diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCall.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCall.kt
index ca4226d314a..f3cea1f1b66 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCall.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCall.kt
@@ -11,12 +11,20 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.Configuration
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableDescriptor
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.PropertyDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtBinaryExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallableReferenceExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtDotQualifiedExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPostfixExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPrefixExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.isDotSelector
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.unwrappedGetMethod
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.unwrappedSetMethod
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.util.getCalleeExpressionIfAny
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.util.getResolvedCall
 
 /**
@@ -28,6 +36,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.util.getResolvedCall
  * import java.lang.System
  * fun main() {
  *    System.gc()
+ *    System::gc
  * }
  * </noncompliant>
  *
@@ -69,6 +78,13 @@ class ForbiddenMethodCall(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
         check(expression.operationReference)
     }
 
+    override fun visitDotQualifiedExpression(expression: KtDotQualifiedExpression) {
+        super.visitDotQualifiedExpression(expression)
+        if (expression.getCalleeExpressionIfAny()?.isDotSelector() == true) {
+            check(expression)
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun visitPrefixExpression(expression: KtPrefixExpression) {
         super.visitPrefixExpression(expression)
         check(expression.operationReference)
@@ -79,11 +95,21 @@ class ForbiddenMethodCall(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
         check(expression.operationReference)
     }
 
+    override fun visitCallableReferenceExpression(expression: KtCallableReferenceExpression) {
+        super.visitCallableReferenceExpression(expression)
+        check(expression.callableReference)
+    }
+
     private fun check(expression: KtExpression) {
         if (bindingContext == BindingContext.EMPTY) return
 
         val descriptors = expression.getResolvedCall(bindingContext)?.resultingDescriptor?.let {
-            listOf(it) + it.overriddenDescriptors
+            val foundDescriptors = if (it is PropertyDescriptor) {
+                listOfNotNull(it.unwrappedGetMethod, it.unwrappedSetMethod)
+            } else {
+                listOf(it)
+            }
+            foundDescriptors + foundDescriptors.flatMap(CallableDescriptor::getOverriddenDescriptors)
         } ?: return
 
         for (descriptor in descriptors) {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCallSpec.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCallSpec.kt
index 1c665b7e39d..754419f7773 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCallSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCallSpec.kt
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ class ForbiddenMethodCallSpec(val env: KotlinCoreEnvironment) {
         }
 
         @Test
-        fun `should not report property call`() {
+        fun `should report property getters call`() {
             val code = """
                 import java.util.Calendar
                 
@@ -475,11 +475,47 @@ class ForbiddenMethodCallSpec(val env: KotlinCoreEnvironment) {
                 }
             """
             val findings =
-                ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(mapOf(METHODS to "java.util.Calendar.firstDayOfWeek"))).compileAndLintWithContext(
+                ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(mapOf(METHODS to "java.util.Calendar.getFirstDayOfWeek"))).compileAndLintWithContext(
                     env,
                     code
                 )
-            assertThat(findings).isEmpty()
+            assertThat(findings).hasSize(1)
         }
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should report property setters call`() {
+        val code = """
+                import java.util.Calendar
+                
+                fun main() {
+                    val calendar = Calendar.getInstance()
+                    calendar.firstDayOfWeek = 1
+                }
+            """
+        val findings =
+            ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(mapOf(METHODS to "java.util.Calendar.setFirstDayOfWeek"))).compileAndLintWithContext(
+                env,
+                code
+            )
+        assertThat(findings).hasSize(1)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should report reference call`() {
+        val code = """
+                import java.util.Calendar
+                
+                fun main() {
+                    val calendar = Calendar.getInstance()
+                    calendar.let(calendar::compareTo)
+                }
+            """
+        val findings =
+            ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(mapOf(METHODS to "java.util.Calendar.compareTo"))).compileAndLintWithContext(
+                env,
+                code
+            )
+        assertThat(findings).hasSize(1)
+    }
 }