diff --git a/src/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule.php b/src/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule.php
index b552ecbb..c04025ff 100644
--- a/src/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule.php
+++ b/src/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule.php
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 
 final class PrivateInFinalClassRule implements Rules\Rule
 {
+    /**
+     * @var array<int, class-string>
+     */
+    private static array $attributesThatIndicateProtectedIsOk = [
+        \PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Before::class,
+    ];
+
     public function getNodeType(): string
     {
         return Node\Stmt\ClassMethod::class;
@@ -53,6 +60,15 @@ public function processNode(
             return [];
         }
 
+        // Check attributes
+        foreach ($node->attrGroups as $attrGroup) {
+            foreach ($attrGroup->attrs as $attr) {
+                if (\in_array($attr->name->toString(), self::$attributesThatIndicateProtectedIsOk, true)) {
+                    return [];
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         $methodName = $node->name->toString();
 
         $parentClass = $containingClass->getNativeReflection()->getParentClass();
diff --git a/test/Fixture/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule/Success/FinalClassWithProtectedMethodUsingPhpUnitAttribute.php b/test/Fixture/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule/Success/FinalClassWithProtectedMethodUsingPhpUnitAttribute.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..627c1ec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Fixture/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule/Success/FinalClassWithProtectedMethodUsingPhpUnitAttribute.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\Test\Fixture\Methods\PrivateInFinalClassRule\Success;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Before;
+
+final class FinalClassWithProtectedMethodUsingPhpUnitAttribute
+{
+    #[Before()]
+    protected function aMethod(): void
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Integration/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRuleTest.php b/test/Integration/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRuleTest.php
index 41be6f10..154365ef 100644
--- a/test/Integration/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRuleTest.php
+++ b/test/Integration/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRuleTest.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public static function provideCasesWhereAnalysisShouldSucceed(): iterable
             'final-class-with-protected-method-extending-class-with-same-protected-method' => __DIR__ . '/../../Fixture/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule/Success/FinalClassWithProtectedMethodExtendingClassWithSameProtectedMethod.php',
             'final-class-with-protected-method-from-trait' => __DIR__ . '/../../Fixture/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule/Success/FinalClassWithProtectedMethodFromTrait.php',
             'final-class-with-public-method' => __DIR__ . '/../../Fixture/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule/Success/FinalClassWithPublicMethod.php',
+            'final-class-with-protected-method-using-php-unit-attribute' => __DIR__ . '/../../Fixture/Methods/PrivateInFinalClassRule/Success/FinalClassWithProtectedMethodUsingPhpUnitAttribute.php',
         ];
 
         foreach ($paths as $description => $path) {