diff --git a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/patmat/MatchTreeMaking.scala b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/patmat/MatchTreeMaking.scala
index 4a6731744dcd..15f3dba8247b 100644
--- a/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/patmat/MatchTreeMaking.scala
+++ b/src/compiler/scala/tools/nsc/transform/patmat/MatchTreeMaking.scala
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ trait MatchTreeMaking extends MatchCodeGen with Debugging {
           // this also includes methods and (possibly nested) objects inside of methods.
           def definedInStaticLocation(tp: Type): Boolean = {
             def isStatic(tp: Type): Boolean =
-              if (tp == NoType || tp.typeSymbol.isPackageClass || tp == NoPrefix) true
+              if (tp == NoType || tp.typeSymbol.isPackageClass || tp == NoPrefix || nme.isReplWrapperName(tp.typeSymbol.name)) true
               else if (tp.typeSymbol.isModuleClass) isStatic(tp.prefix)
               else false
             tp.typeSymbol.owner == tp.prefix.typeSymbol && isStatic(tp.prefix)
diff --git a/test/files/run/repl-class-based-outer-pointers.check b/test/files/run/repl-class-based-outer-pointers.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0e2fec8062c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/repl-class-based-outer-pointers.check
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+scala> sealed abstract class Value; object Value {
+  final case class Num(value: Double) extends Value
+  final case class Str(value: String) extends Value
+  final case class Bool(value: Boolean) extends Value
+}
+defined class Value
+defined object Value
+
+scala> class C { final case class Num(value: Double) } // here it should still warn
+warning: there was one unchecked warning; for details, enable `:setting -unchecked' or `:replay -unchecked'
+defined class C
+
+scala> :quit
diff --git a/test/files/run/repl-class-based-outer-pointers.scala b/test/files/run/repl-class-based-outer-pointers.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58cbed80b4a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/run/repl-class-based-outer-pointers.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import scala.tools.nsc.Settings
+import scala.tools.partest.ReplTest
+
+object Test extends ReplTest {
+  override def transformSettings(s: Settings) = {
+    s.Yreplclassbased.value = true
+    s
+  }
+
+  def code = """
+    |sealed abstract class Value; object Value {
+    |  final case class Num(value: Double) extends Value
+    |  final case class Str(value: String) extends Value
+    |  final case class Bool(value: Boolean) extends Value
+    |}
+    |class C { final case class Num(value: Double) } // here it should still warn
+    |""".stripMargin // scala/bug#11902
+}
+
+/* was:
+
+scala> sealed abstract class Value; object Value {
+  final case class Num(value: Double) extends Value
+  final case class Str(value: String) extends Value
+  final case class Bool(value: Boolean) extends Value
+}
+warning: there were three unchecked warnings; for details, enable `:setting -unchecked' or `:replay -unchecked'
+defined class Value
+defined object Value
+
+scala> class C { final case class Num(value: Double) } // here it should still warn
+warning: there was one unchecked warning; for details, enable `:setting -unchecked' or `:replay -unchecked'
+defined class C
+
+ */