diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
index 21ef0fc5d123..87bf0883aca4 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Namer.scala
@@ -1175,11 +1175,26 @@ class Namer { typer: Typer =>
       def canForward(mbr: SingleDenotation, alias: TermName): CanForward = {
         import CanForward.*
         val sym = mbr.symbol
+        /**
+         * Check the export selects an abstract member of the current class (issue #22147).
+         */
+        def isAbstractMember: Boolean = sym.is(Deferred) && (expr match
+          case ths: This if ths.qual.isEmpty => true // access through 'this'
+          case id: Ident => id.denot.info match      // access through self type
+            case cls2: ClassInfo => cls2.cls == cls
+            case _ => false
+          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 of the owner of the symbol
+        // and either
+        // * the symbols owner is the cls itself
+        // * the symbol is not a deferred symbol
+        // * the symbol is an abstract member #22147
+        else if cls.derivesFrom(sym.owner) && (sym.owner == cls || !sym.is(Deferred) || isAbstractMember) 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..5b15588fb0a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/exports3.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+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
+
+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
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