diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/CheckUnused.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/CheckUnused.scala
index 6fc11d3ab007..6943fb1b12e6 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/CheckUnused.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/CheckUnused.scala
@@ -590,9 +590,12 @@ object CheckUnused:
       private def isInImport(imp: tpd.Import, isAccessible: Boolean, symName: Option[Name])(using Context): Option[ImportSelector] =
         val tpd.Import(qual, sels) = imp
         val dealiasedSym = dealias(sym)
-        val qualHasSymbol = qual.tpe.member(sym.name).alternatives.map(_.symbol).map(dealias).contains(dealiasedSym)
+        val typeSelections = sels.flatMap(n => qual.tpe.member(n.name.toTypeName).alternatives)
+        val termSelections = sels.flatMap(n => qual.tpe.member(n.name.toTermName).alternatives)
+        val allSelections = typeSelections ::: termSelections :::qual.tpe.member(sym.name).alternatives
+        val qualHasSymbol = allSelections.map(_.symbol).map(dealias).contains(dealiasedSym)
         def selector = sels.find(sel => (sel.name.toTermName == sym.name || sel.name.toTypeName == sym.name) && symName.map(n => n.toTermName == sel.rename).getOrElse(true))
-        def dealiasedSelector = sels.flatMap(sel => qual.tpe.member(sym.name).alternatives.map(m => (sel, m.symbol))).collect {
+        def dealiasedSelector = sels.flatMap(sel => allSelections.map(m => (sel, m.symbol))).collect {
           case (sel, sym) if dealias(sym) == dealiasedSym => sel
         }.headOption
         def wildcard = sels.find(sel => sel.isWildcard && ((sym.is(Given) == sel.isGiven) || sym.is(Implicit)))
diff --git a/tests/neg-custom-args/fatal-warnings/i15503i.scala b/tests/neg-custom-args/fatal-warnings/i15503i.scala
index 9ac2ec5ef622..a76f96b3c89b 100644
--- a/tests/neg-custom-args/fatal-warnings/i15503i.scala
+++ b/tests/neg-custom-args/fatal-warnings/i15503i.scala
@@ -273,3 +273,14 @@ package foo.test.i16679b:
     import Foo.x
     case class CoolClass(i: Int)
     println(summon[myPackage.CaseClassName[CoolClass]])
+
+package foo.test.i17156:
+  package a:
+    trait Foo[A]
+
+  package b:
+    type Xd = Foo
+
+  package c:
+    import b.Xd
+    trait Z derives Xd