diff --git a/rules/src/main/java/com/farsitel/bazaar/lintrules/BazaarIssueRegistry.kt b/rules/src/main/java/com/farsitel/bazaar/lintrules/BazaarIssueRegistry.kt
index e6a9777..08ba4ec 100644
--- a/rules/src/main/java/com/farsitel/bazaar/lintrules/BazaarIssueRegistry.kt
+++ b/rules/src/main/java/com/farsitel/bazaar/lintrules/BazaarIssueRegistry.kt
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@ import com.android.tools.lint.client.api.IssueRegistry
 import com.android.tools.lint.client.api.Vendor
 import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.CURRENT_API
 import com.farsitel.bazaar.lintrules.rules.PluginsOverrideInNonFinalClassDetector
+import com.farsitel.bazaar.lintrules.rules.PreferNotFunctionDetector
 
 /*
  * The list of issues that will be checked when running <code>lint</code>.
  */
 class BazaarIssueRegistry : IssueRegistry() {
-    override val issues = listOf(PluginsOverrideInNonFinalClassDetector.ISSUE)
+    override val issues = listOf(
+        PluginsOverrideInNonFinalClassDetector.ISSUE,
+        PreferNotFunctionDetector.ISSUE,
+    )
 
     override val api: Int
         get() = CURRENT_API
diff --git a/rules/src/main/java/com/farsitel/bazaar/lintrules/rules/PreferNotFunctionDetector.kt b/rules/src/main/java/com/farsitel/bazaar/lintrules/rules/PreferNotFunctionDetector.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33c554f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/src/main/java/com/farsitel/bazaar/lintrules/rules/PreferNotFunctionDetector.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package com.farsitel.bazaar.lintrules.rules
+
+import com.android.tools.lint.client.api.UElementHandler
+import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.Category
+import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.Detector
+import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.Detector.UastScanner
+import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.Implementation
+import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.Issue
+import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.JavaContext
+import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.Scope
+import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.Severity
+import com.android.tools.lint.detector.api.isKotlin
+import org.jetbrains.uast.UElement
+import org.jetbrains.uast.UPrefixExpression
+import org.jetbrains.uast.UastPrefixOperator
+
+/**
+ * Detector spotting Kotlin logical-not `!` operator; prefer `not()` instead.
+ */
+class PreferNotFunctionDetector : Detector(), UastScanner {
+
+    override fun getApplicableUastTypes(): List<Class<out UElement?>> {
+        return listOf(UPrefixExpression::class.java)
+    }
+
+    override fun createUastHandler(context: JavaContext): UElementHandler {
+        return object : UElementHandler() {
+            override fun visitPrefixExpression(node: UPrefixExpression) {
+                if (isKotlin(context.uastFile?.lang).not()) {
+                    return
+                }
+                if ((node.operator == UastPrefixOperator.LOGICAL_NOT).not()) {
+                    return
+                }
+                context.report(
+                    ISSUE,
+                    node,
+                    context.getLocation(node),
+                    "Do not use `!`; use `not()` instead"
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        @JvmField
+        val ISSUE: Issue = Issue.create(
+            id = "PreferNotFunction",
+            briefDescription = "Prefer not() over !",
+            explanation = """
+                    Do not use the `!` logical-not operator. Use the `not()` function instead.
+                    """,
+            category = Category.CORRECTNESS,
+            priority = 6,
+            severity = Severity.ERROR,
+            implementation = Implementation(
+                PreferNotFunctionDetector::class.java,
+                Scope.JAVA_FILE_SCOPE
+            )
+        )
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/src/test/kotlin/com/farsitel/bazaar/lintrules/PreferNotFunctionDetectorTest.kt b/rules/src/test/kotlin/com/farsitel/bazaar/lintrules/PreferNotFunctionDetectorTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..101748a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/src/test/kotlin/com/farsitel/bazaar/lintrules/PreferNotFunctionDetectorTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package com.farsitel.bazaar.lintrules
+
+import com.android.tools.lint.checks.infrastructure.TestFiles.java
+import com.android.tools.lint.checks.infrastructure.TestFiles.kotlin
+import com.android.tools.lint.checks.infrastructure.TestLintResult
+import com.android.tools.lint.checks.infrastructure.TestLintTask.lint
+import com.android.tools.lint.checks.infrastructure.TestMode
+import com.farsitel.bazaar.lintrules.rules.PreferNotFunctionDetector
+import org.intellij.lang.annotations.Language
+import org.junit.Test
+
+class PreferNotFunctionDetectorTest {
+
+    @Test
+    fun testBangOperatorError() {
+        baseTest(
+            """
+                package test.pkg
+
+                fun check(flag: Boolean): Boolean {
+                    return !flag
+                }
+            """
+        )
+            .expect(EXPECTED_BANG_ERROR)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testBangInIfConditionError() {
+        baseTest(
+            """
+                package test.pkg
+
+                fun check(flag: Boolean) {
+                    if (!flag) {
+                        return
+                    }
+                }
+            """
+        )
+            .expectErrorCount(1)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testMultipleBangOperatorsError() {
+        baseTest(
+            """
+                package test.pkg
+
+                fun check(a: Boolean, b: Boolean): Boolean {
+                    return !a && !b
+                }
+            """
+        )
+            .expectErrorCount(2)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testNotFunctionClean() {
+        baseTest(
+            """
+                package test.pkg
+
+                fun check(flag: Boolean): Boolean {
+                    return flag.not()
+                }
+            """
+        )
+            .expectClean()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testNotEqualsClean() {
+        baseTest(
+            """
+                package test.pkg
+
+                fun check(a: Int, b: Int): Boolean {
+                    return a != b
+                }
+            """
+        )
+            .expectClean()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testNotNullAssertClean() {
+        baseTest(
+            """
+                package test.pkg
+
+                fun check(value: String?): String {
+                    return value!!
+                }
+            """
+        )
+            .expectClean()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testJavaBangClean() {
+        lint()
+            .files(
+                java(
+                    """
+                    package test.pkg;
+
+                    class Test {
+                        boolean check(boolean flag) {
+                            return !flag;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    """
+                ).indented()
+            )
+            .issues(PreferNotFunctionDetector.ISSUE)
+            .skipTestModes(TestMode.SUPPRESSIBLE)
+            .run()
+            .expectClean()
+    }
+
+    private fun baseTest(@Language("kotlin") source: String): TestLintResult {
+        return lint()
+            .files(kotlin("src/test/pkg/Test.kt", source).indented())
+            .issues(PreferNotFunctionDetector.ISSUE)
+            .skipTestModes(TestMode.SUPPRESSIBLE)
+            .run()
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val EXPECTED_BANG_ERROR = """
+src/test/pkg/Test.kt:4: Error: Do not use !; use not() instead [PreferNotFunction]
+    return !flag
+           ~~~~~
+1 errors, 0 warnings"""
+    }
+}