diff --git a/src/Lean/Elab/Tactic/RCases.lean b/src/Lean/Elab/Tactic/RCases.lean
index 84ac7b7985..b69e3a0a6f 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Elab/Tactic/RCases.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Elab/Tactic/RCases.lean
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ partial def rcasesCore (g : MVarId) (fs : FVarSubst) (clears : Array FVarId) (e
           pure ([(n, ps)], #[⟨⟨g, #[mkFVar v], fs'⟩, n⟩])
       | ConstantInfo.inductInfo info, _ => do
         let (altVarNames, r) ← processConstructors pat.ref info.numParams #[] info.ctors pat.asAlts
-        (r, ·) <$> g.cases e.fvarId! altVarNames
+        (r, ·) <$> g.cases e.fvarId! altVarNames (useNatCasesAuxOn := true)
       | _, _ => failK ()
     (·.2) <$> subgoals.foldlM (init := (r, a)) fun (r, a) ⟨goal, ctorName⟩ => do
       let rec
diff --git a/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Cases.lean b/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Cases.lean
index e25f39aae8..96e25398b2 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Cases.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Meta/Tactic/Cases.lean
@@ -222,15 +222,17 @@ private def unifyCasesEqs (numEqs : Nat) (subgoals : Array CasesSubgoal) : MetaM
       }
 
 private def inductionCasesOn (mvarId : MVarId) (majorFVarId : FVarId) (givenNames : Array AltVarNames) (ctx : Context)
-    : MetaM (Array CasesSubgoal) := mvarId.withContext do
+    (useNatCasesAuxOn : Bool := false) : MetaM (Array CasesSubgoal) := mvarId.withContext do
   let majorType ← inferType (mkFVar majorFVarId)
   let (us, params) ← getInductiveUniverseAndParams majorType
-  let casesOn := mkCasesOnName ctx.inductiveVal.name
+  let mut casesOn := mkCasesOnName ctx.inductiveVal.name
+  if useNatCasesAuxOn && ctx.inductiveVal.name == ``Nat && (← getEnv).contains ``Nat.casesAuxOn then
+    casesOn := ``Nat.casesAuxOn
   let ctors   := ctx.inductiveVal.ctors.toArray
   let s ← mvarId.induction majorFVarId casesOn givenNames
   return toCasesSubgoals s ctors majorFVarId us params
 
-def cases (mvarId : MVarId) (majorFVarId : FVarId) (givenNames : Array AltVarNames := #[]) : MetaM (Array CasesSubgoal) := do
+def cases (mvarId : MVarId) (majorFVarId : FVarId) (givenNames : Array AltVarNames := #[]) (useNatCasesAuxOn : Bool := false) : MetaM (Array CasesSubgoal) := do
   try
     mvarId.withContext do
       mvarId.checkNotAssigned `cases
@@ -243,7 +245,7 @@ def cases (mvarId : MVarId) (majorFVarId : FVarId) (givenNames : Array AltVarNam
            allow callers to specify whether they want the `FVarSubst` or not. -/
         if ctx.inductiveVal.numIndices == 0 then
           -- Simple case
-          inductionCasesOn mvarId majorFVarId givenNames ctx
+          inductionCasesOn mvarId majorFVarId givenNames ctx (useNatCasesAuxOn := useNatCasesAuxOn)
         else
           let s₁ ← generalizeIndices mvarId majorFVarId
           trace[Meta.Tactic.cases] "after generalizeIndices\n{MessageData.ofGoal s₁.mvarId}"
@@ -258,9 +260,14 @@ end Cases
 /--
 Apply `casesOn` using the free variable `majorFVarId` as the major premise (aka discriminant).
 `givenNames` contains user-facing names for each alternative.
+
+- `useNatCasesAuxOn` is a temporary hack for the `rcases` family of tactics.
+  Do not use it, as it is subject to removal.
+  It enables using `Nat.casesAuxOn` instead of `Nat.casesOn`,
+  which causes case splits on `n : Nat` to be represented as `0` and `n' + 1` rather than as `Nat.zero` and `Nat.succ n'`.
 -/
-def _root_.Lean.MVarId.cases (mvarId : MVarId) (majorFVarId : FVarId) (givenNames : Array AltVarNames := #[]) : MetaM (Array CasesSubgoal) :=
-  Cases.cases mvarId majorFVarId givenNames
+def _root_.Lean.MVarId.cases (mvarId : MVarId) (majorFVarId : FVarId) (givenNames : Array AltVarNames := #[]) (useNatCasesAuxOn : Bool := false) : MetaM (Array CasesSubgoal) :=
+  Cases.cases mvarId majorFVarId givenNames (useNatCasesAuxOn := useNatCasesAuxOn)
 
 @[deprecated MVarId.cases]
 def cases (mvarId : MVarId) (majorFVarId : FVarId) (givenNames : Array AltVarNames := #[]) : MetaM (Array CasesSubgoal) :=
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/rcases.lean b/tests/lean/run/rcases.lean
index 466d5508ba..263720da04 100644
--- a/tests/lean/run/rcases.lean
+++ b/tests/lean/run/rcases.lean
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ example : cond false Nat Int → cond true Int Nat → Nat ⊕ Unit → True :=
 
 example (x y : Nat) (h : x = y) : True := by
   rcases x with _|⟨⟩|z
-  · guard_hyp h : Nat.zero = y; trivial
-  · guard_hyp h : Nat.succ Nat.zero = y; trivial
+  · guard_hyp h :ₛ 0 = y; trivial
+  · guard_hyp h :ₛ 0 + 1 = y; trivial
   · guard_hyp z : Nat
-    guard_hyp h : Nat.succ (Nat.succ z) = y; trivial
+    guard_hyp h :ₛ z + 1 + 1 = y; trivial
 
 example (h : x = 3) (h₂ : x < 4) : x < 4 := by
   rcases h with ⟨⟩
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ example (h : a ≤ 2 ∨ 2 < a) : True := by
 
 example (a : Nat) : True := by
   rcases h : a with _ | n
-  · guard_hyp h : a = 0; trivial
-  · guard_hyp h : a = n + 1; trivial
+  · guard_hyp h :ₛ a = 0; trivial
+  · guard_hyp h :ₛ a = n + 1; trivial
 
 inductive BaseType : Type where
   | one