diff --git a/rules/sql.go b/rules/sql.go
index 844eaf5d3e..e9cb41b292 100644
--- a/rules/sql.go
+++ b/rules/sql.go
@@ -261,6 +261,19 @@ func (s *sqlStrFormat) Match(n ast.Node, ctx *gosec.Context) (*gosec.Issue, erro
 	switch stmt := n.(type) {
 	case *ast.AssignStmt:
 		for _, expr := range stmt.Rhs {
+			if call, ok := expr.(*ast.CallExpr); ok {
+				selector, ok := call.Fun.(*ast.SelectorExpr)
+				if !ok {
+					continue
+				}
+				sqlQueryCall, ok := selector.X.(*ast.CallExpr)
+				if ok && s.ContainsCallExpr(sqlQueryCall, ctx) != nil {
+					issue, err := s.checkQuery(sqlQueryCall, ctx)
+					if err == nil && issue != nil {
+						return issue, err
+					}
+				}
+			}
 			if sqlQueryCall, ok := expr.(*ast.CallExpr); ok && s.ContainsCallExpr(expr, ctx) != nil {
 				return s.checkQuery(sqlQueryCall, ctx)
 			}
diff --git a/testutils/source.go b/testutils/source.go
index 106d8a2b05..a6f2af83cd 100644
--- a/testutils/source.go
+++ b/testutils/source.go
@@ -1189,6 +1189,72 @@ func main(){
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
+}`}, 1, gosec.NewConfig()}, {[]string{`
+// Format string with \n\r
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func main(){
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	q := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT * FROM foo where\nname = '%s'", os.Args[1])
+	rows, err := db.Query(q)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer rows.Close()
+}`}, 1, gosec.NewConfig()}, {[]string{`
+// SQLI by db.Query(some).Scan(&other)
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var name string
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	q := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT name FROM users where id = '%s'", os.Args[1])
+	row := db.QueryRow(q)
+	err = row.Scan(&name)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
+}`}, 1, gosec.NewConfig()}, {[]string{`
+// SQLI by db.Query(some).Scan(&other)
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var name string
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", ":memory:")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	q := fmt.Sprintf("SELECT name FROM users where id = '%s'", os.Args[1])
+	err = db.QueryRow(q).Scan(&name)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer db.Close()
 }`}, 1, gosec.NewConfig()},
 	}