diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/expression/unsplittable.py b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/expression/unsplittable.py
index 721939bcbefd8..85545d6ac0dd6 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/expression/unsplittable.py
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/resources/test/fixtures/ruff/expression/unsplittable.py
@@ -65,3 +65,8 @@ def test():
 
 m2m_also_quite_long_zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz = models.ManyToManyField(Person, blank=True)
 m2m_also_quite_long_zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz = models.ManyToManyFieldAttributeChainFieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeld
+
+def test():
+    if True:
+        VLM_m2m = VLM.m2m_also_quite_long_zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.through
+        allows_group_by_select_index = self.connection.features.allows_group_by_select_index
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/expr_attribute.rs b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/expr_attribute.rs
index 90d8c3c5d281d..c00fbd261424d 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/expr_attribute.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/src/expression/expr_attribute.rs
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ impl NeedsParentheses for ExprAttribute {
             OptionalParentheses::Multiline
         } else if context.comments().has_dangling(self) {
             OptionalParentheses::Always
+        } else if self.value.is_name_expr() {
+            OptionalParentheses::BestFit
         } else {
             self.value.needs_parentheses(self.into(), context)
         }
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@expression__unsplittable.py.snap b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@expression__unsplittable.py.snap
index d10a307725725..05f319bf90696 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@expression__unsplittable.py.snap
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_formatter/tests/snapshots/format@expression__unsplittable.py.snap
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ def test():
 
 m2m_also_quite_long_zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz = models.ManyToManyField(Person, blank=True)
 m2m_also_quite_long_zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz = models.ManyToManyFieldAttributeChainFieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeld
+
+def test():
+    if True:
+        VLM_m2m = VLM.m2m_also_quite_long_zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.through
+        allows_group_by_select_index = self.connection.features.allows_group_by_select_index
 ```
 
 ## Output
@@ -152,6 +157,16 @@ m2m_also_quite_long_zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz = (
     models.ManyToManyField(Person, blank=True)
 )
 m2m_also_quite_long_zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz = models.ManyToManyFieldAttributeChainFieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeld
+
+
+def test():
+    if True:
+        VLM_m2m = (
+            VLM.m2m_also_quite_long_zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.through
+        )
+        allows_group_by_select_index = (
+            self.connection.features.allows_group_by_select_index
+        )
 ```