diff --git a/doc/whatsnew/fragments/9667.false_negative b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/9667.false_negative
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bccd0fe5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/whatsnew/fragments/9667.false_negative
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Match cases are now counted as edges in the McCabe graph and will increase the complexity accordingly.
+
+Refs #9667
diff --git a/pylint/extensions/mccabe.py b/pylint/extensions/mccabe.py
index 45bd35cee6..3cdbbc162d 100644
--- a/pylint/extensions/mccabe.py
+++ b/pylint/extensions/mccabe.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     | nodes.Await
 )
 
-_SubGraphNodes: TypeAlias = nodes.If | nodes.Try | nodes.For | nodes.While
+_SubGraphNodes: TypeAlias = nodes.If | nodes.Try | nodes.For | nodes.While | nodes.Match
 _AppendableNodeT = TypeVar(
     "_AppendableNodeT", bound=_StatementNodes | nodes.While | nodes.FunctionDef
 )
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ def visitWith(self, node: nodes.With) -> None:
 
     visitAsyncWith = visitWith
 
+    def visitMatch(self, node: nodes.Match) -> None:
+        self._subgraph(node, f"match_{id(node)}", node.cases)
+
     def _append_node(self, node: _AppendableNodeT) -> _AppendableNodeT | None:
         if not self.tail or not self.graph:
             return None
@@ -117,9 +120,9 @@ def _subgraph(
         self,
         node: _SubGraphNodes,
         name: str,
-        extra_blocks: Sequence[nodes.ExceptHandler] = (),
+        extra_blocks: Sequence[nodes.ExceptHandler | nodes.MatchCase] = (),
     ) -> None:
-        """Create the subgraphs representing any `if` and `for` statements."""
+        """Create the subgraphs representing any `if`, `for` or `match` statements."""
         if self.graph is None:
             # global loop
             self.graph = PathGraph(node)
@@ -134,23 +137,34 @@ def _subgraph_parse(
         self,
         node: _SubGraphNodes,
         pathnode: _SubGraphNodes,
-        extra_blocks: Sequence[nodes.ExceptHandler],
+        extra_blocks: Sequence[nodes.ExceptHandler | nodes.MatchCase],
     ) -> None:
-        """Parse the body and any `else` block of `if` and `for` statements."""
+        """Parse `match`/`case` blocks, or the body and `else` block of `if`/`for`
+        statements.
+        """
         loose_ends = []
-        self.tail = node
-        self.dispatch_list(node.body)
-        loose_ends.append(self.tail)
-        for extra in extra_blocks:
-            self.tail = node
-            self.dispatch_list(extra.body)
-            loose_ends.append(self.tail)
-        if node.orelse:
+        if isinstance(node, nodes.Match):
+            for case in extra_blocks:
+                if isinstance(case, nodes.MatchCase):
+                    self.tail = node
+                    self.dispatch_list(case.body)
+                    loose_ends.append(self.tail)
+            loose_ends.append(node)
+        else:
             self.tail = node
-            self.dispatch_list(node.orelse)
+            self.dispatch_list(node.body)
             loose_ends.append(self.tail)
-        else:
-            loose_ends.append(node)
+            for extra in extra_blocks:
+                self.tail = node
+                self.dispatch_list(extra.body)
+                loose_ends.append(self.tail)
+            if node.orelse:
+                self.tail = node
+                self.dispatch_list(node.orelse)
+                loose_ends.append(self.tail)
+            else:
+                loose_ends.append(node)
+
         if node and self.graph:
             bottom = f"{self._bottom_counter}"
             self._bottom_counter += 1
diff --git a/tests/functional/ext/mccabe/mccabe.py b/tests/functional/ext/mccabe/mccabe.py
index 2c6d57a70b..b670b4a40f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/ext/mccabe/mccabe.py
+++ b/tests/functional/ext/mccabe/mccabe.py
@@ -214,3 +214,40 @@ def method3(self):  # [too-complex]
     finally:
         pass
     return True
+
+def match_case_complexity(avg):  # [too-complex]
+    """McCabe rating: 4
+    See https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/11421
+    """
+    # pylint: disable=bare-name-capture-pattern
+    match avg:
+        case avg if avg < .3:
+            avg_grade = "F"
+        case avg if avg < .7:
+            avg_grade = "E+"
+        case _:
+            raise ValueError(f"Unexpected average: {avg}")
+    return avg_grade
+
+
+
+def nested_match(data):  # [too-complex]
+    """McCabe rating: 8
+
+    Nested match statements."""
+    match data:
+        case {"type": "user", "data": user_data}:
+            match user_data:  # Nested match adds complexity
+                case {"name": str(name)}:
+                    return f"User: {name}"
+                case {"id": int(user_id)}:
+                    return f"User ID: {user_id}"
+                case _:
+                    return "Unknown user format"
+        case {"type": "product", "data": product_data}:
+            if "price" in product_data:  # +1 for if
+                return f"Product costs {product_data['price']}"
+            else:
+                return "Product with no price"
+        case _:
+            return "Unknown data type"
diff --git a/tests/functional/ext/mccabe/mccabe.txt b/tests/functional/ext/mccabe/mccabe.txt
index 3ff80e86cd..e38dfe94a2 100644
--- a/tests/functional/ext/mccabe/mccabe.txt
+++ b/tests/functional/ext/mccabe/mccabe.txt
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ too-complex:142:4:142:15:MyClass1.method2:'method2' is too complex. The McCabe r
 too-many-branches:142:4:142:15:MyClass1.method2:Too many branches (19/12):UNDEFINED
 too-complex:198:0:204:15::This 'for' is too complex. The McCabe rating is 4:HIGH
 too-complex:207:0:207:11:method3:'method3' is too complex. The McCabe rating is 3:HIGH
+too-complex:218:0:218:25:match_case_complexity:'match_case_complexity' is too complex. The McCabe rating is 4:HIGH
+too-complex:234:0:234:16:nested_match:'nested_match' is too complex. The McCabe rating is 8:HIGH