diff --git a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationDispatcher.cs b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationDispatcher.cs
index 4950b1fb6a6..054a7218b0a 100644
--- a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationDispatcher.cs
+++ b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationDispatcher.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ internal static class OperationDispatcher
         { OperationKindEx.Increment, new IncrementOrDecrement() },
         { OperationKindEx.InstanceReference, new InstanceReference() },
         { OperationKindEx.LocalReference, new LocalReference() },
+        { OperationKindEx.MethodReference, new MethodReference() },
         { OperationKindEx.ObjectCreation, new ObjectCreation() },
         { OperationKindEx.ParameterReference, new ParameterReference() },
         { OperationKindEx.RecursivePattern, new RecursivePattern() },
diff --git a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationProcessors/CollectionTracker.cs b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationProcessors/CollectionTracker.cs
index 6b2d27dd1f7..76a91a33e2d 100644
--- a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationProcessors/CollectionTracker.cs
+++ b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationProcessors/CollectionTracker.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using SonarAnalyzer.SymbolicExecution.Constraints;
 
 namespace SonarAnalyzer.SymbolicExecution.Roslyn.OperationProcessors;
@@ -43,6 +44,21 @@ internal static class CollectionTracker
         KnownType.System_Collections_Generic_IDictionary_TKey_TValue,
         KnownType.System_Collections_Immutable_IImmutableDictionary_TKey_TValue);
 
+    public static readonly HashSet<string> AddMethods = new()
+    {
+        nameof(ICollection<int>.Add),
+        nameof(List<int>.AddRange),
+        nameof(List<int>.Insert),
+        nameof(List<int>.InsertRange),
+        nameof(HashSet<int>.UnionWith),
+        nameof(HashSet<int>.SymmetricExceptWith),   // This can add and/or remove items => It should remove all CollectionConstraints.
+                                                    // However, just learning NotEmpty (and thus unlearning Empty) is good enough for now.
+        nameof(Queue<int>.Enqueue),
+        nameof(Stack<int>.Push),
+        nameof(Collection<int>.Insert),
+        "TryAdd"
+    };
+
     public static CollectionConstraint ObjectCreationConstraint(ProgramState state, IObjectCreationOperationWrapper operation)
     {
         if (operation.Type.IsAny(CollectionTypes))
@@ -65,6 +81,11 @@ public static CollectionConstraint ArrayCreationConstraint(IArrayCreationOperati
             ? CollectionConstraint.Empty
             : CollectionConstraint.NotEmpty;
 
+    public static CollectionConstraint MethodReferenceConstraint(IMethodReferenceOperationWrapper operation) =>
+        operation.Instance is not null && AddMethods.Contains(operation.Method.Name)
+            ? CollectionConstraint.NotEmpty
+            : null;
+
     public static ProgramState ApplyConstraints(ProgramState state, IPropertyReferenceOperationWrapper operation, ISymbol instanceSymbol)
     {
         if (operation.Property.IsIndexer)
diff --git a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationProcessors/MethodReference.cs b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationProcessors/MethodReference.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a1d3dd129e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/OperationProcessors/MethodReference.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * SonarAnalyzer for .NET
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2024 SonarSource SA
+ * mailto: contact AT sonarsource DOT com
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+namespace SonarAnalyzer.SymbolicExecution.Roslyn.OperationProcessors;
+
+internal sealed class MethodReference : SimpleProcessor<IMethodReferenceOperationWrapper>
+{
+    protected override IMethodReferenceOperationWrapper Convert(IOperation operation) =>
+        IMethodReferenceOperationWrapper.FromOperation(operation);
+
+    protected override ProgramState Process(SymbolicContext context, IMethodReferenceOperationWrapper operation) =>
+        CollectionTracker.MethodReferenceConstraint(operation) is { } constraint
+        && operation.Instance.TrackedSymbol(context.State) is { } symbol
+            ? context.State.SetSymbolConstraint(symbol, constraint)
+            : context.State;
+}
diff --git a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/RuleChecks/EmptyCollectionsShouldNotBeEnumeratedBase.cs b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/RuleChecks/EmptyCollectionsShouldNotBeEnumeratedBase.cs
index 999081cdb8b..f29b38d4779 100644
--- a/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/RuleChecks/EmptyCollectionsShouldNotBeEnumeratedBase.cs
+++ b/analyzers/src/SonarAnalyzer.Common/SymbolicExecution/Roslyn/RuleChecks/EmptyCollectionsShouldNotBeEnumeratedBase.cs
@@ -84,21 +84,6 @@ public abstract class EmptyCollectionsShouldNotBeEnumeratedBase : SymbolicRuleCh
         nameof(Dictionary<int, int>.TryGetValue)
     };
 
-    private static readonly HashSet<string> AddMethods = new()
-    {
-        nameof(ICollection<int>.Add),
-        nameof(List<int>.AddRange),
-        nameof(List<int>.Insert),
-        nameof(List<int>.InsertRange),
-        nameof(HashSet<int>.UnionWith),
-        nameof(HashSet<int>.SymmetricExceptWith),   // This can add and/or remove items => It should remove all CollectionConstraints.
-                                                    // However, just learning NotEmpty (and thus unlearning Empty) is good enough for now.
-        nameof(Queue<int>.Enqueue),
-        nameof(Stack<int>.Push),
-        nameof(Collection<int>.Insert),
-        "TryAdd"
-    };
-
     private static readonly HashSet<string> RemoveMethods = new()
     {
         nameof(ICollection<int>.Remove),
@@ -115,22 +100,10 @@ public abstract class EmptyCollectionsShouldNotBeEnumeratedBase : SymbolicRuleCh
     private readonly HashSet<IOperation> emptyAccess = new();
     private readonly HashSet<IOperation> nonEmptyAccess = new();
 
-    protected override ProgramState PreProcessSimple(SymbolicContext context)
-    {
-        var operation = context.Operation.Instance;
-        if (operation.AsInvocation() is { } invocation)
-        {
-            return ProcessInvocation(context, invocation);
-        }
-        else if (operation.AsMethodReference() is { Instance: not null } methodReference)
-        {
-            return ProcessAddMethod(context.State, methodReference.Method, methodReference.Instance) ?? context.State;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            return context.State;
-        }
-    }
+    protected override ProgramState PreProcessSimple(SymbolicContext context) =>
+        context.Operation.Instance.AsInvocation() is { } invocation
+            ? ProcessInvocation(context, invocation)
+            : context.State;
 
     public override void ExecutionCompleted()
     {
@@ -176,7 +149,7 @@ bool HasFilteringPredicate() =>
     }
 
     private static ProgramState ProcessAddMethod(ProgramState state, IMethodSymbol method, IOperation instance) =>
-        AddMethods.Contains(method.Name)
+        CollectionTracker.AddMethods.Contains(method.Name)
             ? SetOperationAndSymbolConstraint(state, instance, CollectionConstraint.NotEmpty)
             : null;