diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/no-floating-promises.mdx b/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/no-floating-promises.mdx
index 12bf7465b537..977b10b2a078 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/no-floating-promises.mdx
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/no-floating-promises.mdx
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ unsafe('...', () => {});
 </TabItem>
 <TabItem value="✅ Correct">
 
-```ts option='{"allowForKnownSafeCalls":[{"from":"file","name":"safe","path":"input.ts"}]}' skipValidation
+```ts option='{"allowForKnownSafeCalls":[{"from":"file","name":"safe","path":"input.ts"}]}'
 declare function safe(...args: unknown[]): Promise<void>;
 
 safe('...', () => {});
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-floating-promises.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-floating-promises.ts
index 50965093ee98..8a46b328c464 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-floating-promises.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/no-floating-promises.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   readonlynessOptionsSchema,
   skipChainExpression,
   typeMatchesSomeSpecifier,
+  valueMatchesSomeSpecifier,
 } from '../util';
 import {
   parseCatchCall,
@@ -242,6 +243,17 @@ export default createRule<Options, MessageId>({
 
       const type = services.getTypeAtLocation(node.callee);
 
+      if (
+        valueMatchesSomeSpecifier(
+          node.callee,
+          allowForKnownSafeCalls,
+          services.program,
+          type,
+        )
+      ) {
+        return true;
+      }
+
       return typeMatchesSomeSpecifier(
         type,
         allowForKnownSafeCalls,
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/docs-eslint-output-snapshots/no-floating-promises.shot b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/docs-eslint-output-snapshots/no-floating-promises.shot
index 8cdd60d375d6..9a5130ce0c07 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/docs-eslint-output-snapshots/no-floating-promises.shot
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/docs-eslint-output-snapshots/no-floating-promises.shot
@@ -135,4 +135,3 @@ Options: {"allowForKnownSafeCalls":[{"from":"file","name":"safe","path":"input.t
 declare function safe(...args: unknown[]): Promise<void>;
 
 safe('...', () => {});
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Promises must be awaited, end with a call to .catch, end with a call to .then with a rejection handler or be explicitly marked as ignored with the `void` operator.
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-floating-promises.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-floating-promises.test.ts
index 4835087e7cb6..dc4ee2e3cab8 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-floating-promises.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/no-floating-promises.test.ts
@@ -866,6 +866,34 @@ declare function createMyThenable(): MyThenable;
 
 createMyThenable();
     `,
+    {
+      code: `
+const randomAsyncFunction = async () => {
+  return Promise.resolve(true);
+};
+
+randomAsyncFunction();
+      `,
+      options: [
+        {
+          allowForKnownSafeCalls: ['randomAsyncFunction'],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+async function myAsyncFunction() {
+  return Promise.resolve('test');
+}
+
+myAsyncFunction();
+      `,
+      options: [
+        {
+          allowForKnownSafeCalls: ['myAsyncFunction'],
+        },
+      ],
+    },
   ],
 
   invalid: [