diff --git a/packages/coding-standard/src/Fixer/Annotation/RemoveMethodNameDuplicateDescriptionFixer.php b/packages/coding-standard/src/Fixer/Annotation/RemoveMethodNameDuplicateDescriptionFixer.php
index e50bc698e7..f72ce57030 100644
--- a/packages/coding-standard/src/Fixer/Annotation/RemoveMethodNameDuplicateDescriptionFixer.php
+++ b/packages/coding-standard/src/Fixer/Annotation/RemoveMethodNameDuplicateDescriptionFixer.php
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ public function fix(SplFileInfo $fileInfo, Tokens $tokens): void
                 // drop articles, so "Get the API helper" still duplicates getApiHelper()
                 $docblockLine = Regex::replace($docblockLine, '#\b(?:a|an|the)\b#i', '');
 
+                // drop 3rd person verb "s", so "Contacts a user" still duplicates contactUser()
+                $docblockLine = Regex::replace($docblockLine, '#^([\s*]*\w+?)s\b#', '$1');
+
                 $spacelessDocblockLine = Regex::replace($docblockLine, '#[\s\n]+#', '');
 
                 // ignore trailing sentence punctuation, e.g. "Set name." duplicates setName()
diff --git a/packages/coding-standard/tests/Fixer/Annotation/RemoveMethodNameDuplicateDescriptionFixer/Fixture/third_person_verb.php.inc b/packages/coding-standard/tests/Fixer/Annotation/RemoveMethodNameDuplicateDescriptionFixer/Fixture/third_person_verb.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4bea4a885e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/coding-standard/tests/Fixer/Annotation/RemoveMethodNameDuplicateDescriptionFixer/Fixture/third_person_verb.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Symplify\CodingStandard\Tests\Fixer\Annotation\RemoveMethodNameDuplicateDescriptionFixer\Fixture;
+
+final class ThirdPersonVerb
+{
+    /**
+     * Contacts a user.
+     *
+     * @return object
+     */
+    public function contactUser()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Symplify\CodingStandard\Tests\Fixer\Annotation\RemoveMethodNameDuplicateDescriptionFixer\Fixture;
+
+final class ThirdPersonVerb
+{
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return object
+     */
+    public function contactUser()
+    {
+    }
+}
+
+?>