diff --git a/tests/Rules/NoReferenceRule/Fixture/SkipParentMethodWithReferenceAfterException.php b/tests/Rules/NoReferenceRule/Fixture/SkipParentMethodWithReferenceAfterException.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49398e9eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rules/NoReferenceRule/Fixture/SkipParentMethodWithReferenceAfterException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Symplify\PHPStanRules\Tests\Rules\NoReferenceRule\Fixture;
+
+use Symplify\PHPStanRules\Tests\Rules\NoReferenceRule\Source\AbstractSomeParentClassAfterException;
+
+final class SkipParentMethodWithReferenceAfterException extends AbstractSomeParentClassAfterException
+{
+    public function someMethod(&$useIt)
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Rules/NoReferenceRule/NoReferenceRuleTest.php b/tests/Rules/NoReferenceRule/NoReferenceRuleTest.php
index 69eb5d29a..e3a8e1422 100644
--- a/tests/Rules/NoReferenceRule/NoReferenceRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Rules/NoReferenceRule/NoReferenceRuleTest.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public static function provideData(): Iterator
 
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipUseInReference.php', []];
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipParentMethodWithReference.php', []];
+        yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipParentMethodWithReferenceAfterException.php', []];
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Rules/NoReferenceRule/Source/AbstractSomeParentClassAfterException.php b/tests/Rules/NoReferenceRule/Source/AbstractSomeParentClassAfterException.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65910fdf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rules/NoReferenceRule/Source/AbstractSomeParentClassAfterException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Symplify\PHPStanRules\Tests\Rules\NoReferenceRule\Source;
+
+use Exception;
+
+final class SomeExceptionBeforeParentClass extends Exception
+{
+}
+
+abstract class AbstractSomeParentClassAfterException
+{
+    public function someMethod(&$useIt)
+    {
+    }
+}