diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Applications.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Applications.scala
index 4900a99cda64..c636c573e171 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Applications.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Applications.scala
@@ -940,7 +940,11 @@ trait Applications extends Compatibility { self: Typer with Dynamic =>
   def typedUnApply(tree: untpd.Apply, selType: Type)(implicit ctx: Context): Tree = track("typedUnApply") {
     val Apply(qual, args) = tree
 
-    def notAnExtractor(tree: Tree) = errorTree(tree, NotAnExtractor(qual))
+    def notAnExtractor(tree: Tree) =
+      // prefer inner errors
+      // e.g. report not found ident instead of not an extractor in tests/neg/i2950.scala
+      if (!tree.tpe.isError && tree.tpe.isErroneous) tree
+      else errorTree(tree, NotAnExtractor(qual))
 
     /** If this is a term ref tree, try to typecheck with its type name.
      *  If this refers to a type alias, follow the alias, and if
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessagesTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessagesTests.scala
index 8d5f692aa65d..cac9f844895d 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessagesTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessagesTests.scala
@@ -1554,7 +1554,8 @@ class ErrorMessagesTests extends ErrorMessagesTest {
   @Test def notAnExtractor() =
     checkMessagesAfter(FrontEnd.name) {
       """
-        | class Foo
+        | trait Foo
+        | object Foo
         | object Test {
         |   def test(foo: Foo) = foo match {
         |       case Foo(name) => ???
diff --git a/tests/neg/i2950.scala b/tests/neg/i2950.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..86733f1ef346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i2950.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class T1 {
+  case class Foo(x: Int, xs1: List[String], xs2: List[String])
+}
+
+object T2 {
+  val foo: T1#Foo = ???
+
+  val Foo(x1, xs1, xs2) = foo // error
+}
diff --git a/tests/neg/parser-stability-10.scala b/tests/neg/parser-stability-10.scala
index 661e386b440e..f72062a7f726 100644
--- a/tests/neg/parser-stability-10.scala
+++ b/tests/neg/parser-stability-10.scala
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ def unapply(i1: Int)(i6: List[Int]): Int = {
 }  // error
 object i5 {
   import collection.mutable._
-  try { ??? mutable { case i1(i5, i3, i4) => i5 }}  // error // error // error
+  try { ??? mutable { case i1(i5, i3, i4) => i5 }}  // error // error
 }
 // error
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