diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/dsymbolsem.d b/compiler/src/dmd/dsymbolsem.d
index 36ce6ce40a7c..6fdfe5607d64 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/dsymbolsem.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/dsymbolsem.d
@@ -4502,10 +4502,20 @@ private extern(C++) final class DsymbolSemanticVisitor : Visitor
                 if (auto cldec = ad.isClassDeclaration())
                 {
                     assert (cldec.cppDtorVtblIndex == -1); // double-call check already by dd.type
-                    if (cldec.baseClass && cldec.baseClass.cppDtorVtblIndex != -1)
+                    // Walk up the base chain: an intermediate class may have no explicit
+                    // dtor (cppDtorVtblIndex == -1) yet still inherit a dtor vtbl slot.
+                    // https://github.com/dlang/dmd/issues/22709
+                    int inheritedDtorVtblIndex = -1;
+                    for (auto base = cldec.baseClass; base; base = base.baseClass)
+                        if (base.cppDtorVtblIndex != -1)
+                        {
+                            inheritedDtorVtblIndex = base.cppDtorVtblIndex;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    if (inheritedDtorVtblIndex != -1)
                     {
                         // override the base virtual
-                        cldec.cppDtorVtblIndex = cldec.baseClass.cppDtorVtblIndex;
+                        cldec.cppDtorVtblIndex = inheritedDtorVtblIndex;
                     }
                     else if (!dd.isFinal())
                     {
diff --git a/compiler/test/compilable/test22709.d b/compiler/test/compilable/test22709.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eaf718ef89a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/test/compilable/test22709.d
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// https://github.com/dlang/dmd/issues/22709
+// extern(C++) destructor in base class should not be flagged as hidden
+
+extern(C++):
+class A
+{
+    ~this();
+}
+class B : A
+{
+}
+class C : B
+{
+    ~this();
+}
diff --git a/compiler/test/runnable_cxx/cpp_dtor.d b/compiler/test/runnable_cxx/cpp_dtor.d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..182b319ee9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/test/runnable_cxx/cpp_dtor.d
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// https://github.com/dlang/dmd/issues/22709
+// Virtual dtor dispatch through an intermediate class with no explicit dtor.
+// Before the fix, C's vtbl had a stale entry for A's dtor at slot 0, causing
+// virtual dtor dispatch through A* to call A's dtor instead of C's.
+// EXTRA_CPP_SOURCES: cpp_dtor.cpp
+
+extern(C) __gshared int aDestroyed;
+extern(C) __gshared int cDestroyed;
+
+extern(C++) void runCPPTests();
+
+extern(C++):
+
+class A
+{
+    ~this() { aDestroyed = 1; }
+}
+
+class B : A
+{
+}
+
+class C : B
+{
+    ~this() { cDestroyed = 1; }
+}
+
+// D-side factory: C++ calls this to get a C object typed as A*
+A makeC() { return new C; }
+
+extern(D) void main()
+{
+    runCPPTests();
+}
diff --git a/compiler/test/runnable_cxx/extra-files/cpp_dtor.cpp b/compiler/test/runnable_cxx/extra-files/cpp_dtor.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..42e80f026955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/test/runnable_cxx/extra-files/cpp_dtor.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// https://github.com/dlang/dmd/issues/22709
+// C++ side: verify virtual dtor dispatch calls C's dtor (not A's) when
+// destroying a C object through an A*.
+#include <assert.h>
+
+extern "C" int aDestroyed;
+extern "C" int cDestroyed;
+
+// Forward declaration matching D's extern(C++) class A
+class A {
+public:
+    virtual ~A();
+};
+
+// D-side factory
+extern "C++" A* makeC();
+
+void runCPPTests()
+{
+    A* obj = makeC();
+
+    // Invoke the virtual destructor without freeing memory.
+    // obj->~A() dispatches virtually (calls C's dtor) on all ABIs,
+    // and does NOT call operator delete, so D-allocated memory is safe.
+    aDestroyed = 0;
+    cDestroyed = 0;
+    obj->~A();
+
+    // C's destructor must be dispatched, not A's
+    assert(cDestroyed);
+    // A's destructor must be chained from C's aggregate dtor
+    assert(aDestroyed);
+}