diff --git a/changelog/change_accept_method_calls_on_local_variables.md b/changelog/change_accept_method_calls_on_local_variables.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6afaecd35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/change_accept_method_calls_on_local_variables.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#1179](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop-rails/issues/1179): `Rails/ReflectionClassName`: Accept method calls on local variables. ([@exterm][])
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/reflection_class_name.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/reflection_class_name.rb
index d0afa1acb6..9f5637f8e7 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/reflection_class_name.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/reflection_class_name.rb
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ReflectionClassName < Base
 
         def on_send(node)
           association_with_reflection(node) do |reflection_class_name|
-            return if reflection_class_name.value.send_type? && reflection_class_name.value.receiver.nil?
+            return if reflection_class_name.value.send_type? && !reflection_class_name.value.receiver&.const_type?
             return if reflection_class_name.value.lvar_type? && str_assigned?(reflection_class_name)
 
             add_offense(reflection_class_name.source_range) do |corrector|
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/reflection_class_name_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/reflection_class_name_spec.rb
index a1e41ed132..a849cf3d69 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/reflection_class_name_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/reflection_class_name_spec.rb
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@
     RUBY
   end
 
+  it 'does not register an offense when parameter value is a method call on an object in a variable' do
+    expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
+      has_many :accounts, class_name: the_class.name
+    RUBY
+  end
+
   context 'Ruby >= 3.1', :ruby31 do
     it 'registers an offense when shorthand syntax value is a local variable assigned a constant' do
       expect_offense(<<~RUBY)