diff --git a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/ObsoleteAttributes.cs b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/ObsoleteAttributes.cs
index 4b89a6e447e..4147ec53ec6 100644
--- a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/ObsoleteAttributes.cs
+++ b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.CSharp/Rules/ObsoleteAttributes.cs
@@ -24,4 +24,10 @@ namespace SonarAnalyzer.Rules.CSharp;
 public sealed class ObsoleteAttributes : ObsoleteAttributesBase<SyntaxKind>
 {
     protected override ILanguageFacade<SyntaxKind> Language => CSharpFacade.Instance;
+
+    protected override SyntaxNode GetExplanationExpression(SyntaxNode node) =>
+        node is AttributeSyntax { ArgumentList.Arguments: { Count: >= 1 } arguments }
+            && arguments[0] is { Expression: { } expression }
+                ? expression
+                : null;
 }
diff --git a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Rules/ObsoleteAttributesBase.cs b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Rules/ObsoleteAttributesBase.cs
index 5d07b213c31..81da4f7345c 100644
--- a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Rules/ObsoleteAttributesBase.cs
+++ b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/Rules/ObsoleteAttributesBase.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public abstract class ObsoleteAttributesBase<TSyntaxKind> : SonarDiagnosticAnaly
 
     protected abstract ILanguageFacade<TSyntaxKind> Language { get; }
 
+    protected abstract SyntaxNode GetExplanationExpression(SyntaxNode node);
+
     public override ImmutableArray<DiagnosticDescriptor> SupportedDiagnostics { get; }
 
     internal DiagnosticDescriptor ExplanationNeededRule { get; }
@@ -54,11 +56,15 @@ protected sealed override void Initialize(SonarAnalysisContext context) =>
                     var location = c.Node.GetLocation();
                     c.ReportIssue(Diagnostic.Create(RemoveRule, location));
 
-                    if (!attribute.GetParameters().Any())
+                    if (NoExplanation(c.Node, c.SemanticModel))
                     {
                         c.ReportIssue(Diagnostic.Create(ExplanationNeededRule, location));
                     }
                 }
             },
             Language.SyntaxKind.Attribute);
+
+    private bool NoExplanation(SyntaxNode node, SemanticModel model) =>
+        GetExplanationExpression(node) is not { } justification
+        || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Language.FindConstantValue(model, justification) as string);
 }
diff --git a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.VisualBasic/Rules/ObsoleteAttributes.cs b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.VisualBasic/Rules/ObsoleteAttributes.cs
index 281e3f02633..1beb9d950fc 100644
--- a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.VisualBasic/Rules/ObsoleteAttributes.cs
+++ b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.VisualBasic/Rules/ObsoleteAttributes.cs
@@ -24,4 +24,10 @@ namespace SonarAnalyzer.Rules.VisualBasic;
 public sealed class ObsoleteAttributes : ObsoleteAttributesBase<SyntaxKind>
 {
     protected override ILanguageFacade<SyntaxKind> Language => VisualBasicFacade.Instance;
+
+    protected override SyntaxNode GetExplanationExpression(SyntaxNode node) =>
+       node is AttributeSyntax { ArgumentList.Arguments: { Count: >= 1 } arguments }
+           && arguments[0] is SimpleArgumentSyntax { Expression: { } } argument
+               ? argument.Expression
+               : null;
 }
diff --git a/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/ObsoleteAttributesNeedExplanation.cs b/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/ObsoleteAttributesNeedExplanation.cs
index caf6a3aca94..58f9aa455d8 100644
--- a/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/ObsoleteAttributesNeedExplanation.cs
+++ b/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/ObsoleteAttributesNeedExplanation.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ void FullyDeclaredNamespace() { }
     [global::System.Obsolete] // Noncompliant
     void GloballyDeclaredNamespace() { }
 
+    [Obsolete(null)] // Noncompliant
+    void WithNull() { }
+
+    [Obsolete("")] // Noncompliant
+    void WithEmptyString() { }
+
+    [Obsolete("  ")] // Noncompliant
+    void WithWhiteSpace() { }
+
     [Obsolete] // Noncompliant
     [CLSCompliant(false)]
     uint Multiple() { return 0; }
diff --git a/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/ObsoleteAttributesNeedExplanation.vb b/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/ObsoleteAttributesNeedExplanation.vb
index 256f3bd708a..a123ba43d75 100644
--- a/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/ObsoleteAttributesNeedExplanation.vb
+++ b/analyzers/tests/SonarAnalyzer.UnitTest/TestCases/ObsoleteAttributesNeedExplanation.vb
@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ Class Noncompliant
     Private Sub GloballyDeclaredNamespace()
     End Sub
 
+    <Obsolete(Nothing)> ' Noncompliant
+    Sub WithNothing() { }
+    End Sub
+
+    <Obsolete("")> ' Noncompliant
+    Sub WithEmptyString() { }
+    End Sub
+
+    <Obsolete("  ")> ' Noncompliant
+    Sub WithWhiteSpace() { }
+    End Sub
+
     <Obsolete> ' Noncompliant
     <CLSCompliant(False)>
     Private Function Multiple() As UInteger