diff --git a/pkg/paralleltestctx/analyzer.go b/pkg/paralleltestctx/analyzer.go
index d83aa51..3bc4909 100644
--- a/pkg/paralleltestctx/analyzer.go
+++ b/pkg/paralleltestctx/analyzer.go
@@ -73,6 +73,168 @@ func (a *ctxAnalyzer) doesCreateTimeoutContext(call *ast.CallExpr) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+type timeoutHelperSet map[types.Object]struct{}
+
+func (a *ctxAnalyzer) collectTimeoutHelpers(pass *analysis.Pass, testFiles []*ast.File) timeoutHelperSet {
+	candidates := map[*ast.FuncDecl]types.Object{}
+	for _, file := range testFiles {
+		for _, decl := range file.Decls {
+			fd, ok := decl.(*ast.FuncDecl)
+			if !ok || fd.Body == nil || !funcReturnsContext(pass, fd) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			obj := pass.TypesInfo.Defs[fd.Name]
+			if obj == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			candidates[fd] = obj
+		}
+	}
+
+	helpers := timeoutHelperSet{}
+	for changed := true; changed; {
+		changed = false
+		for fd, obj := range candidates {
+			if _, ok := helpers[obj]; ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			if a.functionReturnsTimeoutContext(pass, fd, helpers) {
+				helpers[obj] = struct{}{}
+				changed = true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return helpers
+}
+
+func funcReturnsContext(pass *analysis.Pass, fd *ast.FuncDecl) bool {
+	if fd.Type.Results == nil || len(fd.Type.Results.List) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return isContextType(pass, pass.TypesInfo.TypeOf(fd.Type.Results.List[0].Type))
+}
+
+func (a *ctxAnalyzer) functionReturnsTimeoutContext(pass *analysis.Pass, fd *ast.FuncDecl, helpers timeoutHelperSet) bool {
+	found := false
+	ast.Inspect(fd.Body, func(n ast.Node) bool {
+		if found {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		switch n := n.(type) {
+		case *ast.FuncLit:
+			return false
+		case *ast.ReturnStmt:
+			if len(n.Results) == 0 {
+				return true
+			}
+			found = a.exprContainsTimeoutContext(pass, n.Results[0], helpers)
+			return !found
+		default:
+			return true
+		}
+	})
+	return found
+}
+
+func (a *ctxAnalyzer) exprContainsTimeoutContext(pass *analysis.Pass, expr ast.Expr, helpers timeoutHelperSet) bool {
+	found := false
+	ast.Inspect(expr, func(n ast.Node) bool {
+		if found {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		call, ok := n.(*ast.CallExpr)
+		if !ok {
+			return true
+		}
+
+		found = a.doesCreateTimeoutContext(call) || callsTimeoutHelper(pass, call, helpers)
+		return !found
+	})
+	return found
+}
+
+func callsTimeoutHelper(pass *analysis.Pass, call *ast.CallExpr, helpers timeoutHelperSet) bool {
+	if len(helpers) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	obj := callObject(pass, call)
+	if obj == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	_, ok := helpers[obj]
+	return ok
+}
+
+func callObject(pass *analysis.Pass, call *ast.CallExpr) types.Object {
+	switch fun := call.Fun.(type) {
+	case *ast.Ident:
+		return pass.TypesInfo.Uses[fun]
+	case *ast.SelectorExpr:
+		return pass.TypesInfo.Uses[fun.Sel]
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func isContextType(pass *analysis.Pass, typ types.Type) bool {
+	if typ == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	contextIface := contextInterface(pass)
+	if contextIface == nil {
+		return isStdlibContextType(typ)
+	}
+
+	return types.Implements(types.Unalias(typ), contextIface)
+}
+
+func contextInterface(pass *analysis.Pass) *types.Interface {
+	if pass.Pkg == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, pkg := range pass.Pkg.Imports() {
+		if pkg.Path() != "context" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		obj := pkg.Scope().Lookup("Context")
+		if obj == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		named, ok := obj.Type().(*types.Named)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		iface, ok := named.Underlying().(*types.Interface)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return iface
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func isStdlibContextType(typ types.Type) bool {
+	named, ok := types.Unalias(typ).(*types.Named)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	obj := named.Obj()
+	return obj.Name() == "Context" && obj.Pkg() != nil && obj.Pkg().Path() == "context"
+}
+
 func (a *ctxAnalyzer) getTimeoutFuncs() []timeoutFunc {
 	if a.timeoutFuncs != nil {
 		return a.timeoutFuncs
@@ -119,6 +281,8 @@ func (a *ctxAnalyzer) run(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	timeoutHelpers := a.collectTimeoutHelpers(pass, testFiles)
+
 	insp := inspector.New(testFiles)
 	nodeFilter := []ast.Node{(*ast.FuncDecl)(nil)}
 	insp.Preorder(nodeFilter, func(n ast.Node) {
@@ -127,20 +291,20 @@ func (a *ctxAnalyzer) run(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		a.analyzeTestFunction(pass, fd)
+		a.analyzeTestFunction(pass, fd, timeoutHelpers)
 	})
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // analyzeTestFunction analyzes a test function to find timeout context usage after t.Parallel calls
-func (a *ctxAnalyzer) analyzeTestFunction(pass *analysis.Pass, fd *ast.FuncDecl) {
+func (a *ctxAnalyzer) analyzeTestFunction(pass *analysis.Pass, fd *ast.FuncDecl, helpers timeoutHelperSet) {
 	testVarName := testParamName(fd)
 	if testVarName == "" {
 		return
 	}
 
 	// Collect all timeout contexts and their positions
-	timeoutCtxs := a.collectTimeoutContexts(pass, fd)
+	timeoutCtxs := a.collectTimeoutContexts(pass, fd, helpers)
 	if len(timeoutCtxs) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
@@ -187,7 +351,7 @@ type timeoutContext struct {
 }
 
 // collectTimeoutContexts finds all context variables created with a timeout/deadline functions
-func (a *ctxAnalyzer) collectTimeoutContexts(pass *analysis.Pass, fd *ast.FuncDecl) []timeoutContext {
+func (a *ctxAnalyzer) collectTimeoutContexts(pass *analysis.Pass, fd *ast.FuncDecl, helpers timeoutHelperSet) []timeoutContext {
 	var contexts []timeoutContext
 	contextMap := make(map[types.Object]*timeoutContext)
 
@@ -209,8 +373,11 @@ func (a *ctxAnalyzer) collectTimeoutContexts(pass *analysis.Pass, fd *ast.FuncDe
 			return true
 		}
 
-		call, ok := as.Rhs[0].(*ast.CallExpr)
-		if ok && a.doesCreateTimeoutContext(call) {
+		if !isContextType(pass, obj.Type()) {
+			return true
+		}
+
+		if a.exprContainsTimeoutContext(pass, as.Rhs[0], helpers) {
 			// This is a timeout context creation
 			ctx := timeoutContext{
 				obj: obj,
diff --git a/pkg/paralleltestctx/testdata/src/basic/basic_test.go b/pkg/paralleltestctx/testdata/src/basic/basic_test.go
index 0618092..2520ef9 100644
--- a/pkg/paralleltestctx/testdata/src/basic/basic_test.go
+++ b/pkg/paralleltestctx/testdata/src/basic/basic_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,39 @@ func TestDeadlineWarn(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestNestedTimeoutWarn(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := wrapContext(context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second))
+	defer cancel()
+	t.Run("sub", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		_ = ctx // want "timeout context ctx used after a t.Parallel call"
+	})
+}
+
+func TestNestedTimeoutNonContextLHSOK(t *testing.T) {
+	ok := contextWasCreated(context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second))
+	t.Run("sub", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		_ = ok
+	})
+}
+
+func TestSamePackageTimeoutHelperWarn(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := helperTimeoutContext(t)
+	t.Run("sub", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		_ = ctx // want "timeout context ctx used after a t.Parallel call"
+	})
+}
+
+func TestSamePackageTimeoutHelperChainWarn(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := chainedHelperTimeoutContext(t)
+	t.Run("sub", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Parallel()
+		doThing(ctx) // want "timeout context ctx used after a t.Parallel call"
+	})
+}
+
 func TestNoParallelOK(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -118,6 +151,28 @@ func TestOverwriteEarly(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func wrapContext(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+	return ctx, cancel
+}
+
+func contextWasCreated(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) bool {
+	cancel()
+	return ctx != nil
+}
+
+func helperTimeoutContext(t *testing.T) context.Context {
+	return wrapOnlyContext(context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second))
+}
+
+func chainedHelperTimeoutContext(t *testing.T) context.Context {
+	return helperTimeoutContext(t)
+}
+
+func wrapOnlyContext(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) context.Context {
+	cancel()
+	return ctx
+}
+
 func doThing(ctx context.Context) {
 	_ = ctx
 }
diff --git a/pkg/paralleltestctx/testdata/src/custom/custom_test.go b/pkg/paralleltestctx/testdata/src/custom/custom_test.go
index 883cc42..36ff352 100644
--- a/pkg/paralleltestctx/testdata/src/custom/custom_test.go
+++ b/pkg/paralleltestctx/testdata/src/custom/custom_test.go
@@ -46,17 +46,18 @@ func TestStandardTimeoutWarn(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-// Test function that should NOT be detected by default
-func NotATimeoutFunc(parent context.Context, timeout time.Duration) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+// Same-package helpers that return timeout contexts are detected even when
+// they are not listed as custom funcs.
+func SamePackageTimeoutFunc(parent context.Context, timeout time.Duration) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
 	return context.WithTimeout(parent, timeout)
 }
 
-func TestNotDetectedByDefault(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := NotATimeoutFunc(context.Background(), time.Second)
+func TestSamePackageHelperWarn(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := SamePackageTimeoutFunc(context.Background(), time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
 	t.Run("sub", func(t *testing.T) {
-		t.Parallel() // should not warn when using default config
-		_ = ctx
+		t.Parallel()
+		_ = ctx // want "timeout context ctx used after a t.Parallel call"
 	})
 }