diff --git a/airframe-surface/src/main/scala-3/wvlet/airframe/surface/CompileTimeSurfaceFactory.scala b/airframe-surface/src/main/scala-3/wvlet/airframe/surface/CompileTimeSurfaceFactory.scala
index 58831ffe91..2cabcf892b 100644
--- a/airframe-surface/src/main/scala-3/wvlet/airframe/surface/CompileTimeSurfaceFactory.scala
+++ b/airframe-surface/src/main/scala-3/wvlet/airframe/surface/CompileTimeSurfaceFactory.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package wvlet.airframe.surface
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger
+import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.collection.immutable.ListMap
 import scala.quoted.*
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
@@ -556,6 +557,7 @@ private[surface] class CompileTimeSurfaceFactory[Q <: Quotes](using quotes: Q):
               // println(s"=== target: ${m.name}, ${m.owner.name}")
               m.name == targetMethodName
             }
+          // println(s"MethodArg ${v.name} $resolved")
           MethodArg(v.name, resolved, defaultValueGetter, defaultMethodArgGetter, isImplicit, isRequired, isSecret)
         }
     }
@@ -754,17 +756,55 @@ private[surface] class CompileTimeSurfaceFactory[Q <: Quotes](using quotes: Q):
     if seenMethodParent.contains(targetType) then
       sys.error(s"recursive method found in: ${targetType.typeSymbol.fullName}")
     else
+      println(s"=== targetType ${targetType.show} ${targetType}")
       seenMethodParent += targetType
       val localMethods = localMethodsOf(targetType).distinct.sortBy(_.name)
+
+      // check for a type like OuterType.InnerType and get OuterType from it
+      val targetTypeParent = targetType match {
+        case TypeRef(parent, _) => Some(parent)
+        case _ => None
+      }
+      //println(s"  ${targetTypeParent.baseClasses}")
+      def simplifyTypeRef(typeRepr: TypeRepr): TypeRepr = {
+        println(s"simplifyTypeRef ${typeRepr.show} in ${targetType.show}: ${typeRepr}")
+        typeRepr match {
+          // Pattern matching to skip 'Base' and directly access 'InnerType'
+          case _ if targetTypeParent.exists(_.baseClasses.exists(_.typeRef == typeRepr)) =>
+            println(s"  case base ${typeRepr.show} $typeRepr -> $targetTypeParent")
+            targetTypeParent.get
+
+          case TypeRef(ThisType(parent), _) =>
+            println(s"  case non-base ${typeRepr.show} $typeRepr")
+            val parentRef = simplifyTypeRef(parent)
+            val result = parentRef.typeSymbol.typeMember(typeRepr.typeSymbol.name).typeRef
+            println(s"    -> parentRef: $result")
+            println(s"    -> result: $result")
+            result
+
+          case _ =>
+            println(s"  case other ${typeRepr.show} $typeRepr")
+            typeRepr
+        }
+      }
+
       val methodSurfaces = localMethods.map(m => (m, m.tree)).collect { case (m, df: DefDef) =>
         val mod   = Expr(modifierBitMaskOf(m))
         val owner = surfaceOf(targetType)
         val name  = Expr(m.name)
-        // println(s"======= ${df.returnTpt.show}")
-        val ret = surfaceOf(df.returnTpt.tpe)
-        // println(s"==== method of: def ${m.name}")
+        val tpt = df.returnTpt
+        println(s"======= tpt ${tpt.show} ${simplifyTypeRef(tpt.tpe).show}")
+
+        println(s"======= dealias: ${tpt.tpe.dealias.show}")
+        val ret = surfaceOf(tpt.tpe)
+        println(s"==== method of: def ${m.name}")
         val params       = methodParametersOf(targetType, m)
-        val args         = methodArgsOf(targetType, m)
+        val args         = methodArgsOf(targetType, m).map { list =>
+          list.map { arg =>
+            println(s"======= arg ${arg.name}: ${arg.tpe.show} ==> ${simplifyTypeRef(arg.tpe).show}")
+            arg.copy(tpe = simplifyTypeRef(arg.tpe))
+          }
+        }
         val methodCaller = createMethodCaller(targetType, m, args)
         '{
           ClassMethodSurface(${ mod }, ${ owner }, ${ name }, ${ ret }, ${ params }.toIndexedSeq, ${ methodCaller })
diff --git a/airframe-surface/src/test/scala/wvlet/airframe/surface/i3411.scala b/airframe-surface/src/test/scala/wvlet/airframe/surface/i3411.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..937e326051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airframe-surface/src/test/scala/wvlet/airframe/surface/i3411.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package wvlet.airframe.surface
+
+import wvlet.airspec.AirSpec
+
+object i3411 extends AirSpec {
+
+  trait Base {
+    class InnerType {
+      def compare(that: InnerType): Int = 0
+    }
+  }
+
+  object OuterType extends Base {
+    def create: InnerType = new InnerType
+  }
+
+  test("Handle inherited inner class") {
+    //val mm = Surface.methodsOf[OuterType.type]
+    val m = Surface.methodsOf[OuterType.InnerType]
+    //m.map(_.name) shouldContain "compare"
+  }
+
+  object SomeEnum extends Enumeration {
+    type SomeEnum = Value
+
+    val A, B, C = Value
+  }
+
+  import SomeEnum.SomeEnum
+
+  test("Handle a Scala 2 enumeration") {
+    //val s = Surface.of[SomeEnum] // just check there is no error - no expected properties
+    //val m = Surface.methodsOf[SomeEnum]
+    //debug(s.params)
+    // enumeration type (value) usually contains at least the compare method
+    //m.map(_.name) shouldContain "compare"
+  }
+}