diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
index 07f19b420c1a..bc4e1a332ff6 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
@@ -1177,11 +1177,26 @@ class Namer { typer: Typer =>
       def canForward(mbr: SingleDenotation, alias: TermName): CanForward = {
         import CanForward.*
         val sym = mbr.symbol
+        /**
+         * The export selects a member of the current class (issue #22147).
+         * Assumes that cls.classInfo.selfType.derivesFrom(sym.owner) is true.
+         */
+        def isCurrentClassMember: Boolean = expr match
+          case id: (Ident | This) => // Access through self type or this
+            /* Given the usage context below, where cls's self type is a subtype of sym.owner,
+               it suffices to check if symbol is the same class. */
+            cls == id.symbol
+          case _ => false
         if !sym.isAccessibleFrom(pathType) then
           No("is not accessible")
         else if sym.isConstructor || sym.is(ModuleClass) || sym.is(Bridge) || sym.is(ConstructorProxy) || sym.isAllOf(JavaModule) then
           Skip
-        else if cls.derivesFrom(sym.owner) && (sym.owner == cls || !sym.is(Deferred)) then
+        // if the cls is a subclass or mixes in the owner of the symbol
+        // and either
+        // * the symbols owner is the cls itself
+        // * the symbol is not a deferred symbol
+        // * the symbol is a member of the current class (#22147)
+        else if cls.classInfo.selfType.derivesFrom(sym.owner) && (sym.owner == cls || !sym.is(Deferred) || isCurrentClassMember) then
           No(i"is already a member of $cls")
         else if pathMethod.exists && mbr.isType then
           No("is a type, so it cannot be exported as extension method")
diff --git a/tests/neg/exports3.scala b/tests/neg/exports3.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eaea93d9f7ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/exports3.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+trait P:
+  def foo: Int
+
+class A extends P:
+  export this.foo       // error
+
+trait Q extends P:
+  def bar: Int
+
+trait R extends P:
+  def baz: Int
+  val a1: A
+  val a2: A
+
+abstract class B extends R:
+  self =>
+    export this.baz     // error
+    export self.bar     // error
+    export this.a1.foo
+    export self.a2.foo  // error
+    export a2.foo       // error
+
+abstract class D extends P:
+  val p: P
+  export p.foo
+
+abstract class E:
+  self: P =>
+    export self.foo     // error
+
+abstract class F:
+  self: P =>
+    export this.foo     // error
+
+class G(p: P):
+  self: P =>
+    export p.foo
+
+class H(p: P):
+  self: P =>
+    export this.p.foo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/neg/i20245.check b/tests/neg/i20245.check
index 565bde7678b7..49d08c646f99 100644
--- a/tests/neg/i20245.check
+++ b/tests/neg/i20245.check
@@ -15,3 +15,17 @@
    |               Run with both -explain-cyclic and -Ydebug-cyclic to see full stack trace.
    |
    | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
+-- [E046] Cyclic Error: tests/neg/i20245/Typer_2.scala:10:7 ------------------------------------------------------------
+10 |import effekt.source.{ resolve } // error
+   |       ^
+   |       Cyclic reference involving class Context
+   |
+   |       The error occurred while trying to compute the base classes of class Context
+   |         which required to compute the base classes of trait TyperOps
+   |         which required to compute the signature of trait TyperOps
+   |         which required to elaborate the export clause export unification.requireSubtype
+   |         which required to compute the base classes of class Context
+   |
+   |        Run with both -explain-cyclic and -Ydebug-cyclic to see full stack trace.
+   |
+   | longer explanation available when compiling with `-explain`
diff --git a/tests/neg/i20245/Typer_2.scala b/tests/neg/i20245/Typer_2.scala
index ed7f05de80d0..bf4718de759c 100644
--- a/tests/neg/i20245/Typer_2.scala
+++ b/tests/neg/i20245/Typer_2.scala
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import effekt.util.messages.ErrorReporter
 import effekt.context.{ Context }
 
 // This import is also NECESSARY for the cyclic error
-import effekt.source.{ resolve }
+import effekt.source.{ resolve } // error
 
 
 trait TyperOps extends ErrorReporter { self: Context =>