diff --git a/examples/lean/alg.lean b/examples/lean/alg.lean
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cf80db18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lean/alg.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+import macros
+
+definition associative {A : (Type U)} (f : A → A → A)          := ∀ x y z, f (f x y) z = f x (f y z)
+definition commutative {A : (Type U)} (f : A → A → A)          := ∀ x y, f x y = f y x
+definition is_identity {A : (Type U)} (f : A → A → A) (id : A) := ∀ x, f x id = x
+definition inverse_ex {A : (Type U)} (f : A → A → A) (id : A)  := ∀ x, ∃ y, f x y = id
+
+definition struct := Type
+definition carrier (s : struct) := s
+
+definition mul_struct
+:= sig s : struct, carrier s → carrier s → carrier s
+
+definition mul_to_s (m : mul_struct) : struct := proj1 m
+coercion mul_to_s
+
+definition mul {m : mul_struct} : carrier m → carrier m → carrier m
+:= proj2 m
+
+infixl 70 * : mul
+
+definition semi_group
+:= sig m : mul_struct, associative (@mul m)
+
+definition sg_to_mul (sg : semi_group) : mul_struct  := proj1 sg
+definition sg_to_s (sg : semi_group) : struct        := mul_to_s (sg_to_mul sg)
+coercion sg_to_s
+coercion sg_to_mul
+
+theorem sg_assoc {m : semi_group} (x y z : carrier m) : (x * y) * z = x * (y * z)
+:= proj2 m x y z
+
+definition monoid
+:= sig sg : semi_group, sig id : carrier sg, is_identity (@mul sg) id
+
+definition monoid_to_sg (m : monoid) : semi_group  := proj1 m
+definition monoid_to_mul (m : monoid) : mul_struct := sg_to_mul (monoid_to_sg m)
+definition monoid_to_s (m : monoid) : struct       := mul_to_s (monoid_to_mul m)
+coercion monoid_to_sg
+coercion monoid_to_mul
+coercion monoid_to_s
+
+definition one {m : monoid} : carrier m
+:= proj1 (proj2 m)
+theorem monoid_id {m : monoid} (x : carrier m) : x * one = x
+:= proj2 (proj2 m) x
+
+definition group
+:= sig m : monoid, inverse_ex (@mul m) (@one m)
+
+definition group_to_monoid (g : group) : monoid  := proj1 g
+definition group_to_sg (g : group) : semi_group  := monoid_to_sg (group_to_monoid g)
+definition group_to_mul (g : group) : mul_struct := sg_to_mul (group_to_sg g)
+definition group_to_s (g : group) : struct       := mul_to_s (group_to_mul g)
+coercion group_to_monoid
+coercion group_to_sg
+coercion group_to_mul
+coercion group_to_s
+
+theorem group_inv {g : group} (x : carrier g) : ∃ y, x * y = one
+:= proj2 g x
+
+definition abelian_group
+:= sig g : group, commutative (@mul g)
+
+definition abelian_to_group  (ag : abelian_group) : group     := proj1 ag
+definition abelian_to_monoid (ag : abelian_group) : monoid    := group_to_monoid (abelian_to_group ag)
+definition abelian_to_sg (ag : abelian_group) : semi_group    := monoid_to_sg (abelian_to_monoid ag)
+definition abelian_to_mul (ag : abelian_group) : mul_struct   := sg_to_mul (abelian_to_sg ag)
+definition abelian_to_s (ag : abelian_group) : struct         := mul_to_s (abelian_to_mul ag)
+coercion abelian_to_group
+coercion abelian_to_monoid
+coercion abelian_to_sg
+coercion abelian_to_mul
+coercion abelian_to_s
+
+theorem abelian_comm {ag : abelian_group} (x y : carrier ag) : x * y = y * x
+:= proj2 ag x y
+
+theorem abelian_left_comm {ag : abelian_group} (x y z : carrier ag) : x * (y * z) = y * (x * z)
+:= calc x * (y * z) = (x * y) * z    : symm (sg_assoc x y z)
+              ...   = (y * x) * z    : { abelian_comm x y }
+              ...   = y * (x * z)    : sg_assoc y x z
diff --git a/src/frontends/lean/frontend.cpp b/src/frontends/lean/frontend.cpp
index 1ae8a955d..268720063 100644
--- a/src/frontends/lean/frontend.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/lean/frontend.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ struct lean_extension : public environment_extension {
 
     void add_coercion(expr const & f, environment const & env) {
         expr type      = env->type_check(f);
-        expr norm_type = env->normalize(type);
+        expr norm_type = type; // env->normalize(type);
         if (!is_arrow(norm_type))
             throw exception("invalid coercion declaration, a coercion must have an arrow type (i.e., a non-dependent functional type)");
         expr from      = coercion_type_normalization(abst_domain(norm_type), env);