diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Desugar.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Desugar.scala
index 8471b06b7e97..ab77350be26c 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Desugar.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/ast/Desugar.scala
@@ -1987,10 +1987,12 @@ object desugar {
       .collect:
         case vd: ValDef => vd
 
-  def makeContextualFunction(formals: List[Tree], paramNamesOrNil: List[TermName], body: Tree, erasedParams: List[Boolean])(using Context): Function =
+  def makeContextualFunction(formals: List[Tree], paramNamesOrNil: List[TermName], body: Tree, erasedParams: List[Boolean], augmenting: Boolean = false)(using Context): Function =
     val paramNames =
-      if paramNamesOrNil.nonEmpty then paramNamesOrNil
-      else formals.map(_ => ContextFunctionParamName.fresh())
+      if paramNamesOrNil.nonEmpty then
+        if augmenting then paramNamesOrNil.map(ContextFunctionParamName.fresh(_))
+        else paramNamesOrNil
+      else List.fill(formals.length)(ContextFunctionParamName.fresh())
     val params = for (tpt, pname) <- formals.zip(paramNames) yield
       ValDef(pname, tpt, EmptyTree).withFlags(Given | Param)
     FunctionWithMods(params, body, Modifiers(Given), erasedParams)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/NameKinds.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/NameKinds.scala
index 6738c73113f9..d16bb3802b0c 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/NameKinds.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/core/NameKinds.scala
@@ -303,10 +303,12 @@ object NameKinds {
   /** The name of an inferred contextual function parameter:
    *
    *      val x: A ?=> B = b
+   *      val f: (x: A) ?=> B = b
    *
    *  becomes:
    *
    *      val x: A ?=> B = (contextual$1: A) ?=> b
+   *      val f: (x: A) ?=> B = (xcontextual$1: A) ?=> b
    */
   val ContextFunctionParamName: UniqueNameKind = new UniqueNameKind("contextual$")
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/printing/PlainPrinter.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/printing/PlainPrinter.scala
index 90dfb72ef010..962133fbacc6 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/printing/PlainPrinter.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/printing/PlainPrinter.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package printing
 import core.*
 import Texts.*, Types.*, Flags.*, Names.*, Symbols.*, NameOps.*, Constants.*, Denotations.*
 import StdNames.*
+import NameKinds.ContextFunctionParamName
 import Contexts.*
 import Scopes.Scope, Denotations.Denotation, Annotations.Annotation
 import StdNames.nme
@@ -361,9 +362,7 @@ class PlainPrinter(_ctx: Context) extends Printer {
       case tp: LazyRef =>
         def refTxt =
           try toTextGlobal(tp.ref)
-          catch {
-            case ex: Throwable => Str("...")
-          }
+          catch case _: Throwable => Str("...") // reconsider catching errors
         "LazyRef(" ~ refTxt ~ ")"
       case Range(lo, hi) =>
         toText(lo) ~ ".." ~ toText(hi)
@@ -395,10 +394,17 @@ class PlainPrinter(_ctx: Context) extends Printer {
     Text(lam.paramRefs.map(paramText), ", ")
   }
 
-  protected def ParamRefNameString(name: Name): String = nameString(name)
+  protected def ParamRefNameString(name: Name): String =
+    nameString(name)
 
   protected def ParamRefNameString(param: ParamRef): String =
-    ParamRefNameString(param.binder.paramNames(param.paramNum))
+    val name = param.binder.paramNames(param.paramNum)
+    ParamRefNameString:
+      if name.is(ContextFunctionParamName) then
+        name match
+        case ContextFunctionParamName(name, _) if !name.isEmpty => name
+        case name => name
+      else name
 
   /** The name of the symbol without a unique id. */
   protected def simpleNameString(sym: Symbol): String = nameString(sym.name)
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Message.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Message.scala
index f0bb57652fd9..e025594cad50 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Message.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/reporting/Message.scala
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ object Message:
         def sameSuperscript(cur: Recorded, existing: Recorded) =
           (cur eq existing) ||
           (cur, existing).match
-            case (cur: ParamRef, existing: ParamRef) =>
-              (cur.paramName eq existing.paramName)
-              && cur.binder.paramNames == existing.binder.paramNames
+            case (cur: ParamRef, existing: ParamRef) => true
+              //(cur.paramName eq existing.paramName)
+              //&& cur.binder.paramNames == existing.binder.paramNames
             case _ =>
               false
 
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
index 164ff411e73b..42e192a09207 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/typer/Typer.scala
@@ -3912,7 +3912,7 @@ class Typer(@constructorOnly nestingLevel: Int = 0) extends Namer
       case _ => paramTypes.map(_ => false)
     }
 
-    val ifun = desugar.makeContextualFunction(paramTypes, paramNamesOrNil, tree, erasedParams)
+    val ifun = desugar.makeContextualFunction(paramTypes, paramNamesOrNil, tree, erasedParams, augmenting = true)
     typr.println(i"make contextual function $tree / $pt ---> $ifun")
     typedFunctionValue(ifun, pt)
       .tap:
diff --git a/tests/neg/i24375.scala b/tests/neg/i24375.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6c3bf83cfbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/neg/i24375.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+trait Ord[X]:
+  def compare(x: X, y: X): Int
+  type T
+
+trait Show[X]:
+  def show(x: X): String
+
+val f0: Show[String] ?=> String = summon[Show[String]].show("hello, world") * 2
+
+val f1: (x: Show[String]) ?=> String = x.show("hello, world") * 2 // error
+
+val f2 = (x: Show[String]) ?=> x.show("hello, world") * 2