diff --git a/lib/rules/await-interactions.ts b/lib/rules/await-interactions.ts
index d546250..9073721 100644
--- a/lib/rules/await-interactions.ts
+++ b/lib/rules/await-interactions.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ export = createStorybookRule({
         return null
       }
 
+      if (
+        isMemberExpression(expr.callee) &&
+        isIdentifier(expr.callee.object) &&
+        isIdentifier(expr.callee.property) &&
+        expr.callee.object.name === 'userEvent' &&
+        expr.callee.property.name === 'setup'
+      ) {
+        return null
+      }
+
       if (
         isMemberExpression(expr.callee) &&
         isIdentifier(expr.callee.object) &&
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/await-interactions.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/await-interactions.test.ts
index 3e21255..bf969ef 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/await-interactions.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/await-interactions.test.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ ruleTester.run('await-interactions', rule, {
         }
       }
     `,
+    dedent`
+      export const Story = {
+        play: async ({canvasElement}) => {
+          const user = userEvent.setup();
+          await user.click(button);
+        },
+      };
+    `,
   ],
   invalid: [
     {
@@ -376,5 +384,52 @@ ruleTester.run('await-interactions', rule, {
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      code: dedent`
+        export const Story = {
+          play: async ({canvasElement}) => {
+            const user = await userEvent.setup();
+          },
+        };
+      `,
+      output: dedent`
+      export const Story = {
+        play: async ({canvasElement}) => {
+          const user = userEvent.setup();
+        },
+      };
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          // @ts-ignore
+          messageId: 'setupShouldNotBeAwaited',
+          data: { method: 'play' },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: dedent`
+        export const Story = {
+          play: async ({canvasElement}) => {
+            const user = userEvent.setup();
+            user.click(button);
+          },
+        };
+      `,
+      output: dedent`
+        export const Story = {
+          play: async ({canvasElement}) => {
+            const user = userEvent.setup();
+            await user.click(button);
+          },
+        };
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          messageId: 'interactionShouldBeAwaited',
+          data: { method: 'play' },
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   ],
 })