diff --git a/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/Analyzer.kt b/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/Analyzer.kt
index d469dadcf86a..74d3ce84c4a6 100644
--- a/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/Analyzer.kt
+++ b/detekt-core/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/core/Analyzer.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.FileProcessListener
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Finding
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.MultiRule
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.Rule
+import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSet
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSetId
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.RuleSetProvider
 import io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.api.internal.CompilerResources
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ internal class Analyzer(
         @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
         val dataFlowValueFactory = DataFlowValueFactoryImpl(languageVersionSettings)
         val compilerResources = CompilerResources(languageVersionSettings, dataFlowValueFactory)
+        if (bindingContext == BindingContext.EMPTY) {
+            warnAboutEnabledRequiresTypeResolutionRules(settings::info)
+        }
         val findingsPerFile: FindingsResult =
             if (settings.spec.executionSpec.parallelAnalysis) {
                 runAsync(ktFiles, bindingContext, compilerResources)
@@ -187,3 +191,16 @@ internal fun ProcessingSpec.workaroundConfiguration(config: Config): Config = wi
 
     return declaredConfig ?: getDefaultConfiguration()
 }
+
+private fun warnAboutEnabledRequiresTypeResolutionRules(log: (String) -> Unit) {
+    providers.asSequence()
+        .map { it to config.subConfig(it.ruleSetId) }
+        .filter { (_, ruleSetConfig) -> ruleSetConfig.isActive() }
+        .map { (provider, ruleSetConfig) -> provider.instance(ruleSetConfig) to ruleSetConfig }
+        .flatMap { (ruleSet, _) -> ruleSet.rules.asSequence() }
+        .filter { rule -> (rule as? Rule)?.active == true }
+        .filter { rule -> rule::class.hasAnnotation<RequiresTypeResolution>() }
+        .forEach { rule ->
+            log("The rule '${rule.ruleId}' requires type resolution but it was run without it.")
+        }
+}