diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_parser/resources/inline/ok/match_as_pattern.py b/crates/ruff_python_parser/resources/inline/ok/match_as_pattern.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..378ec61b9928d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_parser/resources/inline/ok/match_as_pattern.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+match foo:
+    case foo_bar: ...
+    case _: ...
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/parser/pattern.rs b/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/parser/pattern.rs
index 45b57e494e108e..7d8f69c9b44d6c 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/parser/pattern.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_parser/src/parser/pattern.rs
@@ -494,10 +494,14 @@ impl<'src> Parser<'src> {
                 };
                 let range = self.node_range(start);
 
+                // test_ok match_as_pattern
+                // match foo:
+                //     case foo_bar: ...
+                //     case _: ...
                 Pattern::MatchAs(ast::PatternMatchAs {
                     range,
                     pattern: None,
-                    name: if name.contains('_') {
+                    name: if &*name == "_" {
                         None
                     } else {
                         Some(ast::Identifier {
diff --git a/crates/ruff_python_parser/tests/snapshots/valid_syntax@match_as_pattern.py.snap b/crates/ruff_python_parser/tests/snapshots/valid_syntax@match_as_pattern.py.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4fea0dcc1870c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ruff_python_parser/tests/snapshots/valid_syntax@match_as_pattern.py.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+---
+source: crates/ruff_python_parser/tests/fixtures.rs
+input_file: crates/ruff_python_parser/resources/inline/ok/match_as_pattern.py
+---
+## AST
+
+```
+Module(
+    ModModule {
+        range: 0..49,
+        body: [
+            Match(
+                StmtMatch {
+                    range: 0..48,
+                    subject: Name(
+                        ExprName {
+                            range: 6..9,
+                            id: "foo",
+                            ctx: Load,
+                        },
+                    ),
+                    cases: [
+                        MatchCase {
+                            range: 15..32,
+                            pattern: MatchAs(
+                                PatternMatchAs {
+                                    range: 20..27,
+                                    pattern: None,
+                                    name: Some(
+                                        Identifier {
+                                            id: "foo_bar",
+                                            range: 20..27,
+                                        },
+                                    ),
+                                },
+                            ),
+                            guard: None,
+                            body: [
+                                Expr(
+                                    StmtExpr {
+                                        range: 29..32,
+                                        value: EllipsisLiteral(
+                                            ExprEllipsisLiteral {
+                                                range: 29..32,
+                                            },
+                                        ),
+                                    },
+                                ),
+                            ],
+                        },
+                        MatchCase {
+                            range: 37..48,
+                            pattern: MatchAs(
+                                PatternMatchAs {
+                                    range: 42..43,
+                                    pattern: None,
+                                    name: None,
+                                },
+                            ),
+                            guard: None,
+                            body: [
+                                Expr(
+                                    StmtExpr {
+                                        range: 45..48,
+                                        value: EllipsisLiteral(
+                                            ExprEllipsisLiteral {
+                                                range: 45..48,
+                                            },
+                                        ),
+                                    },
+                                ),
+                            ],
+                        },
+                    ],
+                },
+            ),
+        ],
+    },
+)
+```