diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/PatternTypers.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/PatternTypers.scala
index 74bfd0491a14..b858d37dae93 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/PatternTypers.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/typechecker/PatternTypers.scala
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ trait PatternTypers {
       // Dueling test cases: pos/overloaded-unapply.scala, run/case-class-23.scala, pos/t5022.scala
       // A case class with 23+ params has no unapply method.
       // A case class constructor may be overloaded with unapply methods in the companion.
-      // A case class maybe have its own custom unapply (so non-synthetic) scala/bug#11252
-      // Unapply methods aren't `isCaseApplyOrUnapply` in Scala 3 tasty/run/src-2/tastytest/TestColour.scala
-      else if (canElide && caseClass.isCase && !member.isOverloaded && (member == NoSymbol || member.isSynthetic))
+      // A case class may have its own custom unapply (so non-synthetic) pos/t11252.scala
+      // A case class may have its own custom unapply unrelated to deconstructing pos/t12250.scala
+      else if (canElide && caseClass.isCase && (!member.isOverloaded && (member == NoSymbol || member.isSynthetic) || member.alternatives.exists(_.isSynthetic) && caseClass.tpe =:= pt))
         logResult(s"convertToCaseConstructor($fun, $caseClass, pt=$pt)")(convertToCaseConstructor(fun, caseClass, pt))
       else if (!reallyExists(member))
         CaseClassConstructorError(fun, s"${fun.symbol} is not a case class, nor does it have a valid unapply/unapplySeq member")
diff --git a/test/files/pos/t12250.scala b/test/files/pos/t12250.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec5be8411860
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/pos/t12250.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// scalac: -Werror
+final case class Foo(value: String)
+
+object Foo {
+  def unapply(str: String): Option[Foo] = Some(Foo(str))
+
+  def extract(id: Foo): String =
+    id match {
+      case Foo(a) => a
+    }
+}