@@ -5,12 +5,19 @@
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\MethodCall;
 use PHPStan\Analyser\Scope;
+use PHPStan\BetterReflection\Reflection\Adapter\FakeReflectionAttribute;
+use PHPStan\BetterReflection\Reflection\Adapter\ReflectionAttribute;
+use PHPStan\Reflection\ClassReflection;
 use PHPStan\Rules\Rule;
 use PHPStan\Rules\RuleErrorBuilder;
+use PHPStan\Symfony\ServiceDefinition;
 use PHPStan\Symfony\ServiceMap;
 use PHPStan\TrinaryLogic;
 use PHPStan\Type\ObjectType;
 use PHPStan\Type\Type;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Attribute\AutowireLocator;
+use function class_exists;
+use function get_class;
 use function sprintf;
 
 /**
@@ -66,15 +73,29 @@ public function processNode(Node $node, Scope $scope): array
 }
 
 $serviceId = $this->serviceMap::getServiceIdFromNode($node->getArgs()[0]->value, $scope);
-if ($serviceId !== null) {
-$service = $this->serviceMap->getService($serviceId);
-if ($service !== null && !$service->isPublic()) {
-return [
-RuleErrorBuilder::message(sprintf('Service "%s" is private.', $serviceId))
-->identifier('symfonyContainer.privateService')
-->build(),
-];
-}
+if ($serviceId === null) {
+return [];
+}
+
+$service = $this->serviceMap->getService($serviceId);
+if (!$service instanceof ServiceDefinition) {
+return [];
+}
+
+$isContainerInterfaceType = $isContainerType->yes() || $isPsrContainerType->yes();
+if (
+$isContainerInterfaceType &&
+$this->isAutowireLocator($node, $scope, $service)
+) {
+return [];
+}
+
+if (!$service->isPublic()) {
+return [
+RuleErrorBuilder::message(sprintf('Service "%s" is private.', $serviceId))
+->identifier('symfonyContainer.privateService')
+->build(),
+];
 }
 
 return [];
@@ -92,4 +113,81 @@ private function isServiceSubscriber(Type $containerType, Scope $scope): Trinary
 return $isContainerServiceSubscriber->or($serviceSubscriberInterfaceType->isSuperTypeOf($containedClassType));
 }
 
+private function isAutowireLocator(Node $node, Scope $scope, ServiceDefinition $service): bool
+{
+if (!class_exists('Symfony\\Component\\DependencyInjection\\Attribute\\AutowireLocator')) {
+return false;
+}
+
+if (
+!$node instanceof MethodCall
+) {
+return false;
+}
+
+$nodeParentProperty = $node->var;
+
+if (!$nodeParentProperty instanceof Node\Expr\PropertyFetch) {
+return false;
+}
+
+$nodeParentPropertyName = $nodeParentProperty->name;
+
+if (!$nodeParentPropertyName instanceof Node\Identifier) {
+return false;
+}
+
+$containerInterfacePropertyName = $nodeParentPropertyName->name;
+$scopeClassReflection = $scope->getClassReflection();
+
+if (!$scopeClassReflection instanceof ClassReflection) {
+return false;
+}
+
+$containerInterfacePropertyReflection = $scopeClassReflection
+->getNativeProperty($containerInterfacePropertyName);
+$classPropertyReflection = $containerInterfacePropertyReflection->getNativeReflection();
+$autowireLocatorAttributes = $classPropertyReflection->getAttributes(AutowireLocator::class);
+
+return $this->isAutowireLocatorService($autowireLocatorAttributes, $service);
+}
+
+/**
+* @param array<int, FakeReflectionAttribute|ReflectionAttribute> $autowireLocatorAttributes
+*/
+private function isAutowireLocatorService(array $autowireLocatorAttributes, ServiceDefinition $service): bool
+{
+foreach ($autowireLocatorAttributes as $autowireLocatorAttribute) {
+foreach ($autowireLocatorAttribute->getArgumentsExpressions() as $autowireLocatorServices) {
+if (!$autowireLocatorServices instanceof Node\Expr\Array_) {
+continue;
+}
+
+foreach ($autowireLocatorServices->items as $autowireLocatorServiceNode) {
+/** @var Node\Expr\ArrayItem $autowireLocatorServiceNode */
+$autowireLocatorServiceExpr = $autowireLocatorServiceNode->value;
+
+switch (get_class($autowireLocatorServiceExpr)) {
+case Node\Scalar\String_::class:
+$autowireLocatorServiceClass = $autowireLocatorServiceExpr->value;
+break;
+case Node\Expr\ClassConstFetch::class:
+$autowireLocatorServiceClass = $autowireLocatorServiceExpr->class instanceof Node\Name
+? $autowireLocatorServiceExpr->class->toString()
+: null;
+break;
+default:
+$autowireLocatorServiceClass = null;
+}
+
+if ($service->getId() === $autowireLocatorServiceClass) {
+return true;
+}
+}
+}
+}
+
+return false;
+}
+
 }