diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/semanticdb/ExtractSemanticDB.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/semanticdb/ExtractSemanticDB.scala
index 89d8659dd4bc..80f0d98fd435 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/semanticdb/ExtractSemanticDB.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/semanticdb/ExtractSemanticDB.scala
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import NameOps._
 import util.Spans.Span
 import util.{SourceFile, SourcePosition}
 import transform.SymUtils._
+import SymbolInformation.{Kind => k}
 
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters._
 import scala.collection.mutable
@@ -450,13 +451,31 @@ class ExtractSemanticDB extends Phase:
         props |= SymbolInformation.Property.ENUM.value
       props
 
+    private def symbolAccess(sym: Symbol, kind: SymbolInformation.Kind)(using Context): Access =
+      kind match
+        case k.LOCAL | k.PARAMETER | k.SELF_PARAMETER | k.TYPE_PARAMETER | k.PACKAGE | k.PACKAGE_OBJECT =>
+          Access.Empty
+        case _ =>
+          if (sym.privateWithin == NoSymbol)
+            if (sym.isAllOf(PrivateLocal)) PrivateThisAccess()
+            else if (sym.is(Private)) PrivateAccess()
+            else if (sym.isAllOf(ProtectedLocal)) ProtectedThisAccess()
+            else if (sym.is(Protected)) ProtectedAccess()
+            else PublicAccess()
+          else
+            val ssym = symbolName(sym.privateWithin)
+            if (sym.is(Protected)) ProtectedWithinAccess(ssym)
+            else PrivateWithinAccess(ssym)
+
     private def symbolInfo(sym: Symbol, symbolName: String, symkinds: Set[SymbolKind])(using Context): SymbolInformation =
+      val kind = symbolKind(sym, symkinds)
       SymbolInformation(
         symbol = symbolName,
         language = Language.SCALA,
-        kind = symbolKind(sym, symkinds),
+        kind = kind,
         properties = symbolProps(sym, symkinds),
-        displayName = Symbols.displaySymbol(sym)
+        displayName = Symbols.displaySymbol(sym),
+        access = symbolAccess(sym, kind),
       )
 
     private def registerSymbol(sym: Symbol, symbolName: String, symkinds: Set[SymbolKind])(using Context): Unit =
diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/semanticdb/Tools.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/semanticdb/Tools.scala
index ce2e943ed7a1..426b4e4cd9d0 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/semanticdb/Tools.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/semanticdb/Tools.scala
@@ -85,9 +85,24 @@ object Tools:
     case UNKNOWN_LANGUAGE | Unrecognized(_) => "unknown"
   end languageString
 
+  private def accessString(access: Access): String =
+    access match
+      case Access.Empty => ""
+      case _: PublicAccess => ""
+      case _: PrivateAccess => "private "
+      case _: ProtectedAccess => "protected "
+      case _: PrivateThisAccess => "private[this] "
+      case _: ProtectedThisAccess => "protected[this] "
+      case PrivateWithinAccess(ssym) =>
+        s"private[${ssym}] "
+      case ProtectedWithinAccess(ssym) =>
+        s"protected[${ssym}] "
+
+
   private def processSymbol(info: SymbolInformation)(using sb: StringBuilder): Unit =
     import SymbolInformation.Kind._
     sb.append(info.symbol).append(" => ")
+    sb.append(accessString(info.access))
     if info.isAbstract then sb.append("abstract ")
     if info.isFinal then sb.append("final ")
     if info.isSealed then sb.append("sealed ")
diff --git a/tests/semanticdb/metac.expect b/tests/semanticdb/metac.expect
index 00ed8c849766..6149cb9895a2 100644
--- a/tests/semanticdb/metac.expect
+++ b/tests/semanticdb/metac.expect
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ Occurrences => 19 entries
 Symbols:
 example/Access# => class Access
 example/Access#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
-example/Access#m1(). => method m1
-example/Access#m2(). => method m2
-example/Access#m3(). => method m3
-example/Access#m4(). => method m4
-example/Access#m5(). => method m5
-example/Access#m6(). => method m6
+example/Access#m1(). => private[this] method m1
+example/Access#m2(). => private[this] method m2
+example/Access#m3(). => private[example/Access#] method m3
+example/Access#m4(). => protected method m4
+example/Access#m5(). => protected[this] method m5
+example/Access#m6(). => protected[example/] method m6
 example/Access#m7(). => method m7
 
 Occurrences:
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ annot/Annotations#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 annot/Annotations#`<init>`().(x) => param x
 annot/Annotations#field. => val method field
 annot/Annotations#method(). => method method
-annot/Annotations#x. => val method x
+annot/Annotations#x. => private[this] val method x
 annot/B# => class B
 annot/B#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 annot/B#`<init>`().(x) => param x
 annot/B#`<init>`(+1). => ctor <init>
-annot/B#x. => val method x
+annot/B#x. => private[this] val method x
 annot/M. => final object M
 annot/M.m(). => macro m
 annot/M.m().[TT] => typeparam TT
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ classes/C6#`<init>`().(x) => param x
 classes/C6#copy$default$1(). => method copy$default$1
 classes/C6#copy(). => method copy
 classes/C6#copy().(x) => param x
-classes/C6#x. => val method x
+classes/C6#x. => private val method x
 classes/C6. => final object C6
 classes/C6.apply(). => method apply
 classes/C6.apply().(x) => param x
@@ -421,19 +421,19 @@ classes/C6.unapply().(x$1) => param x$1
 classes/C7# => class C7
 classes/C7#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 classes/C7#`<init>`().(x) => param x
-classes/C7#x. => val method x
+classes/C7#x. => private[this] val method x
 classes/C8# => class C8
 classes/C8#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 classes/C8#`<init>`().(x) => param x
-classes/C8#x. => val method x
+classes/C8#x. => private[this] val method x
 classes/C9# => class C9
 classes/C9#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 classes/C9#`<init>`().(x) => param x
-classes/C9#x(). => var method x
+classes/C9#x(). => private[this] var method x
 classes/C10# => class C10
 classes/C10#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 classes/C10#`<init>`().(s) => param s
-classes/C10#s. => val method s
+classes/C10#s. => private[this] val method s
 classes/C11# => class C11
 classes/C11#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 classes/C11#foo(). => macro foo
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ classes/M. => final object M
 classes/M.C5# => class C5
 classes/M.C5#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 classes/M.C5#`<init>`().(x) => param x
-classes/M.C5#x. => val method x
+classes/M.C5#x. => private[this] val method x
 classes/M.C5(). => final implicit method C5
 classes/M.C5().(x) => param x
 classes/N. => final object N
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ enumVal/Color#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 enumVal/Color#`<init>`().(rgb) => val param rgb
 enumVal/Color#rgb. => val method rgb
 enumVal/Color. => final object Color
-enumVal/Color.$values. => val method $values
+enumVal/Color.$values. => private[this] val method $values
 enumVal/Color.Blue. => case val static enum method Blue
 enumVal/Color.Green. => case val static enum method Green
 enumVal/Color.Red. => case val static enum method Red
@@ -828,9 +828,9 @@ _empty_/Enums. => final object Enums
 _empty_/Enums.Coin# => abstract sealed enum class Coin
 _empty_/Enums.Coin#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 _empty_/Enums.Coin#`<init>`().(value) => param value
-_empty_/Enums.Coin#value. => val method value
+_empty_/Enums.Coin#value. => private[this] val method value
 _empty_/Enums.Coin. => final object Coin
-_empty_/Enums.Coin.$values. => val method $values
+_empty_/Enums.Coin.$values. => private[this] val method $values
 _empty_/Enums.Coin.Dime. => case val static enum method Dime
 _empty_/Enums.Coin.Dollar. => case val static enum method Dollar
 _empty_/Enums.Coin.Nickel. => case val static enum method Nickel
@@ -844,10 +844,10 @@ _empty_/Enums.Coin.values(). => method values
 _empty_/Enums.Colour# => abstract sealed enum class Colour
 _empty_/Enums.Colour#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 _empty_/Enums.Colour. => final object Colour
-_empty_/Enums.Colour.$new(). => method $new
+_empty_/Enums.Colour.$new(). => private[this] method $new
 _empty_/Enums.Colour.$new().($name) => param $name
 _empty_/Enums.Colour.$new().(_$ordinal) => param _$ordinal
-_empty_/Enums.Colour.$values. => val method $values
+_empty_/Enums.Colour.$values. => private[this] val method $values
 _empty_/Enums.Colour.Blue. => case val static enum method Blue
 _empty_/Enums.Colour.Green. => case val static enum method Green
 _empty_/Enums.Colour.Red. => case val static enum method Red
@@ -859,10 +859,10 @@ _empty_/Enums.Colour.values(). => method values
 _empty_/Enums.Directions# => abstract sealed enum class Directions
 _empty_/Enums.Directions#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 _empty_/Enums.Directions. => final object Directions
-_empty_/Enums.Directions.$new(). => method $new
+_empty_/Enums.Directions.$new(). => private[this] method $new
 _empty_/Enums.Directions.$new().($name) => param $name
 _empty_/Enums.Directions.$new().(_$ordinal) => param _$ordinal
-_empty_/Enums.Directions.$values. => val method $values
+_empty_/Enums.Directions.$values. => private[this] val method $values
 _empty_/Enums.Directions.East. => case val static enum method East
 _empty_/Enums.Directions.North. => case val static enum method North
 _empty_/Enums.Directions.South. => case val static enum method South
@@ -900,17 +900,17 @@ _empty_/Enums.Maybe.None. => case val static enum method None
 _empty_/Enums.Maybe.fromOrdinal(). => method fromOrdinal
 _empty_/Enums.Maybe.fromOrdinal().(ordinal) => param ordinal
 _empty_/Enums.Planet# => abstract sealed enum class Planet
-_empty_/Enums.Planet#G. => final val method G
+_empty_/Enums.Planet#G. => private[this] final val method G
 _empty_/Enums.Planet#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 _empty_/Enums.Planet#`<init>`().(mass) => param mass
 _empty_/Enums.Planet#`<init>`().(radius) => param radius
-_empty_/Enums.Planet#mass. => val method mass
-_empty_/Enums.Planet#radius. => val method radius
+_empty_/Enums.Planet#mass. => private[this] val method mass
+_empty_/Enums.Planet#radius. => private[this] val method radius
 _empty_/Enums.Planet#surfaceGravity(). => method surfaceGravity
 _empty_/Enums.Planet#surfaceWeight(). => method surfaceWeight
 _empty_/Enums.Planet#surfaceWeight().(otherMass) => param otherMass
 _empty_/Enums.Planet. => final object Planet
-_empty_/Enums.Planet.$values. => val method $values
+_empty_/Enums.Planet.$values. => private[this] val method $values
 _empty_/Enums.Planet.Earth. => case val static enum method Earth
 _empty_/Enums.Planet.Jupiter. => case val static enum method Jupiter
 _empty_/Enums.Planet.Mars. => case val static enum method Mars
@@ -927,10 +927,10 @@ _empty_/Enums.Planet.values(). => method values
 _empty_/Enums.Suits# => abstract sealed enum class Suits
 _empty_/Enums.Suits#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 _empty_/Enums.Suits. => final object Suits
-_empty_/Enums.Suits.$new(). => method $new
+_empty_/Enums.Suits.$new(). => private[this] method $new
 _empty_/Enums.Suits.$new().($name) => param $name
 _empty_/Enums.Suits.$new().(_$ordinal) => param _$ordinal
-_empty_/Enums.Suits.$values. => val method $values
+_empty_/Enums.Suits.$values. => private[this] val method $values
 _empty_/Enums.Suits.Clubs. => case val static enum method Clubs
 _empty_/Enums.Suits.Diamonds. => case val static enum method Diamonds
 _empty_/Enums.Suits.Hearts. => case val static enum method Hearts
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ _empty_/Enums.Tag# => abstract sealed enum class Tag
 _empty_/Enums.Tag#[A] => typeparam A
 _empty_/Enums.Tag#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 _empty_/Enums.Tag. => final object Tag
-_empty_/Enums.Tag.$values. => val method $values
+_empty_/Enums.Tag.$values. => private[this] val method $values
 _empty_/Enums.Tag.BooleanTag. => case val static enum method BooleanTag
 _empty_/Enums.Tag.IntTag. => case val static enum method IntTag
 _empty_/Enums.Tag.fromOrdinal(). => method fromOrdinal
@@ -960,10 +960,10 @@ _empty_/Enums.Tag.values(). => method values
 _empty_/Enums.WeekDays# => abstract sealed enum class WeekDays
 _empty_/Enums.WeekDays#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 _empty_/Enums.WeekDays. => final object WeekDays
-_empty_/Enums.WeekDays.$new(). => method $new
+_empty_/Enums.WeekDays.$new(). => private[this] method $new
 _empty_/Enums.WeekDays.$new().($name) => param $name
 _empty_/Enums.WeekDays.$new().(_$ordinal) => param _$ordinal
-_empty_/Enums.WeekDays.$values. => val method $values
+_empty_/Enums.WeekDays.$values. => private[this] val method $values
 _empty_/Enums.WeekDays.Friday. => case val static enum method Friday
 _empty_/Enums.WeekDays.Monday. => case val static enum method Monday
 _empty_/Enums.WeekDays.Saturday. => case val static enum method Saturday
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ example/ImplicitConversion.newAny2stringadd#`+`(). => method +
 example/ImplicitConversion.newAny2stringadd#`+`().(other) => param other
 example/ImplicitConversion.newAny2stringadd#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 example/ImplicitConversion.newAny2stringadd#`<init>`().(self) => param self
-example/ImplicitConversion.newAny2stringadd#self. => val method self
+example/ImplicitConversion.newAny2stringadd#self. => private val method self
 example/ImplicitConversion.newAny2stringadd(). => final implicit method newAny2stringadd
 example/ImplicitConversion.newAny2stringadd().(self) => param self
 example/ImplicitConversion.newAny2stringadd().[A] => typeparam A
@@ -1769,7 +1769,7 @@ givens/InventedNames$package.given_Y# => class given_Y
 givens/InventedNames$package.given_Y#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 givens/InventedNames$package.given_Y#`<init>`().(x$1) => implicit val param x$1
 givens/InventedNames$package.given_Y#doY(). => method doY
-givens/InventedNames$package.given_Y#x$1. => implicit val method x$1
+givens/InventedNames$package.given_Y#x$1. => protected implicit val method x$1
 givens/InventedNames$package.given_Y(). => final implicit method given_Y
 givens/InventedNames$package.given_Y().(x$1) => implicit param x$1
 givens/InventedNames$package.given_Z_T# => class given_Z_T
@@ -3179,7 +3179,7 @@ Symbols:
 example/ValUsages. => final object ValUsages
 example/ValUsages.v. => val method v
 example/Vals# => abstract class Vals
-example/Vals#_explicitSetter(). => var method _explicitSetter
+example/Vals#_explicitSetter(). => private[this] var method _explicitSetter
 example/Vals#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 example/Vals#`<init>`().(p) => param p
 example/Vals#`<init>`().(xp) => val param xp
@@ -3198,19 +3198,19 @@ example/Vals#`yp_=`(). => var method yp_=
 example/Vals#`yp_=`().(x$1) => param x$1
 example/Vals#explicitSetter(). => method explicitSetter
 example/Vals#m(). => method m
-example/Vals#p. => val method p
+example/Vals#p. => private[this] val method p
 example/Vals#xam. => abstract val method xam
 example/Vals#xfm. => final val method xfm
 example/Vals#xim. => implicit val method xim
-example/Vals#xlm. => val method xlm
+example/Vals#xlm. => private[this] val method xlm
 example/Vals#xm. => val method xm
 example/Vals#xp. => val method xp
-example/Vals#xzlm. => lazy val method xzlm
+example/Vals#xzlm. => private[this] lazy val method xzlm
 example/Vals#xzm. => lazy val method xzm
 example/Vals#yam(). => abstract var method yam
 example/Vals#yfm(). => final var method yfm
 example/Vals#yim(). => implicit var method yim
-example/Vals#ylm(). => var method ylm
+example/Vals#ylm(). => private[this] var method ylm
 example/Vals#ym(). => var method ym
 example/Vals#yp(). => var method yp
 local0 => val local xl
@@ -3401,10 +3401,10 @@ exports/example/Codec#`<init>`().(decode) => param decode
 exports/example/Codec#`<init>`().(encode) => param encode
 exports/example/Codec#decode(). => final method decode
 exports/example/Codec#decode().(a) => param a
-exports/example/Codec#decode. => val method decode
+exports/example/Codec#decode. => private[this] val method decode
 exports/example/Codec#encode(). => final method encode
 exports/example/Codec#encode().(t) => param t
-exports/example/Codec#encode. => val method encode
+exports/example/Codec#encode. => private[this] val method encode
 exports/example/Decoder# => trait Decoder
 exports/example/Decoder#[T] => covariant typeparam T
 exports/example/Decoder#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
@@ -3516,7 +3516,7 @@ Symbols:
 i9727/Test# => class Test
 i9727/Test#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 i9727/Test#`<init>`().(a) => param a
-i9727/Test#a. => val method a
+i9727/Test#a. => private[this] val method a
 i9727/i9727$package. => final package object i9727
 i9727/i9727$package.a. => val method a
 i9727/i9727$package.b. => val method b
@@ -3777,7 +3777,7 @@ flags/p/package.AA#`<init>`().(y) => val param y
 flags/p/package.AA#`<init>`().(z) => var param z
 flags/p/package.AA#`z_=`(). => var method z_=
 flags/p/package.AA#`z_=`().(x$1) => param x$1
-flags/p/package.AA#x. => val method x
+flags/p/package.AA#x. => private[this] val method x
 flags/p/package.AA#y. => val method y
 flags/p/package.AA#z(). => var method z
 flags/p/package.C# => abstract class C
@@ -3792,9 +3792,9 @@ flags/p/package.C#`<init>`(+1). => ctor <init>
 flags/p/package.C#`<init>`(+2). => ctor <init>
 flags/p/package.C#`<init>`(+2).(t) => param t
 flags/p/package.C#w(). => abstract method w
-flags/p/package.C#x. => val method x
-flags/p/package.C#y. => val method y
-flags/p/package.C#z. => val method z
+flags/p/package.C#x. => private[this] val method x
+flags/p/package.C#y. => private[this] val method y
+flags/p/package.C#z. => private[this] val method z
 flags/p/package.S# => class S
 flags/p/package.S#[T] => typeparam T
 flags/p/package.S#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
@@ -3808,13 +3808,13 @@ flags/p/package.Y# => final class Y
 flags/p/package.Y#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 flags/p/package.Z# => sealed trait Z
 flags/p/package.Z#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
-flags/p/package.`y_=`(). => var method y_=
+flags/p/package.`y_=`(). => protected var method y_=
 flags/p/package.`y_=`().(x$1) => param x$1
 flags/p/package.m(). => macro m
 flags/p/package.m().[TT] => typeparam TT
-flags/p/package.x. => lazy val method x
+flags/p/package.x. => private[flags/p/] lazy val method x
 flags/p/package.xs1. => val method xs1
-flags/p/package.y(). => implicit var method y
+flags/p/package.y(). => protected implicit var method y
 flags/p/package.z(). => method z
 flags/p/package.z().(pp) => param pp
 local0 => val local xs2
@@ -4053,7 +4053,7 @@ types/ann# => class ann
 types/ann#[T] => typeparam T
 types/ann#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 types/ann#`<init>`().(x) => param x
-types/ann#x. => val method x
+types/ann#x. => private[this] val method x
 types/ann1# => class ann1
 types/ann1#`<init>`(). => primary ctor <init>
 types/ann2# => class ann2