diff --git a/src/Analyzer/ClassDescription.php b/src/Analyzer/ClassDescription.php
index 93545a98..66bb2ffe 100644
--- a/src/Analyzer/ClassDescription.php
+++ b/src/Analyzer/ClassDescription.php
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class ClassDescription
     /** @var list<FullyQualifiedClassName> */
     private array $attributes;
 
+    /** @var list<FullyQualifiedClassName> */
+    private array $traits;
+
     private bool $final;
 
     private bool $readonly;
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ class ClassDescription
      * @param list<FullyQualifiedClassName> $interfaces
      * @param list<FullyQualifiedClassName> $extends
      * @param list<FullyQualifiedClassName> $attributes
+     * @param list<FullyQualifiedClassName> $traits
      * @param list<string>                  $docBlock
      */
     public function __construct(
@@ -57,6 +61,7 @@ public function __construct(
         bool $enum,
         array $docBlock,
         array $attributes,
+        array $traits,
         string $filePath
     ) {
         $this->FQCN = $FQCN;
@@ -69,6 +74,7 @@ public function __construct(
         $this->abstract = $abstract;
         $this->docBlock = $docBlock;
         $this->attributes = $attributes;
+        $this->traits = $traits;
         $this->interface = $interface;
         $this->trait = $trait;
         $this->enum = $enum;
@@ -202,4 +208,23 @@ static function (bool $carry, FullyQualifiedClassName $attribute) use ($pattern)
             false
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return list<FullyQualifiedClassName>
+     */
+    public function getTraits(): array
+    {
+        return $this->traits;
+    }
+
+    public function hasTrait(string $pattern): bool
+    {
+        return array_reduce(
+            $this->traits,
+            static function (bool $carry, FullyQualifiedClassName $trait) use ($pattern): bool {
+                return $carry || $trait->matches($pattern);
+            },
+            false
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Analyzer/ClassDescriptionBuilder.php b/src/Analyzer/ClassDescriptionBuilder.php
index fb137d3e..bc61bb2e 100644
--- a/src/Analyzer/ClassDescriptionBuilder.php
+++ b/src/Analyzer/ClassDescriptionBuilder.php
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class ClassDescriptionBuilder
     /** @var list<FullyQualifiedClassName> */
     private array $attributes = [];
 
+    /** @var list<FullyQualifiedClassName> */
+    private array $traits = [];
+
     private bool $interface = false;
 
     private bool $trait = false;
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ public function clear(): void
         $this->abstract = false;
         $this->docBlock = [];
         $this->attributes = [];
+        $this->traits = [];
         $this->interface = false;
         $this->trait = false;
         $this->enum = false;
@@ -148,6 +152,14 @@ public function addAttribute(string $FQCN, int $line): self
         return $this;
     }
 
+    public function addTrait(string $FQCN, int $line): self
+    {
+        $this->addDependency(new ClassDependency($FQCN, $line));
+        $this->traits[] = FullyQualifiedClassName::fromString($FQCN);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     public function build(): ClassDescription
     {
         Assert::notNull($this->FQCN, 'You must set an FQCN');
@@ -166,6 +178,7 @@ public function build(): ClassDescription
             $this->enum,
             $this->docBlock,
             $this->attributes,
+            $this->traits,
             $this->filePath
         );
     }
diff --git a/src/Analyzer/FileVisitor.php b/src/Analyzer/FileVisitor.php
index 7ffedda9..b831d516 100644
--- a/src/Analyzer/FileVisitor.php
+++ b/src/Analyzer/FileVisitor.php
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ public function enterNode(Node $node): void
         // handles trait definition like trait MyTrait {}
         $this->handleTraitNode($node);
 
+        // handles trait usage like use MyTrait;
+        $this->handleTraitUseNode($node);
+
         // handles code like $constantValue = StaticClass::constant;
         $this->handleStaticClassConstantNode($node);
 
@@ -302,6 +305,18 @@ private function handleTraitNode(Node $node): void
         $this->classDescriptionBuilder->setTrait(true);
     }
 
+    private function handleTraitUseNode(Node $node): void
+    {
+        if (!($node instanceof Node\Stmt\TraitUse)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        foreach ($node->traits as $trait) {
+            $this->classDescriptionBuilder
+                ->addTrait($trait->toString(), $trait->getLine());
+        }
+    }
+
     private function handleReturnTypeDependency(Node $node): void
     {
         if (!($node instanceof Node\Stmt\ClassMethod)) {
diff --git a/src/Expression/ForClasses/HaveTrait.php b/src/Expression/ForClasses/HaveTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a77c6b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Expression/ForClasses/HaveTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Arkitect\Expression\ForClasses;
+
+use Arkitect\Analyzer\ClassDescription;
+use Arkitect\Expression\Description;
+use Arkitect\Expression\Expression;
+use Arkitect\Rules\Violation;
+use Arkitect\Rules\ViolationMessage;
+use Arkitect\Rules\Violations;
+
+final class HaveTrait implements Expression
+{
+    /** @var string */
+    private $trait;
+
+    public function __construct(string $trait)
+    {
+        $this->trait = $trait;
+    }
+
+    public function describe(ClassDescription $theClass, string $because): Description
+    {
+        return new Description("should use the trait {$this->trait}", $because);
+    }
+
+    public function evaluate(ClassDescription $theClass, Violations $violations, string $because): void
+    {
+        if ($theClass->hasTrait($this->trait)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $violations->add(
+            Violation::create(
+                $theClass->getFQCN(),
+                ViolationMessage::selfExplanatory($this->describe($theClass, $because)),
+                $theClass->getFilePath()
+            )
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Expression/ForClasses/NotHaveTrait.php b/src/Expression/ForClasses/NotHaveTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f0c8c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Expression/ForClasses/NotHaveTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Arkitect\Expression\ForClasses;
+
+use Arkitect\Analyzer\ClassDescription;
+use Arkitect\Analyzer\FullyQualifiedClassName;
+use Arkitect\Expression\Description;
+use Arkitect\Expression\Expression;
+use Arkitect\Rules\Violation;
+use Arkitect\Rules\ViolationMessage;
+use Arkitect\Rules\Violations;
+
+class NotHaveTrait implements Expression
+{
+    /** @var string */
+    private $trait;
+
+    public function __construct(string $trait)
+    {
+        $this->trait = $trait;
+    }
+
+    public function describe(ClassDescription $theClass, string $because): Description
+    {
+        return new Description("should not use the trait {$this->trait}", $because);
+    }
+
+    public function appliesTo(ClassDescription $theClass): bool
+    {
+        return !($theClass->isInterface() || $theClass->isTrait());
+    }
+
+    public function evaluate(ClassDescription $theClass, Violations $violations, string $because): void
+    {
+        if ($theClass->isInterface() || $theClass->isTrait()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $trait = $this->trait;
+        $traits = $theClass->getTraits();
+        $usesTrait = function (FullyQualifiedClassName $FQCN) use ($trait): bool {
+            return $FQCN->matches($trait);
+        };
+
+        if (\count(array_filter($traits, $usesTrait)) > 0) {
+            $violation = Violation::create(
+                $theClass->getFQCN(),
+                ViolationMessage::selfExplanatory($this->describe($theClass, $because)),
+                $theClass->getFilePath()
+            );
+            $violations->add($violation);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Expressions/ForClasses/HaveTraitTest.php b/tests/Unit/Expressions/ForClasses/HaveTraitTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76b1598d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Expressions/ForClasses/HaveTraitTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Arkitect\Tests\Unit\Expressions\ForClasses;
+
+use Arkitect\Analyzer\ClassDescriptionBuilder;
+use Arkitect\Expression\ForClasses\HaveTrait;
+use Arkitect\Rules\Violations;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class HaveTraitTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_it_should_return_true_if_class_uses_trait(): void
+    {
+        $expression = new HaveTrait('MyTrait');
+
+        $classDescription = (new ClassDescriptionBuilder())
+            ->setFilePath('src/Foo.php')
+            ->setClassName('HappyIsland\Myclass')
+            ->addTrait('MyTrait', 1)
+            ->build();
+
+        $because = 'we want to add this rule for our software';
+        $violations = new Violations();
+        $expression->evaluate($classDescription, $violations, $because);
+
+        self::assertEquals(0, $violations->count());
+        self::assertEquals(
+            'should use the trait MyTrait because we want to add this rule for our software',
+            $expression->describe($classDescription, $because)->toString()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_should_return_true_if_class_uses_trait_without_because(): void
+    {
+        $expression = new HaveTrait('MyTrait');
+
+        $classDescription = (new ClassDescriptionBuilder())
+            ->setFilePath('src/Foo.php')
+            ->setClassName('HappyIsland\Myclass')
+            ->addTrait('MyTrait', 1)
+            ->build();
+
+        $violations = new Violations();
+        $expression->evaluate($classDescription, $violations, '');
+
+        self::assertEquals(0, $violations->count());
+        self::assertEquals(
+            'should use the trait MyTrait',
+            $expression->describe($classDescription, '')->toString()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_should_return_false_if_class_does_not_use_trait(): void
+    {
+        $expression = new HaveTrait('AnotherTrait');
+
+        $classDescription = (new ClassDescriptionBuilder())
+            ->setFilePath('src/Foo.php')
+            ->setClassName('HappyIsland\Myclass')
+            ->addTrait('MyTrait', 1)
+            ->build();
+
+        $because = 'we want to add this rule for our software';
+        $violations = new Violations();
+        $expression->evaluate($classDescription, $violations, $because);
+
+        self::assertEquals(1, $violations->count());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Expressions/ForClasses/NotHaveTraitTest.php b/tests/Unit/Expressions/ForClasses/NotHaveTraitTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ac8ddc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Expressions/ForClasses/NotHaveTraitTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Arkitect\Tests\Unit\Expressions\ForClasses;
+
+use Arkitect\Analyzer\ClassDescriptionBuilder;
+use Arkitect\Expression\ForClasses\NotHaveTrait;
+use Arkitect\Rules\Violations;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class NotHaveTraitTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_it_should_return_no_violation_if_class_does_not_use_trait(): void
+    {
+        $traitConstraint = new NotHaveTrait('MyTrait');
+
+        $classDescription = (new ClassDescriptionBuilder())
+            ->setFilePath('src/Foo.php')
+            ->setClassName('HappyIsland')
+            ->build();
+
+        $because = 'we want to add this rule for our software';
+        $violations = new Violations();
+        $traitConstraint->evaluate($classDescription, $violations, $because);
+
+        self::assertEquals(0, $violations->count());
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_should_return_no_violation_if_class_uses_different_trait(): void
+    {
+        $traitConstraint = new NotHaveTrait('MyTrait');
+
+        $classDescription = (new ClassDescriptionBuilder())
+            ->setFilePath('src/Foo.php')
+            ->setClassName('HappyIsland')
+            ->addTrait('AnotherTrait', 1)
+            ->build();
+
+        $because = 'we want to add this rule for our software';
+        $violations = new Violations();
+        $traitConstraint->evaluate($classDescription, $violations, $because);
+
+        self::assertEquals(0, $violations->count());
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_should_return_violation_if_class_uses_trait(): void
+    {
+        $traitConstraint = new NotHaveTrait('MyTrait');
+
+        $classDescription = (new ClassDescriptionBuilder())
+            ->setFilePath('src/Foo.php')
+            ->setClassName('HappyIsland')
+            ->addTrait('MyTrait', 1)
+            ->build();
+
+        $because = 'we want to add this rule for our software';
+        $violations = new Violations();
+        $traitConstraint->evaluate($classDescription, $violations, $because);
+
+        $violationError = $traitConstraint->describe($classDescription, $because)->toString();
+
+        self::assertNotEquals(0, $violations->count());
+        self::assertEquals(
+            'should not use the trait MyTrait because we want to add this rule for our software',
+            $violationError
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_should_return_no_violation_if_is_an_interface(): void
+    {
+        $traitConstraint = new NotHaveTrait('MyTrait');
+
+        $classDescription = (new ClassDescriptionBuilder())
+            ->setFilePath('src/Foo.php')
+            ->setClassName('HappyIsland')
+            ->setInterface(true)
+            ->build();
+
+        $because = 'we want to add this rule for our software';
+        $violations = new Violations();
+        $traitConstraint->evaluate($classDescription, $violations, $because);
+
+        self::assertEquals(0, $violations->count());
+    }
+
+    public function test_it_should_return_no_violation_if_is_a_trait(): void
+    {
+        $traitConstraint = new NotHaveTrait('MyTrait');
+
+        $classDescription = (new ClassDescriptionBuilder())
+            ->setFilePath('src/Foo.php')
+            ->setClassName('HappyIsland')
+            ->setTrait(true)
+            ->build();
+
+        $because = 'we want to add this rule for our software';
+        $violations = new Violations();
+        $traitConstraint->evaluate($classDescription, $violations, $because);
+
+        self::assertEquals(0, $violations->count());
+    }
+}