diff --git a/src/main/java/nl/jqno/equalsverifier/internal/checkers/FieldsChecker.java b/src/main/java/nl/jqno/equalsverifier/internal/checkers/FieldsChecker.java
index b71e0469c..1ac23362c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nl/jqno/equalsverifier/internal/checkers/FieldsChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nl/jqno/equalsverifier/internal/checkers/FieldsChecker.java
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ private int countFalses(boolean... bools) {
     }
 
     private class SignificantFieldCheck implements FieldInspector.FieldCheck {
-        private final boolean skipTestBecause0AndNullBothHaveA0HashCode;
+        private final boolean skipCertainTestsThatDontMatterWhenValuesAreNull;
 
         public SignificantFieldCheck(boolean skipTestBecause0AndNullBothHaveA0HashCode) {
-            this.skipTestBecause0AndNullBothHaveA0HashCode = skipTestBecause0AndNullBothHaveA0HashCode;
+            this.skipCertainTestsThatDontMatterWhenValuesAreNull = skipTestBecause0AndNullBothHaveA0HashCode;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ private void assertEqualsAndHashCodeRelyOnSameFields(boolean equalsChanged, bool
 
             if (equalsChanged != hashCodeChanged) {
                 boolean skipEqualsHasMoreThanHashCodeTest =
-                        warningsToSuppress.contains(Warning.STRICT_HASHCODE) || skipTestBecause0AndNullBothHaveA0HashCode;
+                        warningsToSuppress.contains(Warning.STRICT_HASHCODE) || skipCertainTestsThatDontMatterWhenValuesAreNull;
                 if (!skipEqualsHasMoreThanHashCodeTest) {
                     Formatter formatter = Formatter.of(
                             "Significant fields: equals relies on %%, but hashCode does not." +
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ private void assertFieldShouldBeIgnored(boolean equalToItself, boolean equalsCha
                 assertTrue(Formatter.of("Significant fields: equals does not use %%, or it is stateless.", fieldName),
                         fieldShouldBeIgnored || equalsChanged);
                 assertTrue(Formatter.of("Significant fields: equals should not use %%, but it does.", fieldName),
-                        !fieldShouldBeIgnored || !equalsChanged);
+                        !fieldShouldBeIgnored || !equalsChanged || skipCertainTestsThatDontMatterWhenValuesAreNull);
             }
         }
 
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ private boolean shouldAllFieldsBeUsed(FieldAccessor referenceAccessor) {
 
         private boolean isFieldEligible(FieldAccessor referenceAccessor) {
             return !referenceAccessor.fieldIsStatic() &&
-                !referenceAccessor.fieldIsTransient() &&
-                !referenceAccessor.fieldIsEmptyOrSingleValueEnum() &&
-                !classAccessor.fieldHasAnnotation(referenceAccessor.getField(), SupportedAnnotations.TRANSIENT);
+                    !referenceAccessor.fieldIsTransient() &&
+                    !referenceAccessor.fieldIsEmptyOrSingleValueEnum() &&
+                    !classAccessor.fieldHasAnnotation(referenceAccessor.getField(), SupportedAnnotations.TRANSIENT);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/nl/jqno/equalsverifier/integration/extended_contract/SignificantFieldsTest.java b/src/test/java/nl/jqno/equalsverifier/integration/extended_contract/SignificantFieldsTest.java
index 52e1e67c1..2d0baf7fe 100644
--- a/src/test/java/nl/jqno/equalsverifier/integration/extended_contract/SignificantFieldsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/nl/jqno/equalsverifier/integration/extended_contract/SignificantFieldsTest.java
@@ -306,6 +306,13 @@ public void succeed_whenUsedFieldIsStateless_givenAllFieldsWarningIsSuppressed()
                 .verify();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void succeed_whenUsedFieldIsStateless_givenStatelessFieldIsIgnored() {
+        EqualsVerifier.forClass(UsedStatelessContainer.class)
+                .withIgnoredFields("statelessField")
+                .verify();
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void succeed_whenClassIsStateless_givenAllFieldsWarningIsSuppressed() {
         EqualsVerifier.forClass(Stateless.class)