diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Trees.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Trees.scala
index 4c7ca396117e..fdefc14aadd6 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Trees.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Trees.scala
@@ -461,8 +461,11 @@ object Trees {
         else if qualifier.span.exists && qualifier.span.start > span.point then // right associative
           val realName = name.stripModuleClassSuffix.lastPart
           Span(span.start, span.start + realName.length, point)
-        else
-          Span(point, span.end, point)
+        else if span.pointMayBeIncorrect then
+          val realName = name.stripModuleClassSuffix.lastPart
+          val probablyPoint = span.end - realName.length
+          Span(probablyPoint, span.end, probablyPoint)
+        else Span(point, span.end, point)
       else span
   }
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/Spans.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/Spans.scala
index e1487408f36b..7d4bbe0e8180 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/Spans.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/util/Spans.scala
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ object Spans {
       if (poff == SyntheticPointDelta) start else start + poff
     }
 
+    def pointMayBeIncorrect =
+      pointDelta == 0 && end - start >= SyntheticPointDelta
+
     /** The difference between point and start in this span */
     def pointDelta: Int =
       (coords >>> (StartEndBits * 2)).toInt
diff --git a/presentation-compiler/test/dotty/tools/pc/tests/highlight/DocumentHighlightSuite.scala b/presentation-compiler/test/dotty/tools/pc/tests/highlight/DocumentHighlightSuite.scala
index 5d9893f6a1c1..4809bc5cd5b8 100644
--- a/presentation-compiler/test/dotty/tools/pc/tests/highlight/DocumentHighlightSuite.scala
+++ b/presentation-compiler/test/dotty/tools/pc/tests/highlight/DocumentHighlightSuite.scala
@@ -1462,5 +1462,29 @@ class DocumentHighlightSuite extends BaseDocumentHighlightSuite:
         |""".stripMargin
     )
 
+  @Test def i3053 =
+    check(
+      s"""import Aaaa.*
+        |
+        |def classDef2(cdef: List[Int]): Int = {
+        |  def aaa(ddef: Thicket2): List[Int] = ddef match {
+        |    case Thicket2(_) => ???
+        |  }
+        |${("//" + "x" * 64 + "\n") * 64}
+        |  1
+        |}.<<showing2>>("aaa")
+        |
+        |case class Thicket2(trees: List[Int]) {}
+        |
+        |object Aaaa {
+        |  extension [T](x: T)
+        |    def <<show@@ing2>>[U](aaa: String): T = {
+        |      x
+        |    }
+        |}
+        |
+        |""".stripMargin
+    )
+
 
 end DocumentHighlightSuite