diff --git a/src/Collector/NewWithFollowingSettersCollector.php b/src/Collector/NewWithFollowingSettersCollector.php
index 22b87ca5..f146e621 100644
--- a/src/Collector/NewWithFollowingSettersCollector.php
+++ b/src/Collector/NewWithFollowingSettersCollector.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 use PHPStan\Reflection\ClassReflection;
 use PHPStan\Reflection\ReflectionProvider;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel;
+use Symplify\PHPStanRules\Enum\SymfonyClass;
 use Webmozart\Assert\Assert;
 
 /**
@@ -47,7 +48,12 @@
     /**
      * @var string[]
      */
-    private const array EXCLUDED_CLASSES = [Kernel::class];
+    private const array EXCLUDED_CLASSES = [
+        Kernel::class,
+        // controllers use setContainer() by Symfony design
+        SymfonyClass::ABSTRACT_CONTROLLER,
+        SymfonyClass::CONTROLLER,
+    ];
 
     public function __construct(
         private ReflectionProvider $reflectionProvider,
diff --git a/tests/Rules/NewOverSettersRule/Fixture/SkipController.php b/tests/Rules/NewOverSettersRule/Fixture/SkipController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af77ea9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rules/NewOverSettersRule/Fixture/SkipController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Symplify\PHPStanRules\Tests\Rules\NewOverSettersRule\Fixture;
+
+use Symplify\PHPStanRules\Tests\Rules\NewOverSettersRule\Source\SomeController;
+
+final class SkipController
+{
+    public function first()
+    {
+        $someController = new SomeController();
+        $someController->setContainer('some_container');
+    }
+
+    public function second()
+    {
+        $someController = new SomeController();
+        $someController->setContainer('some_container');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Rules/NewOverSettersRule/NewOverSettersRuleTest.php b/tests/Rules/NewOverSettersRule/NewOverSettersRuleTest.php
index ce3ed092..3f47bb25 100644
--- a/tests/Rules/NewOverSettersRule/NewOverSettersRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Rules/NewOverSettersRule/NewOverSettersRuleTest.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public static function provideData(): Iterator
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipCalledOnlyOnce.php', []];
 
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipSomeKernel.php', []];
+        yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipController.php', []];
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipEntity.php', []];
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipAttributeEntity.php', []];
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipNotSetterCall.php', []];
diff --git a/tests/Rules/NewOverSettersRule/Source/SomeController.php b/tests/Rules/NewOverSettersRule/Source/SomeController.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..494d1f8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rules/NewOverSettersRule/Source/SomeController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Symplify\PHPStanRules\Tests\Rules\NewOverSettersRule\Source;
+
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
+
+final class SomeController extends AbstractController
+{
+}