diff --git a/lib/node-utils/index.ts b/lib/node-utils/index.ts
index a3211c1f..4aa8a472 100644
--- a/lib/node-utils/index.ts
+++ b/lib/node-utils/index.ts
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ export function getPropertyIdentifierNode(
 		return getPropertyIdentifierNode(node.expression);
 	}
 
+	if (ASTUtils.isAwaitExpression(node)) {
+		return getPropertyIdentifierNode(node.argument);
+	}
+
 	return null;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-wait-for-multiple-assertions.ts b/lib/rules/no-wait-for-multiple-assertions.ts
index b4df2a73..ed403068 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-wait-for-multiple-assertions.ts
+++ b/lib/rules/no-wait-for-multiple-assertions.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { TSESTree } from '@typescript-eslint/utils';
 
 import { createTestingLibraryRule } from '../create-testing-library-rule';
-import {
-	getPropertyIdentifierNode,
-	isExpressionStatement,
-} from '../node-utils';
+import { getPropertyIdentifierNode } from '../node-utils';
 
 export const RULE_NAME = 'no-wait-for-multiple-assertions';
 export type MessageIds = 'noWaitForMultipleAssertion';
@@ -38,10 +35,6 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
 			body: Array<TSESTree.Node>
 		): Array<TSESTree.ExpressionStatement> {
 			return body.filter((node) => {
-				if (!isExpressionStatement(node)) {
-					return false;
-				}
-
 				const expressionIdentifier = getPropertyIdentifierNode(node);
 				if (!expressionIdentifier) {
 					return false;
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-wait-for-side-effects.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/no-wait-for-side-effects.test.ts
index 45475961..2cdbe093 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-wait-for-side-effects.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-wait-for-side-effects.test.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
             // Side effects are allowed inside .then()
             userEvent.click(button);
           })
+        `,
+			},
+			{
+				code: `
+          import { waitFor } from '${testingFramework}';
+          import { notUserEvent } from 'somewhere-else';
+          
+          waitFor(() => {
+            await notUserEvent.click(button)
+          })
         `,
 			},
 		]),
@@ -797,5 +807,21 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
 				],
 			} as const,
 		]),
+
+		...SUPPORTED_TESTING_FRAMEWORKS.flatMap((testingFramework) => [
+			{
+				code: `
+        import { waitFor } from '${testingFramework}';
+        import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+
+        it("some test", async () => {
+          await waitFor(async () => {
+            await fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("something"));
+          });
+        });
+        `,
+				errors: [{ line: 7, column: 13, messageId: 'noSideEffectsWaitFor' }],
+			},
+		]),
 	],
 });