diff --git a/src/elvis_style.erl b/src/elvis_style.erl
index 312f8d4..fc41a93 100644
--- a/src/elvis_style.erl
+++ b/src/elvis_style.erl
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ atom_naming_convention(Config, Target, RuleConfig) ->
     ForbiddenEnclosedRegex =
         specific_or_default(option(forbidden_enclosed_regex, RuleConfig, atom_naming_convention),
                             ForbiddenRegex),
-    AtomNodes = elvis_code:find(fun is_atom_node/1, Root, #{traverse => all, mode => node}),
+    AtomNodes = elvis_code:find(fun is_atom_node/1, Root, #{traverse => all, mode => zipper}),
     check_atom_names(Regex,
                      ForbiddenRegex,
                      RegexEnclosed,
@@ -1800,7 +1800,10 @@ re_compile_for_atom_type(true = _IsEnclosed, _Regex, RegexEnclosed) ->
 
 %% @private
 is_atom_node(MaybeAtom) ->
-    ktn_code:type(MaybeAtom) =:= atom.
+    ktn_code:type(
+        zipper:node(MaybeAtom))
+    =:= atom
+    andalso not check_parent_remote(MaybeAtom).
 
 %% Variables name
 %% @private
@@ -2141,6 +2144,16 @@ check_parent_match_or_macro(Zipper) ->
             end
     end.
 
+%% @private
+check_parent_remote(Zipper) ->
+    case zipper:up(Zipper) of
+        undefined ->
+            false;
+        ParentZipper ->
+            Parent = zipper:node(ParentZipper),
+            remote == ktn_code:type(Parent)
+    end.
+
 %% State record in OTP module
 
 %% @private
diff --git a/test/examples/atom_naming_convention_utils.erl b/test/examples/atom_naming_convention_utils.erl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2888958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/examples/atom_naming_convention_utils.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-module(atom_naming_convention_utils).
+
+-export([thisIsIgnored/0]).
+
+thisIsIgnored() -> ok.
diff --git a/test/examples/pass_atom_naming_convention.erl b/test/examples/pass_atom_naming_convention.erl
index 9536ef8..90e14dd 100644
--- a/test/examples/pass_atom_naming_convention.erl
+++ b/test/examples/pass_atom_naming_convention.erl
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ for_test() ->
     non200, % valid, even without underscores
     valid_200even_if_numb3rs_appear_between_letters,
     blahblah_SUITE,
-    x.
+    x,
+    atom_naming_convention_utils:thisIsIgnored().