diff --git a/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/execa-docs.mjs b/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/execa-docs.mjs
index a6370eac0..1680027c2 100644
--- a/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/execa-docs.mjs
+++ b/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/execa-docs.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ await $`cat package.json | grep name`;
 let branch = await $`git branch --show-current`;
 await $`dep deploy --branch=${branch}`;
 
-await Promise.all([$`sleep 1; echo 1`, $`sleep 2; echo 2`, $`sleep 3; echo 3`]);
+await Promise.all([$`executable1; echo 1`, $`executable2; echo 2`, $`executable3; echo 3`]);
 
 let name = 'foo bar';
 await $`mkdir /tmp/${name}`;
diff --git a/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/methods.mjs b/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/methods.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..526232d90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/methods.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { execa, execaSync, execaCommand, execaCommandSync, execaNode, $sync } from 'execa';
+
+$sync`pnpm dlx executable4`;
+
+await execa('bun x', ['executable5']);
+
+execaSync('npx', ['executable6']);
+
+await execaCommand('bunx executable7');
+
+execaCommandSync('pnpx executable8');
diff --git a/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/package.json b/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/package.json
index 198fd4043..e5af03f1b 100644
--- a/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/package.json
+++ b/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     "execa1": "node ./execa-docs.mjs",
     "execa2": "node ./script.js",
     "execa3": "node ./node.mjs",
-    "execa4": "node ./options.mjs"
+    "execa4": "node ./options.mjs",
+    "execa5": "node ./methods.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "dep": "*"
@@ -16,6 +17,15 @@
     "execa": "*"
   },
   "knip": {
-    "ignoreBinaries": ["sleep"]
+    "ignoreBinaries": [
+      "executable1",
+      "executable2",
+      "executable3",
+      "executable4",
+      "executable5",
+      "executable6",
+      "executable7",
+      "executable8"
+    ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/script.js b/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/script.js
index 41aaf1ebd..b0eab5c2f 100644
--- a/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/script.js
+++ b/packages/knip/fixtures/script-visitors/execa/script.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { $ } from 'execa';
+import { $, $sync } from 'execa';
 
 /* global $ */
 import { EOL } from 'node:os';
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ import { Octokit } from 'octokit';
 
 await $`pnpm all-contributors generate`;
 
-await $`npx -y all-contributors-cli@6.25 add user`;
+await $sync`npx -y all-contributors-cli@6.25 add user`;
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/helpers.ts b/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/helpers.ts
index 7609fa4b3..73fa99128 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/helpers.ts
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ export function getImportsFromPragmas(sourceFile: BoundSourceFile) {
   return importNodes;
 }
 
-export function hasImportSpecifier(node: ts.Statement, name: string): boolean {
+export function hasImportSpecifier(node: ts.Statement, name: string, id?: string): boolean {
   return (
     ts.isImportDeclaration(node) &&
     ts.isStringLiteral(node.moduleSpecifier) &&
     node.moduleSpecifier.text === name &&
     !!node.importClause?.namedBindings &&
     ts.isNamedImports(node.importClause.namedBindings) &&
-    node.importClause.namedBindings.elements.some(element => element.name.text === '$')
+    (!id || node.importClause.namedBindings.elements.some(element => element.name.text === id))
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/scripts/bun.ts b/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/scripts/bun.ts
index df6c92725..83bbf7dca 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/scripts/bun.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/scripts/bun.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { hasImportSpecifier } from '../helpers.js';
 import { scriptVisitor as visit } from '../index.js';
 
 export default visit(
-  sourceFile => sourceFile.statements.some(node => hasImportSpecifier(node, 'bun')),
+  sourceFile => sourceFile.statements.some(node => hasImportSpecifier(node, 'bun', '$')),
   node => {
     if (ts.isTaggedTemplateExpression(node) && node.tag.getText() === '$') {
       return stripQuotes(node.template.getText());
diff --git a/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/scripts/execa.ts b/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/scripts/execa.ts
index fce1acee8..978f9d246 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/scripts/execa.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/typescript/visitors/scripts/execa.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,37 @@ import { stripQuotes } from '../../ast-helpers.js';
 import { hasImportSpecifier } from '../helpers.js';
 import { scriptVisitor as visit } from '../index.js';
 
+const tags = new Set(['$', '$sync']);
+const methods = new Set(['execa', 'execaSync', 'execaCommand', 'execaCommandSync', '$sync']);
+
 export default visit(
   sourceFile => sourceFile.statements.some(node => hasImportSpecifier(node, 'execa')),
   node => {
     if (ts.isTaggedTemplateExpression(node)) {
-      if (node.tag.getText() === '$' || (ts.isCallExpression(node.tag) && node.tag.expression.getText() === '$')) {
+      if (tags.has(node.tag.getText()) || (ts.isCallExpression(node.tag) && tags.has(node.tag.expression.getText()))) {
         return stripQuotes(node.template.getText());
       }
     }
+
+    if (ts.isCallExpression(node)) {
+      const functionName = node.expression.getText();
+      if (methods.has(functionName)) {
+        if (functionName.startsWith('execaCommand')) {
+          if (node.arguments[0] && ts.isStringLiteral(node.arguments[0])) {
+            return stripQuotes(node.arguments[0].getText());
+          }
+        } else {
+          const [executable, args] = node.arguments;
+          if (executable && ts.isStringLiteral(executable)) {
+            const executableStr = stripQuotes(executable.getText());
+            if (args && ts.isArrayLiteralExpression(args)) {
+              const argStrings = args.elements.filter(ts.isStringLiteral).map(arg => stripQuotes(arg.getText()));
+              return [executableStr, ...argStrings].join(' ');
+            }
+            return executableStr;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 );
diff --git a/packages/knip/test/script-visitors-execa.test.ts b/packages/knip/test/script-visitors-execa.test.ts
index 92f039a80..351cb6930 100644
--- a/packages/knip/test/script-visitors-execa.test.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/test/script-visitors-execa.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ test('Find dependencies with custom script visitors (execa)', async () => {
 
   assert.deepEqual(counters, {
     ...baseCounters,
-    processed: 5,
-    total: 5,
+    processed: 6,
+    total: 6,
   });
 });