diff --git a/docs/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.md b/docs/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.md
index 2bc629ec8b..c530caac5e 100644
--- a/docs/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.md
+++ b/docs/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.md
@@ -117,6 +117,15 @@ export default class SampleComponent extends Component {
 }
 ```
 
+```js
+/** Direct usage of `@ember/array` **/
+/** Use A() is OK **/
+import { A } from '@ember/array';
+
+const arr = A(['a', 'a', 'b', 'b']);
+arr.uniq();
+```
+
 ## References
 
 - [EmberArray](https://api.emberjs.com/ember/release/classes/EmberArray)
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.js b/lib/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.js
index d3aa8799b1..e5b428b58d 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.js
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ module.exports = {
     let importedGetName;
     let importedSetName;
     let importedCompareName;
+    let importedEmberArrayName;
 
     // Track some information about the current class we're inside.
     const classStack = new Stack();
@@ -635,6 +636,10 @@ module.exports = {
           importedCompareName =
             importedCompareName || getImportIdentifier(node, '@ember/utils', 'compare');
         }
+        if (node.source.value === '@ember/array') {
+          importedEmberArrayName =
+            importedEmberArrayName || getImportIdentifier(node, '@ember/array', 'A');
+        }
       },
       /**
        * Cover cases when `EXTENSION_METHODS` is getting called.
@@ -714,6 +719,16 @@ module.exports = {
           return;
         }
 
+        // Direct usage of `@ember/array` is allowed.
+        if (
+          node.type === 'CallExpression' &&
+          importedEmberArrayName &&
+          nodeInitializedTo.callee.type === 'Identifier' &&
+          importedEmberArrayName === nodeInitializedTo.callee.name
+        ) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         if (EXTENSION_METHODS.has(node.callee.property.name)) {
           context.report({
             node,
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.js
index 899732e232..98b38edc1a 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-array-prototype-extensions.js
@@ -203,6 +203,25 @@ ruleTester.run('no-array-prototype-extensions', rule, {
       parser: require.resolve('@typescript-eslint/parser'),
     },
 
+    // Methods called directly on EmberArray.
+    `
+      import { A } from '@ember/array'
+
+      const array = A([1, 2, 3])
+      array.toArray()
+    `,
+    `
+      import { A } from '@ember/array'
+
+      A([1, 2, 3]).toArray();
+    `,
+    `
+      import { A as SomeWeirdName } from '@ember/array'
+
+      const array = SomeWeirdName([1, 2, 3])
+      array.without(2)
+    `,
+
     // TODO: handle non-Identifier property names:
     'foo["clear"]();',
   ],