diff --git a/docs/rules/no-return-void.md b/docs/rules/no-return-void.md
index 65cac246b..cc74ba50b 100644
--- a/docs/rules/no-return-void.md
+++ b/docs/rules/no-return-void.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ This rule accepts an options object of the following type:
 {
   allowNull: boolean;
   allowUndefined: boolean;
+  ignoreImplicit: boolean;
 }
 ```
 
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ The default options:
 ```ts
 {
   allowNull: true,
-  allowUndefined: true
+  allowUndefined: true,
+  ignoreImplicit: true,
 }
 ```
 
@@ -58,3 +60,7 @@ If true allow returning null.
 ### allowUndefined
 
 If true allow returning undefined.
+
+### ignoreImplicit
+
+If true ignore functions that don't explicitly specify a return type.
diff --git a/src/rules/no-return-void.ts b/src/rules/no-return-void.ts
index eba520cf2..3c3b7297e 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-return-void.ts
+++ b/src/rules/no-return-void.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@ import { JSONSchema4 } from "json-schema";
 
 import {
   createRule,
+  getTypeOfNode,
   RuleContext,
   RuleMetaData,
   RuleResult,
 } from "../util/rule";
 import {
+  isFunctionLike,
+  isNullType,
   isTSNullKeyword,
   isTSUndefinedKeyword,
   isTSVoidKeyword,
+  isUndefinedType,
+  isVoidType,
 } from "../util/typeguard";
 
 // The name of this rule.
@@ -20,6 +25,7 @@ export const name = "no-return-void" as const;
 type Options = {
   readonly allowNull: boolean;
   readonly allowUndefined: boolean;
+  readonly ignoreImplicit: boolean;
 };
 
 // The schema for the rule options.
@@ -33,6 +39,9 @@ const schema: JSONSchema4 = [
       allowUndefined: {
         type: "boolean",
       },
+      ignoreImplicit: {
+        type: "boolean",
+      },
     },
     additionalProperties: false,
   },
@@ -42,6 +51,7 @@ const schema: JSONSchema4 = [
 const defaultOptions: Options = {
   allowNull: true,
   allowUndefined: true,
+  ignoreImplicit: true,
 };
 
 // The possible error messages.
@@ -73,17 +83,40 @@ function checkFunction(
   context: RuleContext<keyof typeof errorMessages, Options>,
   options: Options
 ): RuleResult<keyof typeof errorMessages, Options> {
+  if (node.returnType === undefined) {
+    if (!options.ignoreImplicit && isFunctionLike(node)) {
+      const functionType = getTypeOfNode(node, context);
+      const returnType = functionType
+        ?.getCallSignatures()?.[0]
+        ?.getReturnType();
+
+      if (
+        returnType !== undefined &&
+        (isVoidType(returnType) ||
+          (!options.allowNull && isNullType(returnType)) ||
+          (!options.allowUndefined && isUndefinedType(returnType)))
+      ) {
+        return {
+          context,
+          descriptors: [{ node, messageId: "generic" }],
+        };
+      }
+    }
+  } else if (
+    isTSVoidKeyword(node.returnType.typeAnnotation) ||
+    (!options.allowNull && isTSNullKeyword(node.returnType.typeAnnotation)) ||
+    (!options.allowUndefined &&
+      isTSUndefinedKeyword(node.returnType.typeAnnotation))
+  ) {
+    return {
+      context,
+      descriptors: [{ node: node.returnType, messageId: "generic" }],
+    };
+  }
+
   return {
     context,
-    descriptors:
-      node.returnType !== undefined &&
-      (isTSVoidKeyword(node.returnType.typeAnnotation) ||
-        (!options.allowNull &&
-          isTSNullKeyword(node.returnType.typeAnnotation)) ||
-        (!options.allowUndefined &&
-          isTSUndefinedKeyword(node.returnType.typeAnnotation)))
-        ? [{ node: node.returnType, messageId: "generic" }]
-        : [],
+    descriptors: [],
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/typeguard.ts b/src/util/typeguard.ts
index ef314dc2b..5dc13db8c 100644
--- a/src/util/typeguard.ts
+++ b/src/util/typeguard.ts
@@ -403,3 +403,15 @@ export function isObjectConstructorType(
 export function isNeverType(type: Type): boolean {
   return ts !== undefined && type.flags === ts.TypeFlags.Never;
 }
+
+export function isVoidType(type: Type): boolean {
+  return ts !== undefined && type.flags === ts.TypeFlags.Void;
+}
+
+export function isNullType(type: Type): boolean {
+  return ts !== undefined && type.flags === ts.TypeFlags.Null;
+}
+
+export function isUndefinedType(type: Type): boolean {
+  return ts !== undefined && type.flags === ts.TypeFlags.Undefined;
+}
diff --git a/tests/rules/no-return-void.test.ts b/tests/rules/no-return-void.test.ts
index a68358127..b8d70ddec 100644
--- a/tests/rules/no-return-void.test.ts
+++ b/tests/rules/no-return-void.test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ const valid: ReadonlyArray<ValidTestCase> = [
       function foo(bar) {
         console.log(bar);
       }`,
-    optionsSet: [[], [{ allowNull: false }], [{ allowUndefined: false }]],
+    optionsSet: [
+      [{ ignoreImplicit: true }],
+      [{ ignoreImplicit: true, allowNull: false }],
+      [{ ignoreImplicit: true, allowUndefined: false }],
+    ],
   },
   // Allow null.
   {
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ const invalid: ReadonlyArray<InvalidTestCase> = [
       function foo(bar: number): (baz: number) => void {
         return baz => { console.log(bar, baz); }
       }`,
-    optionsSet: [[]],
+    optionsSet: [[{ ignoreImplicit: true }]],
     errors: [
       {
         messageId: "generic",
@@ -126,6 +130,26 @@ const invalid: ReadonlyArray<InvalidTestCase> = [
       },
     ],
   },
+  // Disallow implicit return type.
+  {
+    code: dedent`
+      function foo(bar) {
+        console.log(bar);
+      }`,
+    optionsSet: [
+      [{ ignoreImplicit: false }],
+      [{ ignoreImplicit: false, allowNull: false }],
+      [{ ignoreImplicit: false, allowUndefined: false }],
+    ],
+    errors: [
+      {
+        messageId: "generic",
+        type: "FunctionDeclaration",
+        line: 1,
+        column: 1,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
 ];
 
 describeTsOnly("TypeScript", () => {