diff --git a/pkg/linters/nilctxpassed/nilctxpassed.go b/pkg/linters/nilctxpassed/nilctxpassed.go
index 90c75a472d0..2f15a6330f5 100644
--- a/pkg/linters/nilctxpassed/nilctxpassed.go
+++ b/pkg/linters/nilctxpassed/nilctxpassed.go
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
 		for i, arg := range call.Args {
 			var paramType types.Type
 			if sig.Variadic() && params.Len() > 0 && i >= params.Len()-1 {
+				if call.Ellipsis.IsValid() && i == len(call.Args)-1 {
+					// Spread call passes the whole variadic slice (e.g. f(nil...)),
+					// not an individual variadic element.
+					continue
+				}
 				// Variadic: the last param is a slice; check its element type.
 				sliceType, ok := params.At(params.Len() - 1).Type().(*types.Slice)
 				if !ok {
diff --git a/pkg/linters/nilctxpassed/testdata/src/nilctxpassed/nilctxpassed.go b/pkg/linters/nilctxpassed/testdata/src/nilctxpassed/nilctxpassed.go
index b69661b94d1..fa40e9e2fc3 100644
--- a/pkg/linters/nilctxpassed/testdata/src/nilctxpassed/nilctxpassed.go
+++ b/pkg/linters/nilctxpassed/testdata/src/nilctxpassed/nilctxpassed.go
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ func BadNilVariadic() {
 	takesVariadicCtx(nil) // want `nil passed as context\.Context; use context\.Background\(\) or context\.TODO\(\) instead`
 }
 
+// not flagged: nil spread is a nil variadic slice (zero args), not a context element
+func GoodNilVariadicSpread() {
+	takesVariadicCtx(nil...)
+}
+
+// not flagged: existing slice spread passes slice elements
+func GoodExistingVariadicSpread() {
+	var existing []context.Context
+	takesVariadicCtx(existing...)
+}
+
 // not flagged: proper context values
 func GoodContextBackground() {
 	takesCtx(context.Background())