[cfg_attr(windows, ignore)]
+    fn ingested_file_bytes_no_ann() {
+        test_roc_app(
+            "examples/cli",
+            "ingested-file-bytes-no-ann.roc",
+            &[],
+            &[],
+            &[],
+            "162088\n",
+            UseValgrind::No,
+            TestCliCommands::Run,
+        )
+    }
 
     #[test]
     #[serial(zig_platform_parser_package_basic_cli_url)]
diff --git a/crates/compiler/can/src/def.rs b/crates/compiler/can/src/def.rs
index f81b746c7d..0e992b9ba1 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/can/src/def.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/can/src/def.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ enum PendingValueDef<'a> {
     /// Ingested file
     IngestedFile(
         Loc<Pattern>,
-        Loc<ast::TypeAnnotation<'a>>,
+        Option<Loc<ast::TypeAnnotation<'a>>>,
         Loc<ast::StrLiteral<'a>>,
     ),
 }
@@ -2336,7 +2336,7 @@ fn canonicalize_pending_value_def<'a>(
                 None,
             )
         }
-        IngestedFile(loc_pattern, loc_ann, path_literal) => {
+        IngestedFile(loc_pattern, opt_loc_ann, path_literal) => {
             let relative_path =
                 if let ast::StrLiteral::PlainLine(ingested_path) = path_literal.value {
                     ingested_path
@@ -2373,23 +2373,29 @@ fn canonicalize_pending_value_def<'a>(
 
             let loc_expr = Loc::at(path_literal.region, expr);
 
-            let can_ann = canonicalize_annotation(
-                env,
-                scope,
-                &loc_ann.value,
-                loc_ann.region,
-                var_store,
-                pending_abilities_in_scope,
-                AnnotationFor::Value,
-            );
+            let opt_loc_can_ann = if let Some(loc_ann) = opt_loc_ann {
+                let can_ann = canonicalize_annotation(
+                    env,
+                    scope,
+                    &loc_ann.value,
+                    loc_ann.region,
+                    var_store,
+                    pending_abilities_in_scope,
+                    AnnotationFor::Value,
+                );
 
-            output.references.union_mut(&can_ann.references);
+                output.references.union_mut(&can_ann.references);
+
+                Some(Loc::at(loc_ann.region, can_ann))
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
 
             let def = single_can_def(
                 loc_pattern,
                 loc_expr,
                 var_store.fresh(),
-                Some(Loc::at(loc_ann.region, can_ann)),
+                opt_loc_can_ann,
                 SendMap::default(),
             );
 
@@ -3108,9 +3114,9 @@ fn to_pending_value_def<'a>(
             })
         }
         IngestedFileImport(ingested_file) => {
-            let typed_ident = ingested_file.name.item.extract_spaces().item;
+            let loc_name = ingested_file.name.item;
 
-            let symbol = match scope.introduce(typed_ident.ident.value.into(), typed_ident.ident.region) {
+            let symbol = match scope.introduce(loc_name.value.into(), loc_name.region) {
                 Ok(symbol ) => symbol,
                 Err((original, shadow, _)) => {
                     env.problem(Problem::Shadowing {
@@ -3123,9 +3129,9 @@ fn to_pending_value_def<'a>(
                 }
             };
 
-            let loc_pattern = Loc::at(typed_ident.ident.region, Pattern::Identifier(symbol));
+            let loc_pattern = Loc::at(loc_name.region, Pattern::Identifier(symbol));
 
-            PendingValue::Def(PendingValueDef::IngestedFile(loc_pattern, typed_ident.ann, ingested_file.path))
+            PendingValue::Def(PendingValueDef::IngestedFile(loc_pattern, ingested_file.annotation.map(|ann| ann.annotation), ingested_file.path))
         }
         Stmt(_) => internal_error!("a Stmt was not desugared correctly, should have been converted to a Body(...) in desguar"),
     }
diff --git a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/def.rs b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/def.rs
index 248d001b02..875aea0153 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/def.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/def.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use crate::spaces::{fmt_default_newline, fmt_default_spaces, fmt_spaces, INDENT}
 use crate::Buf;
 use roc_parse::ast::{
     AbilityMember, Defs, Expr, ExtractSpaces, ImportAlias, ImportAsKeyword, ImportExposingKeyword,
-    ImportedModuleName, IngestedFileImport, ModuleImport, Pattern, Spaces, StrLiteral,
-    TypeAnnotation, TypeDef, TypeHeader, ValueDef,
+    ImportedModuleName, IngestedFileAnnotation, IngestedFileImport, ModuleImport, Pattern, Spaces,
+    StrLiteral, TypeAnnotation, TypeDef, TypeHeader, ValueDef,
 };
 use roc_parse::header::Keyword;
 use roc_region::all::Loc;
@@ -257,8 +257,9 @@ impl<'a> Formattable for IngestedFileImport<'a> {
             before_path,
             path: _,
             name,
+            annotation,
         } = self;
-        !before_path.is_empty() || name.is_multiline()
+        !before_path.is_empty() || name.keyword.is_multiline() || annotation.is_multiline()
     }
 
     fn format_with_options(
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ impl<'a> Formattable for IngestedFileImport<'a> {
             before_path,
             path,
             name,
+            annotation,
         } = self;
 
         buf.indent(indent);
@@ -281,7 +283,11 @@ impl<'a> Formattable for IngestedFileImport<'a> {
 
         fmt_default_spaces(buf, before_path, indent);
         fmt_str_literal(buf, path.value, indent);
-        name.format(buf, indent);
+
+        name.keyword.format(buf, indent);
+        buf.push_str(name.item.value);
+
+        annotation.format(buf, indent);
     }
 }
 
@@ -361,6 +367,34 @@ impl Formattable for ImportExposingKeyword {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> Formattable for IngestedFileAnnotation<'a> {
+    fn is_multiline(&self) -> bool {
+        let Self {
+            before_colon,
+            annotation,
+        } = self;
+        !before_colon.is_empty() || annotation.is_multiline()
+    }
+
+    fn format_with_options(
+        &self,
+        buf: &mut Buf,
+        _parens: Parens,
+        _newlines: Newlines,
+        indent: u16,
+    ) {
+        let Self {
+            before_colon,
+            annotation,
+        } = self;
+
+        fmt_default_spaces(buf, before_colon, indent);
+        buf.push_str(":");
+        buf.spaces(1);
+        annotation.format(buf, indent);
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> Formattable for ValueDef<'a> {
     fn is_multiline(&self) -> bool {
         use roc_parse::ast::ValueDef::*;
diff --git a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/spaces.rs b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/spaces.rs
index f1c5da15bc..20fe2a858e 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/fmt/src/spaces.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/fmt/src/spaces.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ use roc_parse::{
     ast::{
         AbilityImpls, AbilityMember, AssignedField, Collection, CommentOrNewline, Defs, Expr,
         Header, Implements, ImplementsAbilities, ImplementsAbility, ImplementsClause, ImportAlias,
-        ImportAsKeyword, ImportExposingKeyword, ImportedModuleName, IngestedFileImport, Module,
-        ModuleImport, Pattern, PatternAs, RecordBuilderField, Spaced, Spaces, StrLiteral,
-        StrSegment, Tag, TypeAnnotation, TypeDef, TypeHeader, ValueDef, WhenBranch,
+        ImportAsKeyword, ImportExposingKeyword, ImportedModuleName, IngestedFileAnnotation,
+        IngestedFileImport, Module, ModuleImport, Pattern, PatternAs, RecordBuilderField, Spaced,
+        Spaces, StrLiteral, StrSegment, Tag, TypeAnnotation, TypeDef, TypeHeader, ValueDef,
+        WhenBranch,
     },
     header::{
         AppHeader, ExposedName, HostedHeader, ImportsEntry, KeywordItem, ModuleHeader, ModuleName,
@@ -600,6 +601,7 @@ impl<'a> RemoveSpaces<'a> for IngestedFileImport<'a> {
             before_path: &[],
             path: self.path.remove_spaces(arena),
             name: self.name.remove_spaces(arena),
+            annotation: self.annotation.remove_spaces(arena),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -631,6 +633,15 @@ impl<'a> RemoveSpaces<'a> for ImportExposingKeyword {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'a> RemoveSpaces<'a> for IngestedFileAnnotation<'a> {
+    fn remove_spaces(&self, arena: &'a Bump) -> Self {
+        IngestedFileAnnotation {
+            before_colon: &[],
+            annotation: self.annotation.remove_spaces(arena),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> RemoveSpaces<'a> for Implements<'a> {
     fn remove_spaces(&self, _arena: &'a Bump) -> Self {
         Implements::Implements
diff --git a/crates/compiler/parse/src/ast.rs b/crates/compiler/parse/src/ast.rs
index 970c0e0231..b590c15673 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/parse/src/ast.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/parse/src/ast.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
+use crate::expr::merge_spaces;
 use crate::header::{
     self, AppHeader, HostedHeader, ModuleHeader, ModuleName, PackageHeader, PlatformHeader,
 };
@@ -162,6 +163,8 @@ impl<'a> Module<'a> {
                         Self::header_import_to_value_def(None, name, exposed, import.region)
                     }
                     header::ImportsEntry::IngestedFile(path, typed_ident) => {
+                        let typed_ident = typed_ident.extract_spaces();
+
                         ValueDef::IngestedFileImport(IngestedFileImport {
                             before_path: &[],
                             path: Loc {
@@ -174,11 +177,16 @@ impl<'a> Module<'a> {
                                     item: ImportAsKeyword,
                                     after: &[],
                                 },
-                                item: Loc {
-                                    value: typed_ident,
-                                    region: import.region,
-                                },
+                                item: typed_ident.item.ident,
                             },
+                            annotation: Some(IngestedFileAnnotation {
+                                before_colon: merge_spaces(
+                                    arena,
+                                    typed_ident.before,
+                                    typed_ident.item.spaces_before_colon,
+                                ),
+                                annotation: typed_ident.item.ann,
+                            }),
                         })
                     }
                 };
@@ -1052,7 +1060,20 @@ pub struct ModuleImport<'a> {
 pub struct IngestedFileImport<'a> {
     pub before_path: &'a [CommentOrNewline<'a>],
     pub path: Loc<StrLiteral<'a>>,
-    pub name: header::KeywordItem<'a, ImportAsKeyword, Loc<Spaced<'a, header::TypedIdent<'a>>>>,
+    pub name: header::KeywordItem<'a, ImportAsKeyword, Loc<&'a str>>,
+    pub annotation: Option<IngestedFileAnnotation<'a>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)]
+pub struct IngestedFileAnnotation<'a> {
+    pub before_colon: &'a [CommentOrNewline<'a>],
+    pub annotation: Loc<TypeAnnotation<'a>>,
+}
+
+impl<'a> Malformed for IngestedFileAnnotation<'a> {
+    fn is_malformed(&self) -> bool {
+        self.annotation.value.is_malformed()
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
@@ -2621,7 +2642,8 @@ impl<'a> Malformed for ValueDef<'a> {
                 before_path: _,
                 path,
                 name: _,
-            }) => path.is_malformed(),
+                annotation,
+            }) => path.is_malformed() || annotation.is_malformed(),
             ValueDef::Stmt(loc_expr) => loc_expr.is_malformed(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/compiler/parse/src/expr.rs b/crates/compiler/parse/src/expr.rs
index 645ec8bf5b..46d1463684 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/parse/src/expr.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/parse/src/expr.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use crate::ast::{
     is_expr_suffixed, AssignedField, Collection, CommentOrNewline, Defs, Expr, ExtractSpaces,
     Implements, ImplementsAbilities, ImportAlias, ImportAsKeyword, ImportExposingKeyword,
-    ImportedModuleName, IngestedFileImport, ModuleImport, Pattern, RecordBuilderField, Spaceable,
-    Spaced, Spaces, TypeAnnotation, TypeDef, TypeHeader, ValueDef,
+    ImportedModuleName, IngestedFileAnnotation, IngestedFileImport, ModuleImport, Pattern,
+    RecordBuilderField, Spaceable, Spaced, Spaces, TypeAnnotation, TypeDef, TypeHeader, ValueDef,
 };
 use crate::blankspace::{
     space0_after_e, space0_around_e_no_after_indent_check, space0_around_ee, space0_before_e,
@@ -1050,17 +1050,15 @@ fn import_ingested_file_body<'a>() -> impl Parser<'a, ValueDef<'a>, EImport<'a>>
                 string_literal::parse_str_literal()
             )),
             name: import_ingested_file_as(),
+            annotation: optional(import_ingested_file_annotation())
         }),
         ValueDef::IngestedFileImport
     )
 }
 
 #[inline(always)]
-fn import_ingested_file_as<'a>() -> impl Parser<
-    'a,
-    header::KeywordItem<'a, ImportAsKeyword, Loc<Spaced<'a, header::TypedIdent<'a>>>>,
-    EImport<'a>,
-> {
+fn import_ingested_file_as<'a>(
+) -> impl Parser<'a, header::KeywordItem<'a, ImportAsKeyword, Loc<&'a str>>, EImport<'a>> {
     record!(header::KeywordItem {
         keyword: module::spaces_around_keyword(
             ImportAsKeyword,
@@ -1068,7 +1066,22 @@ fn import_ingested_file_as<'a>() -> impl Parser<
             EImport::IndentAs,
             EImport::IndentIngestedName
         ),
-        item: specialize_err(EImport::IngestedName, loc!(module::typed_ident()))
+        item: specialize_err(
+            |(), pos| EImport::IngestedName(pos),
+            loc!(lowercase_ident())
+        )
+    })
+}
+
+#[inline(always)]
+fn import_ingested_file_annotation<'a>() -> impl Parser<'a, IngestedFileAnnotation<'a>, EImport<'a>>
+{
+    record!(IngestedFileAnnotation {
+        before_colon: skip_second!(
+            backtrackable(space0_e(EImport::IndentColon)),
+            byte(b':', EImport::Colon)
+        ),
+        annotation: specialize_err(EImport::Annotation, type_annotation::located(false))
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/compiler/parse/src/parser.rs b/crates/compiler/parse/src/parser.rs
index 386d9c8def..8060297054 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/parse/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/parse/src/parser.rs
@@ -542,7 +542,11 @@ pub enum EImport<'a> {
     IndentIngestedPath(Position),
     IngestedPath(Position),
     IndentIngestedName(Position),
-    IngestedName(ETypedIdent<'a>, Position),
+    IngestedName(Position),
+    IndentColon(Position),
+    Colon(Position),
+    IndentAnnotation(Position),
+    Annotation(EType<'a>, Position),
     Space(BadInputError, Position),
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/ingested_file.moduledefs.result-ast b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/ingested_file.moduledefs.result-ast
index 0c782b5546..9546416114 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/ingested_file.moduledefs.result-ast
+++ b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/ingested_file.moduledefs.result-ast
@@ -32,16 +32,18 @@ Defs {
                         item: ImportAsKeyword,
                         after: [],
                     },
-                    item: @29-39 TypedIdent {
-                        ident: @29-33 "file",
-                        spaces_before_colon: [],
-                        ann: @36-39 Apply(
+                    item: @29-33 "file",
+                },
+                annotation: Some(
+                    IngestedFileAnnotation {
+                        before_colon: [],
+                        annotation: @36-39 Apply(
                             "",
                             "Str",
                             [],
                         ),
                     },
-                },
+                ),
             },
         ),
         IngestedFileImport(
@@ -56,10 +58,12 @@ Defs {
                         item: ImportAsKeyword,
                         after: [],
                     },
-                    item: @70-85 TypedIdent {
-                        ident: @70-74 "file",
-                        spaces_before_colon: [],
-                        ann: @78-85 Apply(
+                    item: @70-74 "file",
+                },
+                annotation: Some(
+                    IngestedFileAnnotation {
+                        before_colon: [],
+                        annotation: @78-85 Apply(
                             "",
                             "List",
                             [
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ Defs {
                             ],
                         ),
                     },
-                },
+                ),
             },
         ),
     ],
diff --git a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/inline_ingested_file.expr.result-ast b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/inline_ingested_file.expr.result-ast
index 3b0eb5f947..e02796c6bc 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/inline_ingested_file.expr.result-ast
+++ b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/inline_ingested_file.expr.result-ast
@@ -27,16 +27,18 @@ Defs(
                             item: ImportAsKeyword,
                             after: [],
                         },
-                        item: @23-33 TypedIdent {
-                            ident: @23-27 "data",
-                            spaces_before_colon: [],
-                            ann: @30-33 Apply(
+                        item: @23-27 "data",
+                    },
+                    annotation: Some(
+                        IngestedFileAnnotation {
+                            before_colon: [],
+                            annotation: @30-33 Apply(
                                 "",
                                 "Str",
                                 [],
                             ),
                         },
-                    },
+                    ),
                 },
             ),
         ],
diff --git a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/inline_ingested_file_no_ann.expr.result-ast b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/inline_ingested_file_no_ann.expr.result-ast
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92d85e3979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/inline_ingested_file_no_ann.expr.result-ast
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+Defs(
+    Defs {
+        tags: [
+            Index(2147483648),
+        ],
+        regions: [
+            @0-27,
+        ],
+        space_before: [
+            Slice(start = 0, length = 0),
+        ],
+        space_after: [
+            Slice(start = 0, length = 0),
+        ],
+        spaces: [],
+        type_defs: [],
+        value_defs: [
+            IngestedFileImport(
+                IngestedFileImport {
+                    before_path: [],
+                    path: @7-19 PlainLine(
+                        "users.json",
+                    ),
+                    name: KeywordItem {
+                        keyword: Spaces {
+                            before: [],
+                            item: ImportAsKeyword,
+                            after: [],
+                        },
+                        item: @23-27 "data",
+                    },
+                    annotation: None,
+                },
+            ),
+        ],
+    },
+    @29-43 SpaceBefore(
+        Apply(
+            @29-38 Var {
+                module_name: "",
+                ident: "parseJson",
+            },
+            [
+                @39-43 Var {
+                    module_name: "",
+                    ident: "data",
+                },
+            ],
+            Space,
+        ),
+        [
+            Newline,
+            Newline,
+        ],
+    ),
+)
diff --git a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/inline_ingested_file_no_ann.expr.roc b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/inline_ingested_file_no_ann.expr.roc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c39f5b8ce5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/snapshots/pass/inline_ingested_file_no_ann.expr.roc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import "users.json" as data
+
+parseJson data
diff --git a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/test_snapshots.rs b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/test_snapshots.rs
index 0b27992457..a04782763d 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/test_snapshots.rs
+++ b/crates/compiler/test_syntax/tests/test_snapshots.rs
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ mod test_snapshots {
         pass/destructure_tag_assignment.expr,
         pass/docs.expr,
         pass/empty_app_header.header,
-        pass/empty_module_header.header,
         pass/empty_hosted_header.header,
         pass/empty_list.expr,
+        pass/empty_module_header.header,
         pass/empty_package_header.header,
         pass/empty_platform_header.header,
         pass/empty_record.expr,
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ mod test_snapshots {
         pass/ingested_file.moduledefs,
         pass/inline_import.expr,
         pass/inline_ingested_file.expr,
+        pass/inline_ingested_file_no_ann.expr,
         pass/int_with_underscore.expr,
         pass/lambda_in_chain.expr,
         pass/lambda_indent.expr,
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ mod test_snapshots {
         pass/not_multiline_string.expr,
         pass/number_literal_suffixes.expr,
         pass/old_app_header.full,
+        pass/old_interface_header.header,
         pass/one_backpassing.expr,
         pass/one_char_string.expr,
         pass/one_def.expr,
@@ -410,7 +412,6 @@ mod test_snapshots {
         pass/outdented_colon_in_record.expr,
         pass/outdented_list.expr,
         pass/outdented_record.expr,
-        pass/old_interface_header.header,
         pass/packed_singleton_list.expr,
         pass/parens_in_type_def_apply.expr,
         pass/parens_in_value_def_annotation.expr,
diff --git a/examples/cli/ingested-file-bytes-no-ann.roc b/examples/cli/ingested-file-bytes-no-ann.roc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57836bfac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/cli/ingested-file-bytes-no-ann.roc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+app [main] { pf: platform "https://github.com/roc-lang/basic-cli/releases/download/0.10.0/vNe6s9hWzoTZtFmNkvEICPErI9ptji_ySjicO6CkucY.tar.br" }
+
+import pf.Stdout
+import "../../LICENSE" as license
+
+main =
+    license
+        |> List.map Num.toU64
+        |> List.sum
+        |> Num.toStr
+        |> Stdout.line!