diff --git a/lib/node-utils.ts b/lib/node-utils.ts
index 605330ac..148bc8ef 100644
--- a/lib/node-utils.ts
+++ b/lib/node-utils.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,19 @@ export function findClosestCallNode(
   }
 }
 
+export function isCallExpressionCallee(
+  node: TSESTree.CallExpression,
+  identifier: TSESTree.Identifier
+): boolean {
+  const nodeInnerIdentifier = getIdentifierNode(node);
+
+  if (nodeInnerIdentifier) {
+    return nodeInnerIdentifier.name === identifier.name;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 export function isObjectExpression(
   node: TSESTree.Expression
 ): node is TSESTree.ObjectExpression {
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-await-sync-query.ts b/lib/rules/no-await-sync-query.ts
index ced9d104..15c4d0c3 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-await-sync-query.ts
+++ b/lib/rules/no-await-sync-query.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { TSESTree } from '@typescript-eslint/experimental-utils';
 import { createTestingLibraryRule } from '../create-testing-library-rule';
+import {
+  findClosestCallExpressionNode,
+  isCallExpressionCallee,
+} from '../node-utils';
 
 export const RULE_NAME = 'no-await-sync-query';
 export type MessageIds = 'noAwaitSyncQuery';
@@ -26,6 +30,15 @@ export default createTestingLibraryRule<Options, MessageIds>({
   create(context, _, helpers) {
     return {
       'AwaitExpression > CallExpression Identifier'(node: TSESTree.Identifier) {
+        const closestCallExpression = findClosestCallExpressionNode(node, true);
+        if (!closestCallExpression) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (!isCallExpressionCallee(closestCallExpression, node)) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         if (helpers.isSyncQuery(node)) {
           context.report({
             node,
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/no-await-sync-query.test.ts b/tests/lib/rules/no-await-sync-query.test.ts
index 40b46ba5..cb31c4a6 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/no-await-sync-query.test.ts
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/no-await-sync-query.test.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@ ruleTester.run(RULE_NAME, rule, {
       }
       `,
     },
+
+    // https://github.com/testing-library/eslint-plugin-testing-library/issues/276
+    `
+    // sync query within call expression but not part of the callee
+    const chooseElementFromSomewhere = async (text, getAllByLabelText) => {
+      const someElement = getAllByLabelText(text)[0].parentElement;
+      // ...
+      await someOtherAsyncFunction();
+    };
+     
+    await chooseElementFromSomewhere('someTextToUseInAQuery', getAllByLabelText);
+    `,
+
+    `// edge case for coverage:
+     // valid use case without call expression
+     // so there is no innermost function scope found
+     await test('edge case for no innermost function scope', () => {
+      const foo = getAllByLabelText
+    })
+    `,
   ],
 
   invalid: [