diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/detekt-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 799cd6a127b..f00558df732 100644
--- a/detekt-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ plugins {
     `java-test-fixtures`
     idea
     alias(libs.plugins.pluginPublishing)
+    // We use this published version of the Detekt plugin to self analyse this project.
+    id("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt") version "1.20.0"
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -17,6 +19,13 @@ repositories {
 group = "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt"
 version = Versions.currentOrSnapshot()
 
+detekt {
+    source.from("src/functionalTest/kotlin")
+    buildUponDefaultConfig = true
+    baseline = file("config/gradle-plugin-baseline.xml")
+    config = files("config/gradle-plugin-detekt.yml")
+}
+
 testing {
     suites {
         getByName("test", JvmTestSuite::class) {
@@ -70,6 +79,9 @@ dependencies {
 
     pluginCompileOnly(libs.android.gradle)
     pluginCompileOnly(libs.kotlin.gradle)
+
+    // We use this published version of the detekt-formatting to self analyse this project.
+    detektPlugins("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-formatting:1.20.0")
 }
 
 gradlePlugin {
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/config/gradle-plugin-baseline.xml b/detekt-gradle-plugin/config/gradle-plugin-baseline.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d1a6d7d972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/config/gradle-plugin-baseline.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<SmellBaseline>
+  <ManuallySuppressedIssues/>
+  <CurrentIssues>
+  </CurrentIssues>
+</SmellBaseline>
diff --git a/detekt-gradle-plugin/config/gradle-plugin-detekt.yml b/detekt-gradle-plugin/config/gradle-plugin-detekt.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7890c723ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/detekt-gradle-plugin/config/gradle-plugin-detekt.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+complexity:
+  TooManyFunctions:
+    excludes: ["**/test/**", "**/functionalTest/**"]
+
+naming:
+  ClassNaming:
+    excludes: ["**/*Spec.kt"]
+  FunctionNaming:
+    active: true
+    excludes:
+      - "**/test/**"
+      - "**/androidTest/**"
+      - "**/commonTest/**"
+      - "**/functionalTest/**"
+      - "**/jvmTest/**"
+      - "**/jsTest/**"
+      - "**/iosTest/**"
+
+performance:
+  SpreadOperator:
+    excludes: ["**/test/**", "**/functionalTest/**"]
+
+style:
+  MagicNumber:
+    active: true
+    excludes: ["**/test/**", "**/*Test.kt", "**/*Spec.kt"]
+  MaxLineLength:
+    active: true
+    excludes: ["**/test/**", "**/*Test.kt", "**/*Spec.kt"]
+    excludeCommentStatements: true
+
+formatting:
+  active: true
+  MaximumLineLength:
+    active: false