diff --git a/docs/rules/await-async-queries.md b/docs/rules/await-async-queries.md
index be99be6a..d0d41a3e 100644
--- a/docs/rules/await-async-queries.md
+++ b/docs/rules/await-async-queries.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ problems in the tests. The promise will be considered as handled when:
 
 - using the `await` operator
 - wrapped within `Promise.all` or `Promise.allSettled` methods
-- chaining the `then` method
+- chaining the `then` or `catch` method
 - chaining `resolves` or `rejects` from jest
 - chaining `toResolve()` or `toReject()` from [jest-extended](https://github.com/jest-community/jest-extended#promise)
 - chaining jasmine [async matchers](https://jasmine.github.io/api/edge/async-matchers.html)
diff --git a/docs/rules/await-async-utils.md b/docs/rules/await-async-utils.md
index c42e047b..ac22b228 100644
--- a/docs/rules/await-async-utils.md
+++ b/docs/rules/await-async-utils.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ problems in the tests. The promise will be considered as handled when:
 
 - using the `await` operator
 - wrapped within `Promise.all` or `Promise.allSettled` methods
-- chaining the `then` method
+- chaining the `then` or `catch` method
 - chaining `resolves` or `rejects` from jest
 - chaining `toResolve()` or `toReject()` from [jest-extended](https://github.com/jest-community/jest-extended#promise)
 - chaining jasmine [async matchers](https://jasmine.github.io/api/edge/async-matchers.html)
diff --git a/lib/node-utils/index.ts b/lib/node-utils/index.ts
index 86dba929..c89d102e 100644
--- a/lib/node-utils/index.ts
+++ b/lib/node-utils/index.ts
@@ -151,16 +151,24 @@ export function hasThenProperty(node: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
 	);
 }
 
-export function hasChainedThen(node: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
+export function hasPromiseHandlerProperty(node: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
+	return (
+		isMemberExpression(node) &&
+		ASTUtils.isIdentifier(node.property) &&
+		['then', 'catch'].includes(node.property.name)
+	);
+}
+
+export function hasChainedPromiseHandler(node: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
 	const parent = node.parent;
 
-	// wait(...).then(...)
+	// wait(...).then(...) or wait(...).catch(...)
 	if (isCallExpression(parent) && parent.parent) {
-		return hasThenProperty(parent.parent);
+		return hasPromiseHandlerProperty(parent.parent);
 	}
 
-	// promise.then(...)
-	return !!parent && hasThenProperty(parent);
+	// promise.then(...) or promise.catch(...)
+	return !!parent && hasPromiseHandlerProperty(parent);
 }
 
 export function isPromiseIdentifier(
@@ -214,7 +222,7 @@ export function isPromisesArrayResolved(node: TSESTree.Node): boolean {
  * - it belongs to the `await` expression
  * - it belongs to the `Promise.all` method
  * - it belongs to the `Promise.allSettled` method
- * - it's chained with the `then` method
+ * - it's chained with the `then` or `catch` method
  * - it's returned from a function
  * - has `resolves` or `rejects` jest methods
  * - has `toResolve` or `toReject` jest-extended matchers
@@ -243,7 +251,7 @@ export function isPromiseHandled(nodeIdentifier: TSESTree.Identifier): boolean {
 		)
 			return true;
 		if (hasClosestExpectHandlesPromise(node.parent)) return true;
-		if (hasChainedThen(node)) return true;
+		if (hasChainedPromiseHandler(node)) return true;
 		if (isPromisesArrayResolved(node)) return true;
 	});
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts
index 01de4d16..afa4495a 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-events.test.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
             fireEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username')).then(() => { done() })
           })
         })
+        `,
+				options: [{ eventModule: 'fireEvent' }] as const,
+			})),
+			...FIRE_EVENT_ASYNC_FUNCTIONS.map((eventMethod) => ({
+				code: `
+        import { fireEvent } from '${testingFramework}'
+        test('chain catch method to promise from event method is valid', async (done) => {
+          fireEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username'))
+            .catch((error) => { done() })
+        })
         `,
 				options: [{ eventModule: 'fireEvent' }] as const,
 			})),
@@ -330,6 +340,16 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
 			...USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FUNCTIONS.map((eventMethod) => ({
 				code: `
         import userEvent from '${testingFramework}'
+        test('chain catch method to promise from event method is valid', async (done) => {
+          userEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username'))
+            .catch((error) => { done() })
+        })
+        `,
+				options: [{ eventModule: 'userEvent' }] as const,
+			})),
+			...USER_EVENT_ASYNC_FUNCTIONS.map((eventMethod) => ({
+				code: `
+        import userEvent from '${testingFramework}'
         test('chain then method to several promises from event methods is valid', async (done) => {
           userEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username')).then(() => {
             userEvent.${eventMethod}(getByLabelText('username')).then(() => { done() })
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-queries.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-queries.test.ts
index 8354d346..db513454 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-queries.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-queries.test.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,15 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       `
 		),
 
+		// async queries are valid with catch
+		...createTestCase(
+			(query) => `
+        ${query}('foo').catch((error) => {
+          expect(error.message).toMatch(/my error message/)
+        })
+      `
+		),
+
 		// async queries are valid when wrapped within Promise.all + await expression
 		...createTestCase(
 			(query) => `
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-utils.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-utils.test.ts
index e018a223..05cb3be9 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/await-async-utils.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/await-async-utils.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
           doSomethingElse();
           ${asyncUtil}(() => getByLabelText('email')).then(() => { console.log('done') });
         });
+      `,
+		})),
+		...ASYNC_UTILS.map((asyncUtil) => ({
+			code: `
+        import { ${asyncUtil} } from '${testingFramework}';
+        test('${asyncUtil} util directly chained with catch is valid', () => {
+          doSomethingElse();
+          ${asyncUtil}(() => getByLabelText('email')).catch((error) => { console.log('done') });
+        });
       `,
 		})),
 		...ASYNC_UTILS.map((asyncUtil) => ({