diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TypeTestsCasts.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TypeTestsCasts.scala
index 0c22825e73b4..240489fc87a3 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TypeTestsCasts.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/TypeTestsCasts.scala
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import config.Printers.{ transforms => debug }
 object TypeTestsCasts {
   import ast.tpd._
   import typer.Inferencing.maximizeType
-  import typer.ProtoTypes.constrained
+  import typer.ProtoTypes.{ constrained, newTypeVar }
 
   /** Whether `(x:X).isInstanceOf[P]` can be checked at runtime?
    *
@@ -77,13 +77,12 @@ object TypeTestsCasts {
 
     /** Approximate type parameters depending on variance */
     def stripTypeParam(tp: Type)(using Context) = new ApproximatingTypeMap {
+      val boundTypeParams = util.HashMap[TypeRef, TypeVar]()
       def apply(tp: Type): Type = tp match {
         case _: MatchType =>
           tp // break cycles
-        case tp: TypeRef if isBounds(tp.underlying) =>
-          val lo = apply(tp.info.loBound)
-          val hi = apply(tp.info.hiBound)
-          range(lo, hi)
+        case tp: TypeRef if !tp.symbol.isClass =>
+          boundTypeParams.getOrElseUpdate(tp, newTypeVar(tp.underlying.toBounds))
         case _ =>
           mapOver(tp)
       }
@@ -126,6 +125,7 @@ object TypeTestsCasts {
       debug.println("P1 <:< P = " + res)
 
       res
+
     }
 
     def recur(X: Type, P: Type): Boolean = (X <:< P) || (P.dealias match {
diff --git a/tests/pos-special/isInstanceOf/i9782.scala b/tests/pos-special/isInstanceOf/i9782.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e277951769bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-special/isInstanceOf/i9782.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+trait Txn[T <: Txn[T]]
+
+trait Elem[T <: Txn[T]]
+
+trait Obj[T <: Txn[T]] extends Elem[T]
+
+class Test {
+
+  def apply[Repr[~ <: Txn[~]] <: Elem[~], In <: Txn[In]](in: Repr[In]): Unit = {
+    in match {
+      case inObj: Obj[In] =>     // problem here
+      case _ =>
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/tests/pos/i9782.scala b/tests/pos/i9782.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..434440c24156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i9782.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+trait Txn[T <: Txn[T]]
+
+trait Elem[T <: Txn[T]]
+
+trait Obj[T <: Txn[T]] extends Elem[T]
+
+trait Copy[In <: Txn[In], Out <: Txn[Out]] {
+  def copyImpl[Repr[~ <: Txn[~]] <: Elem[~]](in: Repr[In]): Repr[Out]
+  
+  def apply[Repr[~ <: Txn[~]] <: Elem[~]](in: Repr[In]): Repr[Out] = {
+    val out = copyImpl[Repr](in)
+    (in, out) match {
+      case (inObj: Obj[In], outObj: Obj[Out]) =>     // problem here
+        println("copy the attributes")
+      case _ =>
+    }
+    out
+  }
+}