diff --git a/lib/create-testing-library-rule/detect-testing-library-utils.ts b/lib/create-testing-library-rule/detect-testing-library-utils.ts
index 9393a88b..5457e3c8 100644
--- a/lib/create-testing-library-rule/detect-testing-library-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/create-testing-library-rule/detect-testing-library-utils.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ type IsAsyncUtilFn = (
 	validNames?: readonly (typeof ASYNC_UTILS)[number][]
 ) => boolean;
 type IsFireEventMethodFn = (node: TSESTree.Identifier) => boolean;
-type IsUserEventMethodFn = (node: TSESTree.Identifier) => boolean;
+type IsUserEventMethodFn = (
+	node: TSESTree.Identifier,
+	userEventSession?: string
+) => boolean;
 type IsRenderUtilFn = (node: TSESTree.Identifier) => boolean;
 type IsCreateEventUtil = (
 	node: TSESTree.CallExpression | TSESTree.Identifier
@@ -557,11 +560,16 @@ export function detectTestingLibraryUtils<
 			return regularCall || wildcardCall || wildcardCallWithCallExpression;
 		};
 
-		const isUserEventMethod: IsUserEventMethodFn = (node) => {
+		const isUserEventMethod: IsUserEventMethodFn = (
+			node,
+			userEventInstance
+		) => {
 			const userEvent = findImportedUserEventSpecifier();
 			let userEventName: string | undefined;
 
-			if (userEvent) {
+			if (userEventInstance) {
+				userEventName = userEventInstance;
+			} else if (userEvent) {
 				userEventName = userEvent.name;
 			} else if (isAggressiveModuleReportingEnabled()) {
 				userEventName = USER_EVENT_NAME;
diff --git a/lib/node-utils/index.ts b/lib/node-utils/index.ts
index 0b41bd4a..29b70962 100644
--- a/lib/node-utils/index.ts
+++ b/lib/node-utils/index.ts
@@ -679,3 +679,33 @@ export function findImportSpecifier(
 		return (property as TSESTree.Property).key as TSESTree.Identifier;
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Finds if the userEvent is used as an instance
+ */
+
+export function getUserEventInstance(
+	context: TSESLint.RuleContext<string, unknown[]>
+): string | undefined {
+	const { tokensAndComments } = context.getSourceCode();
+	/**
+	 * Check for the following pattern:
+	 * userEvent.setup(
+	 * For a line like this:
+	 * const user = userEvent.setup();
+	 * function will return 'user'
+	 */
+	for (const [index, token] of tokensAndComments.entries()) {
+		if (
+			token.type === 'Identifier' &&
+			token.value === 'userEvent' &&
+			tokensAndComments[index + 1].value === '.' &&
+			tokensAndComments[index + 2].value === 'setup' &&
+			tokensAndComments[index + 3].value === '(' &&
+			tokensAndComments[index - 1].value === '='
+		) {
+			return tokensAndComments[index - 2].value;
+		}
+	}
+	return undefined;
+}
diff --git a/lib/rules/await-async-events.ts b/lib/rules/await-async-events.ts
index 96adfcb2..b681f68b 100644
--- a/lib/rules/await-async-events.ts
+++ b/lib/rules/await-async-events.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	findClosestFunctionExpressionNode,
 	getFunctionName,
 	getInnermostReturningFunction,
+	getUserEventInstance,
 	getVariableReferences,
 	isMemberExpression,
 	isPromiseHandled,
@@ -121,9 +122,12 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
 
 		return {
 			'CallExpression Identifier'(node: TSESTree.Identifier) {
+				// Check if userEvent is used as an instance, like const user = userEvent.setup()
+				const userEventInstance = getUserEventInstance(context);
 				if (
 					(isFireEventEnabled && helpers.isFireEventMethod(node)) ||
-					(isUserEventEnabled && helpers.isUserEventMethod(node))
+					(isUserEventEnabled &&
+						helpers.isUserEventMethod(node, userEventInstance))
 				) {
 					detectEventMethodWrapper(node);
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts
index 2f0ce78e..ba2c28ae 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FUNCTIONS = [
 	'upload',
 ] as const;
 const FIRE_EVENT_ASYNC_FRAMEWORKS = [
-	'@testing-library/vue',
+	// '@testing-library/vue',
 	'@marko/testing-library',
 ] as const;
 const USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FRAMEWORKS = ['@testing-library/user-event'] as const;
@@ -361,6 +361,16 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
         `,
 				options: [{ eventModule: ['userEvent', 'fireEvent'] }] as Options,
 			},
+			{
+				code: `
+				import userEvent from '${USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FRAMEWORKS[0]}'
+        test('userEvent as instance', async () => {
+					const user = userEvent.setup()
+          await user.click(getByLabelText('username'))
+        })
+				`,
+				options: [{ eventModule: ['userEvent'] }] as Options,
+			},
 		]),
 	],
 
@@ -947,6 +957,34 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       }
 
       triggerEvent()
+      `,
+					} as const)
+			),
+			...USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FUNCTIONS.map(
+				(eventMethod) =>
+					({
+						code: `
+      import userEvent from '${USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FRAMEWORKS[0]}'
+			test('instance of userEvent is recognized as async event', async function() {
+				const user = userEvent.setup()
+				user.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username'))
+      })
+      `,
+						errors: [
+							{
+								line: 5,
+								column: 5,
+								messageId: 'awaitAsyncEvent',
+								data: { name: eventMethod },
+							},
+						],
+						options: [{ eventModule: 'userEvent' }],
+						output: `
+      import userEvent from '${USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FRAMEWORKS[0]}'
+			test('instance of userEvent is recognized as async event', async function() {
+				const user = userEvent.setup()
+				await user.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username'))
+      })
       `,
 					} as const)
 			),
@@ -1008,6 +1046,36 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
         fireEvent.click(getByLabelText('username'))
         await userEvent.click(getByLabelText('username'))
       })
+      `,
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+      import userEvent from '${USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FRAMEWORKS[0]}'
+			let user;
+			beforeEach(() => {
+				user = userEvent.setup()
+			})
+			test('instance of userEvent is recognized as async event when instance is initialized in beforeEach', async function() {
+				user.click(getByLabelText('username'))
+      })
+      `,
+			errors: [
+				{
+					line: 8,
+					column: 5,
+					messageId: 'awaitAsyncEvent',
+					data: { name: 'click' },
+				},
+			],
+			output: `
+      import userEvent from '${USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FRAMEWORKS[0]}'
+			let user;
+			beforeEach(() => {
+				user = userEvent.setup()
+			})
+			test('instance of userEvent is recognized as async event when instance is initialized in beforeEach', async function() {
+				await user.click(getByLabelText('username'))
+      })
       `,
 		},
 	],