diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cdb0386c75d7..a6aada039ea0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - `lightningcss` now statically links Visual Studio redistributables ([#17979](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/17979))
 - Ensure that running the Standalone build does not leave temporary files behind ([#17981](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/17981))
 - Fix `-rotate-*` utilities with arbitrary values ([#18014](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/18014))
+- Upgrade: Change casing of utilities with named values to kebab-case to match updated theme variables ([#18017](https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/pull/18017))
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/integrations/upgrade/js-config.test.ts b/integrations/upgrade/js-config.test.ts
index d2240fbf03b6..93d239af0280 100644
--- a/integrations/upgrade/js-config.test.ts
+++ b/integrations/upgrade/js-config.test.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,13 @@ test(
                 400: '#f87171',
                 500: 'red',
               },
+              superRed: '#ff0000',
               steel: 'rgb(70 130 180 / <alpha-value>)',
               smoke: 'rgba(245, 245, 245, var(--smoke-alpha, <alpha-value>))',
             },
+            opacity: {
+              superOpaque: '0.95',
+            },
             fontSize: {
               xs: ['0.75rem', { lineHeight: '1rem' }],
               sm: ['0.875rem', { lineHeight: '1.5rem' }],
@@ -144,9 +148,10 @@ test(
         }
       `,
       'src/index.html': html`
-       <div
+        <div
           class="[letter-spacing:theme(letterSpacing.superWide)] [line-height:theme(lineHeight.superLoose)]"
         ></div>
+        <div class="text-red-superRed/superOpaque leading-superLoose"></div>
       `,
       'node_modules/my-external-lib/src/template.html': html`
         <div class="text-red-500">
@@ -162,8 +167,9 @@ test(
       "
       --- src/index.html ---
       <div
-         class="[letter-spacing:var(--tracking-super-wide)] [line-height:var(--leading-super-loose)]"
-       ></div>
+        class="[letter-spacing:var(--tracking-super-wide)] [line-height:var(--leading-super-loose)]"
+      ></div>
+      <div class="text-red-super-red/super-opaque leading-super-loose"></div>
 
       --- src/input.css ---
       @import 'tailwindcss';
@@ -181,9 +187,13 @@ test(
         --color-red-500: #ef4444;
         --color-red-600: #dc2626;
 
+        --color-super-red: #ff0000;
         --color-steel: rgb(70 130 180);
         --color-smoke: rgba(245, 245, 245, var(--smoke-alpha, 1));
 
+        --opacity-*: initial;
+        --opacity-super-opaque: 95%;
+
         --text-*: initial;
         --text-xs: 0.75rem;
         --text-xs--line-height: 1rem;
diff --git a/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate-camelcase-in-named-value.test.ts b/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate-camelcase-in-named-value.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ed5be23c0cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate-camelcase-in-named-value.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { __unstable__loadDesignSystem } from '@tailwindcss/node'
+import { expect, test, vi } from 'vitest'
+import * as versions from '../../utils/version'
+import { migrateCamelcaseInNamedValue } from './migrate-camelcase-in-named-value'
+vi.spyOn(versions, 'isMajor').mockReturnValue(true)
+
+test.each([
+  ['text-superRed', 'text-super-red'],
+  ['text-red/superOpaque', 'text-red/super-opaque'],
+  ['text-superRed/superOpaque', 'text-super-red/super-opaque'],
+
+  // Should not migrate named values in modifiers
+  ['group-hover/superGroup:underline', 'group-hover/superGroup:underline'],
+
+  ['hover:text-superRed', 'hover:text-super-red'],
+  ['hover:text-red/superOpaque', 'hover:text-red/super-opaque'],
+  ['hover:text-superRed/superOpaque', 'hover:text-super-red/super-opaque'],
+])('%s => %s', async (candidate, result) => {
+  let designSystem = await __unstable__loadDesignSystem('@import "tailwindcss";', {
+    base: __dirname,
+  })
+
+  expect(migrateCamelcaseInNamedValue(designSystem, {}, candidate)).toEqual(result)
+})
diff --git a/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate-camelcase-in-named-value.ts b/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate-camelcase-in-named-value.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2214a8366cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate-camelcase-in-named-value.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import type { Config } from '../../../../tailwindcss/src/compat/plugin-api'
+import type { DesignSystem } from '../../../../tailwindcss/src/design-system'
+import * as version from '../../utils/version'
+
+// Converts named values to use kebab-case. This is necessary because the
+// upgrade tool also renames the theme values to kebab-case, so `text-superRed`
+// will have its theme value renamed to `--color-super-red` and thus the utility
+// will be renamed to `text-super-red`.
+export function migrateCamelcaseInNamedValue(
+  designSystem: DesignSystem,
+  _userConfig: Config | null,
+  rawCandidate: string,
+): string {
+  if (!version.isMajor(3)) return rawCandidate
+
+  for (let candidate of designSystem.parseCandidate(rawCandidate)) {
+    if (candidate.kind !== 'functional') continue
+    let clone = structuredClone(candidate)
+    let didChange = false
+
+    if (
+      candidate.value &&
+      clone.value &&
+      candidate.value.kind === 'named' &&
+      clone.value.kind === 'named' &&
+      candidate.value.value.match(/[A-Z]/)
+    ) {
+      clone.value.value = camelToKebab(candidate.value.value)
+      didChange = true
+    }
+
+    if (
+      candidate.modifier &&
+      clone.modifier &&
+      candidate.modifier.kind === 'named' &&
+      clone.modifier.kind === 'named' &&
+      candidate.modifier.value.match(/[A-Z]/)
+    ) {
+      clone.modifier.value = camelToKebab(candidate.modifier.value)
+      didChange = true
+    }
+
+    if (didChange) {
+      return designSystem.printCandidate(clone)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return rawCandidate
+}
+
+function camelToKebab(str: string): string {
+  return str.replace(/([A-Z])/g, '-$1').toLowerCase()
+}
diff --git a/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate.ts b/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate.ts
index 594342a3f58f..fff859c0ad1f 100644
--- a/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate.ts
+++ b/packages/@tailwindcss-upgrade/src/codemods/template/migrate.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { migrateArbitraryVariants } from './migrate-arbitrary-variants'
 import { migrateAutomaticVarInjection } from './migrate-automatic-var-injection'
 import { migrateBareValueUtilities } from './migrate-bare-utilities'
 import { migrateBgGradient } from './migrate-bg-gradient'
+import { migrateCamelcaseInNamedValue } from './migrate-camelcase-in-named-value'
 import { migrateDropUnnecessaryDataTypes } from './migrate-drop-unnecessary-data-types'
 import { migrateEmptyArbitraryValues } from './migrate-handle-empty-arbitrary-values'
 import { migrateImportant } from './migrate-important'
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_MIGRATIONS: Migration[] = [
   migrateImportant,
   migrateBgGradient,
   migrateSimpleLegacyClasses,
+  migrateCamelcaseInNamedValue,
   migrateLegacyClasses,
   migrateMaxWidthScreen,
   migrateThemeToVar,