diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index d2fd03079557..d94c1a35c0d5 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -1073,9 +1073,9 @@ linters-settings:
         alias: $1$2
 
   interfacebloat:
-    # The number of allowed methods for an interface.
+    # The maximum number of methods allowed for an interface.
     # Default: 10
-    len: 5
+    max: 5
 
   ireturn:
     # ireturn allows using `allow` and `reject` settings at the same time.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2abb70188e18..93e54954d588 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ryancurrah/gomodguard v1.2.4
 	github.com/ryanrolds/sqlclosecheck v0.3.0
 	github.com/sanposhiho/wastedassign/v2 v2.0.6
-	github.com/sashamelentyev/interfacebloat v1.0.0
+	github.com/sashamelentyev/interfacebloat v1.1.0
 	github.com/sashamelentyev/usestdlibvars v1.10.0
 	github.com/securego/gosec/v2 v2.12.0
 	github.com/shazow/go-diff v0.0.0-20160112020656-b6b7b6733b8c
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c902f02304f6..5fe90323cc35 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@ github.com/ryanrolds/sqlclosecheck v0.3.0 h1:AZx+Bixh8zdUBxUA1NxbxVAS78vTPq4rCb8
 github.com/ryanrolds/sqlclosecheck v0.3.0/go.mod h1:1gREqxyTGR3lVtpngyFo3hZAgk0KCtEdgEkHwDbigdA=
 github.com/sanposhiho/wastedassign/v2 v2.0.6 h1:+6/hQIHKNJAUixEj6EmOngGIisyeI+T3335lYTyxRoA=
 github.com/sanposhiho/wastedassign/v2 v2.0.6/go.mod h1:KyZ0MWTwxxBmfwn33zh3k1dmsbF2ud9pAAGfoLfjhtI=
-github.com/sashamelentyev/interfacebloat v1.0.0 h1:p2qI+0Oj5KbLqpukhkJGP24GSyWPLWd3CgT74F7Tzg4=
-github.com/sashamelentyev/interfacebloat v1.0.0/go.mod h1:v46OiPGzx/3fDMyC4gq2h6ecsJBAVdbMMQ854YCl574=
+github.com/sashamelentyev/interfacebloat v1.1.0 h1:xdRdJp0irL086OyW1H/RTZTr1h/tMEOsumirXcOJqAw=
+github.com/sashamelentyev/interfacebloat v1.1.0/go.mod h1:+Y9yU5YdTkrNvoX0xHc84dxiN1iBi9+G8zZIhPVoNjQ=
 github.com/sashamelentyev/usestdlibvars v1.10.0 h1:hBW8NyJSmHImE/vI1r3gmGWiFkHtnqwd3DnoqoPxxj4=
 github.com/sashamelentyev/usestdlibvars v1.10.0/go.mod h1:nBjNFNgqwmaJuFKBvv/KoewMqAQJ8Ijq0z1u2W3nQIo=
 github.com/securego/gosec/v2 v2.12.0 h1:CQWdW7ATFpvLSohMVsajscfyHJ5rsGmEXmsNcsDNmAg=
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 2e5cef9707d2..242a1de1f3d8 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ type ImportAsAlias struct {
 }
 
 type InterfaceBloatSettings struct {
-	Len int `mapstructure:"len"`
+	Max int `mapstructure:"max"`
 }
 
 type IreturnSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/interfacebloat.go b/pkg/golinters/interfacebloat.go
index 709436c7e74a..f9cf81c8130c 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/interfacebloat.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/interfacebloat.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func NewInterfaceBloat(settings *config.InterfaceBloatSettings) *goanalysis.Lint
 	cfgMap := make(map[string]map[string]interface{})
 	if settings != nil {
 		cfgMap[a.Name] = map[string]interface{}{
-			analyzer.InterfaceLenFlag: settings.Len,
+			analyzer.InterfaceMaxMethodsFlag: settings.Max,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/testdata/interfacebloat.go b/test/testdata/interfacebloat.go
index 696e220b79fd..bee050ff7458 100644
--- a/test/testdata/interfacebloat.go
+++ b/test/testdata/interfacebloat.go
@@ -3,48 +3,124 @@ package testdata
 
 import "time"
 
-type _ interface { // ERROR "length of interface greater than 10"
-	a() time.Duration
-	b()
-	c()
-	d()
-	f()
-	g()
-	h()
-	i()
-	j()
-	k()
-	l()
-}
-
-func _() {
-	var _ interface { // ERROR "length of interface greater than 10"
-		a() time.Duration
-		b()
-		c()
-		d()
-		f()
-		g()
-		h()
-		i()
-		j()
-		k()
-		l()
+type InterfaceBloatExample01 interface { // ERROR "the interface has more than 10 methods: 11"
+	a01() time.Duration
+	a02()
+	a03()
+	a04()
+	a05()
+	a06()
+	a07()
+	a08()
+	a09()
+	a10()
+	a11()
+}
+
+func InterfaceBloatExample02() {
+	var _ interface { // ERROR "the interface has more than 10 methods: 11"
+		a01() time.Duration
+		a02()
+		a03()
+		a04()
+		a05()
+		a06()
+		a07()
+		a08()
+		a09()
+		a10()
+		a11()
+	}
+}
+
+func InterfaceBloatExample03() interface { // ERROR "the interface has more than 10 methods: 11"
+	a01() time.Duration
+	a02()
+	a03()
+	a04()
+	a05()
+	a06()
+	a07()
+	a08()
+	a09()
+	a10()
+	a11()
+} {
+	return nil
+}
+
+type InterfaceBloatExample04 struct {
+	Foo interface { // ERROR "the interface has more than 10 methods: 11"
+		a01() time.Duration
+		a02()
+		a03()
+		a04()
+		a05()
+		a06()
+		a07()
+		a08()
+		a09()
+		a10()
+		a11()
+	}
+}
+
+type InterfaceBloatSmall01 interface {
+	a01() time.Duration
+	a02()
+	a03()
+	a04()
+	a05()
+}
+
+type InterfaceBloatSmall02 interface {
+	a06()
+	a07()
+	a08()
+	a09()
+	a10()
+	a11()
+}
+
+type InterfaceBloatExample05 interface {
+	InterfaceBloatSmall01
+	InterfaceBloatSmall02
+}
+
+type InterfaceBloatExample06 interface {
+	interface { // ERROR "the interface has more than 10 methods: 11"
+		a01() time.Duration
+		a02()
+		a03()
+		a04()
+		a05()
+		a06()
+		a07()
+		a08()
+		a09()
+		a10()
+		a11()
 	}
 }
 
-func __() interface { // ERROR "length of interface greater than 10"
-	a() time.Duration
-	b()
-	c()
-	d()
-	f()
-	g()
-	h()
-	i()
-	j()
-	k()
-	l()
+type InterfaceBloatTypeGeneric interface {
+	~uint8 | ~uint16 | ~uint32 | ~uint64 | uint |
+		~int8 | ~int16 | ~int32 | ~int64 | int |
+		~float32 | ~float64 |
+		~string
+}
+
+func InterfaceBloatExampleNoProblem() interface {
+	a01() time.Duration
+	a02()
+	a03()
+	a04()
+	a05()
+	a06()
+	a07()
+	a08()
+	a09()
+	a10()
 } {
 	return nil
 }