diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCall.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCall.kt
index 88d43e5cb55..495e9deabf3 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCall.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/main/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCall.kt
@@ -58,10 +58,13 @@ class ForbiddenMethodCall(config: Config = Config.empty) : Rule(config) {
             "Methods can be defined without full signature (i.e. `java.time.LocalDate.now`) which will report " +
             "calls of all methods with this name or with full signature " +
             "(i.e. `java.time.LocalDate(java.time.Clock)`) which would report only call " +
-            "with this concrete signature. If you want to forbid an extension function like" +
+            "with this concrete signature. If you want to forbid an extension function like " +
             "`fun String.hello(a: Int)` you should add the receiver parameter as the first parameter like this: " +
             "`hello(kotlin.String, kotlin.Int)`. To forbid constructor calls you need to define them with `<init>`, " +
-            " for example `java.util.Date.<init>`."
+            "for example `java.util.Date.<init>`. To forbid calls involving type parameters, omit them, for example " +
+            "`fun hello(args: Array<Any>)` is referred to as simply `hello(kotlin.Array)` (also the signature for " +
+            "vararg parameters). To forbid methods from the companion object reference the Companion class, for " +
+            "example as `TestClass.Companion.hello()` (even if it is marked `@JvmStatic`)."
     )
     private val methods: List<Forbidden> by config(
         valuesWithReason(
diff --git a/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCallSpec.kt b/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCallSpec.kt
index dadc3f2d679..7d956fa1592 100644
--- a/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCallSpec.kt
+++ b/detekt-rules-style/src/test/kotlin/io/gitlab/arturbosch/detekt/rules/style/ForbiddenMethodCallSpec.kt
@@ -283,6 +283,100 @@ class ForbiddenMethodCallSpec(val env: KotlinCoreEnvironment) {
         assertThat(findings).hasStartSourceLocation(6, 13)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `should report method with array argument`() {
+        val code = """
+            package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style
+            
+            fun arrayMethod(args: Array<Any>) = args.size
+
+            fun test() {
+                val s = arrayMethod(arrayOf("test"))
+            }
+        """.trimIndent()
+        val methodName = "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style.arrayMethod(kotlin.Array)"
+        val findings = ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(mapOf(METHODS to listOf(methodName))))
+            .compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
+        assertThat(findings).hasSize(1).hasStartSourceLocation(6, 13)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should report method with list argument`() {
+        val code = """
+            package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style
+            
+            fun listMethod(args: List<Any>) = args.size
+
+            fun test() {
+                val s = listMethod(listOf("test"))
+            }
+        """.trimIndent()
+        val methodName = "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style.listMethod(kotlin.collections.List)"
+        val findings = ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(mapOf(METHODS to listOf(methodName))))
+            .compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
+        assertThat(findings).hasSize(1).hasStartSourceLocation(6, 13)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should report method with vararg argument`() {
+        val code = """
+            package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style
+            
+            fun varargMethod(vararg args: Any) = args.size
+
+            fun test() {
+                val s = varargMethod(arrayOf("test"))
+            }
+        """.trimIndent()
+        val methodName = "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style.varargMethod(kotlin.Array)"
+        val findings = ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(mapOf(METHODS to listOf(methodName))))
+            .compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
+        assertThat(findings).hasSize(1).hasStartSourceLocation(6, 13)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should report companion object method`() {
+        val code = """
+            package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style
+            
+            class TestClass {
+                companion object {
+                    fun staticMethod() {}
+                }
+            }
+
+            fun test() {
+                TestClass.staticMethod()
+            }
+        """.trimIndent()
+        val methodName = "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style.TestClass.Companion.staticMethod()"
+        val findings = ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(mapOf(METHODS to listOf(methodName))))
+            .compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
+        assertThat(findings).hasSize(1).hasStartSourceLocation(10, 15)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `should report @JvmStatic method`() {
+        val code = """
+            package io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style
+            
+            class TestClass {
+                companion object {
+                    @JvmStatic
+                    fun staticMethod() {}
+                }
+            }
+
+            fun test() {
+                TestClass.staticMethod()
+            }
+        """.trimIndent()
+        val methodName = "io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.rules.style.TestClass.Companion.staticMethod()"
+        val findings = ForbiddenMethodCall(TestConfig(mapOf(METHODS to listOf(methodName))))
+            .compileAndLintWithContext(env, code)
+        assertThat(findings).hasSize(1).hasStartSourceLocation(11, 15)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `should report overriding method calls`() {
         val code = """