diff --git a/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/InjectDispatcher.kt b/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/InjectDispatcher.kt
index a3453a61c1f..48301c29675 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/InjectDispatcher.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/InjectDispatcher.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.Configuration
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.fqNameOrNull
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtConstructorDelegationCall
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtParameter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtSimpleNameExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getStrictParentOfType
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ class InjectDispatcher(config: Config) : Rule(config) {
         val type = expression.getType(bindingContext) ?: return
         val isCoroutineDispatcher = type.fqNameOrNull() == COROUTINE_DISPATCHER_FQCN ||
             type.supertypes().any { it.fqNameOrNull() == COROUTINE_DISPATCHER_FQCN }
-        val isUsedAsParameter = expression.getStrictParentOfType<KtParameter>() != null
+        val isUsedAsParameter = expression.getStrictParentOfType<KtParameter>() != null ||
+            expression.getStrictParentOfType<KtConstructorDelegationCall>() != null
         if (isCoroutineDispatcher && !isUsedAsParameter) {
             report(
                 CodeSmell(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/InjectDispatcherSpec.kt b/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/InjectDispatcherSpec.kt
index 3fcd827dd00..cfa749923cf 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/InjectDispatcherSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-coroutines/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/coroutines/InjectDispatcherSpec.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ class InjectDispatcherSpec(val env: KotlinCoreEnvironment) {
             assertThat(subject.compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)).isEmpty()
         }
 
+        @Test
+        fun `does not report when dispatcher is used as a secondary constructor parameter`() {
+            val code = """
+                import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineDispatcher
+                import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+
+                class MyRepository(dispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher) {
+                    constructor() : this(Dispatchers.IO)
+                }
+            """
+            assertThat(subject.compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)).isEmpty()
+        }
+
         @Test
         fun `does not report when dispatcher is used as a property`() {
             val code = """