diff --git a/lib/rules/await-async-utils.ts b/lib/rules/await-async-utils.ts
index 74cb382d..f26bd958 100644
--- a/lib/rules/await-async-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/rules/await-async-utils.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 	getFunctionName,
 	getInnermostReturningFunction,
 	getVariableReferences,
+	isCallExpression,
 	isObjectPattern,
 	isPromiseHandled,
 	isProperty,
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
 				const isAssigningKnownAsyncFunctionWrapper =
 					ASTUtils.isIdentifier(node.id) &&
 					node.init !== null &&
+					!isCallExpression(node.init) &&
+					!ASTUtils.isAwaitExpression(node.init) &&
 					functionWrappersNames.includes(
 						getDeepestIdentifierNode(node.init)?.name ?? ''
 					);
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts
index 0548e618..01de4d16 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,21 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
 
           await triggerEvent()
         })
+        `,
+				options: [{ eventModule: 'fireEvent' }] as const,
+			})),
+			...FIRE_EVENT_ASYNC_FUNCTIONS.map((eventMethod) => ({
+				code: `
+        import { fireEvent } from '${testingFramework}'
+        test('await promise assigned to a variable from function wrapping event method is valid', () => {
+          function triggerEvent() {
+            doSomething()
+            return fireEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username'))
+          }
+
+          const result = await triggerEvent()
+          expect(result).toBe(undefined)
+        })
         `,
 				options: [{ eventModule: 'fireEvent' }] as const,
 			})),
@@ -364,6 +379,21 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
 			...USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FUNCTIONS.map((eventMethod) => ({
 				code: `
         import userEvent from '${testingFramework}'
+        test('await promise assigned to a variable from function wrapping event method is valid', () => {
+          function triggerEvent() {
+            doSomething()
+            return userEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username'))
+          }
+
+          const result = await triggerEvent()
+          expect(result).toBe(undefined)
+        })
+        `,
+				options: [{ eventModule: 'userEvent' }] as const,
+			})),
+			...USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FUNCTIONS.map((eventMethod) => ({
+				code: `
+        import userEvent from '${testingFramework}'
         test('await expression that evaluates to promise is valid', async () => {
           await (null, userEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username')));
 		  await (condition ? null : userEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username')));
@@ -775,6 +805,44 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
 					({
 						code: `
       import { fireEvent } from '${testingFramework}'
+      test('unhandled promise assigned to a variable returned from function wrapping event method is invalid', () => {
+        function triggerEvent() {
+          doSomething()
+          return fireEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username'))
+        }
+
+        const result = triggerEvent()
+        expect(result).toBe(undefined)
+      })
+      `,
+						errors: [
+							{
+								line: 9,
+								column: 24,
+								messageId: 'awaitAsyncEventWrapper',
+								data: { name: 'triggerEvent' },
+							},
+						],
+						options: [{ eventModule: 'fireEvent' }],
+						output: `
+      import { fireEvent } from '${testingFramework}'
+      test('unhandled promise assigned to a variable returned from function wrapping event method is invalid', async () => {
+        function triggerEvent() {
+          doSomething()
+          return fireEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username'))
+        }
+
+        const result = await triggerEvent()
+        expect(result).toBe(undefined)
+      })
+      `,
+					}) as const
+			),
+			...FIRE_EVENT_ASYNC_FUNCTIONS.map(
+				(eventMethod) =>
+					({
+						code: `
+      import { fireEvent } from '${testingFramework}'
 
       function triggerEvent() {
         doSomething()
@@ -977,6 +1045,44 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
 					({
 						code: `
       import userEvent from '${testingFramework}'
+      test('unhandled promise assigned to a variable returned from function wrapping event method is invalid', function() {
+        function triggerEvent() {
+          doSomething()
+          return userEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username'))
+        }
+
+        const result = triggerEvent()
+        expect(result).toBe(undefined)
+      })
+      `,
+						errors: [
+							{
+								line: 9,
+								column: 24,
+								messageId: 'awaitAsyncEventWrapper',
+								data: { name: 'triggerEvent' },
+							},
+						],
+						options: [{ eventModule: 'userEvent' }],
+						output: `
+      import userEvent from '${testingFramework}'
+      test('unhandled promise assigned to a variable returned from function wrapping event method is invalid', async function() {
+        function triggerEvent() {
+          doSomething()
+          return userEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username'))
+        }
+
+        const result = await triggerEvent()
+        expect(result).toBe(undefined)
+      })
+      `,
+					}) as const
+			),
+			...USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FUNCTIONS.map(
+				(eventMethod) =>
+					({
+						code: `
+      import userEvent from '${testingFramework}'
 
       function triggerEvent() {
         doSomething()
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-queries.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-queries.test.ts
index dfbc6008..8354d346 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-queries.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-queries.test.ts
@@ -291,6 +291,23 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       `,
 		})),
 
+		// handled promise assigned to variable returned from async query wrapper is valid
+		...ALL_ASYNC_COMBINATIONS_TO_TEST.map(
+			(query) =>
+				({
+					code: `
+        const queryWrapper = () => {
+          return screen.${query}('foo')
+        }
+
+        test("A valid example test", async () => {
+          const element = await queryWrapper()
+          expect(element).toBeVisible()
+        })
+      `,
+				}) as const
+		),
+
 		// non-matching query is valid
 		`
     test('A valid example test', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-utils.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-utils.test.ts
index 8f23bbf3..e018a223 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-utils.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-utils.test.ts
@@ -250,6 +250,20 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
         test('handled promise from function wrapping ${asyncUtil} util is valid', async () => {
           await waitForSomethingAsync()
         });
+      `,
+		})),
+		...ASYNC_UTILS.map((asyncUtil) => ({
+			code: `
+        import { ${asyncUtil} } from '${testingFramework}';
+
+        function waitForSomethingAsync() {
+          return ${asyncUtil}(() => somethingAsync())
+        }
+
+        test('handled promise in variable declaration from function wrapping ${asyncUtil} util is valid', async () => {
+          const result = await waitForSomethingAsync()
+          expect(result).toBe('foo')
+        });
       `,
 		})),
 		{
@@ -506,6 +520,32 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
 			(asyncUtil) =>
 				({
 					code: `
+		    import { ${asyncUtil}, render } from '${testingFramework}';
+
+		    function waitForSomethingAsync() {
+		      return ${asyncUtil}(() => somethingAsync())
+		    }
+
+		    test('unhandled promise in variable declaration from function wrapping ${asyncUtil} util is invalid', async () => {
+		      render()
+		      const result = waitForSomethingAsync()
+		      expect(result).toBe('foo')
+		    });
+		  `,
+					errors: [
+						{
+							messageId: 'asyncUtilWrapper',
+							line: 10,
+							column: 24,
+							data: { name: 'waitForSomethingAsync' },
+						},
+					],
+				}) as const
+		),
+		...ASYNC_UTILS.map(
+			(asyncUtil) =>
+				({
+					code: `
         import { ${asyncUtil} } from 'some-other-library'; // rather than ${testingFramework}
         test(
         'aggressive reporting - util "${asyncUtil}" which is not related to testing library is invalid',