diff --git a/.cspell.json b/.cspell.json
index 36beb3bb328..c74d69186b9 100644
--- a/.cspell.json
+++ b/.cspell.json
@@ -89,9 +89,10 @@
     "rulesets",
     "serializers",
     "superset",
-    "transpiling",
     "thenables",
+    "transpiled",
     "transpiles",
+    "transpiling",
     "tsconfigs",
     "tsutils",
     "typedef",
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-use-before-define.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-use-before-define.ts
index b67f5ef09c3..2b0bb32ccb5 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-use-before-define.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-use-before-define.ts
@@ -133,6 +133,37 @@ function isInRange(
   return !!node && node.range[0] <= location && location <= node.range[1];
 }
 
+/**
+ * Decorators are transpiled such that the decorator is placed after the class declaration
+ * So it is considered safe
+ */
+function isClassRefInClassDecorator(
+  variable: TSESLint.Scope.Variable,
+  reference: TSESLint.Scope.Reference,
+): boolean {
+  if (variable.defs[0].type !== 'ClassName') {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  if (
+    !variable.defs[0].node.decorators ||
+    variable.defs[0].node.decorators.length === 0
+  ) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  for (const deco of variable.defs[0].node.decorators) {
+    if (
+      reference.identifier.range[0] >= deco.range[0] &&
+      reference.identifier.range[1] <= deco.range[1]
+    ) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks whether or not a given reference is inside of the initializers of a given variable.
  *
@@ -292,6 +323,7 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
           (variable.identifiers[0].range[1] <= reference.identifier.range[1] &&
             !isInInitializer(variable, reference)) ||
           !isForbidden(variable, reference) ||
+          isClassRefInClassDecorator(variable, reference) ||
           reference.from.type === TSESLint.Scope.ScopeType.functionType
         ) {
           return;
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-use-before-define.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-use-before-define.test.ts
index 77e434d3382..8fb4d076602 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-use-before-define.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-use-before-define.test.ts
@@ -394,6 +394,40 @@ declare global {
   }
 }
     `,
+    // https://github.com/typescript-eslint/typescript-eslint/issues/2824
+    `
+@Directive({
+  selector: '[rcCidrIpPattern]',
+  providers: [
+    {
+      provide: NG_VALIDATORS,
+      useExisting: CidrIpPatternDirective,
+      multi: true,
+    },
+  ],
+})
+export class CidrIpPatternDirective implements Validator {}
+    `,
+    {
+      code: `
+@Directive({
+  selector: '[rcCidrIpPattern]',
+  providers: [
+    {
+      provide: NG_VALIDATORS,
+      useExisting: CidrIpPatternDirective,
+      multi: true,
+    },
+  ],
+})
+export class CidrIpPatternDirective implements Validator {}
+      `,
+      options: [
+        {
+          classes: false,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   ],
   invalid: [
     {