diff --git a/docs/timeout-service.md b/docs/timeout-service.md
index 6182d605..2df3bae9 100644
--- a/docs/timeout-service.md
+++ b/docs/timeout-service.md
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ The following patterns are considered problems;
     window.setTimeout(function() {
         // ...
     }, 1000) // error: You should use the $timeout service instead of the default window.setTimeout method
+    
+    // invalid 
+    $window.setTimeout(function() {
+        // ...
+    }, 1000) // error: You should use the $timeout service instead of the default window.setTimeout method    
 
 The following patterns are **not** considered problems;
 
diff --git a/examples/timeout-service.js b/examples/timeout-service.js
index ae3b5fdc..2388cc26 100644
--- a/examples/timeout-service.js
+++ b/examples/timeout-service.js
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ window.setTimeout(function() {
     // ...
 }, 1000)
 
+
+// example - valid: false, errorMessage: "You should use the $timeout service instead of the default window.setTimeout method"
+$window.setTimeout(function() {
+    // ...
+}, 1000)
+
diff --git a/rules/timeout-service.js b/rules/timeout-service.js
index 6eddd904..c02272d0 100644
--- a/rules/timeout-service.js
+++ b/rules/timeout-service.js
@@ -20,7 +20,22 @@ module.exports = {
         return {
 
             MemberExpression: function(node) {
-                if (node.object.name === 'window' && node.property.name === 'setTimeout') {
+                if (node.property.name !== 'setTimeout') {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                if (node.object.type === 'Identifier') {
+                    if ((node.object.name === 'window' || node.object.name === '$window')) {
+                        context.report(node, message, {});
+                    }
+
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                // Detect expression this.$window.setTimeout which is what we would see in ES6 code when using classes
+                var parentNode = node.object;
+
+                if (parentNode.object.type === 'ThisExpression' && parentNode.property.name === '$window') {
                     context.report(node, message, {});
                 }
             },
diff --git a/test/timeout-service.js b/test/timeout-service.js
index eaa23b39..1b1f53f1 100644
--- a/test/timeout-service.js
+++ b/test/timeout-service.js
@@ -14,16 +14,21 @@ var commonFalsePositives = require('./utils/commonFalsePositives');
 
 var eslintTester = new RuleTester();
 
+var message = 'You should use the $timeout service instead of the default window.setTimeout method';
+
 eslintTester.run('timeout-service', rule, {
     valid: [
         '$timeout(function() {})',
         '$timeout(function() {}, 1000)',
-        '$timeout(function() {}, 1000, true)'
+        '$timeout(function() {}, 1000, true)',
+        'nonWindowObject.setTimeout(function() {})'
     ].concat(commonFalsePositives),
     invalid: [
-        {code: 'window.setTimeout(function() {}, 1000)', errors: [{message: 'You should use the $timeout service instead of the default window.setTimeout method'}]},
-        {code: 'window.setTimeout(function() {}, 1000, param1)', errors: [{message: 'You should use the $timeout service instead of the default window.setTimeout method'}]},
-        {code: 'setTimeout(function() {}, 1000)', errors: [{message: 'You should use the $timeout service instead of the default window.setTimeout method'}]},
-        {code: 'setTimeout(function() {}, 1000, param1)', errors: [{message: 'You should use the $timeout service instead of the default window.setTimeout method'}]}
+        {code: 'window.setTimeout(function() {}, 1000)', errors: [{message: message}]},
+        {code: 'window.setTimeout(function() {}, 1000, param1)', errors: [{message: message}]},
+        {code: '$window.setTimeout(function() {}, 1000)', errors: [{message: message}]},
+        {code: 'this.$window.setTimeout(function() {}, 1000)', errors: [{message: message}]},
+        {code: 'setTimeout(function() {}, 1000)', errors: [{message: message}]},
+        {code: 'setTimeout(function() {}, 1000, param1)', errors: [{message: message}]}
     ]
 });