diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 50147f8c3814..1e7283a49a58 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jirfag/go-printf-func-name v0.0.0-20200119135958-7558a9eaa5af
 	github.com/julz/importas v0.1.0
 	github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.6.0
-	github.com/kulti/thelper v0.5.1
+	github.com/kulti/thelper v0.6.2
 	github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.3
 	github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.8
 	github.com/ldez/gomoddirectives v0.2.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 621d32160335..140db868b729 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -338,7 +338,6 @@ github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.1/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/ad
 github.com/gostaticanalysis/analysisutil v0.0.0-20190318220348-4088753ea4d3/go.mod h1:eEOZF4jCKGi+aprrirO9e7WKB3beBRtWgqGunKl6pKE=
 github.com/gostaticanalysis/analysisutil v0.0.3/go.mod h1:eEOZF4jCKGi+aprrirO9e7WKB3beBRtWgqGunKl6pKE=
 github.com/gostaticanalysis/analysisutil v0.1.0/go.mod h1:dMhHRU9KTiDcuLGdy87/2gTR8WruwYZrKdRq9m1O6uw=
-github.com/gostaticanalysis/analysisutil v0.4.1/go.mod h1:18U/DLpRgIUd459wGxVHE0fRgmo1UgHDcbw7F5idXu0=
 github.com/gostaticanalysis/analysisutil v0.7.1 h1:ZMCjoue3DtDWQ5WyU16YbjbQEQ3VuzwxALrpYd+HeKk=
 github.com/gostaticanalysis/analysisutil v0.7.1/go.mod h1:v21E3hY37WKMGSnbsw2S/ojApNWb6C1//mXO48CXbVc=
 github.com/gostaticanalysis/comment v1.3.0/go.mod h1:xMicKDx7XRXYdVwY9f9wQpDJVnqWxw9wCauCMKp+IBI=
@@ -442,8 +441,8 @@ github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
-github.com/kulti/thelper v0.5.1 h1:Uf4CUekH0OvzQTFPrWkstJvXgm6pnNEtQu3HiqEkpB0=
-github.com/kulti/thelper v0.5.1/go.mod h1:vMu2Cizjy/grP+jmsvOFDx1kYP6+PD1lqg4Yu5exl2U=
+github.com/kulti/thelper v0.6.2 h1:K4xulKkwOCnT1CDms6Ex3uG1dvSMUUQe9zxgYQgbRXs=
+github.com/kulti/thelper v0.6.2/go.mod h1:DsqKShOvP40epevkFrvIwkCMNYxMeTNjdWL4dqWHZ6I=
 github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.3 h1:UdKIkImEAXjR1chUWLn+PNXqWUGs//7tzMeWuP7NhmI=
 github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.3/go.mod h1:vLydzomDFpk7yu5UX02RmP0H8QfRPOV/oFhWN85Mjb4=
 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+fNqagV/RAw=
@@ -1112,7 +1111,6 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201001104356-43ebab892c4c/go.mod h1:z6u4i615ZeAfBE4X
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201002184944-ecd9fd270d5d/go.mod h1:z6u4i615ZeAfBE4XtMziQW1fSVJXACjjbWkB/mvPzlU=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201023174141-c8cfbd0f21e6/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201110124207-079ba7bd75cd/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201114224030-61ea331ec02b/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201201161351-ac6f37ff4c2a/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201208233053-a543418bbed2/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20201224043029-2b0845dc783e/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index 97c2065d4bf5..088223f0db62 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -549,6 +549,11 @@ type ThelperSettings struct {
 		Name  bool `mapstructure:"name"`
 		Begin bool `mapstructure:"begin"`
 	} `mapstructure:"test"`
+	Fuzz struct {
+		First bool `mapstructure:"first"`
+		Name  bool `mapstructure:"name"`
+		Begin bool `mapstructure:"begin"`
+	} `mapstructure:"fuzz"`
 	Benchmark struct {
 		First bool `mapstructure:"first"`
 		Name  bool `mapstructure:"name"`
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/thelper.go b/pkg/golinters/thelper.go
index 1d92f2fbfab4..349c46666df6 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/thelper.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/thelper.go
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ func NewThelper(cfg *config.ThelperSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 			opts = append(opts, "t_first")
 		}
 
+		if cfg.Fuzz.Name {
+			opts = append(opts, "f_name")
+		}
+		if cfg.Fuzz.Begin {
+			opts = append(opts, "f_begin")
+		}
+		if cfg.Fuzz.First {
+			opts = append(opts, "f_first")
+		}
+
 		if cfg.Benchmark.Name {
 			opts = append(opts, "b_name")
 		}
diff --git a/test/testdata/thelper_go118.go b/test/testdata/thelper_go118.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1fa8c268743a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/thelper_go118.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+//go:build go1.18
+// +build go1.18
+
+//args: -Ethelper
+package testdata
+
+import "testing"
+
+func fhelperWithHelperAfterAssignment(f *testing.F) { // ERROR "test helper function should start from f.Helper()"
+	_ = 0
+	f.Helper()
+}
+
+func fhelperWithNotFirst(s string, f *testing.F, i int) { // ERROR `parameter \*testing.F should be the first`
+	f.Helper()
+}
+
+func fhelperWithIncorrectName(o *testing.F) { // ERROR `parameter \*testing.F should have name f`
+	o.Helper()
+}
+
+func FuzzSubtestShouldNotBeChecked(f *testing.F) {
+	f.Add(5, "hello")
+	f.Fuzz(func(t *testing.T, a int, b string) {})
+}