diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods/useless_asref.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods/useless_asref.rs
index b8baad18cc8d..474103fccd2a 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods/useless_asref.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods/useless_asref.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use clippy_utils::diagnostics::span_lint_and_sugg;
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet_with_applicability;
-use clippy_utils::ty::walk_ptrs_ty_depth;
+use clippy_utils::ty::{should_call_clone_as_function, walk_ptrs_ty_depth};
 use clippy_utils::{
     get_parent_expr, is_diag_trait_item, match_def_path, path_to_local_id, paths, peel_blocks, strip_pat_refs,
 };
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ pub(super) fn check(cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &hir::Expr<'_>, call_name: &str,
             // And that it only has one argument.
             && let [arg] = args
             && is_calling_clone(cx, arg)
+            // And that we are not recommending recv.clone() over Arc::clone() or similar
+            && !should_call_clone_as_function(cx, rcv_ty)
         {
             lint_as_ref_clone(cx, expr.span.with_hi(parent.span.hi()), recvr, call_name);
         }
diff --git a/tests/ui/useless_asref.fixed b/tests/ui/useless_asref.fixed
index c98f2928e03c..ddbb9255b466 100644
--- a/tests/ui/useless_asref.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/useless_asref.fixed
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 )]
 
 use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::rc::{Rc, Weak as RcWeak};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Weak as ArcWeak};
 
 struct FakeAsRef;
 
@@ -180,6 +182,22 @@ mod issue12135 {
     }
 }
 
+fn issue_12528() {
+    struct Foo;
+
+    let opt = Some(Arc::new(Foo));
+    let _ = opt.as_ref().map(Arc::clone);
+
+    let opt = Some(Rc::new(Foo));
+    let _ = opt.as_ref().map(Rc::clone);
+
+    let opt = Some(Arc::downgrade(&Arc::new(Foo)));
+    let _ = opt.as_ref().map(ArcWeak::clone);
+
+    let opt = Some(Rc::downgrade(&Rc::new(Foo)));
+    let _ = opt.as_ref().map(RcWeak::clone);
+}
+
 fn main() {
     not_ok();
     ok();
diff --git a/tests/ui/useless_asref.rs b/tests/ui/useless_asref.rs
index f9d603f116de..b0405e930a25 100644
--- a/tests/ui/useless_asref.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/useless_asref.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 )]
 
 use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::rc::{Rc, Weak as RcWeak};
+use std::sync::{Arc, Weak as ArcWeak};
 
 struct FakeAsRef;
 
@@ -180,6 +182,22 @@ mod issue12135 {
     }
 }
 
+fn issue_12528() {
+    struct Foo;
+
+    let opt = Some(Arc::new(Foo));
+    let _ = opt.as_ref().map(Arc::clone);
+
+    let opt = Some(Rc::new(Foo));
+    let _ = opt.as_ref().map(Rc::clone);
+
+    let opt = Some(Arc::downgrade(&Arc::new(Foo)));
+    let _ = opt.as_ref().map(ArcWeak::clone);
+
+    let opt = Some(Rc::downgrade(&Rc::new(Foo)));
+    let _ = opt.as_ref().map(RcWeak::clone);
+}
+
 fn main() {
     not_ok();
     ok();
diff --git a/tests/ui/useless_asref.stderr b/tests/ui/useless_asref.stderr
index c7d622ec2dca..5f495c396705 100644
--- a/tests/ui/useless_asref.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/useless_asref.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error: this call to `as_ref` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:48:18
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:50:18
    |
 LL |         foo_rstr(rstr.as_ref());
    |                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `rstr`
@@ -11,103 +11,103 @@ LL | #![deny(clippy::useless_asref)]
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 error: this call to `as_ref` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:50:20
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:52:20
    |
 LL |         foo_rslice(rslice.as_ref());
    |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `rslice`
 
 error: this call to `as_mut` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:54:21
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:56:21
    |
 LL |         foo_mrslice(mrslice.as_mut());
    |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `mrslice`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:56:20
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:58:20
    |
 LL |         foo_rslice(mrslice.as_ref());
    |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `mrslice`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:63:20
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:65:20
    |
 LL |         foo_rslice(rrrrrslice.as_ref());
    |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `rrrrrslice`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:65:18
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:67:18
    |
 LL |         foo_rstr(rrrrrstr.as_ref());
    |                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `rrrrrstr`
 
 error: this call to `as_mut` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:70:21
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:72:21
    |
 LL |         foo_mrslice(mrrrrrslice.as_mut());
    |                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `mrrrrrslice`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:72:20
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:74:20
    |
 LL |         foo_rslice(mrrrrrslice.as_ref());
    |                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `mrrrrrslice`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:76:16
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:78:16
    |
 LL |     foo_rrrrmr((&&&&MoreRef).as_ref());
    |                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `(&&&&MoreRef)`
 
 error: this call to `as_mut` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:126:13
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:128:13
    |
 LL |     foo_mrt(mrt.as_mut());
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `mrt`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:128:12
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:130:12
    |
 LL |     foo_rt(mrt.as_ref());
    |            ^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `mrt`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref.map(...)` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:139:13
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:141:13
    |
 LL |     let z = x.as_ref().map(String::clone);
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `x.clone()`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref.map(...)` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:141:13
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:143:13
    |
 LL |     let z = x.as_ref().map(|z| z.clone());
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `x.clone()`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref.map(...)` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:143:13
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:145:13
    |
 LL |     let z = x.as_ref().map(|z| String::clone(z));
    |             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `x.clone()`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref.map(...)` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:167:9
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:169:9
    |
 LL |         x.field.as_ref().map(|v| v.clone());
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `x.field.clone()`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref.map(...)` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:169:9
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:171:9
    |
 LL |         x.field.as_ref().map(Clone::clone);
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `x.field.clone()`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref.map(...)` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:171:9
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:173:9
    |
 LL |         x.field.as_ref().map(|v| Clone::clone(v));
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `x.field.clone()`
 
 error: this call to `as_ref.map(...)` does nothing
-  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:176:9
+  --> tests/ui/useless_asref.rs:178:9
    |
 LL |         Some(1).as_ref().map(|&x| x.clone());
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try: `Some(1).clone()`