diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 301253a8a..9e78aa69c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -794,7 +794,10 @@ The next release will require Swift 4.0 or higher to build.
 
 #### Enhancements
 
-* None.
+* Adds `xct_specific_matcher` opt-in rule to enforce specific matchers
+  over `XCTAssertEqual` and `XCTAssertNotEqual`.  
+  [Ornithologist Coder](https://github.com/ornithocoder)
+  [#1874](https://github.com/realm/SwiftLint/issues/1874)
 
 #### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/Tests/LinuxMain.swift b/Tests/LinuxMain.swift
index 5e3dd2ab6..81d177407 100644
--- a/Tests/LinuxMain.swift
+++ b/Tests/LinuxMain.swift
@@ -1346,7 +1346,10 @@ extension XCTSpecificMatcherRuleTests {
         ("testNotEqualNil", testNotEqualNil),
         ("testEqualNilNil", testEqualNilNil),
         ("testEqualTrueTrue", testEqualTrueTrue),
-        ("testEqualFalseFalse", testEqualFalseFalse)
+        ("testEqualFalseFalse", testEqualFalseFalse),
+        ("testNotEqualNilNil", testNotEqualNilNil),
+        ("testNotEqualTrueTrue", testNotEqualTrueTrue),
+        ("testNotEqualFalseFalse", testNotEqualFalseFalse)
     ]
 }
 
diff --git a/Tests/SwiftLintFrameworkTests/XCTSpecificMatcherRuleTests.swift b/Tests/SwiftLintFrameworkTests/XCTSpecificMatcherRuleTests.swift
index dd3e4402e..b760d471b 100644
--- a/Tests/SwiftLintFrameworkTests/XCTSpecificMatcherRuleTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SwiftLintFrameworkTests/XCTSpecificMatcherRuleTests.swift
@@ -20,43 +20,49 @@ class XCTSpecificMatcherRuleTests: XCTestCase {
     func testEqualTrue() {
         let string = "XCTAssertEqual(a, true)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertTrue' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertTrue' instead.")
     }
 
     func testEqualFalse() {
         let string = "XCTAssertEqual(a, false)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertFalse' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertFalse' instead.")
     }
 
     func testEqualNil() {
         let string = "XCTAssertEqual(a, nil)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertNil' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertNil' instead.")
     }
 
     func testNotEqualTrue() {
         let string = "XCTAssertNotEqual(a, true)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertFalse' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertFalse' instead.")
     }
 
     func testNotEqualFalse() {
         let string = "XCTAssertNotEqual(a, false)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertTrue' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertTrue' instead.")
     }
 
     func testNotEqualNil() {
         let string = "XCTAssertNotEqual(a, nil)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertNotNil' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertNotNil' instead.")
     }
 
     // MARK: - Additional Tests
@@ -64,43 +70,49 @@ class XCTSpecificMatcherRuleTests: XCTestCase {
     func testEqualNilNil() {
         let string = "XCTAssertEqual(nil, nil)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertNil' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertNil' instead.")
     }
 
     func testEqualTrueTrue() {
         let string = "XCTAssertEqual(true, true)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertTrue' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertTrue' instead.")
     }
 
     func testEqualFalseFalse() {
         let string = "XCTAssertEqual(false, false)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertFalse' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertFalse' instead.")
     }
 
     func testNotEqualNilNil() {
         let string = "XCTAssertNotEqual(nil, nil)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertNotNil' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertNotNil' instead.")
     }
 
     func testNotEqualTrueTrue() {
         let string = "XCTAssertNotEqual(true, true)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertFalse' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertFalse' instead.")
     }
 
     func testNotEqualFalseFalse() {
         let string = "XCTAssertNotEqual(false, false)"
         let violations = self.violations(string)
+
         XCTAssertEqual(violations.count, 1)
-        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first!.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertTrue' instead.")
+        XCTAssertEqual(violations.first?.reason, "Prefer the specific matcher 'XCTAssertTrue' instead.")
     }
 
     private func violations(_ string: String) -> [StyleViolation] {