diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
index 2baae092a1f3..627adced33da 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
@@ -708,6 +708,8 @@ object SpaceEngine {
           else NoType
         }.filter(_.exists)
         parts
+      case tref: TypeRef if tref.symbol.isOpaqueAlias && !tref.info.hiBound.isNothingType =>
+        rec(tref.info.hiBound, mixins)
       case _ => ListOfNoType
     end rec
 
@@ -853,7 +855,11 @@ object SpaceEngine {
       }) ||
       tpw.isRef(defn.BooleanClass) ||
       classSym.isAllOf(JavaEnum) ||
-      classSym.is(Case)
+      classSym.is(Case) ||
+        (tpw.isInstanceOf[TypeRef] && {
+          val tref = tpw.asInstanceOf[TypeRef]
+          tref.symbol.isOpaqueAlias && !tref.info.hiBound.isNothingType
+        })
 
     !sel.tpe.hasAnnotation(defn.UncheckedAnnot)
     && !sel.tpe.hasAnnotation(defn.RuntimeCheckedAnnot)
diff --git a/tests/pos/i23620.scala b/tests/pos/i23620.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa81f09ee182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i23620.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+trait Foo
+trait Bar
+
+type FooOrBar = FooOrBar.Type
+object FooOrBar:
+  opaque type Type <: (Foo | Bar) = Foo | Bar
+
+  def bar: FooOrBar = new Bar {}
+
+trait Buz
+
+@main def main =
+  val p: FooOrBar | Buz = FooOrBar.bar
+
+  p match
+    case _: Foo => println("foo")
+    case _: Buz => println("buz")
+    case _: Bar => println("bar")
diff --git a/tests/warn/i23620b.check b/tests/warn/i23620b.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5a3aa7abb344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/warn/i23620b.check
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-- [E029] Pattern Match Exhaustivity Warning: tests/warn/i23620b.scala:20:2 --------------------------------------------
+20 |  p match // warn
+   |  ^
+   |  match may not be exhaustive.
+   |
+   |  It would fail on pattern case: _: Bar
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E029] Pattern Match Exhaustivity Warning: tests/warn/i23620b.scala:23:2 --------------------------------------------
+23 |  p2 match { //warn
+   |  ^^
+   |  match may not be exhaustive.
+   |
+   |  It would fail on pattern case: _: Bar
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
diff --git a/tests/warn/i23620b.scala b/tests/warn/i23620b.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..beaf142276db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/warn/i23620b.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+trait Foo
+trait Bar
+
+type FooOrBar = FooOrBar.Type
+object FooOrBar:
+  opaque type Type <: (Foo | Bar) = Foo | Bar
+
+  def bar: FooOrBar = new Bar {}
+
+type OnlyFoo = OnlyFoo.Type
+object OnlyFoo:
+  opaque type Type <: (Foo | Bar) = Foo
+
+  def foo: OnlyFoo = new Foo {}
+
+@main def main =
+  val p: FooOrBar= FooOrBar.bar
+  val p2: OnlyFoo = OnlyFoo.foo
+
+  p match // warn
+    case _: Foo => println("foo")
+
+  p2 match { //warn
+    case _: Foo => println("foo")
+  }