diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Flags.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Flags.scala
index 9aa5a4e931f5..80630f3afa18 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Flags.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Flags.scala
@@ -542,6 +542,9 @@ object Flags {
   /** Either method or lazy */
   final val MethodOrLazy = Method | Lazy
 
+  /** Either method or module */
+  final val MethodOrModule = Method | Module
+
   /** Either method or lazy or deferred */
   final val MethodOrLazyOrDeferred = Method | Lazy | Deferred
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Signature.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Signature.scala
index cc4dd6b27a53..b1bc760df57e 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Signature.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Signature.scala
@@ -42,11 +42,16 @@ case class Signature(paramsSig: List[TypeName], resSig: TypeName) {
    *  This is the case if all parameter names are _consistent_, i.e. they are either
    *  equal or on of them is tpnme.Uninstantiated.
    */
-  final def consistentParams(that: Signature): Boolean = {
+  final def consistentParams(that: Signature)(implicit ctx: Context): Boolean = {
     @tailrec def loop(names1: List[TypeName], names2: List[TypeName]): Boolean =
       if (names1.isEmpty) names2.isEmpty
       else !names2.isEmpty && consistent(names1.head, names2.head) && loop(names1.tail, names2.tail)
-    loop(this.paramsSig, that.paramsSig)
+    if (ctx.erasedTypes && (this == NotAMethod) != (that == NotAMethod))
+      false // After erasure, we allow fields and parameterless methods with the same name.
+            // This is needed to allow both a module field and a bridge method for an abstract val.
+            // Test case is patmatch-classtag.scala
+    else
+      loop(this.paramsSig, that.paramsSig)
   }
 
   /** `that` signature, but keeping all corresponding parts of `this` signature. */
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Bridges.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Bridges.scala
index 445dd2d58a65..100c3c6dbebe 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Bridges.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/Bridges.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Bridges(root: ClassSymbol)(implicit ctx: Context) {
      *  only in classes, never in traits.
      */
     override def parents = Array(root.superClass)
-    override def exclude(sym: Symbol) = !sym.is(Method) || super.exclude(sym)
+    override def exclude(sym: Symbol) = !sym.is(MethodOrModule) || super.exclude(sym)
   }
 
   //val site = root.thisType
@@ -97,8 +97,13 @@ class Bridges(root: ClassSymbol)(implicit ctx: Context) {
       toBeRemoved += other
     }
 
-    bridges +=
-      DefDef(bridge, This(root).select(member).appliedToArgss(_)).withPos(bridge.pos)
+    def bridgeRhs(argss: List[List[Tree]]) = {
+      val ref = This(root).select(member)
+      if (member.info.isParameterless) ref // can happen if `member` is a module
+      else ref.appliedToArgss(argss)
+    }
+
+    bridges += DefDef(bridge, bridgeRhs(_).withPos(bridge.pos))
   }
 
   /** Add all necessary bridges to template statements `stats`, and remove at the same
diff --git a/tests/run/patmatch-classtag.scala b/tests/run/patmatch-classtag.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1f6645175e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/patmatch-classtag.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import reflect.ClassTag
+trait API {
+  type CaseDef
+
+  implicit val tagForCaseDef: ClassTag[CaseDef]
+
+  trait CaseDefCompanion {
+    def apply(x: String): CaseDef
+    def unapply(x: CaseDef): Option[String]
+  }
+  lazy val CaseDef: CaseDefCompanion
+}
+
+object dotc {
+  case class CaseDef(str: String)
+}
+
+object Impl extends API {
+  type CaseDef = dotc.CaseDef
+
+  val tagForCaseDef: ClassTag[dotc.CaseDef] = implicitly[ClassTag[dotc.CaseDef]]
+
+  object CaseDef extends CaseDefCompanion {
+    def apply(str: String): CaseDef = dotc.CaseDef(str)
+    def unapply(x: CaseDef): Option[String] = Some(x.str)
+  }
+}
+
+object Test extends App {
+  val api: API = Impl
+  import api._
+
+  val x: Any = CaseDef("123")
+
+  x match {
+    case cdef: CaseDef =>
+      val x: CaseDef = cdef
+      println(cdef)
+  }
+  x match {
+    case cdef @ CaseDef(s) =>
+      val x: CaseDef = cdef
+      println(s)
+  }
+}