diff --git a/lib/rules/no-access-state-in-setstate.js b/lib/rules/no-access-state-in-setstate.js
index 8bbf3ba56d..53aeab11fe 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-access-state-in-setstate.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-access-state-in-setstate.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const docsUrl = require('../util/docsUrl');
+const Components = require('../util/Components');
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Rule Definition
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }
   },
 
-  create(context) {
+  create: Components.detect((context, components, utils) => {
     function isSetStateCall(node) {
       return node.type === 'CallExpression'
         && node.callee.property
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ module.exports = {
       return current.arguments[0] === node;
     }
 
+    function isClassComponent() {
+      return !!(utils.getParentES6Component() || utils.getParentES5Component());
+    }
+
     // The methods array contains all methods or functions that are using this.state
     // or that are calling another method or function using this.state
     const methods = [];
@@ -46,6 +51,9 @@ module.exports = {
     const vars = [];
     return {
       CallExpression(node) {
+        if (!isClassComponent()) {
+          return;
+        }
         // Appends all the methods that are calling another
         // method containing this.state to the methods array
         methods.forEach((method) => {
@@ -89,6 +97,7 @@ module.exports = {
         if (
           node.property.name === 'state'
           && node.object.type === 'ThisExpression'
+          && isClassComponent()
         ) {
           let current = node;
           while (current.type !== 'Program') {
@@ -170,5 +179,5 @@ module.exports = {
         });
       }
     };
-  }
+  })
 };
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-access-state-in-setstate.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-access-state-in-setstate.js
index bd69bda4e6..b5e215b0e3 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-access-state-in-setstate.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-access-state-in-setstate.js
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 const RuleTester = require('eslint').RuleTester;
-const rule = require('../../../lib/rules/no-access-state-in-setstate');
 const parsers = require('../../helpers/parsers');
+const rule = require('../../../lib/rules/no-access-state-in-setstate');
 
 const parserOptions = {
   ecmaVersion: 2018,
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@ const parserOptions = {
   }
 };
 
+const settings = {
+  react: {
+    createClass: 'createClass'
+  }
+};
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Tests
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-const ruleTester = new RuleTester();
+const ruleTester = new RuleTester({settings});
 ruleTester.run('no-access-state-in-setstate', rule, {
   valid: [{
     code: [
@@ -120,6 +126,17 @@ ruleTester.run('no-access-state-in-setstate', rule, {
       }
     `,
     parser: parsers.BABEL_ESLINT
+  }, {
+    code: `
+      class Foo extends Abstract {
+        update = () => {
+          const result = this.getResult ( this.state.foo );
+          return this.setState ({ result });
+        };
+      }
+    `,
+    parser: parsers.BABEL_ESLINT,
+    parserOptions
   }],
 
   invalid: [{
@@ -226,5 +243,17 @@ ruleTester.run('no-access-state-in-setstate', rule, {
     errors: [{
       message: 'Use callback in setState when referencing the previous state.'
     }]
+  }, {
+    code: `
+      class Hello extends React.Component {
+        onClick() {
+          this.setState(this.state, () => console.log(this.state));
+        }
+      }
+    `,
+    parserOptions,
+    errors: [{
+      message: 'Use callback in setState when referencing the previous state.'
+    }]
   }]
 });