diff --git a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/security/AccessAfterLifetimeExtensions.qll b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/security/AccessAfterLifetimeExtensions.qll
index c404f13b5314..c0ba618a9c5e 100644
--- a/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/security/AccessAfterLifetimeExtensions.qll
+++ b/rust/ql/lib/codeql/rust/security/AccessAfterLifetimeExtensions.qll
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ module AccessAfterLifetime {
     // parameter
     exists(Callable c |
       var.getParameter().getEnclosingCallable() = c and
-      scope.getParentNode() = c
+      scope.getParentNode() = c and
+      not var.getParameter() instanceof SelfParam
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/rust/ql/src/change-notes/2026-01-13-access-after-lifetime-ended.md b/rust/ql/src/change-notes/2026-01-13-access-after-lifetime-ended.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9310c4237e95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/ql/src/change-notes/2026-01-13-access-after-lifetime-ended.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+* Fixed false positives from the `rust/access-after-lifetime-ended` query, involving pointers to fields of `self`.
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-825/lifetime.rs b/rust/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-825/lifetime.rs
index 05a099e903fb..7c47397aed36 100644
--- a/rust/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-825/lifetime.rs
+++ b/rust/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-825/lifetime.rs
@@ -857,3 +857,50 @@ pub fn test_generic() {
 	let result = generic_caller::<MyProcessor>();
 	println!("	result = {result}");
 }
+
+// --- self ---
+
+struct MyObjectWithGetters {
+	value: i64
+}
+
+impl MyObjectWithGetters {
+	pub fn new(_value: i64) -> Self {
+		Self {
+			value: _value
+		}
+	}
+
+	pub unsafe fn get_ptr1(&self) -> *const i64 {
+		&raw const self.value // $ MISSING: Source[rust/access-after-lifetime-ended]=self_value
+		// (the returned pointer is valid as long as the containing object is)
+    }
+
+	pub unsafe fn get_ptr2(self) -> *const i64 {
+		&raw const self.value // $ MISSING: Source[rust/access-after-lifetime-ended]=self_value
+		// (the returned pointer is valid as long as the containing object is)
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn test_get_self() {
+	let ptr1: *const i64;
+	let ptr2: *const i64;
+
+	unsafe {
+		let obj = MyObjectWithGetters::new(1111);
+		ptr1 = obj.get_ptr1();
+		ptr2 = obj.get_ptr2();
+
+		let v1 = *ptr1; // GOOD
+		let v2 = *ptr2; // GOOD
+		println!("	v1 = {}", v1);
+		println!("	v2 = {}", v2);
+	}
+
+	use_the_stack();
+
+	let v3 = unsafe { *ptr1 }; // $ MISSING: Alert[rust/access-after-lifetime-ended]=self_value
+	let v4 = unsafe { *ptr2 }; // $ MISSING: Alert[rust/access-after-lifetime-ended]=self_value
+	println!("	v3 = {} (!)", v3);
+	println!("	v4 = {} (!)", v4); // corrupt in practice
+}
diff --git a/rust/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-825/main.rs b/rust/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-825/main.rs
index d14c5d463ece..762b4ecfa36f 100644
--- a/rust/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-825/main.rs
+++ b/rust/ql/test/query-tests/security/CWE-825/main.rs
@@ -215,4 +215,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     println!("test_generic:");
     test_generic();
+
+    println!("test_get_self:");
+    test_get_self();
 }