diff --git a/pkg/commands/run.go b/pkg/commands/run.go
index b4cd88f3b54f..15cd670e11e6 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/run.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/run.go
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ func initFlagSet(fs *pflag.FlagSet, cfg *config.Config, m *lintersdb.Manager, is
 	fs.IntVar(&lsc.Goconst.NumberMax, "goconst.max",
 		3, "maximum value, only works with goconst.numbers")
 	hideFlag("goconst.max")
+	fs.BoolVar(&lsc.Goconst.IgnoreCalls, "goconst.ignore-calls",
+		true, "Goconst: ignore when constant is not used as function argument")
+	hideFlag("goconst.ignore-calls")
 
 	// (@dixonwille) These flag is only used for testing purposes.
 	fs.StringSliceVar(&lsc.Depguard.Packages, "depguard.packages", nil,
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 2fa20eeea42d..4ec378f7a687 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ type LintersSettings struct {
 		ParseNumbers        bool `mapstructure:"numbers"`
 		NumberMin           int  `mapstructure:"min"`
 		NumberMax           int  `mapstructure:"max"`
+		IgnoreCalls         bool `mapstructure:"ignore-calls"`
 	}
 	Gomnd struct {
 		Settings map[string]map[string]interface{}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/goconst.go b/pkg/golinters/goconst.go
index 39e967055da4..cc8213effe21 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/goconst.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/goconst.go
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ func checkConstants(pass *analysis.Pass, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]goanalysis.
 
 	res := make([]goanalysis.Issue, 0, len(goconstIssues))
 	for _, i := range goconstIssues {
-		textBegin := fmt.Sprintf("string %s has %d occurrences", formatCode(i.Str, lintCtx.Cfg), i.OccurrencesCount)
+		if lintCtx.Settings().Goconst.IgnoreCalls && i.Typ == goconstAPI.Call {
+			continue
+		}
+		textBegin := fmt.Sprintf("string %s has %d occurrences as %s statement", formatCode(i.Str, lintCtx.Cfg), i.OccurrencesCount, i.Typ)
 		var textEnd string
 		if i.MatchingConst == "" {
 			textEnd = ", make it a constant"
diff --git a/test/testdata/goconst.go b/test/testdata/goconst.go
index aaebe1dcd013..2fc1a7aae0b6 100644
--- a/test/testdata/goconst.go
+++ b/test/testdata/goconst.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ package testdata
 import "fmt"
 
 func GoconstA() {
-	a := "needconst" // ERROR "string `needconst` has 5 occurrences, make it a constant"
+	a := "needconst" // ERROR "string `needconst` has 5 occurrences as assignment statement, make it a constant"
 	fmt.Print(a)
 	b := "needconst"
 	fmt.Print(b)
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ func GoconstB() {
 const AlreadyHasConst = "alreadyhasconst"
 
 func GoconstC() {
-	a := "alreadyhasconst" // ERROR "string `alreadyhasconst` has 3 occurrences, but such constant `AlreadyHasConst` already exists"
+	a := "alreadyhasconst" // ERROR "string `alreadyhasconst` has 3 occurrences as assignment statement, but such constant `AlreadyHasConst` already exists"
 	fmt.Print(a)
 	b := "alreadyhasconst"
 	fmt.Print(b)
 	c := "alreadyhasconst"
 	fmt.Print(c)
+	fmt.Print("alreadyhasconst")
 }
diff --git a/test/testdata/goconst_calls_enabled.go b/test/testdata/goconst_calls_enabled.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3e300b6b406f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/goconst_calls_enabled.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//args: -Egoconst
+//config: linters-settings.goconst.ignore-calls=false
+package testdata
+
+import "fmt"
+
+const FooBar = "foobar"
+
+func Baz() {
+	a := "foobar" // ERROR "string `foobar` has 3 occurrences as assignment statement, but such constant `FooBar` already exists"
+	fmt.Print(a)
+	b := "foobar"
+	fmt.Print(b)
+	c := "foobar"
+	fmt.Print(c)
+	fmt.Print("foobar") // ERROR "string `foobar` has 1 occurrences as call statement, but such constant `FooBar` already exists"
+}