diff --git a/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala b/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
index 8cc83ab85fc9..545b391a3a43 100644
--- a/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
@@ -449,7 +449,14 @@ class QuotesImpl private (using val ctx: Context) extends Quotes, QuoteUnpickler
         withDefaultPos(tpd.ref(tp).asInstanceOf[tpd.RefTree])
       def apply(sym: Symbol): Ref =
         assert(sym.isTerm)
-        withDefaultPos(tpd.ref(sym).asInstanceOf[tpd.RefTree])
+        val refTree = tpd.ref(sym) match
+          case t @ tpd.This(ident) => // not a RefTree, so we need to work around this - issue #19732
+            // ident in `This` can be a TypeIdent of sym, so we manually prepare the ref here,
+            // knowing that the owner is actually `This`.
+            val term = Select(This(sym.owner), sym)
+            term.asInstanceOf[tpd.RefTree]
+          case other => other.asInstanceOf[tpd.RefTree]
+        withDefaultPos(refTree)
     end Ref
 
     type Ident = tpd.Ident
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/i19732.check b/tests/run-macros/i19732.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a5a57e7eb466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-macros/i19732.check
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Map(b -> 23)
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/i19732/Macro_1.scala b/tests/run-macros/i19732/Macro_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..31564fdcf77f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-macros/i19732/Macro_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// package dummy
+
+import scala.quoted.*
+
+trait Defaults[A]:
+  def defaults: Map[String, Any]
+
+object Defaults:
+  inline def derived[A <: Product]: Defaults[A] = ${ defaultsImpl[A] }
+
+  def defaultsImpl[A <: Product: Type](using Quotes): Expr[Defaults[A]] =
+    '{
+      new Defaults[A]:
+        def defaults: Map[String, Any] = ${ defaultParmasImpl[A] }
+    }
+
+def defaultParmasImpl[T](using quotes: Quotes, tpe: Type[T]): Expr[Map[String, Any]] =
+  import quotes.reflect.*
+
+  TypeRepr.of[T].classSymbol match
+    case None => '{ Map.empty[String, Any] }
+    case Some(sym) =>
+      val comp = sym.companionClass
+      val mod = Ref(sym.companionModule)
+      val names =
+        for p <- sym.caseFields if p.flags.is(Flags.HasDefault)
+        yield p.name
+      val namesExpr: Expr[List[String]] =
+        Expr.ofList(names.map(Expr(_)))
+
+      val body = comp.tree.asInstanceOf[ClassDef].body
+      val idents: List[Ref] =
+        for
+          case deff @ DefDef(name, _, _, _) <- body
+          if name.startsWith("$lessinit$greater$default")
+        yield mod.select(deff.symbol)
+      val typeArgs = TypeRepr.of[T].typeArgs
+      val identsExpr: Expr[List[Any]] =
+        if typeArgs.isEmpty then Expr.ofList(idents.map(_.asExpr))
+        else Expr.ofList(idents.map(_.appliedToTypes(typeArgs).asExpr))
+
+      '{ $namesExpr.zip($identsExpr).toMap }
diff --git a/tests/run-macros/i19732/Test_2.scala b/tests/run-macros/i19732/Test_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..04efd3a6015b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run-macros/i19732/Test_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+class Outer:
+  case class Inner(a: String, b: Int = 23) derives Defaults
+
+object Test:
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit =
+    val outer = Outer()
+    println(summon[Defaults[outer.Inner]].defaults)