diff --git a/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala b/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
index 6c87c7302ab8..56b18f248755 100644
--- a/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/scala/quoted/runtime/impl/QuotesImpl.scala
@@ -268,6 +268,21 @@ class QuotesImpl private (using val ctx: Context) extends Quotes, QuoteUnpickler
       end extension
     end ClassDefMethods
 
+    type ValOrDefDef = tpd.ValOrDefDef
+
+    object ValOrDefDefTypeTest extends TypeTest[Tree, ValOrDefDef]:
+      def unapply(x: Tree): Option[ValOrDefDef & x.type] = x match
+        case x: (tpd.ValOrDefDef & x.type) => Some(x)
+        case _ => None
+    end ValOrDefDefTypeTest
+
+    given ValOrDefDefMethods: ValOrDefDefMethods with
+      extension (self: ValOrDefDef)
+        def tpt: TypeTree = self.tpt
+        def rhs: Option[Term] = optional(self.rhs)
+      end extension
+    end ValOrDefDefMethods
+
     type DefDef = tpd.DefDef
 
     object DefDefTypeTest extends TypeTest[Tree, DefDef]:
diff --git a/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala b/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala
index c7d5719b0e1f..081a59d7bfb8 100644
--- a/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala
+++ b/library/src/scala/quoted/Quotes.scala
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ trait Quotes { self: runtime.QuoteUnpickler & runtime.QuoteMatching =>
    *           |             +- Export
    *           |             +- Definition --+- ClassDef
    *           |             |               +- TypeDef
-   *           |             |               +- DefDef
-   *           |             |               +- ValDef
+   *           |             |               +- ValOrDefDef -+- DefDef
+   *           |             |                               +- ValDef
    *           |             |
    *           |             +- Term --------+- Ref -+- Ident -+- Wildcard
    *           |                             |       +- Select
@@ -551,10 +551,33 @@ trait Quotes { self: runtime.QuoteUnpickler & runtime.QuoteMatching =>
       end extension
     end ClassDefMethods
 
+    // ValOrDefDef
+
+    /** Tree representing a value or method definition in the source code.
+     *  This includes `def`, `val`, `lazy val`, `var`, `object` and parameter definitions.
+     */
+    type ValOrDefDef <: Definition
+
+    /** `TypeTest` that allows testing at runtime in a pattern match if a `Tree` is a `ValOrDefDef` */
+    given ValOrDefDefTypeTest: TypeTest[Tree, ValOrDefDef]
+
+    /** Makes extension methods on `ValOrDefDef` available without any imports */
+    given ValOrDefDefMethods: ValOrDefDefMethods
+
+    /** Extension methods of `ValOrDefDef` */
+    trait ValOrDefDefMethods:
+      extension (self: ValOrDefDef)
+        /** The type tree of this `val` or `def` definition */
+        def tpt: TypeTree
+        /** The right-hand side of this `val` or `def` definition */
+        def rhs: Option[Term]
+      end extension
+    end ValOrDefDefMethods
+
     // DefDef
 
     /** Tree representing a method definition in the source code */
-    type DefDef <: Definition
+    type DefDef <: ValOrDefDef
 
     /** `TypeTest` that allows testing at runtime in a pattern match if a `Tree` is a `DefDef` */
     given DefDefTypeTest: TypeTest[Tree, DefDef]
@@ -630,8 +653,8 @@ trait Quotes { self: runtime.QuoteUnpickler & runtime.QuoteMatching =>
 
     // ValDef
 
-    /** Tree representing a value definition in the source code This includes `val`, `lazy val`, `var`, `object` and parameter definitions. */
-    type ValDef <: Definition
+    /** Tree representing a value definition in the source code. This includes `val`, `lazy val`, `var`, `object` and parameter definitions. */
+    type ValDef <: ValOrDefDef
 
     /** `TypeTest` that allows testing at runtime in a pattern match if a `Tree` is a `ValDef` */
     given ValDefTypeTest: TypeTest[Tree, ValDef]
diff --git a/project/MiMaFilters.scala b/project/MiMaFilters.scala
index b40e53cb4f39..d252d4afe56b 100644
--- a/project/MiMaFilters.scala
+++ b/project/MiMaFilters.scala
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import com.typesafe.tools.mima.core._
 
 object MiMaFilters {
   val Library: Seq[ProblemFilter] = Seq(
+    // New API in 3.4.X
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.ValOrDefDefTypeTest"),
+    ProblemFilters.exclude[ReversedMissingMethodProblem]("scala.quoted.Quotes#reflectModule.ValOrDefDefMethods"),
+    // New API in 3.4.X
   )
   val TastyCore: Seq[ProblemFilter] = Seq(
   )
diff --git a/tests/pos-macros/i16960/Macro_1.scala b/tests/pos-macros/i16960/Macro_1.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..664623a82c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-macros/i16960/Macro_1.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import scala.quoted.*
+
+inline def myMacro = ${ myMacroImpl }
+def myMacroImpl(using Quotes) =
+  import quotes.reflect.*
+
+  val valSym = Symbol.newVal(Symbol.spliceOwner, "foo", TypeRepr.of[Int], Flags.EmptyFlags, Symbol.noSymbol)
+  val vdef = ValDef(valSym, None)
+  vdef match
+    case _: ValDef =>
+      assert(vdef.tpt.tpe =:= TypeRepr.of[Int])
+      assert(vdef.rhs == None)
+  vdef match
+    case vdef: ValOrDefDef =>
+      assert(vdef.tpt.tpe =:= TypeRepr.of[Int])
+      assert(vdef.rhs == None)
+
+  val methSym = Symbol.newMethod(Symbol.spliceOwner, "bar", ByNameType(TypeRepr.of[Int]))
+  val ddef = DefDef(methSym, _ => None)
+  ddef match
+    case _: DefDef =>
+      assert(ddef.tpt.tpe =:= TypeRepr.of[Int])
+      assert(ddef.rhs == None)
+  ddef match
+    case ddef: ValOrDefDef =>
+      assert(ddef.tpt.tpe =:= TypeRepr.of[Int])
+      assert(ddef.rhs == None)
+
+  '{}
diff --git a/tests/pos-macros/i16960/Test_2.scala b/tests/pos-macros/i16960/Test_2.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..76a9e17659db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pos-macros/i16960/Test_2.scala
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+def test = myMacro