diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/VirtualClassDestructorCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/VirtualClassDestructorCheck.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/VirtualClassDestructorCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/VirtualClassDestructorCheck.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   Finder->addMatcher(
       cxxRecordDecl(
           anyOf(has(cxxMethodDecl(isVirtual())), InheritsVirtualMethod),
+          unless(isFinal()),
           unless(hasPublicVirtualOrProtectedNonVirtualDestructor()))
           .bind("ProblematicClassOrStruct"),
       this);
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@
   Fixed an issue when there was already an initializer in the constructor and
   the check would try to create another initializer for the same member.
 
+- Fixed a false positive in :doc:`cppcoreguidelines-virtual-class-destructor
+  <clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines-virtual-class-destructor>` involving
+  ``final`` classes. The check will not diagnose classes marked ``final``, since
+  those cannot be used as base classes, consequently, they can not violate the
+  rule.
+
 - Fixed a crash in :doc:`llvmlibc-callee-namespace
   <clang-tidy/checks/llvmlibc/callee-namespace>` when executing for C++ code
   that contain calls to advanced constructs, e.g. overloaded operators.
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-virtual-class-destructor.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-virtual-class-destructor.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-virtual-class-destructor.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-virtual-class-destructor.cpp
@@ -320,3 +320,22 @@
 #undef XMACRO
 #undef CONCAT
 } // namespace macro_tests
+
+namespace FinalClassCannotBeBaseClass {
+class Base {
+public:
+  Base() = default;
+  virtual void func() = 0;
+
+protected:
+  ~Base() = default;
+};
+
+// no-warning: 'MostDerived' cannot be a base class, since it's marked 'final'.
+class MostDerived final : public Base {
+public:
+  MostDerived() = default;
+  ~MostDerived() = default;
+  void func() final;
+};
+} // namespace FinalClassCannotBeBaseClass