diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-var-requires.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-var-requires.ts
index 66ac16a4e22..af1d5f815fd 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-var-requires.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-var-requires.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ export default util.createRule<Options, MessageIds>({
           node.parent &&
           (node.parent.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.VariableDeclarator ||
             node.parent.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.CallExpression ||
-            node.parent.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.OptionalCallExpression)
+            node.parent.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.OptionalCallExpression ||
+            node.parent.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.TSAsExpression ||
+            node.parent.type === AST_NODE_TYPES.MemberExpression)
         ) {
           context.report({
             node,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-var-requires.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-var-requires.test.ts
index 25d53d9ab94..3ae5e243154 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-var-requires.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-var-requires.test.ts
@@ -102,5 +102,25 @@ ruleTester.run('no-var-requires', rule, {
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      code: "const foo = require('./foo.json') as Foo;",
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'noVarReqs',
+          line: 1,
+          column: 13,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: "const foo: Foo = require('./foo.json').default;",
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'noVarReqs',
+          line: 1,
+          column: 18,
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   ],
 });