diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PatternMatcher.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PatternMatcher.scala
index 316acf02d453..a52502364c4d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PatternMatcher.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/PatternMatcher.scala
@@ -805,11 +805,11 @@ object PatternMatcher {
      */
     private def collectSwitchCases(scrutinee: Tree, plan: SeqPlan): List[(List[Tree], Plan)] = {
       def isSwitchableType(tpe: Type): Boolean =
-        (tpe isRef defn.IntClass) ||
-        (tpe isRef defn.ByteClass) ||
-        (tpe isRef defn.ShortClass) ||
-        (tpe isRef defn.CharClass) ||
-        (tpe isRef defn.StringClass)
+        (tpe <:< defn.IntType) ||
+        (tpe <:< defn.ByteType) ||
+        (tpe <:< defn.ShortType) ||
+        (tpe <:< defn.CharType) ||
+        (tpe <:< defn.StringType)
 
       val seen = mutable.Set[Any]()
 
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ object PatternMatcher {
           (Nil, plan) :: Nil
       }
 
-      if (isSwitchableType(scrutinee.tpe.widen)) recur(plan)
+      if (isSwitchableType(scrutinee.tpe)) recur(plan)
       else Nil
     }
 
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ object PatternMatcher {
        */
 
       val (primScrutinee, scrutineeTpe) =
-        if (scrutinee.tpe.widen.isRef(defn.IntClass)) (scrutinee, defn.IntType)
-        else if (scrutinee.tpe.widen.isRef(defn.StringClass)) (scrutinee, defn.StringType)
+        if (scrutinee.tpe <:< defn.IntType) (scrutinee, defn.IntType)
+        else if (scrutinee.tpe <:< defn.StringType) (scrutinee, defn.StringType)
         else (scrutinee.select(nme.toInt), defn.IntType)
 
       def primLiteral(lit: Tree): Tree =
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBytecodeTests.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBytecodeTests.scala
index 415e5f05487f..1a141dbdb978 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBytecodeTests.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/DottyBytecodeTests.scala
@@ -158,6 +158,126 @@ class DottyBytecodeTests extends DottyBytecodeTest {
     }
   }
 
+  @Test def switchOnUnionOfInts = {
+    val source =
+      """
+        |object Foo {
+        |  def foo(x: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5) = x match {
+        |    case 1 => println(3)
+        |    case 2 | 3 => println(2)
+        |    case 4 => println(1)
+        |    case 5 => println(0)
+        |  }
+        |}
+      """.stripMargin
+
+    checkBCode(source) { dir =>
+      val moduleIn   = dir.lookupName("Foo$.class", directory = false)
+      val moduleNode = loadClassNode(moduleIn.input)
+      val methodNode = getMethod(moduleNode, "foo")
+      assert(verifySwitch(methodNode))
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test def switchOnUnionOfStrings = {
+    val source =
+      """
+        |object Foo {
+        |  def foo(s: "one" | "two" | "three" | "four" | "five") = s match {
+        |    case "one" => println(3)
+        |    case "two" | "three" => println(2)
+        |    case "four" | "five" => println(1)
+        |    case _ => println(0)
+        |  }
+        |}
+      """.stripMargin
+
+    checkBCode(source) { dir =>
+      val moduleIn   = dir.lookupName("Foo$.class", directory = false)
+      val moduleNode = loadClassNode(moduleIn.input)
+      val methodNode = getMethod(moduleNode, "foo")
+      assert(verifySwitch(methodNode))
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test def switchOnUnionOfChars = {
+    val source =
+      """
+        |object Foo {
+        |  def foo(ch: 'a' | 'b' | 'c' | 'd' | 'e'): Int = ch match {
+        |    case 'a' => 1
+        |    case 'b' => 2
+        |    case 'c' => 3
+        |    case 'd' => 4
+        |    case 'e' => 5
+        |  }
+        |}
+      """.stripMargin
+
+    checkBCode(source) { dir =>
+      val moduleIn   = dir.lookupName("Foo$.class", directory = false)
+      val moduleNode = loadClassNode(moduleIn.input)
+      val methodNode = getMethod(moduleNode, "foo")
+      assert(verifySwitch(methodNode))
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test def switchOnUnionOfIntSingletons = {
+    val source =
+      """
+        |object Foo {
+        |  final val One = 1
+        |  final val Two = 2
+        |  final val Three = 3
+        |  final val Four = 4
+        |  final val Five = 5
+        |  type Values = One.type | Two.type | Three.type | Four.type | Five.type
+        |
+        |  def foo(s: Values) = s match {
+        |    case One => println(3)
+        |    case Two | Three => println(2)
+        |    case Four => println(1)
+        |    case Five => println(0)
+        |  }
+        |}
+      """.stripMargin
+
+    checkBCode(source) { dir =>
+      val moduleIn   = dir.lookupName("Foo$.class", directory = false)
+      val moduleNode = loadClassNode(moduleIn.input)
+      val methodNode = getMethod(moduleNode, "foo")
+      assert(verifySwitch(methodNode))
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test def switchOnUnionOfStringSingletons = {
+    val source =
+      """
+        |object Foo {
+        |  final val One = "one"
+        |  final val Two = "two"
+        |  final val Three = "three"
+        |  final val Four = "four"
+        |  final val Five = "five"
+        |  type Values = One.type | Two.type | Three.type | Four.type | Five.type
+        |
+        |  def foo(s: Values) = s match {
+        |    case One => println(3)
+        |    case Two | Three => println(2)
+        |    case Four => println(1)
+        |    case Five => println(0)
+        |  }
+        |}
+      """.stripMargin
+
+    checkBCode(source) { dir =>
+      val moduleIn   = dir.lookupName("Foo$.class", directory = false)
+      val moduleNode = loadClassNode(moduleIn.input)
+      val methodNode = getMethod(moduleNode, "foo")
+      assert(verifySwitch(methodNode))
+    }
+  }
+
   @Test def matchWithDefaultNoThrowMatchError = {
     val source =
       """class Test {