diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/definitions.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/definitions.rs
index 6cafa66f49..8b5ba3700d 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/definitions.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/definitions.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 use ruff_python_ast::str::raw_contents_range;
 use ruff_text_size::{Ranged, TextRange};
 
-use ruff_python_semantic::{BindingKind, ContextualizedDefinition, Export};
+use ruff_python_semantic::{
+    BindingKind, ContextualizedDefinition, Definition, Export, Member, MemberKind,
+};
 
 use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
 use crate::codes::Rule;
 use crate::docstrings::Docstring;
 use crate::fs::relativize_path;
-use crate::rules::{flake8_annotations, flake8_pyi, pydocstyle};
+use crate::rules::{flake8_annotations, flake8_pyi, pydocstyle, pylint};
 use crate::{docstrings, warn_user};
 
 /// Run lint rules over all [`Definition`] nodes in the [`SemanticModel`].
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ pub(crate) fn definitions(checker: &mut Checker) {
     ]);
     let enforce_stubs = checker.source_type.is_stub() && checker.enabled(Rule::DocstringInStub);
     let enforce_stubs_and_runtime = checker.enabled(Rule::IterMethodReturnIterable);
+    let enforce_dunder_method = checker.enabled(Rule::BadDunderMethodName);
     let enforce_docstrings = checker.any_enabled(&[
         Rule::BlankLineAfterLastSection,
         Rule::BlankLineAfterSummary,
@@ -80,7 +83,12 @@ pub(crate) fn definitions(checker: &mut Checker) {
         Rule::UndocumentedPublicPackage,
     ]);
 
-    if !enforce_annotations && !enforce_docstrings && !enforce_stubs && !enforce_stubs_and_runtime {
+    if !enforce_annotations
+        && !enforce_docstrings
+        && !enforce_stubs
+        && !enforce_stubs_and_runtime
+        && !enforce_dunder_method
+    {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -147,6 +155,19 @@ pub(crate) fn definitions(checker: &mut Checker) {
             }
         }
 
+        // pylint
+        if enforce_dunder_method {
+            if checker.enabled(Rule::BadDunderMethodName) {
+                if let Definition::Member(Member {
+                    kind: MemberKind::Method(method),
+                    ..
+                }) = definition
+                {
+                    pylint::rules::bad_dunder_method_name(checker, method);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         // pydocstyle
         if enforce_docstrings {
             if pydocstyle::helpers::should_ignore_definition(
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/statement.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/statement.rs
index fae6b0b527..3ceac94574 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/statement.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/checkers/ast/analyze/statement.rs
@@ -513,9 +513,6 @@ pub(crate) fn statement(stmt: &Stmt, checker: &mut Checker) {
             if checker.enabled(Rule::SingleStringSlots) {
                 pylint::rules::single_string_slots(checker, class_def);
             }
-            if checker.enabled(Rule::BadDunderMethodName) {
-                pylint::rules::bad_dunder_method_name(checker, body);
-            }
             if checker.enabled(Rule::MetaClassABCMeta) {
                 refurb::rules::metaclass_abcmeta(checker, class_def);
             }
diff --git a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/bad_dunder_method_name.rs b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/bad_dunder_method_name.rs
index 828ba64354..054b9a0d20 100644
--- a/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/bad_dunder_method_name.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff_linter/src/rules/pylint/rules/bad_dunder_method_name.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use ruff_diagnostics::{Diagnostic, Violation};
 use ruff_macros::{derive_message_formats, violation};
+use ruff_python_ast as ast;
 use ruff_python_ast::identifier::Identifier;
-use ruff_python_ast::Stmt;
 use ruff_python_semantic::analyze::visibility;
 
 use crate::checkers::ast::Checker;
@@ -56,32 +56,32 @@ impl Violation for BadDunderMethodName {
 }
 
 /// PLW3201
-pub(crate) fn bad_dunder_method_name(checker: &mut Checker, class_body: &[Stmt]) {
-    for method in class_body
-        .iter()
-        .filter_map(ruff_python_ast::Stmt::as_function_def_stmt)
-        .filter(|method| {
-            if is_known_dunder_method(&method.name)
-                || checker
-                    .settings
-                    .pylint
-                    .allow_dunder_method_names
-                    .contains(method.name.as_str())
-                || matches!(method.name.as_str(), "_")
-            {
-                return false;
-            }
-            method.name.starts_with('_') && method.name.ends_with('_')
-        })
-    {
-        if visibility::is_override(&method.decorator_list, checker.semantic()) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        checker.diagnostics.push(Diagnostic::new(
-            BadDunderMethodName {
-                name: method.name.to_string(),
-            },
-            method.identifier(),
-        ));
+pub(crate) fn bad_dunder_method_name(checker: &mut Checker, method: &ast::StmtFunctionDef) {
+    // If the name isn't a dunder, skip it.
+    if !method.name.starts_with('_') || !method.name.ends_with('_') {
+        return;
     }
+
+    // If the name is explicitly allowed, skip it.
+    if is_known_dunder_method(&method.name)
+        || checker
+            .settings
+            .pylint
+            .allow_dunder_method_names
+            .contains(method.name.as_str())
+        || matches!(method.name.as_str(), "_")
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if visibility::is_override(&method.decorator_list, checker.semantic()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    checker.diagnostics.push(Diagnostic::new(
+        BadDunderMethodName {
+            name: method.name.to_string(),
+        },
+        method.identifier(),
+    ));
 }