diff --git a/src/linter/ui5Types/SourceFileLinter.ts b/src/linter/ui5Types/SourceFileLinter.ts
index e86c61420..ded0a3512 100644
--- a/src/linter/ui5Types/SourceFileLinter.ts
+++ b/src/linter/ui5Types/SourceFileLinter.ts
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ export default class SourceFileLinter {
 			return apiVersionNode;
 		};
 
+		const nodeType = this.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node);
+		const nodeValueDeclaration = nodeType.getSymbol()?.valueDeclaration;
+
 		// Analyze renderer property when it's an ObjectLiteralExpression
 		// i.e. { renderer: {apiVersion: "2", render: () => {}} }
 		if (node && (ts.isObjectLiteralExpression(node) || ts.isVariableDeclaration(node))) {
@@ -420,7 +423,13 @@ export default class SourceFileLinter {
 			this.analyzeIconCallInRenderMethod(node);
 		// Analyze renderer property when it's a function i.e. { renderer: () => {} }
 		} else if (ts.isMethodDeclaration(node) || ts.isArrowFunction(node) ||
-			ts.isFunctionExpression(node) || ts.isFunctionDeclaration(node)) {
+			ts.isFunctionExpression(node) || ts.isFunctionDeclaration(node) || (
+			nodeValueDeclaration && (
+				ts.isFunctionExpression(nodeValueDeclaration) ||
+				ts.isFunctionDeclaration(nodeValueDeclaration) ||
+				ts.isArrowFunction(nodeValueDeclaration)
+			)
+		)) {
 			// reporter.addMessage() won't work in this case as it's bound to the current analyzed file.
 			// The findings can be in different file i.e. Control being analyzed,
 			// but reporting might be in ControlRenderer
diff --git a/test/fixtures/linter/projects/sap.f/test/sap/f/LinterTest.js b/test/fixtures/linter/projects/sap.f/test/sap/f/LinterTest.js
index bd2ae9084..40c6f6fb0 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/linter/projects/sap.f/test/sap/f/LinterTest.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/linter/projects/sap.f/test/sap/f/LinterTest.js
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@
 
 sap.ui.require([
 	"sap/f/Avatar",
-	"sap/m/DateTimeInput"
-], (Avatar, DateTimeInput) => {
+	"sap/m/DateTimeInput",
+	"sap/f/ProductSwitchRenderer"
+], (Avatar, DateTimeInput, ProductSwitchRenderer) => {
 	new Avatar();
 	new DateTimeInput();
+
+	Avatar.extend("CustomControl", {
+		// Usage of render function without object is deprecated as no apiVersion is defined
+		// TODO detect: This is currently not detected as the module resolution is not working correctly.
+		// This needs to be solved in a separate change.
+		renderer: ProductSwitchRenderer.render
+	});
 });
diff --git a/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/10Control.js b/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/10Control.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa0f1de85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/10Control.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+sap.ui.define(["sap/ui/core/Control", "./8ControlRenderer"], function (Control, Renderer) {
+	var myControl = Control.extend("mycomp.myControl", {
+		metadata: {},
+		renderer: Renderer.render,
+	});
+
+	return myControl;
+});
diff --git a/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/11Control.js b/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/11Control.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06f1a2a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/11Control.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+sap.ui.define(["sap/ui/core/Control"], function (Control) {
+	function render(oRm, oMyControl) {}
+	const Renderer = {render};
+
+	var myControl = Control.extend("mycomp.myControl", {
+		metadata: {},
+		renderer: Renderer.render,
+	});
+
+	return myControl;
+});
diff --git a/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/2ControlRenderer.js b/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/2ControlRenderer.js
index 242f3194d..049d7956f 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/2ControlRenderer.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/2ControlRenderer.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ sap.ui.define([], function () {
 
 	myControlRenderer.apiVersion = 1; // Deprecated
 
-	myControlRenderer.render = function (oRm, oMyControl) {};
+	myControlRenderer.render = (oRm, oMyControl) => {};
 
 	return myControlRenderer;
 });
diff --git a/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/9Control.js b/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/9Control.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1cb36d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/linter/rules/renderer/9Control.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+sap.ui.define(["sap/ui/core/Control", "./2ControlRenderer"], function (Control, Renderer) {
+	var myControl = Control.extend("mycomp.myControl", {
+		metadata: {},
+		renderer: Renderer.render,
+	});
+
+	return myControl;
+});
diff --git a/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/renderer.ts.md b/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/renderer.ts.md
index 2ba67a1a4..61ca809ec 100644
--- a/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/renderer.ts.md
+++ b/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/renderer.ts.md
@@ -9,6 +9,40 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 > Snapshot 1
 
     [
+      {
+        coverageInfo: [],
+        errorCount: 1,
+        fatalErrorCount: 0,
+        filePath: '10Control.js',
+        messages: [
+          {
+            column: 13,
+            line: 4,
+            message: 'Use of deprecated renderer detected. Define explicitly the {apiVersion: 2} parameter in the renderer object',
+            messageDetails: '"Renderer Object (https://ui5.sap.com/#/topic/c9ab34570cc14ea5ab72a6d1a4a03e3f)",',
+            ruleId: 'no-deprecated-api',
+            severity: 2,
+          },
+        ],
+        warningCount: 0,
+      },
+      {
+        coverageInfo: [],
+        errorCount: 1,
+        fatalErrorCount: 0,
+        filePath: '11Control.js',
+        messages: [
+          {
+            column: 13,
+            line: 7,
+            message: 'Use of deprecated renderer detected. Define explicitly the {apiVersion: 2} parameter in the renderer object',
+            messageDetails: '"Renderer Object (https://ui5.sap.com/#/topic/c9ab34570cc14ea5ab72a6d1a4a03e3f)",',
+            ruleId: 'no-deprecated-api',
+            severity: 2,
+          },
+        ],
+        warningCount: 0,
+      },
       {
         coverageInfo: [
           {
@@ -376,6 +410,23 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
         ],
         warningCount: 0,
       },
+      {
+        coverageInfo: [],
+        errorCount: 1,
+        fatalErrorCount: 0,
+        filePath: '9Control.js',
+        messages: [
+          {
+            column: 13,
+            line: 4,
+            message: 'Use of deprecated renderer detected. Define explicitly the {apiVersion: 2} parameter in the renderer object',
+            messageDetails: '"Renderer Object (https://ui5.sap.com/#/topic/c9ab34570cc14ea5ab72a6d1a4a03e3f)",',
+            ruleId: 'no-deprecated-api',
+            severity: 2,
+          },
+        ],
+        warningCount: 0,
+      },
       {
         coverageInfo: [],
         errorCount: 3,
diff --git a/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/renderer.ts.snap b/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/renderer.ts.snap
index 0e1f909bc..95ce23e85 100644
Binary files a/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/renderer.ts.snap and b/test/lib/linter/rules/snapshots/renderer.ts.snap differ