diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Synthesizer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Synthesizer.scala
index fe4feecd6100..cb45e5343810 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Synthesizer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Synthesizer.scala
@@ -273,7 +273,13 @@ class Synthesizer(typer: Typer)(using @constructorOnly c: Context):
     val cls = mirroredType.classSymbol
     val useCompanion = cls.useCompanionAsSumMirror
 
-    if cls.isGenericSum(if useCompanion then cls.linkedClass else ctx.owner) then
+    def acceptable(tp: Type): Boolean = tp match
+      case tp: TermRef => false
+      case tp: TypeProxy => acceptable(tp.underlying)
+      case OrType(tp1, tp2) => acceptable(tp1) && acceptable(tp2)
+      case _            => tp.classSymbol eq cls
+
+    if acceptable(mirroredType) && cls.isGenericSum(if useCompanion then cls.linkedClass else ctx.owner) then
       val elemLabels = cls.children.map(c => ConstantType(Constant(c.name.toString)))
 
       def solve(sym: Symbol): Type = sym match
diff --git a/tests/neg/scala_enum_testing.scala b/tests/neg/scala_enum_testing.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..043995460742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/scala_enum_testing.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import scala.util.NotGiven
+import scala.compiletime.*
+import scala.deriving.Mirror
+
+enum Color:
+  case Red, Green, Blue
+end Color
+
+enum Bar:
+  case A(i: Int)
+  case B(b: Boolean)
+  case C(s: String)
+
+object Singletons {
+  object A
+  object B
+}
+
+type SumOfK1[F[_]] = Mirror.Sum { type MirroredType[T] = F[T] }
+
+class refined extends scala.annotation.RefiningAnnotation
+
+object Test {
+
+    def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+      summon[Mirror.ProductOf[Color]] // error
+      summon[Mirror.SumOf[Color.Red.type]] // error
+      summon[Mirror.SumOf[Color.Red.type | Color.Green.type]] // error
+      summon[Mirror.SumOf[Bar.A | Bar.B]] // error
+      summon[Mirror.SumOf[Singletons.A.type | Singletons.B.type]] // error
+      summon[SumOfK1[[X] =>> Bar]]
+      summon[SumOfK1[[X] =>> Bar.A | Bar.B]] // error
+      summon[SumOfK1[[X] =>> (Bar.A | Bar.B) @refined]] // error
+      object opaques {
+        opaque type Query[X] = (Bar.A | Bar.B) @refined
+      }
+      summon[SumOfK1[opaques.Query]] // error
+      summon[SumOfK1[[X] =>> (Bar.A @refined) | Bar.B]] // error
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/run/scala_enum_testing.scala b/tests/run/scala_enum_testing.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f529b900e875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/scala_enum_testing.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import scala.util.NotGiven
+import scala.compiletime.*
+import scala.deriving.Mirror
+
+enum Color:
+  case Red, Green, Blue
+end Color
+
+object Test {
+
+    def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
+      summon[Mirror.Of[Color.Red.type]]
+      summon[Mirror.Of[Color]]
+      summon[Mirror.ProductOf[Color.Red.type]]
+      summon[Mirror.SumOf[Color]]
+    }
+}