diff --git a/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml b/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml
index 4b1149c9327..982fad3046d 100644
--- a/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml
+++ b/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ potential-bugs:
       - '*.CheckReturnValue'
     ignoreReturnValueAnnotations:
       - '*.CanIgnoreReturnValue'
+    ignoreFunctionCall: []
   ImplicitDefaultLocale:
     active: true
   ImplicitUnitReturnType:
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/build.gradle.kts b/detekt-rules-errorprone/build.gradle.kts
index 78e6820b88b..ab2520c68e6 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly(projects.detektApi)
+    implementation(projects.detektTooling)
     testImplementation(projects.detektTest)
     testImplementation(libs.bundles.testImplementation)
     testRuntimeOnly(libs.spek.runner)
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IgnoredReturnValue.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IgnoredReturnValue.kt
index 6c6bfdaf2f5..0b877783760 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IgnoredReturnValue.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IgnoredReturnValue.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.bugs
 
+import io.github.detekt.tooling.api.FunctionMatcher
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.CodeSmell
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Config
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Debt
@@ -58,6 +59,17 @@ class IgnoredReturnValue(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
         it.map(String::simplePatternToRegex)
     }
 
+    @Configuration(
+        "List of function signatures which should be ignored by this rule. " +
+            "Specifying fully-qualified function signature with name only (i.e. `java.time.LocalDate.now`) will ignore " +
+            "all function calls matching the name. Specifying fully-qualified function signature with parameters" +
+            "(i.e. `java.time.LocalDate.now(java.time.Clock)`) will ignore only function calls matching the name " +
+            "and parameters exactly."
+    )
+    private val ignoreFunctionCall: List<FunctionMatcher> by config(emptyList<String>()) {
+        it.map(FunctionMatcher::fromFunctionSignature)
+    }
+
     @Suppress("ReturnCount")
     override fun visitCallExpression(expression: KtCallExpression) {
         super.visitCallExpression(expression)
@@ -68,6 +80,8 @@ class IgnoredReturnValue(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
         val resultingDescriptor = expression.getResolvedCall(bindingContext)?.resultingDescriptor ?: return
         if (resultingDescriptor.returnType?.isUnit() == true) return
 
+        if (ignoreFunctionCall.any { it.match(resultingDescriptor) }) return
+
         val annotations = resultingDescriptor.annotations
         if (annotations.any { it in ignoreReturnValueAnnotations }) return
         if (restrictToAnnotatedMethods &&
diff --git a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IgnoredReturnValueSpec.kt b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IgnoredReturnValueSpec.kt
index 1832f56281f..17b512e692b 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IgnoredReturnValueSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-errorprone/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/bugs/IgnoredReturnValueSpec.kt
@@ -813,5 +813,28 @@ object IgnoredReturnValueSpec : Spek({
             val findings = rule.compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
             assertThat(findings).isEmpty()
         }
+
+        it("does not report when a function is in ignoreFunctionCall") {
+            val code = """
+                package foo
+
+                fun listOfChecked(value: String) = listOf(value)
+
+                fun foo() : Int {
+                    listOfChecked("hello")
+                    return 42
+                }
+            """
+            val rule = IgnoredReturnValue(
+                TestConfig(
+                    mapOf(
+                        "ignoreFunctionCall" to listOf("foo.listOfChecked"),
+                        "restrictToAnnotatedMethods" to false
+                    )
+                )
+            )
+            val findings = rule.compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
+            assertThat(findings).isEmpty()
+        }
     }
 })