diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 926b0169..3b151917 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ If you are already using other analyzers, you can check [which rules are duplica
 |[MA0170](https://github.com/meziantou/Meziantou.Analyzer/blob/main/docs/Rules/MA0170.md)|Design|Type cannot be used as an attribute argument|⚠️|❌|❌|
 |[MA0171](https://github.com/meziantou/Meziantou.Analyzer/blob/main/docs/Rules/MA0171.md)|Usage|Use pattern matching instead of inequality operators for discrete value|ℹ️|❌|✔️|
 |[MA0172](https://github.com/meziantou/Meziantou.Analyzer/blob/main/docs/Rules/MA0172.md)|Usage|Both sides of the logical operation are identical|⚠️|❌|❌|
+|[MA0173](https://github.com/meziantou/Meziantou.Analyzer/blob/main/docs/Rules/MA0173.md)|Design|Use LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialize|ℹ️|✔️|❌|
 
 <!-- rules -->
 
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 2edf082c..df614d90 100755
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@
 |[MA0170](https://github.com/meziantou/Meziantou.Analyzer/blob/main/docs/Rules/MA0170.md)|Design|Type cannot be used as an attribute argument|<span title='Warning'>⚠️</span>|❌|❌|
 |[MA0171](https://github.com/meziantou/Meziantou.Analyzer/blob/main/docs/Rules/MA0171.md)|Usage|Use pattern matching instead of inequality operators for discrete value|<span title='Info'>ℹ️</span>|❌|✔️|
 |[MA0172](https://github.com/meziantou/Meziantou.Analyzer/blob/main/docs/Rules/MA0172.md)|Usage|Both sides of the logical operation are identical|<span title='Warning'>⚠️</span>|❌|❌|
+|[MA0173](https://github.com/meziantou/Meziantou.Analyzer/blob/main/docs/Rules/MA0173.md)|Design|Use LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialize|<span title='Info'>ℹ️</span>|✔️|❌|
 
 |Id|Suppressed rule|Justification|
 |--|---------------|-------------|
@@ -696,6 +697,9 @@ dotnet_diagnostic.MA0171.severity = none
 
 # MA0172: Both sides of the logical operation are identical
 dotnet_diagnostic.MA0172.severity = none
+
+# MA0173: Use LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialize
+dotnet_diagnostic.MA0173.severity = suggestion
 ```
 
 # .editorconfig - all rules disabled
@@ -1213,4 +1217,7 @@ dotnet_diagnostic.MA0171.severity = none
 
 # MA0172: Both sides of the logical operation are identical
 dotnet_diagnostic.MA0172.severity = none
+
+# MA0173: Use LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialize
+dotnet_diagnostic.MA0173.severity = none
 ```
diff --git a/docs/Rules/MA0173.md b/docs/Rules/MA0173.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e305ac10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/Rules/MA0173.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# MA0173 - Use LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialize
+
+```c#
+Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _field, new Sample(), null); // non-compliant
+LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialized(ref _field, () => new Sample()); // compliant
+```
+
diff --git a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer.Pack/configuration/default.editorconfig b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer.Pack/configuration/default.editorconfig
index bafccfa2..5cad7507 100644
--- a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer.Pack/configuration/default.editorconfig
+++ b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer.Pack/configuration/default.editorconfig
@@ -514,3 +514,6 @@ dotnet_diagnostic.MA0171.severity = none
 
 # MA0172: Both sides of the logical operation are identical
 dotnet_diagnostic.MA0172.severity = none
+
+# MA0173: Use LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialize
+dotnet_diagnostic.MA0173.severity = suggestion
diff --git a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer.Pack/configuration/none.editorconfig b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer.Pack/configuration/none.editorconfig
index 6dedb33a..1770f021 100644
--- a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer.Pack/configuration/none.editorconfig
+++ b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer.Pack/configuration/none.editorconfig
@@ -514,3 +514,6 @@ dotnet_diagnostic.MA0171.severity = none
 
 # MA0172: Both sides of the logical operation are identical
 dotnet_diagnostic.MA0172.severity = none
+
+# MA0173: Use LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialize
+dotnet_diagnostic.MA0173.severity = none
diff --git a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Internals/OperationExtensions.cs b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Internals/OperationExtensions.cs
index f03bfcc0..b877367c 100644
--- a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Internals/OperationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Internals/OperationExtensions.cs
@@ -283,4 +283,5 @@ static bool IsValid(Location location, int operationLocation, int? staticContext
     }
 
     public static bool IsConstantZero(this IOperation operation) => operation is { ConstantValue: { HasValue: true, Value: 0 or 0L or 0u or 0uL or 0f or 0d or 0m } };
+    public static bool IsNull(this IOperation operation) => operation is { ConstantValue: { HasValue: true, Value: null } };
 }
diff --git a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/RuleIdentifiers.cs b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/RuleIdentifiers.cs
index 509e8a70..56b55de8 100755
--- a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/RuleIdentifiers.cs
+++ b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/RuleIdentifiers.cs
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ internal static class RuleIdentifiers
     public const string TypeCannotBeUsedInAnAttributeParameter = "MA0170";
     public const string UsePatternMatchingInsteadOfHasvalue = "MA0171";
     public const string BothSideOfTheConditionAreIdentical = "MA0172";
+    public const string UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitialize = "MA0173";
 
     public static string GetHelpUri(string identifier)
     {
diff --git a/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Rules/UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitializeAnalyzer.cs b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Rules/UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitializeAnalyzer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9533c078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Meziantou.Analyzer/Rules/UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitializeAnalyzer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using Meziantou.Analyzer.Internals;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Diagnostics;
+using Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Operations;
+
+namespace Meziantou.Analyzer.Rules;
+
+[DiagnosticAnalyzer(LanguageNames.CSharp)]
+public class UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitializeAnalyzer : DiagnosticAnalyzer
+{
+    private static readonly DiagnosticDescriptor Rule = new(
+        RuleIdentifiers.UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitialize,
+        title: "Use LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialize",
+        messageFormat: "Use LazyInitializer.EnsureInitialize",
+        RuleCategories.Design,
+        DiagnosticSeverity.Info,
+        isEnabledByDefault: true,
+        description: "",
+        helpLinkUri: RuleIdentifiers.GetHelpUri(RuleIdentifiers.UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitialize));
+
+    public override ImmutableArray<DiagnosticDescriptor> SupportedDiagnostics => ImmutableArray.Create(Rule);
+
+    public override void Initialize(AnalysisContext context)
+    {
+        context.EnableConcurrentExecution();
+        context.ConfigureGeneratedCodeAnalysis(GeneratedCodeAnalysisFlags.None);
+
+        context.RegisterCompilationStartAction(compilationContext =>
+        {
+            var interlockedType = compilationContext.Compilation.GetBestTypeByMetadataName("System.Threading.Interlocked");
+
+            compilationContext.RegisterOperationAction(context =>
+            {
+                var operation = (IInvocationOperation)context.Operation;
+                var targetMethod = operation.TargetMethod;
+
+                // Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref _instance, new Sample(), null)
+                if (operation.Arguments.Length is 3 && targetMethod.Name is "CompareExchange" && targetMethod.ContainingType.IsEqualTo(interlockedType))
+                {
+                    if (operation.Arguments[2].Value.IsNull() && operation.Arguments[1].Value is IObjectCreationOperation)
+                    {
+                        context.ReportDiagnostic(Rule, operation);
+                    }
+                }
+            }, OperationKind.Invocation);
+        });
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/Meziantou.Analyzer.Test/Rules/UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitializeAnalyzerTests.cs b/tests/Meziantou.Analyzer.Test/Rules/UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitializeAnalyzerTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6756785c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Meziantou.Analyzer.Test/Rules/UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitializeAnalyzerTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using Meziantou.Analyzer.Rules;
+using Meziantou.Analyzer.Test.Helpers;
+using TestHelper;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Meziantou.Analyzer.Test.Rules;
+
+public sealed class UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitializeAnalyzerTests
+{
+    private static ProjectBuilder CreateProjectBuilder()
+    {
+        return new ProjectBuilder()
+            .WithAnalyzer<UseLazyInitializerEnsureInitializeAnalyzer>()
+            .WithTargetFramework(TargetFramework.NetLatest)
+            .WithOutputKind(Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.OutputKind.ConsoleApplication);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task NewObject_Null()
+    {
+        await CreateProjectBuilder()
+              .WithSourceCode("""
+                object a = default;
+                [|System.Threading.Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref a, new object(), null)|];
+                """)
+              .ValidateAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task NewCustomClass_Null()
+    {
+        await CreateProjectBuilder()
+              .WithSourceCode("""
+                Sample a = default;
+                [|System.Threading.Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref a, new Sample(), null)|];
+                class Sample { };
+            """)
+              .ValidateAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task NewCustomClass_Default()
+    {
+        await CreateProjectBuilder()
+              .WithSourceCode("""
+                Sample a = default;
+                [|System.Threading.Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref a, new Sample(), default)|];
+                class Sample { };
+            """)
+              .ValidateAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task NewCustomStruct()
+    {
+        await CreateProjectBuilder()
+              .WithSourceCode("""
+                Sample a = default;
+                System.Threading.Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref a, new Sample(), default);
+                struct Sample { };
+            """)
+              .ValidateAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task NewInt32_Zero()
+    {
+        await CreateProjectBuilder()
+              .WithSourceCode("""
+                int a = default;
+                System.Threading.Interlocked.CompareExchange(ref a, 0, 0);
+                """)
+              .ValidateAsync();
+    }
+}
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