diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClass.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClass.kt
index 5d4e526a5497..f5c0799efa4d 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClass.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClass.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isAbstract
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.lazy.descriptors.LazyClassMemberScope
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.isInterface
 
 /**
  * This rule inspects `abstract` classes. In case an `abstract class` does not have any concrete members it should be
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ class UnnecessaryAbstractClass(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
         super.visitClass(klass)
     }
 
-    @Suppress("ComplexMethod")
+    @Suppress("ComplexMethod", "ReturnCount")
     private fun KtClass.check() {
         val nameIdentifier = this.nameIdentifier ?: return
         if (annotationExcluder.shouldExclude(annotationEntries) || isInterface() || !isAbstract()) return
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ class UnnecessaryAbstractClass(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
                     report(CodeSmell(issue, Entity.from(nameIdentifier), noConcreteMember))
                 }
             }
+
+            hasInheritedMember(true) && !isParentInterface() -> return
             !hasConstructorParameter() ->
                 report(CodeSmell(issue, Entity.from(nameIdentifier), noConcreteMember))
             else ->
@@ -122,4 +126,7 @@ class UnnecessaryAbstractClass(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
             }
         }
     }
+    private fun KtClass.isParentInterface() =
+        (bindingContext[BindingContext.CLASS, this]?.unsubstitutedMemberScope as? LazyClassMemberScope)
+            ?.supertypes?.firstOrNull()?.isInterface() == true
 }
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClassSpec.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClassSpec.kt
index ba65e69f96ce..9af41be3366e 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClassSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/UnnecessaryAbstractClassSpec.kt
@@ -86,6 +86,16 @@ class UnnecessaryAbstractClassSpec(val env: KotlinCoreEnvironment) {
                     }
                     abstract class B : A()
                 """
+                assertThat(subject.compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)).isEmpty()
+            }
+
+            @Test
+            fun `that inherits from another empty abstract class`() {
+                val code = """
+                    @Deprecated("We don't care about this first class")
+                    abstract class A 
+                    abstract class B : A()
+                """
                 val findings = subject.compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
                 assertFindingMessage(findings, message)
             }