diff --git a/src/Sniff/ExceptionNameSniff.php b/src/Sniff/ExceptionNameSniff.php
index 2ff14ce..f2934ca 100644
--- a/src/Sniff/ExceptionNameSniff.php
+++ b/src/Sniff/ExceptionNameSniff.php
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ public function process(\DOMDocument $document, string $content, string $filePat
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if ($node->parentNode instanceof \DOMElement && $node->parentNode->localName === 'ooclass') {
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if ($this->looksLikeException($text, $suffixes)) {
                 $violations[] = $this->createViolation(
                     $filePath,
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Sniff/ExceptionNameSniffTest.php b/tests/Unit/Sniff/ExceptionNameSniffTest.php
index 397655c..de6600d 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Sniff/ExceptionNameSniffTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Sniff/ExceptionNameSniffTest.php
@@ -134,6 +134,16 @@ public function itHandlesMultipleClassnames(): void
         self::assertCount(2, $violations);
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function itDoesNotFlagClassnameInsideOoclass(): void
+    {
+        $content = '<root><ooclass><classname>RuntimeException</classname></ooclass></root>';
+        $doc = $this->createDocument($content);
+        $violations = new ExceptionNameSniff()->process($doc, $content, 'file.xml');
+
+        self::assertSame([], $violations);
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function itIncludesFilePathInViolation(): void
     {