diff --git a/lib/rules/template-no-passed-in-event-handlers.js b/lib/rules/template-no-passed-in-event-handlers.js
index 7904b32a3b..aff8e15c01 100644
--- a/lib/rules/template-no-passed-in-event-handlers.js
+++ b/lib/rules/template-no-passed-in-event-handlers.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 // Comprehensive Ember event handler names
+// Note: mouseMove, mouseEnter, and mouseLeave are intentionally excluded —
+// they are native DOM events that do not have corresponding Ember
+// classic-event aliases on components.
 const EMBER_EVENTS = new Set([
   'touchStart',
   'touchMove',
@@ -12,9 +15,6 @@ const EMBER_EVENTS = new Set([
   'contextMenu',
   'click',
   'doubleClick',
-  'mouseMove',
-  'mouseEnter',
-  'mouseLeave',
   'focusIn',
   'focusOut',
   'submit',
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ module.exports = {
           }
           const argName = attr.name.slice(1);
 
-          // Check ignore config
-          if (ignoredAttrs.includes(attr.name)) {
+          if (ignoredAttrs.includes(argName)) {
             continue;
           }
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/template-no-passed-in-event-handlers.js b/tests/lib/rules/template-no-passed-in-event-handlers.js
index 6db6d73b51..1fbd2f5d99 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/template-no-passed-in-event-handlers.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/template-no-passed-in-event-handlers.js
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ ruleTester.run('template-no-passed-in-event-handlers', rule, {
     '<template><Foo @random={{true}} /></template>',
     '<template><Input @click={{this.handleClick}} /></template>',
     '<template><Textarea @click={{this.handleClick}} /></template>',
+
+    // mouseMove/mouseEnter/mouseLeave are not Ember classic-event aliases
+    '<template><Foo @mouseMove={{this.handleMove}} /></template>',
+    '<template><Foo @mouseEnter={{this.handleEnter}} /></template>',
+    '<template><Foo @mouseLeave={{this.handleLeave}} /></template>',
     '<template>{{foo}}</template>',
     '<template>{{foo onClick=this.handleClick}}</template>',
     '<template>{{foo onclick=this.handleClick}}</template>',
@@ -48,11 +53,11 @@ ruleTester.run('template-no-passed-in-event-handlers', rule, {
     // ignore option — angle bracket invocation
     {
       code: '<template><Foo @click={{this.handleClick}} /></template>',
-      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['@click'] } }],
+      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['click'] } }],
     },
     {
       code: '<template><Foo @click={{this.handleClick}} @submit={{this.handleSubmit}} /></template>',
-      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['@click', '@submit'] } }],
+      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['click', 'submit'] } }],
     },
 
     // ignore option — curly invocation
@@ -81,14 +86,6 @@ ruleTester.run('template-no-passed-in-event-handlers', rule, {
       output: null,
       errors: [{ messageId: 'unexpected' }],
     },
-    {
-      code: `<template>
-        <CustomButton @mouseEnter={{this.handleHover}} />
-      </template>`,
-      output: null,
-      errors: [{ messageId: 'unexpected' }],
-    },
-
     {
       code: '<template><Foo @click={{this.handleClick}} /></template>',
       output: null,
@@ -124,14 +121,14 @@ ruleTester.run('template-no-passed-in-event-handlers', rule, {
     {
       code: '<template><Bar @click={{this.handleClick}} /></template>',
       output: null,
-      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['@click'] } }],
+      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['click'] } }],
       errors: [{ messageId: 'unexpected' }],
     },
     // ignore option — only ignores specified attrs (angle bracket)
     {
       code: '<template><Foo @submit={{this.handleSubmit}} /></template>',
       output: null,
-      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['@click'] } }],
+      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['click'] } }],
       errors: [{ messageId: 'unexpected' }],
     },
     // ignore option — only ignores specified component (curly)
@@ -183,11 +180,11 @@ hbsRuleTester.run('template-no-passed-in-event-handlers', rule, {
     // ignore option — angle bracket invocation
     {
       code: '<Foo @click={{this.handleClick}} />',
-      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['@click'] } }],
+      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['click'] } }],
     },
     {
       code: '<Foo @click={{this.handleClick}} @submit={{this.handleSubmit}} />',
-      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['@click', '@submit'] } }],
+      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['click', 'submit'] } }],
     },
 
     // ignore option — curly invocation
@@ -266,14 +263,14 @@ hbsRuleTester.run('template-no-passed-in-event-handlers', rule, {
     {
       code: '<Bar @click={{this.handleClick}} />',
       output: null,
-      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['@click'] } }],
+      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['click'] } }],
       errors: [{ messageId: 'unexpected' }],
     },
     // ignore option — only ignores specified attrs (angle bracket)
     {
       code: '<Foo @submit={{this.handleSubmit}} />',
       output: null,
-      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['@click'] } }],
+      options: [{ ignore: { Foo: ['click'] } }],
       errors: [{ messageId: 'unexpected' }],
     },
     // ignore option — only ignores specified component (curly)