diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers/ApiControllerAnalyzerContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers/ApiControllerAnalyzerContext.cs
index b1e4c81b00..1ab36e3dac 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers/ApiControllerAnalyzerContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers/ApiControllerAnalyzerContext.cs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers
             return
                 method.ContainingType.HasAttribute(ApiControllerAttribute, inherit: true) &&
                 method.DeclaredAccessibility == Accessibility.Public &&
+                method.MethodKind == MethodKind.Ordinary &&
                 !method.IsGenericMethod &&
                 !method.IsAbstract &&
                 !method.IsStatic &&
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers/ControllerAnalyzerContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers/ControllerAnalyzerContext.cs
index 503459ba02..8a9d403a8a 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers/ControllerAnalyzerContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers/ControllerAnalyzerContext.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers
             return
                 method.ContainingType.HasAttribute(ControllerAttribute, inherit: true) &&
                 method.DeclaredAccessibility == Accessibility.Public &&
+                method.MethodKind == MethodKind.Ordinary &&
                 !method.IsGenericMethod &&
                 !method.IsAbstract &&
                 !method.IsStatic &&
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers.Test/ApiActionsAreAttributeRoutedFacts.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers.Test/ApiActionsAreAttributeRoutedFacts.cs
index 71a24bd24f..d0f87dcdb7 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers.Test/ApiActionsAreAttributeRoutedFacts.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Analyzers.Test/ApiActionsAreAttributeRoutedFacts.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,28 @@ public class PetController : Controller
             Assert.Empty(result);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task NoDiagnosticsAreReturned_ForConstructors()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var test =
+@"
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+[ApiController]
+public class PetController : Controller
+{
+    public PetController(){ }
+}";
+            var project = CreateProject(test);
+
+            // Act
+            var result = await GetDiagnosticAsync(project);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Empty(result);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async Task NoDiagnosticsAreReturned_ForNonActions()
         {