diff --git a/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml b/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml
index a0a9314d356..8cbfa2c079c 100644
--- a/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml
+++ b/detekt-core/src/main/resources/default-detekt-config.yml
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ complexity:
       - 'kotlin.apply'
       - 'kotlin.run'
       - 'kotlin.with'
+      - 'kotlin.let'
+      - 'kotlin.also'
   ReplaceSafeCallChainWithRun:
     active: false
   StringLiteralDuplication:
diff --git a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/NestedScopeFunctions.kt b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/NestedScopeFunctions.kt
index 293f1b4a1d3..61263d20450 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/NestedScopeFunctions.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-complexity/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/complexity/NestedScopeFunctions.kt
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ class NestedScopeFunctions(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
             "kotlin.apply",
             "kotlin.run",
             "kotlin.with",
+            "kotlin.let",
+            "kotlin.also",
         )
     }