diff --git a/src/Lean/Elab/Match.lean b/src/Lean/Elab/Match.lean
index f7d8b40d53..baf49bc745 100644
--- a/src/Lean/Elab/Match.lean
+++ b/src/Lean/Elab/Match.lean
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ private def expandSimpleMatchWithType (stx discr lhsVar type rhs : Syntax) (expe
   let newStx ← `(let $lhsVar : $type := $discr; $rhs)
   withMacroExpansion stx newStx <| elabTerm newStx expectedType?
 
-private def elabDiscrsWitMatchType (discrStxs : Array Syntax) (matchType : Expr) (expectedType : Expr) : TermElabM (Array Expr) := do
+private def elabDiscrsWitMatchType (discrStxs : Array Syntax) (matchType : Expr) (expectedType : Expr) : TermElabM (Array Expr × Bool) := do
   let mut discrs := #[]
   let mut i := 0
   let mut matchType := matchType
+  let mut isDep := false
   for discrStx in discrStxs do
     i := i + 1
     matchType ← whnf matchType
@@ -47,11 +48,13 @@ private def elabDiscrsWitMatchType (discrStxs : Array Syntax) (matchType : Expr)
     | Expr.forallE _ d b _ =>
       let discr ← fullApproxDefEq <| elabTermEnsuringType discrStx[1] d
       trace[Elab.match]! "discr #{i} {discr} : {d}"
+      if b.hasLooseBVars then
+        isDep := true
       matchType ← b.instantiate1 discr
       discrs := discrs.push discr
     | _ =>
       throwError! "invalid type provided to match-expression, function type with arity #{discrStxs.size} expected"
-  pure discrs
+  pure (discrs, isDep)
 
 private def mkUserNameFor (e : Expr) : TermElabM Name :=
   match e with
@@ -74,13 +77,19 @@ private def elabAtomicDiscr (discr : Syntax) : TermElabM Expr := do
       pure localDecl.value
   | _ => throwErrorAt discr "unexpected discriminant"
 
+structure ElabMatchTypeAndDiscsResult where
+  discrs    : Array Expr
+  matchType : Expr
+  isDep     : Bool
+  alts      : Array MatchAltView
+
 private def elabMatchTypeAndDiscrs (discrStxs : Array Syntax) (matchOptType : Syntax) (matchAltViews : Array MatchAltView) (expectedType : Expr)
-    : TermElabM (Array Expr × Expr × Array MatchAltView) := do
+    : TermElabM ElabMatchTypeAndDiscsResult := do
   let numDiscrs := discrStxs.size
   if matchOptType.isNone then
-    let rec loop (i : Nat) (discrs : Array Expr) (matchType : Expr) (matchAltViews : Array MatchAltView) := do
+    let rec loop (i : Nat) (discrs : Array Expr) (matchType : Expr) (isDep : Bool) (matchAltViews : Array MatchAltView) := do
       match i with
-      | 0   => pure (discrs.reverse, matchType, matchAltViews)
+      | 0   => return { discrs := discrs.reverse, matchType := matchType, isDep := isDep, alts := matchAltViews }
       | i+1 =>
         let discrStx := discrStxs[i]
         let discr ← elabAtomicDiscr discrStx
@@ -88,9 +97,10 @@ private def elabMatchTypeAndDiscrs (discrStxs : Array Syntax) (matchOptType : Sy
         let discrType ← inferType discr
         let discrType ← instantiateMVars discrType
         let matchTypeBody ← kabstract matchType discr
+        let isDep := isDep || matchTypeBody.hasLooseBVars
         let userName ← mkUserNameFor discr
         if discrStx[0].isNone then
-          loop i (discrs.push discr) (Lean.mkForall userName BinderInfo.default discrType matchTypeBody) matchAltViews
+          loop i (discrs.push discr) (Lean.mkForall userName BinderInfo.default discrType matchTypeBody) isDep matchAltViews
         else
           let identStx := discrStx[0][0]
           withLocalDeclD userName discrType fun x => do
@@ -102,13 +112,13 @@ private def elabMatchTypeAndDiscrs (discrStxs : Array Syntax) (matchOptType : Sy
               let discrs := (discrs.push refl).push discr
               let matchAltViews := matchAltViews.map fun altView =>
                 { altView with patterns := altView.patterns.insertAt (i+1) identStx }
-              loop i discrs matchType matchAltViews
-    loop discrStxs.size #[] expectedType matchAltViews
+              loop i discrs matchType isDep matchAltViews
+    loop discrStxs.size (discrs := #[]) (isDep := false) expectedType matchAltViews
   else
     let matchTypeStx := matchOptType[0][1]
     let matchType ← elabType matchTypeStx
-    let discrs ← elabDiscrsWitMatchType discrStxs matchType expectedType
-    pure (discrs, matchType, matchAltViews)
+    let (discrs, isDep) ← elabDiscrsWitMatchType discrStxs matchType expectedType
+    return { discrs := discrs, matchType := matchType, isDep := isDep, alts := matchAltViews }
 
 def expandMacrosInPatterns (matchAlts : Array MatchAltView) : MacroM (Array MatchAltView) := do
   matchAlts.mapM fun matchAlt => do
@@ -723,8 +733,8 @@ private def isMatchUnit? (altLHSS : List Match.AltLHS) (rhss : Array Expr) : Met
 
 private def elabMatchAux (discrStxs : Array Syntax) (altViews : Array MatchAltView) (matchOptType : Syntax) (expectedType : Expr)
     : TermElabM Expr := do
-  let (discrs, matchType, altLHSS, rhss) ← commitIfDidNotPostpone do
-    let (discrs, matchType, altViews) ← elabMatchTypeAndDiscrs discrStxs matchOptType altViews expectedType
+  let (discrs, matchType, altLHSS, isDep, rhss) ← commitIfDidNotPostpone do
+    let ⟨discrs, matchType, isDep, altViews⟩ ← elabMatchTypeAndDiscrs discrStxs matchOptType altViews expectedType
     let matchAlts ← liftMacroM <| expandMacrosInPatterns altViews
     trace[Elab.match]! "matchType: {matchType}"
     let alts ← matchAlts.mapM fun alt => elabMatchAltView alt matchType
@@ -780,8 +790,8 @@ private def elabMatchAux (discrStxs : Array Syntax) (altViews : Array MatchAltVi
               tryPostpone
               throwMVarError m!"invalid match-expression, pattern contains metavariables{indentExpr (← p.toExpr)}"
         pure altLHS
-    return (discrs, matchType, altLHSS, rhss)
-  if let some r ← isMatchUnit? altLHSS rhss then
+    return (discrs, matchType, altLHSS, isDep, rhss)
+  if let some r ← if isDep then pure none else isMatchUnit? altLHSS rhss then
     return r
   else
     let numDiscrs := discrs.size
diff --git a/tests/lean/run/match_unit.lean b/tests/lean/run/match_unit.lean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f64d52f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lean/run/match_unit.lean
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+theorem ex : ∀ x : Unit, x = () := by
+  intro (); rfl