diff --git a/detekt-rules-ruleauthors/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/RequiresTypeResolution.kt b/detekt-rules-ruleauthors/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/RequiresTypeResolution.kt
index dafba19a67c0..f602c2715ac7 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-ruleauthors/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/RequiresTypeResolution.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-ruleauthors/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/RequiresTypeResolution.kt
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.ActiveByDefault
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.fqNameOrNull
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClass
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtFile
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNameReferenceExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtReferenceExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.supertypes
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
@@ -33,11 +35,12 @@ class RequiresTypeResolution(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
         Debt.FIVE_MINS
     )
 
-    override fun visitClass(klass: KtClass) {
-        super.visitClass(klass)
+    private val klasses: MutableList<KtClass> = mutableListOf()
+    private var usesBindingContext: Boolean = false
 
-        if (klass.extendsFrom(BaseRule::class)) {
-            val usesBindingContext = usesBindingContext(klass)
+    override fun visitKtFile(file: KtFile) {
+        super.visitKtFile(file)
+        klasses.forEach { klass ->
             val isAnnotatedWithRequiresTypeResolution = klass.isAnnotatedWith(RequiresTypeResolution::class)
             if (usesBindingContext && !isAnnotatedWithRequiresTypeResolution) {
                 report(
@@ -58,10 +61,20 @@ class RequiresTypeResolution(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
             }
         }
     }
-}
 
-private fun usesBindingContext(element: KtElement): Boolean {
-    return element.containingKtFile.text.contains("bindingContext", ignoreCase = false)
+    override fun visitClass(klass: KtClass) {
+        super.visitClass(klass)
+
+        if (klass.extendsFrom(BaseRule::class)) {
+            klasses.add(klass)
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun visitReferenceExpression(expression: KtReferenceExpression) {
+        super.visitReferenceExpression(expression)
+        usesBindingContext = usesBindingContext ||
+            (expression is KtNameReferenceExpression && expression.text == "bindingContext")
+    }
 }
 
 context(BaseRule) private inline fun <reified T : Any> KtClass.extendsFrom(kClass: KClass<T>): Boolean {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-ruleauthors/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/RequiresTypeResolutionSpec.kt b/detekt-rules-ruleauthors/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/RequiresTypeResolutionSpec.kt
index 1c08e52bc9e8..6350b57da7ca 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-ruleauthors/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/RequiresTypeResolutionSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-ruleauthors/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/authors/RequiresTypeResolutionSpec.kt
@@ -89,4 +89,27 @@ internal class RequiresTypeResolutionSpec(private val env: KotlinCoreEnvironment
         val findings = rule.compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
         assertThat(findings).hasSize(1)
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should report Rules that use bindingContext outside class and are not annotated`() {
+        val code = """
+            import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
+            import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
+
+            class A(config: Config) : Rule(config) {
+                override val issue = error("I don't care")
+
+                private fun asdf() {
+                    extension()
+                }
+            }
+
+            private inline fun Rule.extension(): Boolean {
+                bindingContext
+                return true
+            }
+        """
+        val findings = rule.compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
+        assertThat(findings).hasSize(1)
+    }
 }