diff --git a/.changeset/huge-signs-joke.md b/.changeset/huge-signs-joke.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18c419198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/huge-signs-joke.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@flint.fyi/ts": patch
+---
+
+fix(ts): [forDirections] allow multi-part conditions
diff --git a/packages/ts/src/rules/forDirections.test.ts b/packages/ts/src/rules/forDirections.test.ts
index ce7fa483b..6932f356c 100644
--- a/packages/ts/src/rules/forDirections.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ts/src/rules/forDirections.test.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,30 @@ for (let index = 0; index < 10; index += -1) {}
 for (let index = 0; index < 10; index += -1) {}
                                 ~~~~~~~~~~~
                                 The update moves the counter in the wrong direction for this loop condition.
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+declare context text: string;
+for (let i = 10; i >= 0 && text[i] !== " "; i++) { }
+`,
+			snapshot: `
+declare context text: string;
+for (let i = 10; i >= 0 && text[i] !== " "; i++) { }
+                                            ~~~
+                                            The update moves the counter in the wrong direction for this loop condition.
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			code: `
+declare context text: string;
+for (let i = 10; text[i] !== " " && i >= 0; i++) { }
+`,
+			snapshot: `
+declare context text: string;
+for (let i = 10; text[i] !== " " && i >= 0; i++) { }
+                                            ~~~
+                                            The update moves the counter in the wrong direction for this loop condition.
 `,
 		},
 	],
@@ -96,5 +120,6 @@ for (let index = 0; index < 10; index += -1) {}
 		`for (let index = 10; index > 0; index -= 1) { }`,
 		`for (let index = 0; index < 10; index += 2) { }`,
 		`for (let index = 10; index > 0; index -= 2) { }`,
+		`for (let i = 10; i >= 0 && text[i] === "\\"; i--) { }`,
 	],
 });
diff --git a/packages/ts/src/rules/forDirections.ts b/packages/ts/src/rules/forDirections.ts
index 9cb6d04da..72db84cc3 100644
--- a/packages/ts/src/rules/forDirections.ts
+++ b/packages/ts/src/rules/forDirections.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import * as ts from "typescript";
 import { getTSNodeRange } from "../getTSNodeRange.js";
 import { typescriptLanguage } from "../language.js";
 
-function getConditionDirection(condition: ts.Expression, counterName: string) {
+function getConditionDirection(
+	condition: ts.Expression,
+	counterName: string,
+): -1 | 1 | undefined {
 	if (!ts.isBinaryExpression(condition)) {
 		return undefined;
 	}
@@ -11,6 +14,14 @@ function getConditionDirection(condition: ts.Expression, counterName: string) {
 	const leftName = getCounterName(condition.left);
 	const rightName = getCounterName(condition.right);
 
+	if (!leftName && !rightName) {
+		return condition.operatorToken.kind ===
+			ts.SyntaxKind.AmpersandAmpersandToken
+			? (getConditionDirection(condition.left, counterName) ??
+					getConditionDirection(condition.right, counterName))
+			: undefined;
+	}
+
 	const isCounterLeft = leftName === counterName;
 	const isCounterRight = rightName === counterName;
 
@@ -55,12 +66,12 @@ function getCounterName(node: ts.Expression) {
 	return ts.isIdentifier(node) ? node.text : undefined;
 }
 
-function getUpdateDirection(update: ts.Expression) {
+function getIncrementorDirection(incrementor: ts.Expression) {
 	if (
-		ts.isPostfixUnaryExpression(update) ||
-		ts.isPrefixUnaryExpression(update)
+		ts.isPostfixUnaryExpression(incrementor) ||
+		ts.isPrefixUnaryExpression(incrementor)
 	) {
-		switch (update.operator) {
+		switch (incrementor.operator) {
 			case ts.SyntaxKind.MinusMinusToken:
 				return -1;
 			case ts.SyntaxKind.PlusPlusToken:
@@ -70,8 +81,8 @@ function getUpdateDirection(update: ts.Expression) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ts.isBinaryExpression(update)) {
-		const { operatorToken, right } = update;
+	if (ts.isBinaryExpression(incrementor)) {
+		const { operatorToken, right } = incrementor;
 
 		if (
 			operatorToken.kind === ts.SyntaxKind.PlusEqualsToken ||
@@ -140,7 +151,7 @@ export default typescriptLanguage.createRule({
 						return;
 					}
 
-					const updateDirection = getUpdateDirection(node.incrementor);
+					const updateDirection = getIncrementorDirection(node.incrementor);
 					if (!updateDirection) {
 						return;
 					}
@@ -150,7 +161,7 @@ export default typescriptLanguage.createRule({
 						declaration.name.text,
 					);
 
-					if (updateDirection !== conditionDirection) {
+					if (conditionDirection && conditionDirection !== updateDirection) {
 						context.report({
 							message: "wrongDirection",
 							range: getTSNodeRange(node.incrementor, context.sourceFile),