diff --git a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/SpecifyRouteAttribute.cs b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/SpecifyRouteAttribute.cs
index 869095b1e3d..a3244e1a974 100644
--- a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/SpecifyRouteAttribute.cs
+++ b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/SpecifyRouteAttribute.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ protected override void Initialize(SonarAnalysisContext context) =>
             }
             compilationStart.RegisterSymbolStartAction(symbolStart =>
             {
-                if (symbolStart.Symbol.GetAttributes().Any(x => x.AttributeClass.Is(KnownType.Microsoft_AspNetCore_Mvc_RouteAttribute)))
+                if (symbolStart.Symbol.GetAttributesWithInherited().Any(x => x.AttributeClass.Is(KnownType.Microsoft_AspNetCore_Mvc_RouteAttribute)))
                 {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ protected override void Initialize(SonarAnalysisContext context) =>
                     var methodDeclaration = (MethodDeclarationSyntax)nodeContext.Node;
                     if (nodeContext.SemanticModel.GetDeclaredSymbol(methodDeclaration, nodeContext.Cancel) is { } method
                         && method.IsControllerMethod()
-                        && method.GetAttributes().Any(x => !CanBeIgnored(x.GetAttributeRouteTemplate(RouteTemplateAttributes))))
+                        && method.GetAttributesWithInherited().Any(x => !CanBeIgnored(x.GetAttributeRouteTemplate(RouteTemplateAttributes))))
                     {
                         secondaryLocations.Push(methodDeclaration.Identifier.GetLocation());
                     }
diff --git a/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.Test/TestCases/SpecifyRouteAttribute.CSharp12.cs b/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.Test/TestCases/SpecifyRouteAttribute.CSharp12.cs
index a1cbb206f65..404123e7c7d 100644
--- a/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.Test/TestCases/SpecifyRouteAttribute.CSharp12.cs
+++ b/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.Test/TestCases/SpecifyRouteAttribute.CSharp12.cs
@@ -190,3 +190,30 @@ public class DerivedController : Controller { }
 
 [Controller]
 public class Endpoint { }
+
+[Route("api/[controller]")]
+public class ControllerWithRouteAttribute : Controller { }
+
+public class ControllerWithInheritedRoute : ControllerWithRouteAttribute            // Compliant, attribute is inherited
+{
+    [HttpGet("Test")]                                                               // Route: api/ControllerWithInheritedRoute/Test
+    public string Index() => "Hi!";
+}
+
+public class BaseControllerWithActionWithRoute : Controller                         // Noncompliant
+{
+    [HttpGet("Test")]                                                               //Route: /Test (AmbiguousMatchException raised because of the override in ControllerOverridesActionWithRoute)
+    public virtual string Index() => "Hi!";                                         // Secondary
+
+    // Route: BaseControllerWithActionWithRoute/Index/1
+    public virtual string Index(int id) => "Hi!";                                   // Compliant
+}
+
+public class ControllerOverridesActionWithRoute : BaseControllerWithActionWithRoute // Noncompliant
+{
+    // Route: /Test (AmbiguousMatchException raised because the base method is also in scope)
+    public override string Index() => "Hi!";                                        // Secondary
+
+    // Route: ControllerOverridesActionWithRoute/Index/1
+    public override string Index(int id) => "Hi!";                                  // Compliant
+}