diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 273c0537f..507ee9786 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ Verilator 5.043 devel
 * Fix JSON missing `signed` indication (#6845).
 * Fix class reference throwing cannot detect changes error (#6851).
 * Fix `randc` on extended class (#6852).
+* Fix typedef `::` class reference error (#6862).
 
 
 Verilator 5.042 2025-11-02
diff --git a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
index ce83b9083..acc42e2a4 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
@@ -3281,7 +3281,7 @@ class LinkDotResolveVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
         // Cell: Recurse inside or cleanup not founds
         LINKDOT_VISIT_START();
         UINFO(5, indent() << "visit " << nodep);
-        checkNoDot(nodep);
+        // Can be under dot if called as package::class and that class resolves, so no checkNoDot
         VL_RESTORER(m_usedPins);
         m_usedPins.clear();
         UASSERT_OBJ(nodep->classp(), nodep, "ClassRef has unlinked class");
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_class_extends_dot.py b/test_regress/t/t_class_extends_dot.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..bd059b0f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_class_extends_dot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2025 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you
+# can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+import vltest_bootstrap
+
+test.scenarios('simulator')
+
+test.compile(verilator_flags2=['--binary'])
+
+test.execute()
+
+test.passes()
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_class_extends_dot.v b/test_regress/t/t_class_extends_dot.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70f89a925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_class_extends_dot.v
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain, for
+// any use, without warranty, 2025 by Wilson Snyder.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+package pkg;
+  class object_registry #(
+      type T = int
+  );
+  endclass
+
+  class packer;
+    typedef object_registry#(packer) type_id;
+  endclass
+endpackage
+
+package c_pkg;
+  import pkg::*;
+  class compat_packer extends pkg::packer;
+    typedef object_registry#(c_pkg::compat_packer) type_id;
+  endclass
+endpackage
+
+import pkg::*;
+import c_pkg::*;
+
+module t;
+  initial begin
+    compat_packer c;
+    c = new();
+    $finish;
+  end
+endmodule