diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/ignored_unit_patterns.rs b/clippy_lints/src/ignored_unit_patterns.rs
index e4ace3bdabf0..6a747f4fadad 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/ignored_unit_patterns.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/ignored_unit_patterns.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use hir::{Node, PatKind};
 use rustc_errors::Applicability;
 use rustc_hir as hir;
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass};
+use rustc_middle::mir::Mutability;
+use rustc_middle::ty::{self, Ty};
 use rustc_session::declare_lint_pass;
 
 declare_clippy_lint! {
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for IgnoredUnitPatterns {
     fn check_pat(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'tcx>, pat: &'tcx hir::Pat<'tcx>) {
         if matches!(pat.kind, PatKind::Wild)
             && !pat.span.from_expansion()
-            && cx.typeck_results().pat_ty(pat).peel_refs().is_unit()
+            && let pat_ty = cx.typeck_results().pat_ty(pat)
+            && let (pat_ty, refs) = peel_refs_with_mutabilities(pat_ty)
+            && pat_ty.is_unit()
         {
             match cx.tcx.parent_hir_node(pat.hir_id) {
                 Node::Param(param) if matches!(cx.tcx.parent_hir_node(param.hir_id), Node::Item(_)) => {
@@ -52,15 +56,29 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for IgnoredUnitPatterns {
                 },
                 _ => {},
             }
+
+            let sugg = refs.into_iter().map(Mutability::ref_prefix_str).chain(["()"]).collect();
             span_lint_and_sugg(
                 cx,
                 IGNORED_UNIT_PATTERNS,
                 pat.span,
                 "matching over `()` is more explicit",
                 "use `()` instead of `_`",
-                String::from("()"),
+                sugg,
                 Applicability::MachineApplicable,
             );
         }
     }
 }
+
+/// Like [`rustc_middle::ty::Ty::peel_refs`], but returns the mutability of each peeled ref
+///
+/// `&&mut &mut &mut T` returns `(T, [Not, Mut, Mut, Mut])`
+fn peel_refs_with_mutabilities(ty: Ty<'_>) -> (Ty<'_>, Vec<Mutability>) {
+    let (mut ty, mut refs) = (ty, vec![]);
+    while let ty::Ref(_, dest_ty, mutbl) = ty.kind() {
+        ty = *dest_ty;
+        refs.push(*mutbl);
+    }
+    (ty, refs)
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.fixed b/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.fixed
index 118f0b488952..05a00bad3371 100644
--- a/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.fixed
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub fn moo(_: ()) {
 fn test_unit_ref_1() {
     let x: (usize, &&&&&()) = (1, &&&&&&());
     match x {
-        (1, ()) => unimplemented!(),
+        (1, &&&&&()) => unimplemented!(),
         //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
         _ => unimplemented!(),
     };
@@ -59,3 +59,20 @@ fn test_unit_ref_2(v: &[(usize, ())]) {
         let _ = x;
     }
 }
+
+fn issue15187() {
+    let func: fn(&()) = |&()| {};
+    //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
+    let func: fn(&mut ()) = |&mut ()| {};
+    //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
+    let func: fn(&&mut ()) = |&&mut ()| {};
+    //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
+    let func: fn(&&mut &()) = |&&mut &()| {};
+    //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
+
+    #[allow(clippy::match_single_binding)]
+    match &() {
+        &() => todo!(),
+        //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs b/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs
index 92feb9e6c281..113c97980d46 100644
--- a/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs
@@ -59,3 +59,20 @@ fn test_unit_ref_2(v: &[(usize, ())]) {
         let _ = x;
     }
 }
+
+fn issue15187() {
+    let func: fn(&()) = |_| {};
+    //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
+    let func: fn(&mut ()) = |_| {};
+    //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
+    let func: fn(&&mut ()) = |_| {};
+    //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
+    let func: fn(&&mut &()) = |_| {};
+    //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
+
+    #[allow(clippy::match_single_binding)]
+    match &() {
+        _ => todo!(),
+        //~^ ERROR: matching over `()` is more explicit
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.stderr b/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.stderr
index 00a254e39192..c1079bccf1fb 100644
--- a/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.stderr
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ error: matching over `()` is more explicit
   --> tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs:50:13
    |
 LL |         (1, _) => unimplemented!(),
-   |             ^ help: use `()` instead of `_`: `()`
+   |             ^ help: use `()` instead of `_`: `&&&&&()`
 
 error: matching over `()` is more explicit
   --> tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs:57:13
@@ -55,5 +55,35 @@ error: matching over `()` is more explicit
 LL |     for (x, _) in v {
    |             ^ help: use `()` instead of `_`: `()`
 
-error: aborting due to 9 previous errors
+error: matching over `()` is more explicit
+  --> tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs:64:26
+   |
+LL |     let func: fn(&()) = |_| {};
+   |                          ^ help: use `()` instead of `_`: `&()`
+
+error: matching over `()` is more explicit
+  --> tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs:66:30
+   |
+LL |     let func: fn(&mut ()) = |_| {};
+   |                              ^ help: use `()` instead of `_`: `&mut ()`
+
+error: matching over `()` is more explicit
+  --> tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs:68:31
+   |
+LL |     let func: fn(&&mut ()) = |_| {};
+   |                               ^ help: use `()` instead of `_`: `&&mut ()`
+
+error: matching over `()` is more explicit
+  --> tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs:70:32
+   |
+LL |     let func: fn(&&mut &()) = |_| {};
+   |                                ^ help: use `()` instead of `_`: `&&mut &()`
+
+error: matching over `()` is more explicit
+  --> tests/ui/ignored_unit_patterns.rs:75:9
+   |
+LL |         _ => todo!(),
+   |         ^ help: use `()` instead of `_`: `&()`
+
+error: aborting due to 14 previous errors