diff --git a/.changeset/few-ducks-mate.md b/.changeset/few-ducks-mate.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abd2dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/few-ducks-mate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'eslint-plugin-php': minor
+---
+
+Add `disallow-references` rule
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 09f54f7..58b3eee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ export default defineConfig([
 
 💡 - Manually fixable by [editor suggestions](https://eslint.org/docs/latest/use/core-concepts#rule-suggestions).
 
-| Rule ID                  | Description                                         | 🔧  | 💡  |
-| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- | --- | --- |
-| `php/eqeqeq`             | Require the use of `===` and `!==`                  |     |     |
-| `php/no-array-keyword`   | Disallow the use of the array keyword               | 🔧  |     |
-| `php/require-visibility` | Require visibility for class methods and properties |     | 💡  |
+| Rule ID                   | Description                                         | 🔧  | 💡  |
+| ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | --- | --- |
+| `php/disallow-references` | Disallow the use of references                      |     | 💡  |
+| `php/eqeqeq`              | Require the use of `===` and `!==`                  |     |     |
+| `php/no-array-keyword`    | Disallow the use of the array keyword               | 🔧  |     |
+| `php/require-visibility`  | Require visibility for class methods and properties |     | 💡  |
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index ac570d9..0033488 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ESLint } from 'eslint';
 import { PHPLanguage } from './language/php-language';
 
+import { disallowReferences } from './rules/disallow-references';
 import { eqeqeq } from './rules/eqeqeq';
 import { noArrayKeyword } from './rules/no-array-keyword';
 import { requireVisibility } from './rules/require-visibility';
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ const plugin = {
 		php: new PHPLanguage(),
 	},
 	rules: {
+		'disallow-references': disallowReferences,
 		eqeqeq,
 		'no-array-keyword': noArrayKeyword,
 		'require-visibility': requireVisibility,
diff --git a/src/rules/__tests__/disallow-references.test.ts b/src/rules/__tests__/disallow-references.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e225889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/__tests__/disallow-references.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { RuleTester, type Rule } from 'eslint';
+import php from '../../index';
+import { disallowReferences } from '../disallow-references';
+
+const ruleTester = new RuleTester({
+	plugins: {
+		php,
+	},
+	language: 'php/php',
+});
+
+// TODO: Fix the types.
+ruleTester.run(
+	'disallow-references',
+	disallowReferences as unknown as Rule.RuleModule,
+	{
+		valid: [
+			'<?php $a = [1, 2, 3]; $my_var = $a;',
+			'<?php function myFunc($var) { return []; }',
+			'<?php $used = function() use($var) {};',
+		],
+		invalid: [
+			{
+				code: '<?php $a = [1, 2, 3]; $my_var = &$a;',
+				errors: [
+					{
+						messageId: 'disallowReferences',
+						line: 1,
+						column: 33,
+						endLine: 1,
+						endColumn: 36,
+						suggestions: [
+							{
+								messageId: 'removeAmp',
+								output: '<?php $a = [1, 2, 3]; $my_var = $a;',
+							},
+						],
+					},
+				],
+			},
+			{
+				code: '<?php function myFunc(&$var) { return []; }',
+				errors: [
+					{
+						messageId: 'disallowReferences',
+						line: 1,
+						column: 23,
+						endLine: 1,
+						endColumn: 28,
+						suggestions: [
+							{
+								messageId: 'removeAmp',
+								output: '<?php function myFunc($var) { return []; }',
+							},
+						],
+					},
+				],
+			},
+			{
+				code: '<?php function &myFunc($var) { return []; }',
+				errors: [
+					{
+						messageId: 'disallowReferences',
+						line: 1,
+						column: 16,
+						endLine: 1,
+						endColumn: 23,
+						suggestions: [
+							{
+								messageId: 'removeAmp',
+								output: '<?php function myFunc($var) { return []; }',
+							},
+						],
+					},
+				],
+			},
+			{
+				code: '<?php $used = function() use(&$var) {};',
+				errors: [
+					{
+						messageId: 'disallowReferences',
+						line: 1,
+						column: 30,
+						endLine: 1,
+						endColumn: 35,
+						suggestions: [
+							{
+								messageId: 'removeAmp',
+								output: '<?php $used = function() use($var) {};',
+							},
+						],
+					},
+				],
+			},
+		],
+	},
+);
diff --git a/src/rules/disallow-references.ts b/src/rules/disallow-references.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9614cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/disallow-references.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { createRule } from '../utils/create-rule';
+
+type MessageIds = 'disallowReferences' | 'removeAmp';
+type Options = [];
+
+export const disallowReferences = createRule<MessageIds, Options>({
+	meta: {
+		type: 'suggestion',
+		fixable: 'code',
+		hasSuggestions: true,
+		docs: {
+			description: 'Disallow the use of references',
+		},
+		messages: {
+			disallowReferences: 'Do not use references (&).',
+			removeAmp: 'Remove the reference operator (&).',
+		},
+		schema: [],
+	},
+
+	create(context) {
+		return {
+			'assignref > .right, parameter[byref="true"], function[byref="true"] > .name, variable[byref="true"]'(
+				node,
+			) {
+				const ampKeyWord = context.sourceCode.findClosestKeyword(
+					node,
+					'&',
+				);
+
+				if (!ampKeyWord) {
+					return;
+				}
+
+				context.report({
+					node,
+					loc: {
+						start: ampKeyWord.start,
+						end: context.sourceCode.getLoc(node).end,
+					},
+					messageId: 'disallowReferences',
+					suggest: [
+						{
+							messageId: 'removeAmp',
+							fix(fixer) {
+								return fixer.removeRange([
+									ampKeyWord.start.offset,
+									ampKeyWord.end.offset,
+								]);
+							},
+						},
+					],
+				});
+			},
+		};
+	},
+});