diff --git a/src/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule.php b/src/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Andreas Möller
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE.md file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/ergebnis/phpstan-rules
+ */
+
+namespace Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\PropertyHooks;
+
+use Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\ErrorIdentifier;
+use PhpParser\Node;
+use PHPStan\Analyser;
+use PHPStan\Reflection;
+use PHPStan\Rules;
+
+/**
+ * @implements Rules\Rule<Node\PropertyHook>
+ */
+final class NoReturnByReferenceRule implements Rules\Rule
+{
+    public function getNodeType(): string
+    {
+        return Node\PropertyHook::class;
+    }
+
+    public function processNode(
+        Node $node,
+        Analyser\Scope $scope
+    ): array {
+        if (false === $node->byRef) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $methodName = $node->name->toString();
+
+        /** @var Reflection\ClassReflection $classReflection */
+        $classReflection = $scope->getClassReflection();
+
+        if ($classReflection->isAnonymous()) {
+            $message = \sprintf(
+                'Property hook %s() in anonymous class returns by reference.',
+                $methodName,
+            );
+
+            return [
+                Rules\RuleErrorBuilder::message($message)
+                    ->identifier(ErrorIdentifier::noReturnByReference()->toString())
+                    ->build(),
+            ];
+        }
+
+        $className = $classReflection->getName();
+
+        $message = \sprintf(
+            'Property hook %s::%s() returns by reference.',
+            $className,
+            $methodName,
+        );
+
+        return [
+            Rules\RuleErrorBuilder::message($message)
+                ->identifier(ErrorIdentifier::noReturnByReference()->toString())
+                ->build(),
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/PropertyHookInClass.php b/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/PropertyHookInClass.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\Test\Fixture\PropertyHooks\NoReturnByReferenceRule;
+
+final class PropertyHookInClass
+{
+    private $foo {
+        get {
+            return $this->foo;
+        }
+    }
+    private $bar {
+        get {
+            return $this->bar;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/PropertyHookInClassReturningByReference.php b/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/PropertyHookInClassReturningByReference.php
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+++ b/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/PropertyHookInClassReturningByReference.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\Test\Fixture\PropertyHooks\NoReturnByReferenceRule;
+
+final class PropertyHookInClassReturningByReference
+{
+    private $foo {
+        get {
+            return $this->foo;
+        }
+    }
+    private $bar {
+        &get {
+            return $this->bar;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/PropertyHookInTrait.php b/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/PropertyHookInTrait.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\Test\Fixture\PropertyHooks\NoReturnByReferenceRule;
+
+trait PropertyHookInTrait
+{
+    private $foo {
+        get {
+            return $this->foo;
+        }
+    }
+    private $bar {
+        get {
+            return $this->bar;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/PropertyHookInTraitReturningByReference.php b/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/PropertyHookInTraitReturningByReference.php
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+++ b/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/PropertyHookInTraitReturningByReference.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\Test\Fixture\PropertyHooks\NoReturnByReferenceRule;
+
+trait PropertyHookInTraitReturningByReference
+{
+    private $foo  {
+        get {
+            return $this->foo;
+        }
+    }
+    private $bar  {
+        &get {
+            return $this->bar;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/script.php b/test/Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule/script.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\Test\Fixture\PropertyHooks\NoReturnByReferenceRule;
+
+$foo = new class() {
+    private $foo {
+        get {
+            return $this->foo;
+        }
+    }
+    private $bar {
+        get {
+            return $this->bar;
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+$bar = new class() {
+    private $foo  {
+        get {
+            return $this->foo;
+        }
+    }
+    private $bar  {
+        &get {
+            return $this->bar;
+        }
+    }
+};
diff --git a/test/Integration/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRuleTest.php b/test/Integration/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRuleTest.php
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+++ b/test/Integration/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRuleTest.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Andreas Möller
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view
+ * the LICENSE.md file that was distributed with this source code.
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/ergebnis/phpstan-rules
+ */
+
+namespace Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\Test\Integration\PropertyHooks;
+
+use Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\PropertyHooks;
+use Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\Test;
+use PHPStan\Rules;
+use PHPStan\Testing;
+
+/**
+ * @covers \Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\PropertyHooks\NoReturnByReferenceRule
+ *
+ * @uses \Ergebnis\PHPStan\Rules\ErrorIdentifier
+ *
+ * @extends Testing\RuleTestCase<PropertyHooks\NoReturnByReferenceRule>
+ */
+final class NoReturnByReferenceRuleTest extends Testing\RuleTestCase
+{
+    use Test\Util\Helper;
+
+    public function testNoReturnByReferenceRule(): void
+    {
+        $this->analyse(
+            self::phpFilesIn(__DIR__ . '/../../Fixture/PropertyHooks/NoReturnByReferenceRule'),
+            [
+                [
+                    \sprintf(
+                        'Property hook %s::foo() returns by reference.',
+                        Test\Fixture\PropertyHooks\NoReturnByReferenceRule\PropertyHookInClassReturningByReference::class,
+                    ),
+                    15,
+                ],
+                [
+                    'Property hook foo() in anonymous class returns by reference.',
+                    27,
+                ],
+            ],
+        );
+    }
+
+    protected function getRule(): Rules\Rule
+    {
+        return new PropertyHooks\NoReturnByReferenceRule();
+    }
+}