diff --git a/docs/rules/prefer-stateless-function.md b/docs/rules/prefer-stateless-function.md
index 757fc7b5bc..3415799b81 100644
--- a/docs/rules/prefer-stateless-function.md
+++ b/docs/rules/prefer-stateless-function.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Stateless functional components are more simple than class based components and
 
 This rule will check your class based React components for
 
-* lifecycle methods: `state`, `getInitialState`, `componentWillMount`, `componentDidMount`, `componentWillReceiveProps`, `shouldComponentUpdate`, `componentWillUpdate`, `componentDidUpdate` and `componentWillUnmount`
+* lifecycle methods: `state`, `getInitialState`, `getChildContext`, `componentWillMount`, `componentDidMount`, `componentWillReceiveProps`, `shouldComponentUpdate`, `componentWillUpdate`, `componentDidUpdate` and `componentWillUnmount`
 * usage of `this.setState`
 * presence of `ref` attribute in JSX
 
diff --git a/lib/rules/prefer-stateless-function.js b/lib/rules/prefer-stateless-function.js
index 8669f327af..2cdeec147c 100644
--- a/lib/rules/prefer-stateless-function.js
+++ b/lib/rules/prefer-stateless-function.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ module.exports = Components.detect(function(context, components, utils) {
   var lifecycleMethods = [
     'state',
     'getInitialState',
+    'getChildContext',
     'componentWillMount',
     'componentDidMount',
     'componentWillReceiveProps',