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 a49cfb05eb2..6486d326e9c 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
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.util.getCalleeExpressionIfAny
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.util.getResolvedCall
 
 /**
- * This rule allows to set a list of forbidden methods. This can be used to discourage the use of unstable, experimental
- * or deprecated methods, especially for methods imported from external libraries.
- * Detekt will then report all method invocations that are forbidden.
+ * This rule allows to set a list of forbidden methods or constructors. This can be used to discourage the use
+ * of unstable, experimental or deprecated methods, especially for methods imported from external libraries.
+ * Detekt will then report all method or constructor invocations that are forbidden.
  *
  * <noncompliant>
  * import java.lang.System
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ class ForbiddenMethodCall(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
             "(i.e. `java.time.LocalDate(java.time.Clock)`) which would report only call " +
             "with this concrete signature. If you want to forbid an extension function like" +
             "`fun String.hello(a: Int)` you should add the receiver parameter as the first parameter like this: " +
-            "`hello(kotlin.String, kotlin.Int)`"
+            "`hello(kotlin.String, kotlin.Int)`. To forbid constructor calls you need to define them with `<init>`, " +
+            " for example `java.util.Date.<init>`."
     )
     private val methods: List<Forbidden> by config(
         valuesWithReason(
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 1102c0eb9fb..854e9d2d165 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
@@ -508,4 +508,72 @@ class ForbiddenMethodCallSpec(val env: KotlinCoreEnvironment) {
             )
         assertThat(findings).hasSize(1)
     }
+
+    @Nested
+    inner class `Forbid constructors` {
+        @Nested
+        inner class NameOnly {
+            @Test
+            fun `empty constructor`() {
+                val code = """
+                    import java.util.Date
+
+                    val a = Date()
+                """.trimIndent()
+                val findings =
+                    ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(METHODS to listOf("java.util.Date.<init>"))).compileAndLintWithContext(
+                        env,
+                        code
+                    )
+                assertThat(findings).hasSize(1)
+            }
+
+            @Test
+            fun `no-empty constructor`() {
+                val code = """
+                    import java.util.Date
+
+                    val a = Date(2022, 8 ,7)
+                """.trimIndent()
+                val findings =
+                    ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(METHODS to listOf("java.util.Date.<init>"))).compileAndLintWithContext(
+                        env,
+                        code
+                    )
+                assertThat(findings).hasSize(1)
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Nested
+        inner class WithParameters {
+            @Test
+            fun `empty constructor`() {
+                val code = """
+                    import java.util.Date
+
+                    val a = Date()
+                """.trimIndent()
+                val findings =
+                    ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(METHODS to listOf("java.util.Date.<init>()"))).compileAndLintWithContext(
+                        env,
+                        code
+                    )
+                assertThat(findings).hasSize(1)
+            }
+
+            @Test
+            fun `no-empty constructor`() {
+                val code = """
+                    import java.util.Date
+
+                    val a = Date(2022, 8 ,7)
+                """.trimIndent()
+                val findings =
+                    ForbiddenMethodCall(
+                        TestConfig(METHODS to listOf("java.util.Date.<init>(kotlin.Int, kotlin.Int, kotlin.Int)"))
+                    ).compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
+                assertThat(findings).hasSize(1)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/detekt-tooling/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/tooling/api/FunctionMatcher.kt b/detekt-tooling/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/tooling/api/FunctionMatcher.kt
index 37de32c7b1d..18b4dfce5bc 100644
--- a/detekt-tooling/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/tooling/api/FunctionMatcher.kt
+++ b/detekt-tooling/src/main/kotlin/io/github/detekt/tooling/api/FunctionMatcher.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.CallableDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameOrNull
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameSafe
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.KotlinType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.isTypeParameter
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ sealed class FunctionMatcher {
         private val fullyQualifiedName: String
     ) : FunctionMatcher() {
         override fun match(callableDescriptor: CallableDescriptor): Boolean {
-            return callableDescriptor.fqNameOrNull()?.asString() == fullyQualifiedName
+            return callableDescriptor.fqNameSafe.asString() == fullyQualifiedName
         }
 
         override fun match(function: KtNamedFunction, bindingContext: BindingContext): Boolean {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ sealed class FunctionMatcher {
     ) : FunctionMatcher() {
         override fun match(callableDescriptor: CallableDescriptor): Boolean {
             val descriptor = callableDescriptor.original
-            if (descriptor.fqNameOrNull()?.asString() != fullyQualifiedName) return false
+            if (descriptor.fqNameSafe.asString() != fullyQualifiedName) return false
 
             val encounteredParamTypes =
                 (listOfNotNull(descriptor.extensionReceiverParameter) + descriptor.valueParameters)