diff --git a/Sources/ParsingHelpers.swift b/Sources/ParsingHelpers.swift
index d38819ec..2cfac405 100644
--- a/Sources/ParsingHelpers.swift
+++ b/Sources/ParsingHelpers.swift
@@ -389,14 +389,14 @@ extension Formatter {
 
     /// Returns true if the token at specified index is a modifier
     func isModifier(at index: Int) -> Bool {
-        guard let token = token(at: index), token.isModifierKeyword else {
+        guard let token = token(at: index), token._isModifierKeyword else {
             return false
         }
 
         if token == .keyword("class"),
            let nextToken = next(.nonSpaceOrCommentOrLinebreak, after: index)
         {
-            return nextToken.isDeclarationTypeKeyword || nextToken.isModifierKeyword
+            return nextToken.isDeclarationTypeKeyword || nextToken._isModifierKeyword
         }
 
         // Async is only a valid modifier on local let/var declarations.
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@ extension Formatter {
                 if nextToken.isDeclarationTypeKeyword {
                     return nextToken.string
                 }
-                guard nextToken.isModifierKeyword else {
+                guard nextToken._isModifierKeyword else {
                     break
                 }
                 nextIndex = i
@@ -3648,7 +3648,11 @@ extension Token {
             .contains(keyword)
     }
 
-    var isModifierKeyword: Bool {
+    /// Whether or not this token represents a potential modifier keyword.
+    /// This doesn't necessarily mean that the keyword is a modifier: some modifiers
+    /// like `class` and `async` are contextual.
+    /// In rule implementations, prefer using the `Formatter.isModifier(at:)` helper.
+    var _isModifierKeyword: Bool {
         switch self {
         case let .keyword(keyword), let .identifier(keyword):
             return _FormatRules.allModifiers.contains(keyword)
diff --git a/Sources/Rules/BlankLineAfterImports.swift b/Sources/Rules/BlankLineAfterImports.swift
index 57f684ac..ba2e18ce 100644
--- a/Sources/Rules/BlankLineAfterImports.swift
+++ b/Sources/Rules/BlankLineAfterImports.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public extension FormatRule {
                 return
             }
             var keyword: Token = formatter.tokens[nextIndex]
-            while keyword == .startOfScope("#if") || keyword.isModifierKeyword || keyword.isAttribute,
+            while keyword == .startOfScope("#if") || formatter.isModifier(at: nextIndex) || keyword.isAttribute,
                   let index = formatter.index(of: .keyword, after: nextIndex)
             {
                 nextIndex = index
diff --git a/Sources/Rules/DocComments.swift b/Sources/Rules/DocComments.swift
index d14fa341..85c88ae3 100644
--- a/Sources/Rules/DocComments.swift
+++ b/Sources/Rules/DocComments.swift
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ extension Formatter {
 
         // Check if this token defines a declaration that supports doc comments
         var declarationToken = tokens[nextDeclarationIndex]
-        if declarationToken.isAttribute || declarationToken.isModifierKeyword,
+        if declarationToken.isAttribute || isModifier(at: nextDeclarationIndex),
            let index = index(after: nextDeclarationIndex, where: { $0.isDeclarationTypeKeyword })
         {
             declarationToken = tokens[index]
diff --git a/Sources/Rules/EnumNamespaces.swift b/Sources/Rules/EnumNamespaces.swift
index 5c57d87b..1c19956e 100644
--- a/Sources/Rules/EnumNamespaces.swift
+++ b/Sources/Rules/EnumNamespaces.swift
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ public extension FormatRule {
     ) { formatter in
         formatter.forEachToken(where: { [.keyword("class"), .keyword("struct")].contains($0) }) { i, token in
             if token == .keyword("class") {
-                guard let next = formatter.next(.nonSpaceOrCommentOrLinebreak, after: i),
+                guard let nextIndex = formatter.index(of: .nonSpaceOrCommentOrLinebreak, after: i),
                       // exit if structs only
                       formatter.options.enumNamespaces != .structsOnly,
                       // exit if class is a type modifier
-                      !(next.isKeywordOrAttribute || next.isModifierKeyword),
+                      !(formatter.tokens[nextIndex].isKeywordOrAttribute || formatter.isModifier(at: nextIndex)),
                       // exit for class as protocol conformance
                       formatter.last(.nonSpaceOrCommentOrLinebreak, before: i) != .delimiter(":"),
                       // exit if not closed for extension
diff --git a/Sources/Rules/ModifierOrder.swift b/Sources/Rules/ModifierOrder.swift
index 168e25ac..ce787af8 100644
--- a/Sources/Rules/ModifierOrder.swift
+++ b/Sources/Rules/ModifierOrder.swift
@@ -15,13 +15,7 @@ public extension FormatRule {
         options: ["modifier-order"]
     ) { formatter in
         formatter.forEach(.keyword) { i, token in
-            switch token.string {
-            case "let", "func", "var", "class", "actor", "extension", "init", "enum",
-                 "struct", "typealias", "subscript", "associatedtype", "protocol":
-                break
-            default:
-                return
-            }
+            guard token.isDeclarationTypeKeyword else { return }
             var modifiers = [String: [Token]]()
             var lastModifier: (name: String, tokens: [Token])?
             func pushModifier() {
@@ -36,7 +30,7 @@ public extension FormatRule {
                     lastModifier = nil
                     lastIndex = previousIndex
                     break loop
-                case let token where token.isModifierKeyword:
+                case let token where formatter.isModifier(at: index):
                     pushModifier()
                     lastModifier = (token.string, [Token](formatter.tokens[index ..< lastIndex]))
                     previousIndex = lastIndex
@@ -45,7 +39,7 @@ public extension FormatRule {
                     if case let .identifier(param)? = formatter.last(.nonSpaceOrCommentOrLinebreak, before: index),
                        let openParenIndex = formatter.index(of: .startOfScope("("), before: index),
                        let index = formatter.index(of: .nonSpaceOrCommentOrLinebreak, before: openParenIndex),
-                       let token = formatter.token(at: index), token.isModifierKeyword
+                       let token = formatter.token(at: index), formatter.isModifier(at: index)
                     {
                         pushModifier()
                         let modifier = token.string + (param == "set" ? "(set)" : "")
diff --git a/Sources/Rules/RedundantObjc.swift b/Sources/Rules/RedundantObjc.swift
index f5158fee..d3401a4f 100644
--- a/Sources/Rules/RedundantObjc.swift
+++ b/Sources/Rules/RedundantObjc.swift
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public extension FormatRule {
                         nextIndex = endIndex
                     }
                 case let token:
-                    guard token.isModifierKeyword else {
+                    guard formatter.isModifier(at: nextIndex) else {
                         break loop
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/Sources/Rules/WrapAttributes.swift b/Sources/Rules/WrapAttributes.swift
index 2a7ac007..2c46103d 100644
--- a/Sources/Rules/WrapAttributes.swift
+++ b/Sources/Rules/WrapAttributes.swift
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ public extension FormatRule {
         formatter.forEach(.attribute) { i, _ in
             // Ignore sequential attributes
             guard let endIndex = formatter.endOfAttribute(at: i),
-                  var keywordIndex = formatter.index(
-                      of: .nonSpaceOrCommentOrLinebreak,
-                      after: endIndex, if: { $0.isKeyword || $0.isModifierKeyword }
-                  )
+                  var keywordIndex = formatter.index(of: .nonSpaceOrCommentOrLinebreak, after: endIndex),
+                  formatter.tokens[keywordIndex].isKeyword || formatter.isModifier(at: keywordIndex)
             else {
                 return
             }
diff --git a/Tests/Rules/ModifierOrderTests.swift b/Tests/Rules/ModifierOrderTests.swift
index d08e9167..165b4fc8 100644
--- a/Tests/Rules/ModifierOrderTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/Rules/ModifierOrderTests.swift
@@ -143,4 +143,15 @@ class ModifierOrderTests: XCTestCase {
         """
         testFormatting(for: input, rule: .modifierOrder)
     }
+
+    func testAsyncFunctionBeforeNonisolatedVar() {
+        let input = """
+        protocol Test: Actor {
+            func test() async
+            nonisolated var test2: String
+        }
+        """
+
+        testFormatting(for: input, rule: .modifierOrder)
+    }
 }