diff --git a/lib/detect-testing-library-utils.ts b/lib/detect-testing-library-utils.ts
index a5faa373..0c81fa6e 100644
--- a/lib/detect-testing-library-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/detect-testing-library-utils.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ type IsRenderUtilFn = (node: TSESTree.Identifier) => boolean;
 type IsRenderVariableDeclaratorFn = (
   node: TSESTree.VariableDeclarator
 ) => boolean;
-type IsDebugUtilFn = (node: TSESTree.Identifier) => boolean;
+type IsDebugUtilFn = (identifierNode: TSESTree.Identifier) => boolean;
 type IsPresenceAssertFn = (node: TSESTree.MemberExpression) => boolean;
 type IsAbsenceAssertFn = (node: TSESTree.MemberExpression) => boolean;
 type CanReportErrorsFn = () => boolean;
@@ -580,14 +580,22 @@ export function detectTestingLibraryUtils<
       return isRenderUtil(initIdentifierNode);
     };
 
-    const isDebugUtil: IsDebugUtilFn = (node) => {
-      return isTestingLibraryUtil(
-        node,
-        (identifierNodeName, originalNodeName) => {
-          return [identifierNodeName, originalNodeName]
-            .filter(Boolean)
-            .includes('debug');
-        }
+    const isDebugUtil: IsDebugUtilFn = (identifierNode) => {
+      const isBuiltInConsole =
+        isMemberExpression(identifierNode.parent) &&
+        ASTUtils.isIdentifier(identifierNode.parent.object) &&
+        identifierNode.parent.object.name === 'console';
+
+      return (
+        !isBuiltInConsole &&
+        isTestingLibraryUtil(
+          identifierNode,
+          (identifierNodeName, originalNodeName) => {
+            return [identifierNodeName, originalNodeName]
+              .filter(Boolean)
+              .includes('debug');
+          }
+        )
       );
     };
 
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-debug.ts b/lib/rules/no-debug.ts
index 5e2222e5..71e0f8f1 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-debug.ts
+++ b/lib/rules/no-debug.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   getInnermostReturningFunction,
   getPropertyIdentifierNode,
   getReferenceNode,
+  isCallExpression,
   isObjectPattern,
   isProperty,
 } from '../node-utils';
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
     const suspiciousDebugVariableNames: string[] = [];
     const suspiciousReferenceNodes: TSESTree.Identifier[] = [];
     const renderWrapperNames: string[] = [];
+    const builtInConsoleNodes: TSESTree.VariableDeclarator[] = [];
 
     function detectRenderWrapper(node: TSESTree.Identifier): void {
       const innerFunction = getInnermostReturningFunction(context, node);
@@ -54,6 +56,11 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
           return;
         }
 
+        if (initIdentifierNode.name === 'console') {
+          builtInConsoleNodes.push(node);
+          return;
+        }
+
         const isRenderWrapperVariableDeclarator = initIdentifierNode
           ? renderWrapperNames.includes(initIdentifierNode.name)
           : false;
@@ -120,7 +127,21 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
           }
         );
 
-        if (isDebugUtil || isDeclaredDebugVariable || isChainedReferenceDebug) {
+        const isVariableFromBuiltInConsole = builtInConsoleNodes.some(
+          (variableDeclarator) => {
+            const variables = context.getDeclaredVariables(variableDeclarator);
+            return variables.some(
+              ({ name }) =>
+                name === callExpressionIdentifier.name &&
+                isCallExpression(callExpressionIdentifier.parent)
+            );
+          }
+        );
+
+        if (
+          !isVariableFromBuiltInConsole &&
+          (isDebugUtil || isDeclaredDebugVariable || isChainedReferenceDebug)
+        ) {
           context.report({
             node: callExpressionIdentifier,
             messageId: 'noDebug',
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.test.ts
index fda5faab..7606b915 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-debug.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,27 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       settings: { 'testing-library/utils-module': 'test-utils' },
       code: `screen.debug()`,
     },
+    {
+      code: `console.debug()`,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        const consoleDebug = console.debug
+        consoleDebug()
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        const { debug } = console
+        debug()
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        const { debug: consoleDebug } = console
+        consoleDebug()
+      `,
+    },
     {
       code: `
         const { screen } = require('@testing-library/dom')
@@ -516,5 +537,23 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       `,
       errors: [{ line: 7, column: 7, messageId: 'noDebug' }],
     },
+    {
+      settings: { 'testing-library/utils-module': 'test-utils' },
+      code: `
+      import { render } from '@testing-library/react'
+      
+      const utils = render(element)
+      const { debug: renamedDestructuredDebug } = console
+      const { debug } = console
+      const assignedDebug = console.debug
+      console.debug('debugging')
+      debug('destructured')
+      assignedDebug('foo')
+      // the following line is the one that fails
+      utils.debug()
+      renamedDestructuredDebug('foo')
+      `,
+      errors: [{ line: 12, column: 13, messageId: 'noDebug' }],
+    },
   ],
 });