diff --git a/src/elvis_style.erl b/src/elvis_style.erl
index e9ad5ca..36f274e 100644
--- a/src/elvis_style.erl
+++ b/src/elvis_style.erl
@@ -2014,13 +2014,13 @@ is_ignored_var(Zipper) ->
         var ->
             Name = ktn_code:attr(name, Node),
             [FirstChar | _] = atom_to_list(Name),
-            (FirstChar == $_) and (Name =/= '_') and not check_parent_match(Zipper);
+            (FirstChar == $_) and (Name =/= '_') and not check_parent_match_or_macro(Zipper);
         _OtherType ->
             false
     end.
 
 %% @private
-check_parent_match(Zipper) ->
+check_parent_match_or_macro(Zipper) ->
     case zipper:up(Zipper) of
         undefined ->
             false;
@@ -2029,10 +2029,12 @@ check_parent_match(Zipper) ->
             case ktn_code:type(Parent) of
                 match ->
                     zipper:down(ParentZipper) == Zipper;
+                macro ->
+                    zipper:down(ParentZipper) == Zipper;
                 maybe_match ->
                     zipper:down(ParentZipper) == Zipper;
                 _ ->
-                    check_parent_match(ParentZipper)
+                    check_parent_match_or_macro(ParentZipper)
             end
     end.
 
diff --git a/test/examples/used_ignored_variable_in_macro.erl b/test/examples/used_ignored_variable_in_macro.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fb98a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/examples/used_ignored_variable_in_macro.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+-module(used_ignored_variable_in_macro).
+
+-include_lib("stdlib/include/assert.hrl").
+
+-define(MYMACRO(X), fun(X) -> ok end).
+
+-export([do/0]).
+
+do() ->
+    List = [{a, b}, {c, d}],
+    {_Key, b} = lists:keyfind(a, 1, List),
+    ?assertMatch({_K, _}, lists:keyfind(a, 1, List)),
+    ?MYMACRO({_P1, _}).
diff --git a/test/style_SUITE.erl b/test/style_SUITE.erl
index c54551b..6a9c3e4 100644
--- a/test/style_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/style_SUITE.erl
@@ -632,14 +632,17 @@ verify_used_ignored_variable(Config) ->
     Ext = proplists:get_value(test_file_ext, Config, "erl"),
 
     Path = "fail_used_ignored_variable." ++ Ext,
+    Path2 = "used_ignored_variable_in_macro." ++ Ext,
     _ = case Group of
             beam_files ->
                 [#{line_num := _}, #{line_num := _}, #{line_num := _}, #{line_num := _}] =
                     elvis_core_apply_rule(Config, elvis_style, used_ignored_variable, #{}, Path);
             erl_files ->
                 [#{line_num := 31}, #{line_num := 34}, #{line_num := 38}, #{line_num := 38}] =
-                    elvis_core_apply_rule(Config, elvis_style, used_ignored_variable, #{}, Path)
+                    elvis_core_apply_rule(Config, elvis_style, used_ignored_variable, #{}, Path),
+                [] = elvis_core_apply_rule(Config, elvis_style, used_ignored_variable, #{}, Path2)
         end,
+
     [] =
         elvis_core_apply_rule(Config,
                               elvis_style,