diff --git a/src/V3AstNodeExpr.h b/src/V3AstNodeExpr.h
index 5c3b8547c..1428a6cb2 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodeExpr.h
+++ b/src/V3AstNodeExpr.h
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ public:
     string name() const override VL_MT_STABLE { return m_name; }  // * = Var name
     // There's no classOrPackagep(); use classOrPackageNodep() to get Node,
     // or iterating to package with classOrPackageSkipp()
-    AstNodeModule* classOrPackageSkipp() const;
+    AstNodeModule* classOrPackageSkipp(const bool doRefs = true) const;
     AstNode* classOrPackageNodep() const { return m_classOrPackageNodep; }
     void classOrPackageNodep(AstNode* nodep) { m_classOrPackageNodep = nodep; }
     void classOrPackagep(AstNodeModule* nodep) {
diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
index 9f773e6aa..25d453933 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
@@ -3460,7 +3460,7 @@ void AstClassOrPackageRef::dump(std::ostream& str) const {
     }
 }
 void AstClassOrPackageRef::dumpJson(std::ostream& str) const { dumpJsonGen(str); }
-AstNodeModule* AstClassOrPackageRef::classOrPackageSkipp() const {
+AstNodeModule* AstClassOrPackageRef::classOrPackageSkipp(const bool doRefs) const {
     AstNode* foundp = m_classOrPackageNodep;
     AstNode* lastp = nullptr;
     while (foundp != lastp) {
@@ -3468,11 +3468,12 @@ AstNodeModule* AstClassOrPackageRef::classOrPackageSkipp() const {
         if (AstNodeDType* const anodep = VN_CAST(foundp, NodeDType)) {
             foundp = anodep->skipRefOrNullp();
         }
-        if (const AstTypedef* const anodep = VN_CAST(foundp, Typedef)) {
-            foundp = anodep->subDTypep();
-        }
-        if (const AstClassRefDType* const anodep = VN_CAST(foundp, ClassRefDType)) {
-            foundp = anodep->classp();
+        if (doRefs) {
+            if (const AstTypedef* const anodep = VN_CAST(foundp, Typedef)) {
+                foundp = anodep->subDTypep();
+            } else if (const AstClassRefDType* const anodep = VN_CAST(foundp, ClassRefDType)) {
+                foundp = anodep->classp();
+            }
         }
     }
     return VN_CAST(foundp, NodeModule);
diff --git a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
index 7867c2fec..7965a842b 100644
--- a/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
+++ b/src/V3LinkDot.cpp
@@ -3173,6 +3173,7 @@ class LinkDotResolveVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
     bool m_replaceWithAlias
         = true;  // Replace VarScope with an alias. Used in the handling of AstAlias
     bool m_isParam = false;  // Specifies whether currently visiting param variable
+    bool m_resolvingTypedef = false;  // Currently traversing a Typedef tree
 
     struct DotStates final {
         DotPosition m_dotPos;  // Scope part of dotted resolution
@@ -6063,12 +6064,14 @@ class LinkDotResolveVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
                     iterate(cpackagep);
                     return;
                 }
-                if (!cpackagerefp->classOrPackageSkipp()) {
+
+                const bool doDefaultTypedef = !(m_resolvingTypedef && m_statep->forPrimary());
+                if (!cpackagerefp->classOrPackageSkipp(doDefaultTypedef)) {
                     VSymEnt* const foundp = m_statep->resolveClassOrPackage(
                         m_ds.m_dotSymp, cpackagerefp, true, false, "class/package reference");
                     if (!foundp) return;
                 }
-                nodep->classOrPackagep(cpackagerefp->classOrPackageSkipp());
+                nodep->classOrPackagep(cpackagerefp->classOrPackageSkipp(doDefaultTypedef));
                 if (!VN_IS(nodep->classOrPackagep(), Class)
                     && !VN_IS(nodep->classOrPackagep(), Package)) {
                     if (m_statep->forPrimary()) {
@@ -6358,6 +6361,12 @@ class LinkDotResolveVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
         iterateChildren(nodep);
     }
 
+    void visit(AstTypedef* nodep) override {
+        VL_RESTORER(m_resolvingTypedef)
+        m_resolvingTypedef = true;
+        iterateChildren(nodep);
+    }
+
     void visit(AstNode* nodep) override {
         VL_RESTORER(m_inPackedArray);
         if (VN_IS(nodep, PackArrayDType)) {
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_link_default_type_param.py b/test_regress/t/t_link_default_type_param.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8a938befd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_link_default_type_param.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# 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-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Wilson Snyder
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+import vltest_bootstrap
+
+test.scenarios('simulator')
+
+test.compile()
+
+test.execute()
+
+test.passes()
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_link_default_type_param.v b/test_regress/t/t_link_default_type_param.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d320ac9a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_link_default_type_param.v
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain.
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Antmicro
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+// verilog_format: off
+`define stop $stop
+`define checkd(gotv,expv) do if ((gotv) !== (expv)) begin $write("%%Error: %s:%0d:  got=%0d exp=%0d (%s !== %s)\n", `__FILE__,`__LINE__, (gotv), (expv), `"gotv`", `"expv`"); `stop; end while(0);
+// verilog_format: on
+
+class class_a;
+  typedef logic [31:0] type_1;
+endclass
+
+class class_b;
+  typedef logic [31:0] type_1;
+  typedef logic [63:0] type_2;
+endclass
+
+module top #(
+    parameter type class_t = class_a
+) (
+    input logic in_val
+);
+
+  typedef class_t::type_2 local_type_2;
+  local_type_2 internal_sig;
+
+endmodule
+
+module t;
+
+  top #(.class_t(class_b)) dut (.in_val('0));
+
+  initial begin
+    dut.internal_sig = $c(1);
+    `checkd(dut.internal_sig, 1);
+    $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+    $finish;
+  end
+
+endmodule