diff --git a/Lib/test/test_typing.py b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
index c6f08ff8a052ab..e7bf94ee8cc1e8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_typing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
@@ -4574,6 +4574,19 @@ def c(self) -> int: return 5
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, "not a Protocol"):
             get_protocol_members(ConcreteInherit())
 
+    def test_get_protocol_members_named_protocol_or_generic(self):
+        # gh-145688: Protocols named "Protocol" or "Generic" should still
+        # have their members collected correctly.
+        class Protocol(typing.Protocol):
+            a: int
+
+        self.assertEqual(get_protocol_members(Protocol), {'a'})
+
+        class Generic(typing.Protocol):
+            b: str
+
+        self.assertEqual(get_protocol_members(Generic), {'b'})
+
     def test_is_protocol(self):
         self.assertTrue(is_protocol(Proto))
         self.assertTrue(is_protocol(Point))
diff --git a/Lib/typing.py b/Lib/typing.py
index e78fb8b71a996c..d1fbc893b37d7c 100644
--- a/Lib/typing.py
+++ b/Lib/typing.py
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ def _get_protocol_attrs(cls):
     """
     attrs = set()
     for base in cls.__mro__[:-1]:  # without object
-        if base.__name__ in {'Protocol', 'Generic'}:
+        if base is Protocol or base is Generic:
             continue
         try:
             annotations = base.__annotations__
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-03-09-00-00-00.gh-issue-145688.protocol-name.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-03-09-00-00-00.gh-issue-145688.protocol-name.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..27839f9c52976e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-03-09-00-00-00.gh-issue-145688.protocol-name.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fixed :func:`typing.get_protocol_members` returning empty results for
+:class:`typing.Protocol` subclasses named ``"Protocol"`` or ``"Generic"``.