diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/NamerOps.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/NamerOps.scala
index f55b0665abcc..56022e9fcaf2 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/NamerOps.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/NamerOps.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package core
 
 import Contexts._, Symbols._, Types._, Flags._, Scopes._, Decorators._, Names._, NameOps._
 import SymDenotations.{LazyType, SymDenotation}, StdNames.nme
+import TypeApplications.EtaExpansion
 
 /** Operations that are shared between Namer and TreeUnpickler */
 object NamerOps:
@@ -72,6 +73,15 @@ object NamerOps:
   /** The flags of an `apply` method that serves as a constructor proxy */
   val ApplyProxyFlags = Synthetic | ConstructorProxy | Inline | Method
 
+  /** If this is a reference to a class and the reference has a stable prefix, the reference
+   *  otherwise NoType
+   */
+  private def underlyingStableClassRef(tp: Type)(using Context): TypeRef | NoType.type = tp match
+    case EtaExpansion(tp1) => underlyingStableClassRef(tp1)
+    case _ => tp.underlyingClassRef(refinementOK = false) match
+      case ref: TypeRef if ref.prefix.isStable => ref
+      case _ => NoType
+
   /** Does symbol `sym` need constructor proxies to be generated? */
   def needsConstructorProxies(sym: Symbol)(using Context): Boolean =
     sym.isClass
@@ -79,9 +89,7 @@ object NamerOps:
     && !sym.isAnonymousClass
     ||
     sym.isType && sym.is(Exported)
-    && sym.info.loBound.underlyingClassRef(refinementOK = false).match
-      case tref: TypeRef => tref.prefix.isStable
-      case _ => false
+    && underlyingStableClassRef(sym.info.loBound).exists
 
   /** The completer of a constructor proxy apply method */
   class ApplyProxyCompleter(constr: Symbol)(using Context) extends LazyType:
@@ -152,7 +160,7 @@ object NamerOps:
             then
               classConstructorCompanion(mbr).entered
           case _ =>
-            mbr.info.loBound.underlyingClassRef(refinementOK = false) match
+            underlyingStableClassRef(mbr.info.loBound): @unchecked match
               case ref: TypeRef =>
                 val proxy = ref.symbol.registeredCompanion
                 if proxy.is(ConstructorProxy) && !memberExists(cls, mbr.name.toTermName) then
diff --git a/tests/pos/i14160.scala b/tests/pos/i14160.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cc57427eac15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos/i14160.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+object api:
+  export impl.*
+
+object impl:
+  class Bar[T](foo: T)
+
+object Test1:
+  import api.*
+  val value = Bar(0) // Not Found: Bar
+
+object Test2:
+  import impl.*
+  val value = Bar(0) // Works
+
+object Test3:
+  import api.*
+  val value = new Bar[Int](0) // Works
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