diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessageID.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessageID.scala
index 896e00a46053..5ab4c7eb0b28 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessageID.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/ErrorMessageID.scala
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ enum ErrorMessageID(val isActive: Boolean = true) extends java.lang.Enum[ErrorMe
   case OnlyFullyDependentAppliedConstructorTypeID // errorNumber: 212
   case PointlessAppliedConstructorTypeID // errorNumber: 213
   case IllegalContextBoundsID // errorNumber: 214
+  case NamedPatternNotApplicableID // errorNumber: 215
 
   def errorNumber = ordinal - 1
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/messages.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/messages.scala
index d83558475741..8732d2333620 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/messages.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/messages.scala
@@ -3262,4 +3262,8 @@ final class IllegalContextBounds(using Context) extends SyntaxMsg(IllegalContext
 
   override protected def explain(using Context): String = ""
 
-end IllegalContextBounds
+final class NamedPatternNotApplicable(selectorType: Type)(using Context) extends PatternMatchMsg(NamedPatternNotApplicableID):
+  override protected def msg(using Context): String =
+    i"Named patterns cannot be used with $selectorType, because it is not a named tuple or case class"
+
+  override protected def explain(using Context): String = ""
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