diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxChainedCallsOnSameLine.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxChainedCallsOnSameLine.kt
index 3013bdaae021..519e42e662b4 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxChainedCallsOnSameLine.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxChainedCallsOnSameLine.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Severity
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.Configuration
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.RequiresTypeResolution
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ClassDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.PackageViewDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtDotQualifiedExpression
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ class MaxChainedCallsOnSameLine(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
     private fun KtExpression.countChainedCalls(): Int {
         return when (this) {
             is KtQualifiedExpression -> when {
-                receiverExpression.isReferenceToPackage() || callOnNewLine() -> 0
+                receiverExpression.isReferenceToPackageOrClass() || callOnNewLine() -> 0
                 else -> receiverExpression.countChainedCalls() + 1
             }
             is KtUnaryExpression -> baseExpression?.countChainedCalls() ?: 0
@@ -81,10 +82,11 @@ class MaxChainedCallsOnSameLine(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun KtExpression.isReferenceToPackage(): Boolean {
+    private fun KtExpression.isReferenceToPackageOrClass(): Boolean {
         val selectorOrThis = (this as? KtQualifiedExpression)?.selectorExpression ?: this
         if (selectorOrThis !is KtReferenceExpression) return false
-        return bindingContext[BindingContext.REFERENCE_TARGET, selectorOrThis] is PackageViewDescriptor
+        val descriptor = bindingContext[BindingContext.REFERENCE_TARGET, selectorOrThis]
+        return descriptor is PackageViewDescriptor || descriptor is ClassDescriptor
     }
 
     private fun KtQualifiedExpression.callOnNewLine(): Boolean {
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxChainedCallsOnSameLineSpec.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxChainedCallsOnSameLineSpec.kt
index b195ca0abce1..44c5603adeba 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxChainedCallsOnSameLineSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/MaxChainedCallsOnSameLineSpec.kt
@@ -153,6 +153,25 @@ class MaxChainedCallsOnSameLineSpec(private val env: KotlinCoreEnvironment) {
         assertThat(rule.compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)).isEmpty()
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `does not count class references as chained calls`() {
+        val code = """
+            sealed class Nav {
+              object List : Nav {
+                sealed interface Params {
+                  object Groups : Params {
+                    enum class Source {
+                      Profiles
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+            val x = Nav.List.Params.Groups.Source.Profiles
+        """.trimIndent()
+        assertThat(rule.compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)).isEmpty()
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `does not count package references as chained calls`() {
         val code = """