diff --git a/changelog/fix_false_positive_action_controller_flash_before_render_after_rescue.md b/changelog/fix_false_positive_action_controller_flash_before_render_after_rescue.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0167185fc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fix_false_positive_action_controller_flash_before_render_after_rescue.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#881](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop-rails/pull/881): Fix a false positive for `Rails/ActionControllerFlashBeforeRender` when using `flash` in multiline `rescue` branch before `redirect_to`. ([@gurix][])
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/action_controller_flash_before_render.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/action_controller_flash_before_render.rb
index 2e45be2ba9..4a30ac97e1 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/action_controller_flash_before_render.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rails/action_controller_flash_before_render.rb
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ def on_send(flash_node)
         def followed_by_render?(flash_node)
           flash_assigment_node = find_ancestor(flash_node, type: :send)
           context = flash_assigment_node
-          if (if_node = context.each_ancestor(:if).first)
-            context = if_node
+          if (node = context.each_ancestor(:if, :rescue).first)
+            context = node
           elsif context.right_siblings.empty?
             return true
           end
           context = context.right_siblings
 
-          context.compact.any? do |node|
-            render?(node)
+          context.compact.any? do |render_candidate|
+            render?(render_candidate)
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/action_controller_flash_before_render_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/action_controller_flash_before_render_spec.rb
index b8546a49cf..9b91562bcc 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/action_controller_flash_before_render_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/rails/action_controller_flash_before_render_spec.rb
@@ -201,6 +201,23 @@ def create
               end
             RUBY
           end
+
+          it 'does not register an offense when using `flash` in multiline `rescue` branch before `redirect_to`' do
+            expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
+              class HomeController < #{parent_class}
+                def create
+                  begin
+                    do_something
+                    flash[:alert] = "msg in begin"
+                  rescue
+                    flash[:alert] = "msg in rescue"
+                  end
+
+                  redirect_to :index
+                end
+              end
+            RUBY
+          end
         end
       end