diff --git a/.golangci.example.yml b/.golangci.example.yml
index a8ef0642..752ad4b4 100644
--- a/.golangci.example.yml
+++ b/.golangci.example.yml
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ linters-settings:
       # specify an error message to output when a blacklisted package is used
       - github.com/sirupsen/logrus: "logging is allowed only by logutils.Log"
   ifshort:
-    # Maximum length of variable declaration measured in number of lines, after which linter won't suggest using short syntax. 
+    # Maximum length of variable declaration measured in number of lines, after which linter won't suggest using short syntax.
     # Has higher priority than max-decl-chars.
     max-decl-lines: 1
     # Maximum length of variable declaration measured in number of characters, after which linter won't suggest using short syntax.
@@ -364,6 +364,10 @@ linters-settings:
       first: true
       name: true
       begin: true
+    tb:
+      first: true
+      name: true
+      begin: true
   unparam:
     # Inspect exported functions, default is false. Set to true if no external program/library imports your code.
     # XXX: if you enable this setting, unparam will report a lot of false-positives in text editors:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f8965bf1..bcc207d3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jgautheron/goconst v0.0.0-20201117150253-ccae5bf973f3
 	github.com/jingyugao/rowserrcheck v0.0.0-20210130005344-c6a0c12dd98d
 	github.com/jirfag/go-printf-func-name v0.0.0-20191110105641-45db9963cdd3
-	github.com/kulti/thelper v0.2.1
+	github.com/kulti/thelper v0.3.0
 	github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.2
 	github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.8
 	github.com/maratori/testpackage v1.0.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2968d0d3..22e999ea 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
-github.com/kulti/thelper v0.2.1 h1:H4rSHiB3ALx//SXr+k9OPqKoOw2cAZpIQwVNH1RL5T4=
-github.com/kulti/thelper v0.2.1/go.mod h1:vMu2Cizjy/grP+jmsvOFDx1kYP6+PD1lqg4Yu5exl2U=
+github.com/kulti/thelper v0.3.0 h1:+HU/TdIp88Bd34Rclhf2TbZZz8phIZQooC3uasqkznc=
+github.com/kulti/thelper v0.3.0/go.mod h1:vMu2Cizjy/grP+jmsvOFDx1kYP6+PD1lqg4Yu5exl2U=
 github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.2 h1:/jJRv0TiqPoEy/Y8dQxCFJhD56uS/pnvtatgTZBHokU=
 github.com/kunwardeep/paralleltest v1.0.2/go.mod h1:ZPqNm1fVHPllh5LPVujzbVz1JN2GhLxSfY+oqUsvG30=
 github.com/kyoh86/exportloopref v0.1.8 h1:5Ry/at+eFdkX9Vsdw3qU4YkvGtzuVfzT4X7S77LoN/M=
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 9246a522..4fcf4273 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@ type ThelperSettings struct {
 		Name  bool `mapstructure:"name"`
 		Begin bool `mapstructure:"begin"`
 	} `mapstructure:"benchmark"`
+	TB struct {
+		First bool `mapstructure:"first"`
+		Name  bool `mapstructure:"name"`
+		Begin bool `mapstructure:"begin"`
+	} `mapstructure:"tb"`
 }
 
 type IfshortSettings struct {
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/thelper.go b/pkg/golinters/thelper.go
index 27e5ee36..1d92f2fb 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/thelper.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/thelper.go
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ func NewThelper(cfg *config.ThelperSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 			opts = append(opts, "b_first")
 		}
 
+		if cfg.TB.Name {
+			opts = append(opts, "tb_name")
+		}
+		if cfg.TB.Begin {
+			opts = append(opts, "tb_begin")
+		}
+		if cfg.TB.First {
+			opts = append(opts, "tb_first")
+		}
+
 		cfgMap[a.Name] = map[string]interface{}{
 			"checks": strings.Join(opts, ","),
 		}
diff --git a/test/testdata/thelper.go b/test/testdata/thelper.go
index 077b7add..a9ec1bde 100644
--- a/test/testdata/thelper.go
+++ b/test/testdata/thelper.go
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ func bhelperWithIncorrectName(o *testing.B) { // ERROR `parameter \*testing.B sh
 	o.Helper()
 }
 
+func tbhelperWithHelperAfterAssignment(tb testing.TB) { // ERROR "test helper function should start from tb.Helper()"
+	_ = 0
+	tb.Helper()
+}
+
+func tbhelperWithNotFirst(s string, tb testing.TB, i int) { // ERROR `parameter testing.TB should be the first`
+	tb.Helper()
+}
+
+func tbhelperWithIncorrectName(o testing.TB) { // ERROR `parameter testing.TB should have name tb`
+	o.Helper()
+}
+
 func TestSubtestShouldNotBeChecked(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		desc string