diff --git a/lib/rules/await-async-query.ts b/lib/rules/await-async-query.ts
index 8ca4e716..b5c7afb0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/await-async-query.ts
+++ b/lib/rules/await-async-query.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {
 	getInnermostReturningFunction,
 	getVariableReferences,
 	isPromiseHandled,
+	isMemberExpression,
+	isCallExpression,
 } from '../node-utils';
 
 export const RULE_NAME = 'await-async-query';
@@ -39,13 +41,128 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
 	defaultOptions: [],
 
 	create(context, _, helpers) {
-		const functionWrappersNames: string[] = [];
+		const functionWrappersNamesSync: string[] = [];
+		const functionWrappersNamesAsync: string[] = [];
+
+		function detectSyncQueryWrapper(node: TSESTree.Identifier) {
+			const innerFunction = getInnermostReturningFunction(context, node);
+			if (innerFunction) {
+				functionWrappersNamesSync.push(getFunctionName(innerFunction));
+			}
+		}
 
 		function detectAsyncQueryWrapper(node: TSESTree.Identifier) {
 			const innerFunction = getInnermostReturningFunction(context, node);
 			if (innerFunction) {
-				functionWrappersNames.push(getFunctionName(innerFunction));
+				functionWrappersNamesAsync.push(getFunctionName(innerFunction));
+			}
+		}
+
+		function resolveVariable(
+			node: TSESTree.Node,
+			scope: ReturnType<typeof context['getScope']> | null
+		): TSESTree.Node | null {
+			if (scope == null) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
+			if (node.type === 'Identifier') {
+				const variable = scope.variables.find(({ name }) => name === node.name);
+
+				// variable not found in this scope, so recursively check parent scope(s) for definition
+				if (variable == null) {
+					return resolveVariable(node, scope.upper);
+				}
+
+				if (variable.defs.length === 0) {
+					return null;
+				}
+
+				const result = variable.defs[variable.defs.length - 1].node;
+
+				if (!ASTUtils.isVariableDeclarator(result)) {
+					return null;
+				}
+
+				return result.init;
+			}
+
+			return node;
+		}
+
+		// true in cases like:
+		// - getByText('foo').findByType(SomeType)
+		// - (await findByText('foo')).findByType(SomeType)
+		// - const variable = await findByText('foo'); variable.findByType(SomeType)
+		// - function helper() { return screen.getByText('foo'); }; helper().findByType(SomeType)
+		function hasQueryResultInChain(node: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
+			if (ASTUtils.isIdentifier(node)) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			if (ASTUtils.isAwaitExpression(node)) {
+				// great, we have an inline await, so let's check if it's a query
+				const identifierNode = getDeepestIdentifierNode(node);
+
+				if (!identifierNode) {
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				if (
+					helpers.isAsyncQuery(identifierNode) &&
+					isPromiseHandled(identifierNode)
+				) {
+					return true;
+				}
+
+				if (
+					functionWrappersNamesAsync.includes(identifierNode.name) &&
+					isPromiseHandled(identifierNode)
+				) {
+					return true;
+				}
+
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			if (isMemberExpression(node)) {
+				// check inline sync query (e.g. foo.getByText(...) checks `getByText`)
+				if (
+					ASTUtils.isIdentifier(node.property) &&
+					helpers.isSyncQuery(node.property)
+				) {
+					return true;
+				}
+
+				// check sync query reference (e.g. foo.getByText(...) checks `foo` is defined elsewhere)
+				if (ASTUtils.isIdentifier(node.object)) {
+					const definition = resolveVariable(node.object, context.getScope());
+
+					if (definition == null) {
+						return false;
+					}
+
+					return hasQueryResultInChain(definition);
+				}
+
+				// check sync query reference (e.g. foo().getByText(...) checks `foo` is defined elsewhere)
+				if (isCallExpression(node.object)) {
+					if (
+						ASTUtils.isIdentifier(node.object.callee) &&
+						functionWrappersNamesSync.includes(node.object.callee.name)
+					) {
+						return true;
+					}
+				}
+
+				return hasQueryResultInChain(node.object);
+			}
+
+			if (isCallExpression(node)) {
+				return hasQueryResultInChain(node.callee);
 			}
+
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		return {
@@ -56,6 +173,10 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
 					return;
 				}
 
+				if (helpers.isSyncQuery(identifierNode)) {
+					detectSyncQueryWrapper(identifierNode);
+				}
+
 				if (helpers.isAsyncQuery(identifierNode)) {
 					// detect async query used within wrapper function for later analysis
 					detectAsyncQueryWrapper(identifierNode);
@@ -69,6 +190,11 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
 						return;
 					}
 
+					// check chained usage for an instance of sync query, which means this might be a false positive from react-test-renderer
+					if (hasQueryResultInChain(closestCallExpressionNode)) {
+						return;
+					}
+
 					const references = getVariableReferences(
 						context,
 						closestCallExpressionNode.parent
@@ -104,7 +230,7 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
 						}
 					}
 				} else if (
-					functionWrappersNames.includes(identifierNode.name) &&
+					functionWrappersNamesAsync.includes(identifierNode.name) &&
 					!isPromiseHandled(identifierNode)
 				) {
 					// check async queries used within a wrapper previously detected
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-query.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-query.test.ts
index 4a588f38..68e82360 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-query.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-query.test.ts
@@ -345,6 +345,32 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
 		// valid async query usage without any function defined
 		// so there is no innermost function scope found
 		`const element = await findByRole('button')`,
+
+		// react-test-renderer provided `findBy*` queries should be ignored
+		// https://github.com/testing-library/eslint-plugin-testing-library/issues/673
+		{
+			code: `// issue #673
+      test('this is a valid case', async () => {
+        const screen = renderContainer()
+
+        const syncCall = screen.getByRole('button')
+        const asyncCall = await screen.findByRole('button')
+
+        const syncCall2 = () => { return screen.getByRole('button') }
+        const asyncCall2 = async () => screen.findByRole('button')
+
+        const thing1 = await screen.findByText('foo')
+        const thing2 = screen.getByText('foo').findByProps({ testID: 'bar' })
+        const thing3 = (await screen.thing.findByText('foo')).findByProps({ testID: 'bar' })
+        const thing3a = syncCall.findByProps({ testID: 'bar' })
+        const thing3b = asyncCall.findByProps({ testID: 'bar' })
+        const thing3a2 = syncCall2().findByProps({ testID: 'bar' })
+        const thing3b2 = (await asyncCall2()).findByProps({ testID: 'bar' })
+        const thing4 = screen.getAllByText('foo')[0].findByProps({ testID: 'bar' })
+        const thing5 = screen.getAllByText('foo').filter(value => true)[0].findByProps({ testID: 'bar' })
+      })
+    `,
+		},
 	],
 
 	invalid: [