diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
index e3ad8f946000..af02bfed8411 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/patmat/Space.scala
@@ -804,6 +804,8 @@ class SpaceEngine(using Context) extends SpaceLogic {
   }
 
   private def exhaustivityCheckable(sel: Tree): Boolean = {
+    val seen = collection.mutable.Set.empty[Type]
+
     // Possible to check everything, but be compatible with scalac by default
     def isCheckable(tp: Type): Boolean =
       val tpw = tp.widen.dealias
@@ -815,16 +817,15 @@ class SpaceEngine(using Context) extends SpaceLogic {
         isCheckable(and.tp1) || isCheckable(and.tp2)
       }) ||
       tpw.isRef(defn.BooleanClass) ||
-      classSym.isAllOf(JavaEnumTrait)
+      classSym.isAllOf(JavaEnumTrait) ||
+      classSym.is(Case) && {
+        if seen.add(tpw) then productSelectorTypes(tpw, sel.srcPos).exists(isCheckable(_))
+        else true // recursive case class: return true and other members can still fail the check
+      }
 
     val res = !sel.tpe.hasAnnotation(defn.UncheckedAnnot) && {
       ctx.settings.YcheckAllPatmat.value
       || isCheckable(sel.tpe)
-      || {
-        val tpw = sel.tpe.widen.dealias
-        val classSym = tpw.classSymbol
-        classSym.is(Case) && productSelectorTypes(tpw, sel.srcPos).exists(isCheckable(_))
-      }
     }
 
     debug.println(s"exhaustivity checkable: ${sel.show} = $res")
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PatmatExhaustivityTest.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PatmatExhaustivityTest.scala
index 58e1133180ec..a0c46c829d0d 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PatmatExhaustivityTest.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PatmatExhaustivityTest.scala
@@ -15,21 +15,26 @@ import java.nio.file.{Path => JPath}
 import scala.io.Source._
 import org.junit.Test
 
+class PatmatDefaultExhaustivityTest extends PatmatExhaustivityTest {
+  override val testsDir = "tests/patmat-default"
+  override val options  = super.options.filter(_ != "-Ycheck-all-patmat")
+}
+
 class PatmatExhaustivityTest {
   val testsDir = "tests/patmat"
   // stop-after: patmatexhaust-huge.scala crash compiler
-  val options = List("-pagewidth", "80", "-color:never", "-Ystop-after:explicitSelf", "-Ycheck-all-patmat", "-classpath", TestConfiguration.basicClasspath)
+  def options = List("-pagewidth", "80", "-color:never", "-Ystop-after:explicitSelf", "-Ycheck-all-patmat", "-classpath", TestConfiguration.basicClasspath)
 
   private def compile(files: Seq[String]): Seq[String] = {
     val stringBuffer = new StringWriter()
-    val reporter = TestReporter.simplifiedReporter(new PrintWriter(stringBuffer))
+    val printWriter  = new PrintWriter(stringBuffer)
+    val reporter = TestReporter.simplifiedReporter(printWriter)
 
     try {
       Main.process((options ++ files).toArray, reporter, null)
     } catch {
       case e: Throwable =>
-        println(s"Compile $files exception:")
-        e.printStackTrace()
+        e.printStackTrace(printWriter)
     }
 
     stringBuffer.toString.trim.replaceAll("\\s+\n", "\n") match {
diff --git a/tests/patmat/i12485.scala b/tests/patmat-default/i12485.scala
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/patmat/i12485.scala
rename to tests/patmat-default/i12485.scala
diff --git a/tests/patmat-default/i13003.check b/tests/patmat-default/i13003.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19fb6a466549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/patmat-default/i13003.check
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+4: Pattern Match Exhaustivity: One(Two(None))
+7: Pattern Match Exhaustivity: Two(None)
+10: Pattern Match Exhaustivity: None, Some(None)
+13: Pattern Match Exhaustivity: None, Some(None), Some(Some(None))
diff --git a/tests/patmat-default/i13003.scala b/tests/patmat-default/i13003.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..af9158e09c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/patmat-default/i13003.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+case class One(two: Two)
+case class Two(o: Option[Int])
+
+def matchOneTwo(one: One) = one match
+    case One(Two(Some(i))) => "match!"
+
+def matchTwo(two: Two) = two match
+    case Two(Some(i)) => "match!"
+
+def matchOO(oo: Option[Option[Int]]) = oo match
+    case Some(Some(i)) => "match!"
+
+def matchOOO(ooo: Option[Option[Option[Int]]]) = ooo match
+    case Some(Some(Some(i))) => "match!"