diff --git a/src/Lean/Elab/InfoTree/Main.lean b/src/Lean/Elab/InfoTree/Main.lean
index 813ffa3185..5ba988886f 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Elab/InfoTree/Main.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Elab/InfoTree/Main.lean
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def UserWidgetInfo.format (info : UserWidgetInfo) : Format :=
   f!"UserWidget {info.id}\n{Std.ToFormat.format <| info.props.run' {}}"
 
 def FVarAliasInfo.format (info : FVarAliasInfo) : Format :=
-  f!"FVarAlias {info.userName.eraseMacroScopes}"
+  f!"FVarAlias {info.userName.eraseMacroScopes}: {info.id.name} -> {info.baseId.name}"
 
 def FieldRedeclInfo.format (ctx : ContextInfo) (info : FieldRedeclInfo) : Format :=
   f!"FieldRedecl @ {formatStxRange ctx info.stx}"
diff --git a/src/Lean/Linter/UnusedVariables.lean b/src/Lean/Linter/UnusedVariables.lean
index b3a71e7707..d1f396d03d 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Linter/UnusedVariables.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Linter/UnusedVariables.lean
@@ -447,7 +447,10 @@ def unusedVariables : Linter where
     let fvarAliases : Std.HashMap FVarId FVarId := s.fvarAliases.fold (init := {}) fun m id baseId =>
       m.insert id (followAliases s.fvarAliases baseId)
 
+    let getCanonVar (id : FVarId) : FVarId := fvarAliases.getD id id
+
     -- Collect all non-alias fvars corresponding to `fvarUses` by resolving aliases in the list.
+    -- Unlike `s.fvarUses`, `fvarUsesRef` is guaranteed to contain no aliases.
     let fvarUsesRef ← IO.mkRef <| fvarAliases.fold (init := s.fvarUses) fun fvarUses id baseId =>
       if fvarUses.contains id then fvarUses.insert baseId else fvarUses
 
@@ -461,7 +464,7 @@ def unusedVariables : Linter where
       let fvarUses ← fvarUsesRef.get
       -- If any of the `fvar`s corresponding to this declaration is (an alias of) a variable in
       -- `fvarUses`, then it is used
-      if aliases.any fun id => fvarUses.contains (fvarAliases.getD id id) then continue
+      if aliases.any fun id => fvarUses.contains (getCanonVar id) then continue
       -- If this is a global declaration then it is (potentially) used after the command
       if s.constDecls.contains range then continue
 
@@ -493,10 +496,12 @@ def unusedVariables : Linter where
       if !initializedMVars then
         -- collect additional `fvarUses` from tactic assignments
         visitAssignments (← IO.mkRef {}) fvarUsesRef s.assignments
+        -- Resolve potential aliases again to preserve `fvarUsesRef` invariant
+        fvarUsesRef.modify fun fvarUses => fvarUses.fold (·.insert <| getCanonVar ·) {}
         initializedMVars := true
         let fvarUses ← fvarUsesRef.get
         -- Redo the initial check because `fvarUses` could be bigger now
-        if aliases.any fun id => fvarUses.contains (fvarAliases.getD id id) then continue
+        if aliases.any fun id => fvarUses.contains (getCanonVar id) then continue
 
       -- If we made it this far then the variable is unused and not ignored
       unused := unused.push (declStx, userName)
diff --git a/tests/lean/1018unknowMVarIssue.lean.expected.out b/tests/lean/1018unknowMVarIssue.lean.expected.out
index 3fe4323d45..aaf8ca4506 100644
--- a/tests/lean/1018unknowMVarIssue.lean.expected.out
+++ b/tests/lean/1018unknowMVarIssue.lean.expected.out
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ a : α
         • Fam2.any : Fam2 α α @ ⟨9, 4⟩†-⟨9, 12⟩†
           • α : Type @ ⟨9, 4⟩†-⟨9, 12⟩†
         • a (isBinder := true) : α @ ⟨8, 2⟩†-⟨10, 19⟩†
-        • FVarAlias a
-        • FVarAlias α
+        • FVarAlias a: _uniq.636 -> _uniq.312
+        • FVarAlias α: _uniq.635 -> _uniq.310
         • ?m x α a : α @ ⟨9, 18⟩-⟨9, 19⟩ @ Lean.Elab.Term.elabHole
         • [.] Fam2.nat : none @ ⟨10, 4⟩-⟨10, 12⟩
         • Fam2.nat : Nat → Fam2 Nat Nat @ ⟨10, 4⟩-⟨10, 12⟩
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ a : α
         • Fam2.nat n : Fam2 Nat Nat @ ⟨10, 4⟩†-⟨10, 14⟩
           • n (isBinder := true) : Nat @ ⟨10, 13⟩-⟨10, 14⟩
         • a (isBinder := true) : Nat @ ⟨8, 2⟩†-⟨10, 19⟩†
-        • FVarAlias a
-        • FVarAlias n
+        • FVarAlias a: _uniq.667 -> _uniq.312
+        • FVarAlias n: _uniq.666 -> _uniq.310
         • n : Nat @ ⟨10, 18⟩-⟨10, 19⟩ @ Lean.Elab.Term.elabIdent
           • [.] n : some Nat @ ⟨10, 18⟩-⟨10, 19⟩
           • n : Nat @ ⟨10, 18⟩-⟨10, 19⟩
diff --git a/tests/lean/linterUnusedVariables.lean b/tests/lean/linterUnusedVariables.lean
index 2334685471..193e62afc0 100644
--- a/tests/lean/linterUnusedVariables.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/linterUnusedVariables.lean
@@ -250,6 +250,17 @@ example [ord : Ord β] (f : α → β) (x y : α) : Ordering := compare (f x) (f
 example {α β} [ord : Ord β] (f : α → β) (x y : α) : Ordering := compare (f x) (f y)
 example {h : Decidable True} (t e : α) : ite True t e = t := if_pos trivial
 
+inductive A where
+  | intro : Nat → A
+
+def A.out : A → Nat
+  | .intro n => n
+
+/-! `h` is used indirectly via an alias introduced by `match` that is used only via the mvar ctx -/
+theorem problematicAlias (n : A) (i : Nat) (h : i ≤ n.out) : i ≤ n.out :=
+  match n with
+  | .intro _ => by assumption
+
 /-!
 The wildcard pattern introduces a copy of `x` that should not be linted as it is in an
 inaccessible annotation.