diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/format_args.rs b/clippy_lints/src/format_args.rs
index f0995a81329d..aa182a3230bb 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/format_args.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/format_args.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use clippy_utils::diagnostics::{span_lint_and_sugg, span_lint_and_then};
 use clippy_utils::is_diag_trait_item;
 use clippy_utils::macros::FormatParamKind::{Implicit, Named, NamedInline, Numbered, Starred};
 use clippy_utils::macros::{
-    is_format_macro, is_panic, root_macro_call, Count, FormatArg, FormatArgsExpn, FormatParam, FormatParamUsage,
+    is_assert_macro, is_format_macro, is_panic, root_macro_call, Count, FormatArg, FormatArgsExpn, FormatParam,
+    FormatParamUsage,
 };
 use clippy_utils::msrvs::{self, Msrv};
 use clippy_utils::source::snippet_opt;
@@ -290,8 +291,9 @@ fn check_uninlined_args(
     if args.format_string.span.from_expansion() {
         return;
     }
-    if call_site.edition() < Edition2021 && is_panic(cx, def_id) {
-        // panic! before 2021 edition considers a single string argument as non-format
+    if call_site.edition() < Edition2021 && (is_panic(cx, def_id) || is_assert_macro(cx, def_id)) {
+        // panic!, assert!, and debug_assert! before 2021 edition considers a single string argument as
+        // non-format
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/macros.rs b/clippy_utils/src/macros.rs
index d13b34a66cca..77c5f1155423 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/macros.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/macros.rs
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ pub fn is_panic(cx: &LateContext<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
     )
 }
 
+/// Is `def_id` of `assert!` or `debug_assert!`
+pub fn is_assert_macro(cx: &LateContext<'_>, def_id: DefId) -> bool {
+    let Some(name) = cx.tcx.get_diagnostic_name(def_id) else { return false };
+    matches!(name, sym::assert_macro | sym::debug_assert_macro)
+}
+
 pub enum PanicExpn<'a> {
     /// No arguments - `panic!()`
     Empty,
diff --git a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2018.fixed b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2018.fixed
index 96cc0877960e..52b5343c351e 100644
--- a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2018.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2018.fixed
@@ -26,4 +26,7 @@ fn main() {
             panic!("p4 {var}");
         }
     }
+
+    assert!(var == 1, "p5 {}", var);
+    debug_assert!(var == 1, "p6 {}", var);
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2021.fixed b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2021.fixed
index faf8ca4d3a79..ee72065e28ab 100644
--- a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2021.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2021.fixed
@@ -26,4 +26,7 @@ fn main() {
             panic!("p4 {var}");
         }
     }
+
+    assert!(var == 1, "p5 {var}");
+    debug_assert!(var == 1, "p6 {var}");
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2021.stderr b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2021.stderr
index 0f09c45f4132..fc7b125080e7 100644
--- a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2021.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.edition2021.stderr
@@ -47,5 +47,29 @@ LL -         panic!("p3 {var}", var = var);
 LL +         panic!("p3 {var}");
    |
 
-error: aborting due to 4 previous errors
+error: variables can be used directly in the `format!` string
+  --> $DIR/uninlined_format_args_panic.rs:30:5
+   |
+LL |     assert!(var == 1, "p5 {}", var);
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: change this to
+   |
+LL -     assert!(var == 1, "p5 {}", var);
+LL +     assert!(var == 1, "p5 {var}");
+   |
+
+error: variables can be used directly in the `format!` string
+  --> $DIR/uninlined_format_args_panic.rs:31:5
+   |
+LL |     debug_assert!(var == 1, "p6 {}", var);
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+help: change this to
+   |
+LL -     debug_assert!(var == 1, "p6 {}", var);
+LL +     debug_assert!(var == 1, "p6 {var}");
+   |
+
+error: aborting due to 6 previous errors
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.rs b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.rs
index 6421c5bbed2f..b4a0a0f496e4 100644
--- a/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/uninlined_format_args_panic.rs
@@ -26,4 +26,7 @@ fn main() {
             panic!("p4 {var}");
         }
     }
+
+    assert!(var == 1, "p5 {}", var);
+    debug_assert!(var == 1, "p6 {}", var);
 }