diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Phases.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Phases.scala
index b537cd005b3e..08827dfedce2 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Phases.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Phases.scala
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ object Phases {
     private var myPatmatPhase: Phase = _
     private var myElimRepeatedPhase: Phase = _
     private var myElimByNamePhase: Phase = _
+    private var myElimOpaquePhase: Phase = _
     private var myExtensionMethodsPhase: Phase = _
     private var myExplicitOuterPhase: Phase = _
     private var myGettersPhase: Phase = _
@@ -244,6 +245,7 @@ object Phases {
     final def patmatPhase: Phase = myPatmatPhase
     final def elimRepeatedPhase: Phase = myElimRepeatedPhase
     final def elimByNamePhase: Phase = myElimByNamePhase
+    final def elimOpaquePhase: Phase = myElimOpaquePhase
     final def extensionMethodsPhase: Phase = myExtensionMethodsPhase
     final def explicitOuterPhase: Phase = myExplicitOuterPhase
     final def gettersPhase: Phase = myGettersPhase
@@ -271,6 +273,7 @@ object Phases {
       myRefChecksPhase = phaseOfClass(classOf[RefChecks])
       myElimRepeatedPhase = phaseOfClass(classOf[ElimRepeated])
       myElimByNamePhase = phaseOfClass(classOf[ElimByName])
+      myElimOpaquePhase = phaseOfClass(classOf[ElimOpaque])
       myExtensionMethodsPhase = phaseOfClass(classOf[ExtensionMethods])
       myErasurePhase = phaseOfClass(classOf[Erasure])
       myElimErasedValueTypePhase = phaseOfClass(classOf[ElimErasedValueType])
@@ -489,6 +492,7 @@ object Phases {
   def refchecksPhase(using Context): Phase              = ctx.base.refchecksPhase
   def elimRepeatedPhase(using Context): Phase           = ctx.base.elimRepeatedPhase
   def elimByNamePhase(using Context): Phase             = ctx.base.elimByNamePhase
+  def elimOpaquePhase(using Context): Phase             = ctx.base.elimOpaquePhase
   def extensionMethodsPhase(using Context): Phase       = ctx.base.extensionMethodsPhase
   def explicitOuterPhase(using Context): Phase          = ctx.base.explicitOuterPhase
   def gettersPhase(using Context): Phase                = ctx.base.gettersPhase
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Types.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Types.scala
index bb7dd1ab4668..1f8efec8d216 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Types.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/Types.scala
@@ -4936,7 +4936,7 @@ object Types extends TypeUtils {
         case ex: Throwable =>
           handleRecursive("normalizing", s"${scrutinee.show} match ..." , ex)
 
-    def reduced(using Context): Type = {
+    def reduced(using Context): Type = atPhaseNoLater(elimOpaquePhase) {
 
       def contextInfo(tp: Type): Type = tp match {
         case tp: TypeParamRef =>
diff --git a/tests/pos/i19434.scala b/tests/pos/i19434.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e8595fa252d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i19434.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+object Test:
+
+  object Named:
+    opaque type Named[name <: String & Singleton, A] >: A = A
+
+  type DropNames[T <: Tuple] = T match
+    case Named.Named[_, x] *: xs => x *: DropNames[xs]
+    case _ => T
+
+  def f[T <: Tuple]: DropNames[T] = ???
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