diff --git a/lib/rules/max-props.js b/lib/rules/max-props.js
index 698757e78..0dc3043bf 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-props.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-props.js
@@ -39,14 +39,17 @@ module.exports = {
 
     /**
      * @param {import('../utils').ComponentProp[]} props
+     * @param {CallExpression | Property} node
      */
-    function checkMaxNumberOfProps(props) {
-      if (props.length > option.maxProps && props[0].node) {
+    function checkMaxNumberOfProps(props, node) {
+      const uniqueProps = new Set(props.map((prop) => prop.propName))
+      const propCount = uniqueProps.size
+      if (propCount > option.maxProps && props[0].node) {
         context.report({
-          node: props[0].node.parent,
+          node,
           messageId: 'tooManyProps',
           data: {
-            propCount: props.length,
+            propCount,
             limit: option.maxProps
           }
         })
@@ -54,12 +57,23 @@ module.exports = {
     }
 
     return utils.compositingVisitors(
-      utils.executeOnVue(context, (obj) => {
-        checkMaxNumberOfProps(utils.getComponentPropsFromOptions(obj))
+      utils.executeOnVue(context, (node) => {
+        const propsNode = node.properties.find(
+          /** @returns {p is Property} */
+          (p) =>
+            p.type === 'Property' && utils.getStaticPropertyName(p) === 'props'
+        )
+
+        if (!propsNode) return
+
+        checkMaxNumberOfProps(
+          utils.getComponentPropsFromOptions(node),
+          propsNode
+        )
       }),
       utils.defineScriptSetupVisitor(context, {
-        onDefinePropsEnter(_, props) {
-          checkMaxNumberOfProps(props)
+        onDefinePropsEnter(node, props) {
+          checkMaxNumberOfProps(props, node)
         }
       })
     )
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/max-props.js b/tests/lib/rules/max-props.js
index 1ebfb9cff..7d000f363 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/max-props.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/max-props.js
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ tester.run('max-props', rule, {
       `,
       options: [{ maxProps: 5 }]
     },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.vue',
+      code: `
+      <script setup>
+      defineProps(['prop1', 'prop2'])
+      </script>
+      `,
+      options: [{ maxProps: 5 }]
+    },
     {
       filename: 'test.vue',
       code: `
@@ -99,6 +108,20 @@ tester.run('max-props', rule, {
           parser: require.resolve('@typescript-eslint/parser')
         }
       }
+    },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.vue',
+      code: `
+      <script setup lang="ts">
+      defineProps<{prop1: string, prop2: string} | {prop1: number}>()
+      </script>
+      `,
+      options: [{ maxProps: 2 }],
+      languageOptions: {
+        parserOptions: {
+          parser: require.resolve('@typescript-eslint/parser')
+        }
+      }
     }
   ],
   invalid: [
@@ -160,6 +183,56 @@ tester.run('max-props', rule, {
           endLine: 3
         }
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.vue',
+      code: `
+      <script setup lang="ts">
+      defineProps<{prop1: string, prop2: string} | {prop1: number, prop3: string}>()
+      </script>
+      `,
+      options: [{ maxProps: 2 }],
+      languageOptions: {
+        parserOptions: {
+          parser: require.resolve('@typescript-eslint/parser')
+        }
+      },
+      errors: [
+        {
+          message: 'Component has too many props (3). Maximum allowed is 2.',
+          line: 3,
+          endLine: 3
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      filename: 'test.vue',
+      code: `
+      <script setup lang="ts">
+      defineProps<{
+        prop1: string
+      } & {
+        prop2?: true;
+        prop3?: never;
+      } | {
+        prop2?: false;
+        prop3?: boolean;
+      }>()
+      </script>
+      `,
+      options: [{ maxProps: 2 }],
+      languageOptions: {
+        parserOptions: {
+          parser: require.resolve('@typescript-eslint/parser')
+        }
+      },
+      errors: [
+        {
+          message: 'Component has too many props (3). Maximum allowed is 2.',
+          line: 3,
+          endLine: 11
+        }
+      ]
     }
   ]
 })