diff --git a/lib/ruby_lsp/listeners/definition.rb b/lib/ruby_lsp/listeners/definition.rb
index dcdd461cf..0fb5ed0a6 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_lsp/listeners/definition.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_lsp/listeners/definition.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def initialize(response_builder, global_state, language_id, uri, node_context, d
           :on_instance_variable_or_write_node_enter,
           :on_instance_variable_target_node_enter,
           :on_string_node_enter,
+          :on_symbol_node_enter,
           :on_super_node_enter,
           :on_forwarding_super_node_enter,
         )
@@ -67,11 +68,7 @@ def on_call_node_enter(node)
           inferrer_receiver_type = nil
         end
 
-        if message == "autoload" && node.receiver.nil?
-          handle_autoload_definition(node)
-        else
-          handle_method_definition(message, inferrer_receiver_type)
-        end
+        handle_method_definition(message, inferrer_receiver_type)
       end
 
       sig { params(node: Prism::StringNode).void }
@@ -85,6 +82,17 @@ def on_string_node_enter(node)
         handle_require_definition(node, name)
       end
 
+      sig { params(node: Prism::SymbolNode).void }
+      def on_symbol_node_enter(node)
+        enclosing_call = @node_context.call_node
+        return unless enclosing_call
+
+        name = enclosing_call.name
+        return unless name == :autoload
+
+        handle_autoload_definition(enclosing_call)
+      end
+
       sig { params(node: Prism::BlockArgumentNode).void }
       def on_block_argument_node_enter(node)
         expression = node.expression
diff --git a/test/requests/definition_expectations_test.rb b/test/requests/definition_expectations_test.rb
index 97e0cef7c..55fe55663 100644
--- a/test/requests/definition_expectations_test.rb
+++ b/test/requests/definition_expectations_test.rb
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class Bar; end
       server.process_message(
         id: 1,
         method: "textDocument/definition",
-        params: { textDocument: { uri: uri }, position: { character: 3, line: 3 } },
+        params: { textDocument: { uri: uri }, position: { character: 12, line: 3 } },
       )
 
       response = server.pop_response.response