diff --git a/lib/rules/no-debug.js b/lib/rules/no-debug.js
index 83086af2..d82057a6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-debug.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-debug.js
@@ -48,13 +48,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
     return {
       VariableDeclarator(node) {
-        if (
-          node.init &&
-          node.init.callee &&
-          ['render', ...renderFunctions].some(
-            name => name === node.init.callee.name
-          )
-        ) {
+        if (isRenderVariableDeclarator(node, renderFunctions)) {
           if (
             node.id.type === 'ObjectPattern' &&
             node.id.properties.some(property => property.key.name === 'debug')
@@ -149,3 +143,24 @@ module.exports = {
     };
   },
 };
+
+function isRenderFunction(callNode, renderFunctions) {
+  return ['render', ...renderFunctions].some(
+    name => name === callNode.callee.name
+  );
+}
+
+function isRenderVariableDeclarator(node, renderFunctions) {
+  if (node.init) {
+    if (node.init.type === 'AwaitExpression') {
+      return (
+        node.init.argument &&
+        isRenderFunction(node.init.argument, renderFunctions)
+      );
+    } else {
+      return node.init.callee && isRenderFunction(node.init, renderFunctions);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.js b/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.js
index 5b9cca2b..e924a739 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.js
@@ -147,6 +147,34 @@ ruleTester.run('no-debug', rule, {
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      code: `
+      describe(() => {
+        test(async () => {
+          const { debug } = await render("foo")
+          debug()
+        })
+      })`,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'noDebug',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+      describe(() => {
+        test(async () => {
+          const utils = await render("foo")
+          utils.debug()
+        })
+      })`,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'noDebug',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
     {
       code: `
         const { screen } = require('@testing-library/dom')