diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts
index 15bf0c501d1..07fe430c175 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-misused-promises.ts
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
           return;
         }
 
+        if (!returnsThenable(checker, tsNode)) {
+          return;
+        }
         const objType = checker.getContextualType(obj);
         if (objType === undefined) {
           return;
@@ -329,10 +332,7 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
           tsNode.name,
         );
 
-        if (
-          isVoidReturningFunctionType(checker, tsNode.name, contextualType) &&
-          returnsThenable(checker, tsNode)
-        ) {
+        if (isVoidReturningFunctionType(checker, tsNode.name, contextualType)) {
           context.report({
             messageId: 'voidReturnProperty',
             node: node.value,
@@ -378,8 +378,7 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageId>({
       const contextualType = checker.getContextualType(value);
       if (
         contextualType !== undefined &&
-        isVoidReturningFunctionType(checker, value, contextualType) &&
-        returnsThenable(checker, value.expression)
+        isVoidReturningFunctionType(checker, value, contextualType)
       ) {
         context.report({
           messageId: 'voidReturnAttribute',
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-misused-promises.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-misused-promises.test.ts
index c962761717d..025abd43f6e 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-misused-promises.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-misused-promises.test.ts
@@ -427,6 +427,39 @@ function restTuple(..._args: string[]): void {}
 restTuple();
 restTuple('Hello');
     `,
+    `
+      let value: Record<string, () => void>;
+      value.sync = () => {};
+    `,
+    `
+      type ReturnsRecord = () => Record<string, () => void>;
+
+      const test: ReturnsRecord = () => {
+        return { sync: () => {} };
+      };
+    `,
+    `
+      type ReturnsRecord = () => Record<string, () => void>;
+
+      function sync() {}
+
+      const test: ReturnsRecord = () => {
+        return { sync };
+      };
+    `,
+    `
+      function withTextRecurser<Text extends string>(
+        recurser: (text: Text) => void,
+      ): (text: Text) => void {
+        return (text: Text): void => {
+          if (text.length) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          return recurser(node);
+        };
+      }
+    `,
   ],
 
   invalid: [
@@ -1118,5 +1151,34 @@ restTuple(true, () => Promise.resolve(1));
       `,
       errors: [{ line: 7, messageId: 'voidReturnArgument' }],
     },
+    {
+      code: `
+type ReturnsRecord = () => Record<string, () => void>;
+
+const test: ReturnsRecord = () => {
+  return { asynchronous: async () => {} };
+};
+      `,
+      errors: [{ line: 5, messageId: 'voidReturnProperty' }],
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+let value: Record<string, () => void>;
+value.asynchronous = async () => {};
+      `,
+      errors: [{ line: 3, messageId: 'voidReturnVariable' }],
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+type ReturnsRecord = () => Record<string, () => void>;
+
+async function asynchronous() {}
+
+const test: ReturnsRecord = () => {
+  return { asynchronous };
+};
+      `,
+      errors: [{ line: 7, messageId: 'voidReturnProperty' }],
+    },
   ],
 });