diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala
index bc64f34d8d7a..410bc6e591d4 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/classfile/ClassfileParser.scala
@@ -1061,6 +1061,8 @@ class ClassfileParser(
           }
         else if (sym == classRoot.symbol)
           instanceScope.lookup(name)
+        else if (sym == classRoot.symbol.owner && name == classRoot.name)
+          classRoot.symbol
         else
           sym.info.member(name).symbol
 
diff --git a/tests/pos-java-interop-separate/inner-fbounds/Configurer_1.java b/tests/pos-java-interop-separate/inner-fbounds/Configurer_1.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f75aaf1743ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-java-interop-separate/inner-fbounds/Configurer_1.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+abstract class AbstractConfigurer {
+    abstract class AbstractRegistry<R extends AbstractRegistry<R>> {}
+}
+
+public final class Configurer_1 extends AbstractConfigurer {
+    public final class Registry extends AbstractRegistry<Registry> {}
+    public Registry registry() { return null; }
+}
diff --git a/tests/pos-java-interop-separate/inner-fbounds/Test_2.scala b/tests/pos-java-interop-separate/inner-fbounds/Test_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85455c91762d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-java-interop-separate/inner-fbounds/Test_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+object Test:
+  def registry(cfg: Configurer_1) = cfg.registry