diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/JUnitTestContainsTooManyAssertsRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/JUnitTestContainsTooManyAssertsRule.java
index 08a0b3bc8c..ea69712b37 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/JUnitTestContainsTooManyAssertsRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/JUnitTestContainsTooManyAssertsRule.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.NumericConstraints;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertyDescriptor;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertyFactory;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 public class JUnitTestContainsTooManyAssertsRule extends AbstractJavaRulechainRule {
 
     private static final PropertyDescriptor<Integer> MAX_ASSERTS =
@@ -22,10 +24,17 @@ public class JUnitTestContainsTooManyAssertsRule extends AbstractJavaRulechainRu
                        .defaultValue(1)
                        .build();
 
+    private static final PropertyDescriptor<List<String>> EXTRA_ASSERT_METHOD_NAMES =
+            PropertyFactory.stringListProperty("extraAssertMethodNames")
+                           .desc("Extra valid assertion methods names")
+                           .emptyDefaultValue()
+                           .build();
+
 
     public JUnitTestContainsTooManyAssertsRule() {
         super(ASTMethodDeclaration.class);
         definePropertyDescriptor(MAX_ASSERTS);
+        definePropertyDescriptor(EXTRA_ASSERT_METHOD_NAMES);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -33,7 +42,7 @@ public class JUnitTestContainsTooManyAssertsRule extends AbstractJavaRulechainRu
         ASTBlock body = method.getBody();
         if (body != null && TestFrameworksUtil.isTestMethod(method)) {
             int assertCount = body.descendants(ASTMethodCall.class)
-                                  .filter(TestFrameworksUtil::isProbableAssertCall)
+                                  .filter(call -> TestFrameworksUtil.isProbableAssertCall(call, getProperty(EXTRA_ASSERT_METHOD_NAMES)))
                                   .count();
             if (assertCount > getProperty(MAX_ASSERTS)) {
                 asCtx(data).addViolation(method);
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssertRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssertRule.java
index 447f462052..968534b5f1 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssertRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/bestpractices/JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssertRule.java
@@ -9,22 +9,32 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodCall;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.AbstractJavaRulechainRule;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.internal.TestFrameworksUtil;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertyDescriptor;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.properties.PropertyFactory;
+
+import java.util.List;
 
 public class JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssertRule extends AbstractJavaRulechainRule {
 
+    private static final PropertyDescriptor<List<String>> EXTRA_ASSERT_METHOD_NAMES =
+            PropertyFactory.stringListProperty("extraAssertMethodNames")
+                           .desc("Extra valid assertion methods names")
+                           .emptyDefaultValue()
+                           .build();
 
     public JUnitTestsShouldIncludeAssertRule() {
         super(ASTMethodDeclaration.class);
+        definePropertyDescriptor(EXTRA_ASSERT_METHOD_NAMES);
     }
 
     @Override
     public Object visit(ASTMethodDeclaration method, Object data) {
         ASTBlock body = method.getBody();
         if (body != null
-            && TestFrameworksUtil.isTestMethod(method)
-            && !TestFrameworksUtil.isExpectAnnotated(method)
-            && body.descendants(ASTMethodCall.class)
-                   .none(TestFrameworksUtil::isProbableAssertCall)) {
+                && TestFrameworksUtil.isTestMethod(method)
+                && !TestFrameworksUtil.isExpectAnnotated(method)
+                && body.descendants(ASTMethodCall.class)
+                       .none(call -> TestFrameworksUtil.isProbableAssertCall(call, getProperty(EXTRA_ASSERT_METHOD_NAMES)))) {
             asCtx(data).addViolation(method);
         }
         return data;
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/internal/TestFrameworksUtil.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/internal/TestFrameworksUtil.java
index cbb4c83810..dce37c8c04 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/internal/TestFrameworksUtil.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/internal/TestFrameworksUtil.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.internal;
 
 import static net.sourceforge.pmd.util.CollectionUtil.setOf;
 
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTAnnotation;
@@ -170,14 +171,15 @@ public final class TestFrameworksUtil {
                         || TypeTestUtil.isA("junit.framework.Assert", declaring));
     }
 
-    public static boolean isProbableAssertCall(ASTMethodCall call) {
+    public static boolean isProbableAssertCall(ASTMethodCall call, List<String> extraAssertMethodNames) {
         String name = call.getMethodName();
         return name.startsWith("assert") && !isSoftAssert(call)
-            || name.startsWith("check")
-            || name.startsWith("verify")
-            || "fail".equals(name)
-            || "failWith".equals(name)
-            || isExpectExceptionCall(call);
+                || name.startsWith("check")
+                || name.startsWith("verify")
+                || "fail".equals(name)
+                || "failWith".equals(name)
+                || extraAssertMethodNames.stream().anyMatch(name::startsWith)
+                || isExpectExceptionCall(call);
     }
 
     private static boolean isSoftAssert(ASTMethodCall call) {
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/bestpractices.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/bestpractices.xml
index 03ed6fd517..b91266e1f5 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/bestpractices.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/bestpractices.xml
@@ -914,6 +914,10 @@ Customize the maximum number of assertions used by this Rule to suit your needs.
 This rule checks for JUnit4, JUnit5 and TestNG Tests, as well as methods starting with "test".
         </description>
         <priority>3</priority>
+        <properties>
+            <property name="extraAssertMethodNames" type="List[String]"
+                      description="Extra valid assertion methods names"/>
+        </properties>
         <example>
 <![CDATA[
 public class MyTestCase extends TestCase {
@@ -945,6 +949,10 @@ JUnit tests should include at least one assertion.  This makes the tests more ro
 with messages provide the developer a clearer idea of what the test does.
         </description>
         <priority>3</priority>
+        <properties>
+            <property name="extraAssertMethodNames" type="List[String]"
+                      description="Extra valid assertion methods names"/>
+        </properties>
         <example>
 <![CDATA[
 public class Foo extends TestCase {
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/internal/TestFrameworksUtilTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/internal/TestFrameworksUtilTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa7e2f656b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/internal/TestFrameworksUtilTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.rule.internal;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.JavaParsingHelper;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTCompilationUnit;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTMethodCall;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import static net.sourceforge.pmd.util.CollectionUtil.listOf;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+class TestFrameworksUtilTest {
+
+    protected final JavaParsingHelper java = JavaParsingHelper.DEFAULT.withResourceContext(getClass());
+
+    @Test
+    void testIsProbableAssertCallWithoutExtraMethodNames() {
+        ASTCompilationUnit root = java.parse("class A { { assertThat(1); } }");
+        ASTMethodCall m = root.descendants(ASTMethodCall.class).toList().get(0);
+        assertThat(TestFrameworksUtil.isProbableAssertCall(m, Collections.emptyList())).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testIsProbableAssertCallWithExtraMethodNames() {
+        ASTCompilationUnit root = java.parse("class A { { expectTrue(1); } }");
+        ASTMethodCall m = root.descendants(ASTMethodCall.class).toList().get(0);
+        assertThat(TestFrameworksUtil.isProbableAssertCall(m, listOf("expectTrue"))).isTrue();
+    }
+}