diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/generated/rule_runner_impls.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/generated/rule_runner_impls.rs
index 240208e4b0..7487118a6a 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/generated/rule_runner_impls.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/generated/rule_runner_impls.rs
@@ -2928,12 +2928,8 @@ impl RuleRunner for crate::rules::react::no_set_state::NoSetState {
 }
 
 impl RuleRunner for crate::rules::react::no_string_refs::NoStringRefs {
-    const NODE_TYPES: Option<&AstTypesBitset> = Some(&AstTypesBitset::from_types(&[
-        AstType::ComputedMemberExpression,
-        AstType::JSXAttribute,
-        AstType::PrivateFieldExpression,
-        AstType::StaticMemberExpression,
-    ]));
+    const NODE_TYPES: Option<&AstTypesBitset> =
+        Some(&AstTypesBitset::from_types(&[AstType::JSXAttribute, AstType::ThisExpression]));
     const RUN_FUNCTIONS: RuleRunFunctionsImplemented = RuleRunFunctionsImplemented::Run;
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_string_refs.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_string_refs.rs
index 2e1e97f290..291344551d 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_string_refs.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_string_refs.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use oxc_ast::{
     AstKind,
     ast::{
-        Expression, JSXAttribute, JSXAttributeName, JSXAttributeValue, JSXExpression,
-        JSXExpressionContainer,
+        JSXAttribute, JSXAttributeName, JSXAttributeValue, JSXExpression, JSXExpressionContainer,
     },
 };
 use oxc_diagnostics::OxcDiagnostic;
@@ -131,11 +130,12 @@ impl Rule for NoStringRefs {
             {
                 ctx.diagnostic(string_in_ref_deprecated(attr.span));
             }
-            member_expr if member_expr.is_member_expression_kind() => {
-                let Some(member_expr) = member_expr.as_member_expression_kind() else {
+            AstKind::ThisExpression(this) => {
+                let node = ctx.nodes().parent_node(node.id());
+                let Some(member_expr) = node.kind().as_member_expression_kind() else {
                     return;
                 };
-                if matches!(member_expr.object(), Expression::ThisExpression(_))
+                if member_expr.object().span() == this.span
                     && member_expr.static_property_name().is_some_and(|name| name == "refs")
                     && get_parent_component(node, ctx).is_some()
                 {
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ fn test() {
     use crate::tester::Tester;
 
     let pass = vec![
+        ("class C extends React.Component { method() { return other[this]; } }", None),
+        ("class C extends React.Component { method() { return (this).refs; } }", None),
         (
             "
                     var Hello = function() {
@@ -226,6 +228,8 @@ fn test() {
     ];
 
     let fail = vec![
+        ("class C extends React.Component { method() { return this['refs']; } }", None),
+        ("class C extends React.Component { method() { return this?.refs; } }", None),
         (
             "
               var Hello = createReactClass({
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/react_no_string_refs.snap b/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/react_no_string_refs.snap
index 516b7668a9..382bc7715f 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/react_no_string_refs.snap
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/react_no_string_refs.snap
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 source: crates/oxc_linter/src/tester.rs
 ---
 
+  ⚠ react(no-string-refs): Using this.refs is deprecated.
+   ╭─[no_string_refs.tsx:1:53]
+ 1 │ class C extends React.Component { method() { return this['refs']; } }
+   ·                                                     ────────────
+   ╰────
+  help: Using this.xxx instead of this.refs.xxx
+
+  ⚠ react(no-string-refs): Using this.refs is deprecated.
+   ╭─[no_string_refs.tsx:1:53]
+ 1 │ class C extends React.Component { method() { return this?.refs; } }
+   ·                                                     ──────────
+   ╰────
+  help: Using this.xxx instead of this.refs.xxx
+
   ⚠ react(no-string-refs): Using this.refs is deprecated.
    ╭─[no_string_refs.tsx:4:35]
  3 │                 componentDidMount: function() {
diff --git a/tasks/track_linter_timings/linter_timings.snap b/tasks/track_linter_timings/linter_timings.snap
index 98cd744e2c..6c19b153c7 100644
--- a/tasks/track_linter_timings/linter_timings.snap
+++ b/tasks/track_linter_timings/linter_timings.snap
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ react/no-react-children                                 |  62606
 react/no-redundant-should-component-update              |    300
 react/no-render-return-value                            |   6567
 react/no-set-state                                      |   6567
-react/no-string-refs                                    |  15882
+react/no-string-refs                                    |   5112
 react/no-this-in-sfc                                    |   4308
 react/no-unescaped-entities                             |    672
 react/no-unknown-property                               |    452