diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs
index 06e83a7486100..47bea76adf664 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast_lowering/src/lib.rs
@@ -2815,6 +2815,18 @@ impl<'hir> LoweringContext<'_, 'hir> {
     ) -> hir::ConstArg<'hir> {
         let tcx = self.tcx;
 
+        // Unwrap a block, so that e.g. `{ P }` is recognised as a parameter. Const arguments
+        // currently have to be wrapped in curly brackets, so it's necessary to special-case.
+        let expr = if let ExprKind::Block(block, _) = &anon.value.kind
+            && let [stmt] = block.stmts.as_slice()
+            && let StmtKind::Expr(expr) = &stmt.kind
+            && let ExprKind::Path(..) = &expr.kind
+        {
+            expr
+        } else {
+            &anon.value
+        };
+
         // We cannot change parsing depending on feature gates available,
         // we can only require feature gates to be active as a delayed check.
         // Thus we just parse anon consts generally and make the real decision
@@ -2830,22 +2842,22 @@ impl<'hir> LoweringContext<'_, 'hir> {
                         span: lowered_anon.span,
                     }
                 }
+                MgcaDisambiguation::Direct
+                    if self.direct_const_arg_has_primitive_fallback_path(&expr) =>
+                {
+                    // Primitive associated constants rely on expression fallback
+                    self.create_def(anon.id, None, DefKind::AnonConst, span);
+                    let lowered_anon = self.lower_anon_const_to_anon_const(anon, span);
+                    ConstArg {
+                        hir_id: self.next_id(),
+                        kind: hir::ConstArgKind::Anon(lowered_anon),
+                        span: lowered_anon.span,
+                    }
+                }
                 MgcaDisambiguation::Direct => self.lower_expr_to_const_arg_direct(&anon.value),
             };
         }
 
-        // Unwrap a block, so that e.g. `{ P }` is recognised as a parameter. Const arguments
-        // currently have to be wrapped in curly brackets, so it's necessary to special-case.
-        let expr = if let ExprKind::Block(block, _) = &anon.value.kind
-            && let [stmt] = block.stmts.as_slice()
-            && let StmtKind::Expr(expr) = &stmt.kind
-            && let ExprKind::Path(..) = &expr.kind
-        {
-            expr
-        } else {
-            &anon.value
-        };
-
         let maybe_res =
             self.get_partial_res(expr.id).and_then(|partial_res| partial_res.full_res());
         if let ExprKind::Path(qself, path) = &expr.kind
@@ -2877,6 +2889,18 @@ impl<'hir> LoweringContext<'_, 'hir> {
         }
     }
 
+    fn direct_const_arg_has_primitive_fallback_path(&self, expr: &Expr) -> bool {
+        let ExprKind::Path(None, path) = &expr.kind else {
+            return false;
+        };
+
+        self.get_partial_res(expr.id).is_some_and(|partial_res| {
+            matches!(partial_res.base_res(), Res::PrimTy(_))
+                && partial_res.unresolved_segments() > 0
+                && partial_res.unresolved_segments() == path.segments.len() - 1
+        })
+    }
+
     /// See [`hir::ConstArg`] for when to use this function vs
     /// [`Self::lower_anon_const_to_const_arg`].
     fn lower_anon_const_to_anon_const(
diff --git a/tests/ui/const-generics/gca/primitive-associated-consts-issue-158506.rs b/tests/ui/const-generics/gca/primitive-associated-consts-issue-158506.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8e0d459be89cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ui/const-generics/gca/primitive-associated-consts-issue-158506.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//@ check-pass
+
+#![feature(min_generic_const_args)]
+#![allow(incomplete_features)]
+
+struct TakesU8<const N: u8>;
+struct TakesI8<const N: i8>;
+
+type _U8Max = TakesU8<{ u8::MAX }>;
+type _U8Min = TakesU8<{ u8::MIN }>;
+type _I8Max = TakesI8<{ i8::MAX }>;
+type _I8Min = TakesI8<{ i8::MIN }>;
+
+fn main() {}