diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/TreeInfo.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/TreeInfo.scala
index b9780aca0968..d2d0b38644d1 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/TreeInfo.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/TreeInfo.scala
@@ -577,21 +577,28 @@ trait TypedTreeInfo extends TreeInfo[Type] { self: Trees.Instance[Type] =>
         // blocks returning a class literal alone, even if they're idempotent.
         tree1
       case ConstantType(value) =>
-        if (isIdempotentExpr(tree1)) Literal(value).withSpan(tree.span)
-        else {
-          def keepPrefix(pre: Tree) =
+        def dropOp(t: Tree): Tree = t match
+          case Select(pre, _) if t.tpe.isInstanceOf[ConstantType] =>
+            // it's a primitive unary operator
+            pre
+          case Apply(TypeApply(Select(pre, nme.getClass_), _), Nil) =>
+            pre
+          case _ =>
+            tree1
+            
+        val countsAsPure =
+          if dropOp(tree1).symbol.isInlineVal
+          then isIdempotentExpr(tree1)
+          else isPureExpr(tree1)
+          
+        if countsAsPure then Literal(value).withSpan(tree.span)
+        else
+          val pre = dropOp(tree1)
+          if pre eq tree1 then tree1
+          else
+            // it's a primitive unary operator or getClass call;
+            // Simplify `pre.op` to `{ pre; v }` where `v` is the value of `pre.op`
             Block(pre :: Nil, Literal(value)).withSpan(tree.span)
-
-          tree1 match {
-            case Select(pre, _) if tree1.tpe.isInstanceOf[ConstantType] =>
-              // it's a primitive unary operator; Simplify `pre.op` to `{ pre; v }` where `v` is the value of `pre.op`
-              keepPrefix(pre)
-            case Apply(TypeApply(Select(pre, nme.getClass_), _), Nil) =>
-              keepPrefix(pre)
-            case _ =>
-              tree1
-          }
-        }
       case _ => tree1
     }
   }
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/SymUtils.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/SymUtils.scala
index 33e476829970..c7f9c762e440 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/SymUtils.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/SymUtils.scala
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ object SymUtils:
           self.isCoDefinedGiven(res.typeSymbol)
       self.isAllOf(Given | Method) && isCodefined(self.info)
 
+    // TODO Scala 3.x: only check for inline vals (no final ones)
+    def isInlineVal(using Context) =
+      self.isOneOf(FinalOrInline, butNot = Mutable)
+      && (!self.is(Method) || self.is(Accessor))
+
     def useCompanionAsSumMirror(using Context): Boolean =
       def companionExtendsSum(using Context): Boolean =
         self.linkedClass.isSubClass(defn.Mirror_SumClass)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
index 232018bc7cd0..241d9a7a094e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
@@ -1694,11 +1694,6 @@ class Namer { typer: Typer =>
         case _ =>
           approxTp
 
-    // println(s"final inherited for $sym: ${inherited.toString}") !!!
-    // println(s"owner = ${sym.owner}, decls = ${sym.owner.info.decls.show}")
-    // TODO Scala 3.1: only check for inline vals (no final ones)
-    def isInlineVal = sym.isOneOf(FinalOrInline, butNot = Method | Mutable)
-
     var rhsCtx = ctx.fresh.addMode(Mode.InferringReturnType)
     if sym.isInlineMethod then rhsCtx = rhsCtx.addMode(Mode.InlineableBody)
     if sym.is(ExtensionMethod) then rhsCtx = rhsCtx.addMode(Mode.InExtensionMethod)
@@ -1732,7 +1727,7 @@ class Namer { typer: Typer =>
         // don't strip @uncheckedVariance annot for default getters
         TypeOps.simplify(tp.widenTermRefExpr,
             if defaultTp.exists then TypeOps.SimplifyKeepUnchecked() else null) match
-          case ctp: ConstantType if isInlineVal => ctp
+          case ctp: ConstantType if sym.isInlineVal => ctp
           case tp => TypeComparer.widenInferred(tp, pt)
 
     // Replace aliases to Unit by Unit itself. If we leave the alias in
@@ -1743,7 +1738,7 @@ class Namer { typer: Typer =>
     def lhsType = fullyDefinedType(cookedRhsType, "right-hand side", mdef.span)
     //if (sym.name.toString == "y") println(i"rhs = $rhsType, cooked = $cookedRhsType")
     if (inherited.exists)
-      if (isInlineVal) lhsType else inherited
+      if sym.isInlineVal then lhsType else inherited
     else {
       if (sym.is(Implicit))
         mdef match {
diff --git a/tests/pos/java-annot/S.scala b/tests/pos/java-annot/S.scala
index 68fdeea2710f..945a50753577 100644
--- a/tests/pos/java-annot/S.scala
+++ b/tests/pos/java-annot/S.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 object C {
-  val cs: "cs" = "cs"
+  final val cs: "cs" = "cs"
 }
 
 object S {
diff --git a/tests/run/i2266.check b/tests/run/i2266.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c09dc6b79c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/i2266.check
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+X
+true
+1
diff --git a/tests/run/i2266.scala b/tests/run/i2266.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b21036b289e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/i2266.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+object Test extends App {
+  lazy val x: true = { println("X"); true }
+  println(x)
+
+  object Inner {
+    println("Y")  // not printed
+    inline val y = 1
+  }
+  println(Inner.y)
+
+  inline val MV = Int.MaxValue
+}
+