diff --git a/java/ql/consistency-queries/children.ql b/java/ql/consistency-queries/children.ql
index 7386ee79c00..4771110ecdb 100644
--- a/java/ql/consistency-queries/children.ql
+++ b/java/ql/consistency-queries/children.ql
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ predicate gapInChildren(Element e, int i) {
   // value should be, because kotlinc doesn't load annotation defaults and we
   // want to leave a space for another extractor to fill in the default if it
   // is able.
-  not e instanceof Annotation
+  not e instanceof Annotation and
+  // Pattern case statements legitimately have a TypeAccess (-2) and a pattern (0) but not a rule (-1)
+  not (i = -1 and e instanceof PatternCase and not e.(PatternCase).isRule())
 }
 
 predicate lateFirstChild(Element e, int i) {
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/ControlFlowGraph.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/ControlFlowGraph.qll
index 572c8629626..e28b9f606b6 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/ControlFlowGraph.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/ControlFlowGraph.qll
@@ -434,6 +434,15 @@ private module ControlFlowGraphImpl {
     )
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets a SwitchCase's successor SwitchCase, if any.
+   */
+  private predicate nextSwitchCase(SwitchCase pred, SwitchCase succ) {
+    exists(SwitchExpr se, int idx | se.getCase(idx) = pred and se.getCase(idx + 1) = succ)
+    or
+    exists(SwitchStmt ss, int idx | ss.getCase(idx) = pred and ss.getCase(idx + 1) = succ)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Expressions and statements with CFG edges in post-order AST traversal.
    *
@@ -467,7 +476,8 @@ private module ControlFlowGraphImpl {
       this instanceof NotInstanceOfExpr
       or
       this instanceof LocalVariableDeclExpr and
-      not this = any(InstanceOfExpr ioe).getLocalVariableDeclExpr()
+      not this = any(InstanceOfExpr ioe).getLocalVariableDeclExpr() and
+      not this = any(PatternCase pc).getDecl()
       or
       this instanceof StringTemplateExpr
       or
@@ -493,7 +503,9 @@ private module ControlFlowGraphImpl {
       or
       this.(BlockStmt).getNumStmt() = 0
       or
-      this instanceof SwitchCase and not this.(SwitchCase).isRule()
+      this instanceof SwitchCase and
+      not this.(SwitchCase).isRule() and
+      not this instanceof PatternCase
       or
       this instanceof EmptyStmt
       or
@@ -887,6 +899,14 @@ private module ControlFlowGraphImpl {
       else completion = caseCompletion
     )
     or
+    // The last node in a case could always be a failing pattern check.
+    last = n.(PatternCase) and
+    completion = basicBooleanCompletion(false)
+    or
+    // The last node in a non-rule case is its variable declaration.
+    last = n.(PatternCase).getDecl() and
+    completion = NormalCompletion()
+    or
     // the last statement of a synchronized statement is the last statement of its body
     last(n.(SynchronizedStmt).getBlock(), last, completion)
     or
@@ -1201,8 +1221,14 @@ private module ControlFlowGraphImpl {
       // From the entry point control is transferred first to the expression...
       n = switch and result = first(switch.getExpr())
       or
-      // ...and then to one of the cases.
-      last(switch.getExpr(), n, completion) and result = first(switch.getACase())
+      // ...and then for a vanilla switch to any case, or for a pattern switch to the first one.
+      exists(SwitchCase firstExecutedCase |
+        if switch.getACase() instanceof PatternCase
+        then firstExecutedCase = switch.getCase(0)
+        else firstExecutedCase = switch.getACase()
+      |
+        last(switch.getExpr(), n, completion) and result = first(firstExecutedCase)
+      )
       or
       // Statements within a switch body execute sequentially.
       exists(int i |
@@ -1216,7 +1242,13 @@ private module ControlFlowGraphImpl {
       n = switch and result = first(switch.getExpr())
       or
       // ...and then to one of the cases.
-      last(switch.getExpr(), n, completion) and result = first(switch.getACase())
+      exists(SwitchCase firstExecutedCase |
+        if switch.getACase() instanceof PatternCase
+        then firstExecutedCase = switch.getCase(0)
+        else firstExecutedCase = switch.getACase()
+      |
+        last(switch.getExpr(), n, completion) and result = first(firstExecutedCase)
+      )
       or
       // Statements within a switch body execute sequentially.
       exists(int i |
@@ -1224,11 +1256,29 @@ private module ControlFlowGraphImpl {
       )
     )
     or
+    // Edge from rule SwitchCases to their body, after any variable assignment if applicable.
     // No edges in a non-rule SwitchCase - the constant expression in a ConstCase isn't included in the CFG.
-    exists(SwitchCase case | completion = NormalCompletion() |
-      n = case and result = first(case.getRuleExpression())
+    exists(SwitchCase case, ControlFlowNode preBodyNode |
+      completion = NormalCompletion() and
+      if case instanceof PatternCase
+      then preBodyNode = case.(PatternCase).getDecl()
+      else preBodyNode = case
+    |
+      n = preBodyNode and result = first(case.getRuleExpression())
       or
-      n = case and result = first(case.getRuleStatement())
+      n = preBodyNode and result = first(case.getRuleStatement())
+    )
+    or
+    // A pattern case conducts a type test, then branches to either the next case or the assignment.
+    exists(PatternCase case |
+      n = case and
+      (
+        completion = basicBooleanCompletion(false) and
+        nextSwitchCase(case, result)
+        or
+        completion = basicBooleanCompletion(true) and
+        result = case.getDecl()
+      )
     )
     or
     // Yield
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll
index 89e79b3ad0a..4d0936272f7 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Expr.qll
@@ -1509,17 +1509,28 @@ class SwitchExpr extends Expr, StmtParent, @switchexpr {
    */
   Stmt getStmt(int index) { result = this.getAStmt() and result.getIndex() = index }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the `i`th case of this `switch` expression,
+   * which may be either a normal `case` or a `default`.
+   */
+  SwitchCase getCase(int i) {
+    result = rank[i](SwitchCase case, int idx | case.isNthChildOf(this, idx) | case order by idx)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets a case of this `switch` expression,
    * which may be either a normal `case` or a `default`.
    */
-  SwitchCase getACase() { result = this.getAConstCase() or result = this.getDefaultCase() }
+  SwitchCase getACase() { result.getParent() = this }
 
   /** Gets a (non-default) `case` of this `switch` expression. */
-  ConstCase getAConstCase() { result.getParent() = this }
+  ConstCase getAConstCase() { result = this.getACase() }
+
+  /** Gets a (non-default) pattern `case` of this `switch` expression. */
+  PatternCase getAPatternCase() { result = this.getACase() }
 
   /** Gets the `default` case of this switch expression, if any. */
-  DefaultCase getDefaultCase() { result.getParent() = this }
+  DefaultCase getDefaultCase() { result = this.getACase() }
 
   /** Gets the expression of this `switch` expression. */
   Expr getExpr() { result.getParent() = this }
@@ -1592,7 +1603,9 @@ class NotInstanceOfExpr extends Expr, @notinstanceofexpr {
  * A local variable declaration expression.
  *
  * Contexts in which such expressions may occur include
- * local variable declaration statements and `for` loops.
+ * local variable declaration statements, `for` loops,
+ * and binding patterns such as `if (x instanceof T t)` and
+ * `case String s:`.
  */
 class LocalVariableDeclExpr extends Expr, @localvariabledeclexpr {
   /** Gets an access to the variable declared by this local variable declaration expression. */
@@ -1612,18 +1625,33 @@ class LocalVariableDeclExpr extends Expr, @localvariabledeclexpr {
     exists(EnhancedForStmt efs | efs.getVariable() = this | result.isNthChildOf(efs, -1))
     or
     exists(InstanceOfExpr ioe | this.getParent() = ioe | result.isNthChildOf(ioe, 1))
+    or
+    exists(PatternCase pc | this.getParent() = pc | result.isNthChildOf(pc, -2))
   }
 
   /** Gets the name of the variable declared by this local variable declaration expression. */
   string getName() { result = this.getVariable().getName() }
 
+  /** Gets the switch statement or expression whose pattern declares this identifier, if any. */
+  StmtParent getAssociatedSwitch() {
+    result = this.getParent().(PatternCase).getParent()
+  }
+
+  /** Holds if this is a declaration stemming from a pattern switch case. */
+  predicate hasAssociatedSwitch() {
+    exists(this.getAssociatedSwitch())
+  }
+
   /** Gets the initializer expression of this local variable declaration expression, if any. */
-  Expr getInit() { result.isNthChildOf(this, 0) }
+  Expr getInit() {
+    result.isNthChildOf(this, 0)
+  }
 
   /** Holds if this variable declaration implicitly initializes the variable. */
   predicate hasImplicitInit() {
     exists(CatchClause cc | cc.getVariable() = this) or
-    exists(EnhancedForStmt efs | efs.getVariable() = this)
+    exists(EnhancedForStmt efs | efs.getVariable() = this) or
+    this.hasAssociatedSwitch()
   }
 
   /** Gets a printable representation of this expression. */
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Statement.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Statement.qll
index fe0ba23093a..40f3c4c6f68 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Statement.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/Statement.qll
@@ -382,17 +382,28 @@ class SwitchStmt extends Stmt, @switchstmt {
    */
   Stmt getStmt(int index) { result = this.getAStmt() and result.getIndex() = index }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the `i`th case of this `switch` statement,
+   * which may be either a normal `case` or a `default`.
+   */
+  SwitchCase getCase(int i) {
+    result = rank[i](SwitchCase case, int idx | case.isNthChildOf(this, idx) | case order by idx)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Gets a case of this `switch` statement,
    * which may be either a normal `case` or a `default`.
    */
-  SwitchCase getACase() { result = this.getAConstCase() or result = this.getDefaultCase() }
+  SwitchCase getACase() { result.getParent() = this }
 
-  /** Gets a (non-default) `case` of this `switch` statement. */
-  ConstCase getAConstCase() { result.getParent() = this }
+  /** Gets a (non-default) constant `case` of this `switch` statement. */
+  ConstCase getAConstCase() { result = this.getACase() }
+
+  /** Gets a (non-default) pattern `case` of this `switch` statement. */
+  PatternCase getAPatternCase() { result = this.getACase() }
 
   /** Gets the `default` case of this switch statement, if any. */
-  DefaultCase getDefaultCase() { result.getParent() = this }
+  DefaultCase getDefaultCase() { result = this.getACase() }
 
   /** Gets the expression of this `switch` statement. */
   Expr getExpr() { result.getParent() = this }
@@ -464,15 +475,15 @@ class SwitchCase extends Stmt, @case {
 
 /** A constant `case` of a switch statement. */
 class ConstCase extends SwitchCase {
-  ConstCase() { exists(Expr e | e.getParent() = this | e.getIndex() >= 0) }
+  ConstCase() { exists(Literal e | e.getParent() = this and e.getIndex() >= 0) }
 
   /** Gets the `case` constant at index 0. */
-  Expr getValue() { result.getParent() = this and result.getIndex() = 0 }
+  Expr getValue() { result.isNthChildOf(this, 0) }
 
   /**
    * Gets the `case` constant at the specified index.
    */
-  Expr getValue(int i) { result.getParent() = this and result.getIndex() = i and i >= 0 }
+  Expr getValue(int i) { result.isNthChildOf(this, i) and i >= 0 }
 
   override string pp() { result = "case ..." }
 
@@ -483,6 +494,24 @@ class ConstCase extends SwitchCase {
   override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "ConstCase" }
 }
 
+/** A pattern case of a `switch` statement */
+class PatternCase extends SwitchCase {
+  LocalVariableDeclExpr patternVar;
+
+  PatternCase() { patternVar.isNthChildOf(this, 0) }
+
+  /** Gets the variable declared by this pattern case. */
+  LocalVariableDeclExpr getDecl() { result.isNthChildOf(this, 0) }
+
+  override string pp() { result = "case T t ..." }
+
+  override string toString() { result = "case T t ..." }
+
+  override string getHalsteadID() { result = "PatternCase" }
+
+  override string getAPrimaryQlClass() { result = "PatternCase" }
+}
+
 /** A `default` case of a `switch` statement */
 class DefaultCase extends SwitchCase {
   DefaultCase() { not exists(Expr e | e.getParent() = this | e.getIndex() >= 0) }
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dispatch/ObjFlow.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dispatch/ObjFlow.qll
index 293ba894fdf..c9ae5353127 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dispatch/ObjFlow.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/dispatch/ObjFlow.qll
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ private predicate step(Node n1, Node n2) {
       for.getVariable() = def.(BaseSsaUpdate).getDefiningExpr() and
       for.getExpr() = n1.asExpr()
     )
+    or
+    exists(PatternCase pc |
+      pc.getDecl() = def.(BaseSsaUpdate).getDefiningExpr() and
+      (
+        pc.getSwitch().getExpr() = n1.asExpr()
+        or
+        pc.getSwitchExpr().getExpr() = n1.asExpr()
+      )
+    )
   |
     v.getAnUltimateDefinition() = def and
     v.getAUse() = n2.asExpr()
diff --git a/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/A.java b/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/A.java
index 4cf4e8699da..cd47860f2ce 100644
--- a/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/A.java
+++ b/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/A.java
@@ -50,6 +50,34 @@ class A {
                if (thing instanceof String s) {
                    throw new RuntimeException(s);
                }
+               switch (thing) {
+                   case String s -> System.out.println(s);
+                   case Integer i -> System.out.println("An integer: " + i);
+                   default -> { }
+               }
+               switch (thing) {
+                   case String s:
+                       System.out.println(s);
+                       break;
+                   case Integer i:
+                       System.out.println("An integer:" + i);
+                       break;
+                   default:
+                       break;
+               }
+               var thingAsString = switch(thing) {
+                   case String s -> s;
+                   case Integer i -> "An integer: " + i;
+                   default -> "Something else";
+               };
+               var thingAsString2 = switch(thing) {
+                   case String s:
+                       yield s;
+                   case Integer i:
+                       yield "An integer: " + i;
+                   default:
+                       yield "Something else";
+               };
            }
        }
        catch (RuntimeException rte) {
@@ -70,4 +98,4 @@ class A {
     * Javadoc for fields
     */
     int i, j, k;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/PrintAst.expected b/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/PrintAst.expected
index 219889b35f6..28dfa0ed5c1 100644
--- a/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/PrintAst.expected
+++ b/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/PrintAst.expected
@@ -119,36 +119,117 @@ A.java:
 #   51|                       0: [ClassInstanceExpr] new RuntimeException(...)
 #   51|                         -3: [TypeAccess] RuntimeException
 #   51|                         0: [VarAccess] s
-#   55|           0: [CatchClause] catch (...)
+#   53|                 2: [SwitchStmt] switch (...)
+#   53|                   -1: [VarAccess] thing
+#   54|                   0: [PatternCase] case T t ...
+#   54|                     -2: [TypeAccess] String
+#   54|                     -1: [ExprStmt] <Expr>;
+#   54|                       0: [MethodAccess] println(...)
+#   54|                         -1: [VarAccess] System.out
+#   54|                           -1: [TypeAccess] System
+#   54|                         0: [VarAccess] s
+#   54|                     0: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] s
+#   55|                   1: [PatternCase] case T t ...
+#   55|                     -2: [TypeAccess] Integer
+#   55|                     -1: [ExprStmt] <Expr>;
+#   55|                       0: [MethodAccess] println(...)
+#   55|                         -1: [VarAccess] System.out
+#   55|                           -1: [TypeAccess] System
+#   55|                         0: [AddExpr] ... + ...
+#   55|                           0: [StringLiteral] "An integer: "
+#   55|                           1: [VarAccess] i
+#   55|                     0: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] i
+#   56|                   2: [DefaultCase] default
+#   56|                     -1: [BlockStmt] { ... }
+#   58|                 3: [SwitchStmt] switch (...)
+#   58|                   -1: [VarAccess] thing
+#   59|                   0: [PatternCase] case T t ...
+#   59|                     -2: [TypeAccess] String
+#   59|                     0: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] s
+#   60|                   1: [ExprStmt] <Expr>;
+#   60|                     0: [MethodAccess] println(...)
+#   60|                       -1: [VarAccess] System.out
+#   60|                         -1: [TypeAccess] System
+#   60|                       0: [VarAccess] s
+#   61|                   2: [BreakStmt] break
+#   62|                   3: [PatternCase] case T t ...
+#   62|                     -2: [TypeAccess] Integer
+#   62|                     0: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] i
+#   63|                   4: [ExprStmt] <Expr>;
+#   63|                     0: [MethodAccess] println(...)
+#   63|                       -1: [VarAccess] System.out
+#   63|                         -1: [TypeAccess] System
+#   63|                       0: [AddExpr] ... + ...
+#   63|                         0: [StringLiteral] "An integer:"
+#   63|                         1: [VarAccess] i
+#   64|                   5: [BreakStmt] break
+#   65|                   6: [DefaultCase] default
+#   66|                   7: [BreakStmt] break
+#   68|                 4: [LocalVariableDeclStmt] var ...;
+#   68|                   1: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] thingAsString
+#   68|                     0: [SwitchExpr] switch (...)
+#   68|                       -1: [VarAccess] thing
+#   69|                       0: [PatternCase] case T t ...
+#   69|                         -2: [TypeAccess] String
+#   69|                         -1: [VarAccess] s
+#   69|                         0: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] s
+#   70|                       1: [PatternCase] case T t ...
+#   70|                         -2: [TypeAccess] Integer
+#   70|                         -1: [AddExpr] ... + ...
+#   70|                           0: [StringLiteral] "An integer: "
+#   70|                           1: [VarAccess] i
+#   70|                         0: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] i
+#   71|                       2: [DefaultCase] default
+#   71|                         -1: [StringLiteral] "Something else"
+#   73|                 5: [LocalVariableDeclStmt] var ...;
+#   73|                   1: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] thingAsString2
+#   73|                     0: [SwitchExpr] switch (...)
+#   73|                       -1: [VarAccess] thing
+#   74|                       0: [PatternCase] case T t ...
+#   74|                         -2: [TypeAccess] String
+#   74|                         0: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] s
+#   75|                       1: [YieldStmt] yield ...
+#   75|                         0: [VarAccess] s
+#   76|                       2: [PatternCase] case T t ...
+#   76|                         -2: [TypeAccess] Integer
+#   76|                         0: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] i
+#   77|                       3: [YieldStmt] yield ...
+#   77|                         0: [AddExpr] ... + ...
+#   77|                           0: [StringLiteral] "An integer: "
+#   77|                           1: [VarAccess] i
+#   78|                       4: [DefaultCase] default
+#   79|                       5: [YieldStmt] yield ...
+#   79|                         0: [StringLiteral] "Something else"
+#   83|           0: [CatchClause] catch (...)
 #-----|             0: (Single Local Variable Declaration)
-#   55|               0: [TypeAccess] RuntimeException
-#   55|               1: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] rte
-#   55|             1: [BlockStmt] { ... }
-#   56|               0: [ReturnStmt] return ...
-#   60|     10: [Class] E
-#   64|       3: [FieldDeclaration] E A;
+#   83|               0: [TypeAccess] RuntimeException
+#   83|               1: [LocalVariableDeclExpr] rte
+#   83|             1: [BlockStmt] { ... }
+#   84|               0: [ReturnStmt] return ...
+#   88|     10: [Class] E
+#   92|       3: [FieldDeclaration] E A;
 #-----|         -3: (Javadoc)
-#   61|           1: [Javadoc] /** Javadoc for enum constant */
-#   62|             0: [JavadocText] Javadoc for enum constant
-#   64|         -1: [TypeAccess] E
-#   64|         0: [ClassInstanceExpr] new E(...)
-#   64|           -3: [TypeAccess] E
-#   65|       4: [FieldDeclaration] E B;
+#   89|           1: [Javadoc] /** Javadoc for enum constant */
+#   90|             0: [JavadocText] Javadoc for enum constant
+#   92|         -1: [TypeAccess] E
+#   92|         0: [ClassInstanceExpr] new E(...)
+#   92|           -3: [TypeAccess] E
+#   93|       4: [FieldDeclaration] E B;
 #-----|         -3: (Javadoc)
-#   61|           1: [Javadoc] /** Javadoc for enum constant */
-#   62|             0: [JavadocText] Javadoc for enum constant
-#   65|         -1: [TypeAccess] E
-#   65|         0: [ClassInstanceExpr] new E(...)
-#   65|           -3: [TypeAccess] E
-#   66|       5: [FieldDeclaration] E C;
+#   89|           1: [Javadoc] /** Javadoc for enum constant */
+#   90|             0: [JavadocText] Javadoc for enum constant
+#   93|         -1: [TypeAccess] E
+#   93|         0: [ClassInstanceExpr] new E(...)
+#   93|           -3: [TypeAccess] E
+#   94|       5: [FieldDeclaration] E C;
 #-----|         -3: (Javadoc)
-#   61|           1: [Javadoc] /** Javadoc for enum constant */
-#   62|             0: [JavadocText] Javadoc for enum constant
-#   66|         -1: [TypeAccess] E
-#   66|         0: [ClassInstanceExpr] new E(...)
-#   66|           -3: [TypeAccess] E
-#   72|     11: [FieldDeclaration] int i, ...;
+#   89|           1: [Javadoc] /** Javadoc for enum constant */
+#   90|             0: [JavadocText] Javadoc for enum constant
+#   94|         -1: [TypeAccess] E
+#   94|         0: [ClassInstanceExpr] new E(...)
+#   94|           -3: [TypeAccess] E
+#  100|     11: [FieldDeclaration] int i, ...;
 #-----|       -3: (Javadoc)
-#   69|         1: [Javadoc] /** Javadoc for fields */
-#   70|           0: [JavadocText] Javadoc for fields
-#   72|       -1: [TypeAccess] int
+#   97|         1: [Javadoc] /** Javadoc for fields */
+#   98|           0: [JavadocText] Javadoc for fields
+#  100|       -1: [TypeAccess] int
diff --git a/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/options b/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/options
index a2f4d45311b..a0d1b7e7002 100644
--- a/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/options
+++ b/java/ql/test/library-tests/printAst/options
@@ -1 +1 @@
-//semmle-extractor-options: --javac-args -source 17 -target 17
+//semmle-extractor-options: --javac-args --release 21