diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErasure.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErasure.scala
index fef52118809b..5eaf99776135 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErasure.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/TypeErasure.scala
@@ -605,7 +605,16 @@ class TypeErasure(isJava: Boolean, semiEraseVCs: Boolean, isConstructor: Boolean
         if (defn.isSyntheticFunctionClass(sym))
           sigName(defn.erasedFunctionType(sym))
         else
-          normalizeClass(sym.asClass).fullName.asTypeName
+          val cls = normalizeClass(sym.asClass)
+          val fullName =
+            if !ctx.erasedTypes then
+              // It's important to use the initial symbol to compute the full name
+              // because the current symbol might have a different name or owner
+              // and signatures are required to be stable before erasure.
+              cls.initial.fullName
+            else
+              cls.fullName
+          fullName.asTypeName
       case tp: AppliedType =>
         val sym = tp.tycon.typeSymbol
         sigName( // todo: what about repeatedParam?
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Types.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Types.scala
index 031658e62409..f562cfff3bf4 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Types.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Types.scala
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ object Types {
      *  or if there is none, the signature of the symbol. Signatures are always
      *  computed before erasure, since some symbols change their signature at erasure.
      */
-    protected def computeSignature(implicit ctx: Context): Signature =
+    protected[dotc] def computeSignature(implicit ctx: Context): Signature =
       val lastd = lastDenotation
       if lastd != null then sigFromDenot(lastd)
       else if ctx.erasedTypes then computeSignature(using ctx.withPhase(ctx.erasurePhase))
@@ -3064,7 +3064,7 @@ object Types {
     protected var mySignature: Signature = _
     protected var mySignatureRunId: Int = NoRunId
 
-    protected def computeSignature(implicit ctx: Context): Signature
+    protected[dotc] def computeSignature(implicit ctx: Context): Signature
 
     final override def signature(implicit ctx: Context): Signature = {
       if (ctx.runId != mySignatureRunId) {
@@ -3357,7 +3357,7 @@ object Types {
       companion.eq(ContextualMethodType) ||
       companion.eq(ErasedContextualMethodType)
 
-    def computeSignature(implicit ctx: Context): Signature = {
+    protected[dotc] def computeSignature(implicit ctx: Context): Signature = {
       val params = if (isErasedMethod) Nil else paramInfos
       resultSignature.prependTermParams(params, isJavaMethod)
     }
@@ -3592,7 +3592,7 @@ object Types {
     assert(resType.isInstanceOf[TermType], this)
     assert(paramNames.nonEmpty)
 
-    def computeSignature(implicit ctx: Context): Signature =
+    protected[dotc] def computeSignature(implicit ctx: Context): Signature =
       resultSignature.prependTypeParams(paramNames.length)
 
     override def isContextualMethod = resType.isContextualMethod
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TreeChecker.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TreeChecker.scala
index 3b518c7227b1..fadf853e77ad 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TreeChecker.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TreeChecker.scala
@@ -92,12 +92,20 @@ class TreeChecker extends Phase with SymTransformer {
     if (ctx.phaseId <= ctx.erasurePhase.id) {
       val cur = symd.info
       val initial = symd.initial.info
-      assert(cur.signature == initial.signature,
-        i"""Signature of $symd changed at phase ${ctx.phase}
+      val curSig = cur match {
+        case cur: SignatureCachingType =>
+          // Bypass the signature cache, it might hide a signature change
+          cur.computeSignature
+        case _ =>
+          cur.signature
+      }
+      assert(curSig == initial.signature,
+        i"""Signature of ${sym.showLocated} changed at phase ${ctx.base.squashed(ctx.phase.prev)}
            |Initial info: ${initial}
            |Initial sig : ${initial.signature}
            |Current info: ${cur}
-           |Current sig : ${cur.signature}""")
+           |Current sig : ${curSig}
+           |Current cached sig: ${cur.signature}""")
     }
 
     symd
diff --git a/tests/pos/local-signature.scala b/tests/pos/local-signature.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c3364250914e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/local-signature.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+class A {
+  def bn(x: => Any): Any = x
+  def foo: Unit = {
+    bn({
+      class A
+      def foo(x: A): Unit = {}
+      foo(new A)
+    })
+  }
+}