diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/cop.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/cop.rb
index 0bcbdbe58..fcb04adda 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/cop.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/cop.rb
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ def rspec_pattern_config
             .fetch('RSpec', DEFAULT_CONFIGURATION)
             .fetch('Patterns')
         end
+
+        def rspec_language_config(*keys)
+          all_cops_config.dig('RSpec', 'Language', *keys)&.map(&:to_sym) || []
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/rspec/language.rb b/lib/rubocop/rspec/language.rb
index 2b83c9d5c..5cb0bcc84 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/rspec/language.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/rspec/language.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,24 @@ def node_pattern
         attr_reader :selectors
       end
 
+      module BuiltIn
+        LANGUAGE = {
+          'Hooks' => %i[
+            prepend_before
+            before
+            append_before
+            around
+            prepend_after
+            after
+            append_after
+          ]
+        }.freeze
+
+        def self.language_elements_for(*keys)
+          LANGUAGE.dig(*keys) || []
+        end
+      end
+
       module ExampleGroups
         GROUPS  = SelectorSet.new(%i[describe context feature example_group])
         SKIPPED = SelectorSet.new(%i[xdescribe xcontext xfeature])
@@ -91,16 +109,6 @@ module Examples
       end
 
       module Hooks
-        BUILT_IN_METHOD_NAMES = %i[
-          prepend_before
-          before
-          append_before
-          around
-          prepend_after
-          after
-          append_after
-        ].freeze
-
         module Scopes
           ALL = SelectorSet.new(
             %i[
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/rspec/language/node_pattern.rb b/lib/rubocop/rspec/language/node_pattern.rb
index 36c24022a..68899a84d 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/rspec/language/node_pattern.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/rspec/language/node_pattern.rb
@@ -29,14 +29,7 @@ module NodePattern
         end
 
         def hook_selectors
-          custom_method_names = config
-            .for_all_cops
-            .fetch('RSpec', {})
-            .fetch('Language', {})
-            .fetch('Hooks', [])
-            .map(&:to_sym)
-
-          SelectorSet.new(Hooks::BUILT_IN_METHOD_NAMES + custom_method_names)
+          selectors('Hooks')
         end
 
         def all_selectors
@@ -49,6 +42,14 @@ def all_selectors
             Expectations::ALL +
             Runners::ALL
         end
+
+        protected
+
+        def selectors(*keys)
+          SelectorSet.new(
+            BuiltIn.language_elements_for(*keys) + rspec_language_config(*keys)
+          )
+        end
       end
     end
   end