diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/min_ident_chars.rs b/clippy_lints/src/min_ident_chars.rs
index 79883c4ec77..ec07f283c46 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/min_ident_chars.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/min_ident_chars.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 use clippy_utils::is_from_proc_macro;
 use rustc_data_structures::fx::FxHashSet;
 use rustc_hir::def::{DefKind, Res};
-use rustc_hir::intravisit::{walk_item, Visitor};
-use rustc_hir::{GenericParamKind, HirId, Item, ItemKind, ItemLocalId, Node, Pat, PatKind, UsePath};
+use rustc_hir::intravisit::{walk_item, walk_trait_item, Visitor};
+use rustc_hir::{GenericParamKind, HirId, Item, ItemKind, ItemLocalId, Node, Pat, PatKind, TraitItem, UsePath};
 use rustc_lint::{LateContext, LateLintPass, LintContext};
 use rustc_middle::lint::in_external_macro;
 use rustc_session::impl_lint_pass;
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ fn check_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, item: &Item<'_>) {
         walk_item(&mut IdentVisitor { conf: self, cx }, item);
     }
 
+    fn check_trait_item(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, item: &TraitItem<'_>) {
+        if self.min_ident_chars_threshold == 0 {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        walk_trait_item(&mut IdentVisitor { conf: self, cx }, item);
+    }
+
     // This is necessary as `Node::Pat`s are not visited in `visit_id`. :/
     fn check_pat(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, pat: &Pat<'_>) {
         if let PatKind::Binding(_, _, ident, ..) = pat.kind
diff --git a/tests/ui/min_ident_chars.rs b/tests/ui/min_ident_chars.rs
index f99c35d5c57..1d89f26b6ee 100644
--- a/tests/ui/min_ident_chars.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/min_ident_chars.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ struct Vec4 {
 
 struct AA<T, E>(T, E);
 
+trait Trait {
+    const A: u32 = 0;
+    type A;
+    fn a() {}
+}
+
 fn main() {
     // Allowed idents
     let w = 1;
diff --git a/tests/ui/min_ident_chars.stderr b/tests/ui/min_ident_chars.stderr
index e4181157ea2..7490878d572 100644
--- a/tests/ui/min_ident_chars.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/min_ident_chars.stderr
@@ -68,112 +68,130 @@ LL |     F,
    |     ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:51:9
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:41:11
+   |
+LL |     const A: u32 = 0;
+   |           ^
+
+error: this ident consists of a single char
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:42:10
+   |
+LL |     type A;
+   |          ^
+
+error: this ident consists of a single char
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:43:8
+   |
+LL |     fn a() {}
+   |        ^
+
+error: this ident consists of a single char
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:57:9
    |
 LL |     let h = 1;
    |         ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:52:9
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:58:9
    |
 LL |     let e = 2;
    |         ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:53:9
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:59:9
    |
 LL |     let l = 3;
    |         ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:54:9
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:60:9
    |
 LL |     let l = 4;
    |         ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:55:9
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:61:9
    |
 LL |     let o = 6;
    |         ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:59:10
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:65:10
    |
 LL |     let (h, o, w) = (1, 2, 3);
    |          ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:59:13
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:65:13
    |
 LL |     let (h, o, w) = (1, 2, 3);
    |             ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:60:10
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:66:10
    |
 LL |     for (a, (r, e)) in (0..1000).enumerate().enumerate() {}
    |          ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:60:14
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:66:14
    |
 LL |     for (a, (r, e)) in (0..1000).enumerate().enumerate() {}
    |              ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:60:17
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:66:17
    |
 LL |     for (a, (r, e)) in (0..1000).enumerate().enumerate() {}
    |                 ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:62:16
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:68:16
    |
 LL |     while let (d, o, _i, n, g) = (true, true, false, false, true) {}
    |                ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:62:19
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:68:19
    |
 LL |     while let (d, o, _i, n, g) = (true, true, false, false, true) {}
    |                   ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:62:29
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:68:29
    |
 LL |     while let (d, o, _i, n, g) = (true, true, false, false, true) {}
    |                             ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:66:9
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:72:9
    |
 LL |     let o = 1;
    |         ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:67:9
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:73:9
    |
 LL |     let o = O { o };
    |         ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:81:4
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:87:4
    |
 LL | fn b() {}
    |    ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:82:21
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:88:21
    |
 LL | fn wrong_pythagoras(a: f32, b: f32) -> f32 {
    |                     ^
 
 error: this ident consists of a single char
-  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:82:29
+  --> $DIR/min_ident_chars.rs:88:29
    |
 LL | fn wrong_pythagoras(a: f32, b: f32) -> f32 {
    |                             ^
 
-error: aborting due to 29 previous errors
+error: aborting due to 32 previous errors