diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
index 8a67d9f8870..4996756f6cd 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
@@ -4222,6 +4222,10 @@ public class Attr extends JCTree.Visitor {
         if (chk.checkUnique(tree.var.pos(), v, env.info.scope)) {
             chk.checkTransparentVar(tree.var.pos(), v, env.info.scope);
         }
+        if (tree.var.isImplicitlyTyped()) {
+            setSyntheticVariableType(tree.var, type == Type.noType ? syms.errType
+                                                                   : type);
+        }
         annotate.annotateLater(tree.var.mods.annotations, env, v, tree.pos());
         if (!tree.var.isImplicitlyTyped()) {
             annotate.queueScanTreeAndTypeAnnotate(tree.var.vartype, env, v, tree.var.pos());
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/BindingPatternVarTypeModel.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/BindingPatternVarTypeModel.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8327580a086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/patterns/BindingPatternVarTypeModel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8332725
+ * @summary Verify the AST model works correctly for binding patterns with var
+ */
+
+import com.sun.source.tree.BindingPatternTree;
+import com.sun.source.tree.CompilationUnitTree;
+import com.sun.source.tree.Tree;
+import com.sun.source.util.JavacTask;
+import com.sun.source.util.TreeScanner;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import javax.tools.JavaCompiler;
+import javax.tools.JavaFileObject;
+import javax.tools.SimpleJavaFileObject;
+import javax.tools.ToolProvider;
+
+public class BindingPatternVarTypeModel {
+    private final JavaCompiler compiler = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
+
+    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
+        new BindingPatternVarTypeModel().run();
+    }
+
+    private void run() throws Exception {
+        JavaFileObject input =
+                SimpleJavaFileObject.forSource(URI.create("mem://Test.java"),
+                                               """
+                                               public class Test {
+                                                   record R(int i) {}
+                                                   int test(Object o) {
+                                                       return switch (o) {
+                                                           case R(var v) -> 0;
+                                                           default -> 0;
+                                                       };
+                                                   }
+                                               }
+                                               """);
+        JavacTask task =
+                (JavacTask) compiler.getTask(null, null, null, null, null, List.of(input));
+        CompilationUnitTree cut = task.parse().iterator().next();
+
+        task.analyze();
+
+        AtomicBoolean foundBindingPattern = new AtomicBoolean();
+
+        new TreeScanner<Void, Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void visitBindingPattern(BindingPatternTree node, Void p) {
+                if (node.getVariable().getType().getKind() != Tree.Kind.PRIMITIVE_TYPE) {
+                    throw new AssertionError("Unexpected type for var: " +
+                                             node.getVariable().getType().getKind() +
+                                             ":" + node.getVariable().getType());
+                }
+                foundBindingPattern.set(true);
+                return super.visitBindingPattern(node, p);
+            }
+        }.scan(cut, null);
+
+        if (!foundBindingPattern.get()) {
+            throw new AssertionError("Didn't find the binding pattern!");
+        }
+    }
+}