diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/methods.rs b/clippy_lints/src/methods.rs
index 5a9818a6b63..062772ed7bc 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/methods.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/methods.rs
@@ -1426,22 +1426,33 @@ fn lint_get_unwrap(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &hir::Expr, get_args: &[hir::
     // Note: we don't want to lint `get_mut().unwrap` for HashMap or BTreeMap,
     // because they do not implement `IndexMut`
     let expr_ty = cx.tables.expr_ty(&get_args[0]);
+    let get_args_str = if get_args.len() > 1 {
+        snippet(cx, get_args[1].span, "_")
+    } else {
+        return; // not linting on a .get().unwrap() chain or variant
+    };
+    let needs_ref;
     let caller_type = if derefs_to_slice(cx, &get_args[0], expr_ty).is_some() {
+        needs_ref = get_args_str.parse::<usize>().is_ok();
         "slice"
     } else if match_type(cx, expr_ty, &paths::VEC) {
+        needs_ref = get_args_str.parse::<usize>().is_ok();
         "Vec"
     } else if match_type(cx, expr_ty, &paths::VEC_DEQUE) {
+        needs_ref = get_args_str.parse::<usize>().is_ok();
         "VecDeque"
     } else if !is_mut && match_type(cx, expr_ty, &paths::HASHMAP) {
+        needs_ref = true;
         "HashMap"
     } else if !is_mut && match_type(cx, expr_ty, &paths::BTREEMAP) {
+        needs_ref = true;
         "BTreeMap"
     } else {
         return; // caller is not a type that we want to lint
     };
 
     let mut_str = if is_mut { "_mut" } else { "" };
-    let borrow_str = if is_mut { "&mut " } else { "&" };
+    let borrow_str = if !needs_ref { "" } else if is_mut { "&mut " } else { "&" };
     span_lint_and_sugg(
         cx,
         GET_UNWRAP,
@@ -1456,7 +1467,7 @@ fn lint_get_unwrap(cx: &LateContext<'_, '_>, expr: &hir::Expr, get_args: &[hir::
             "{}{}[{}]",
             borrow_str,
             snippet(cx, get_args[0].span, "_"),
-            snippet(cx, get_args[1].span, "_")
+            get_args_str
         ),
     );
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/get_unwrap.rs b/tests/ui/get_unwrap.rs
index a10d4d18262..141233e0d8a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/get_unwrap.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/get_unwrap.rs
@@ -43,4 +43,9 @@ fn main() {
         *some_btreemap.get_mut(&1).unwrap() = 'b';
         *false_positive.get_mut(0).unwrap() = 1;
     }
+
+    { // Test `get().unwrap().foo()` and `get_mut().unwrap().bar()`
+        let _ = some_vec.get(0..1).unwrap().to_vec();
+        let _ = some_vec.get_mut(0..1).unwrap().to_vec();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/ui/get_unwrap.stderr b/tests/ui/get_unwrap.stderr
index 63f6603c821..669903da190 100644
--- a/tests/ui/get_unwrap.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/get_unwrap.stderr
@@ -60,5 +60,17 @@ error: called `.get_mut().unwrap()` on a VecDeque. Using `[]` is more clear and
 40 |         *some_vecdeque.get_mut(0).unwrap() = 1;
    |          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try this: `&mut some_vecdeque[0]`
 
-error: aborting due to 10 previous errors
+error: called `.get().unwrap()` on a Vec. Using `[]` is more clear and more concise
+  --> $DIR/get_unwrap.rs:48:17
+   |
+48 |         let _ = some_vec.get(0..1).unwrap().to_vec();
+   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try this: `some_vec[0..1]`
+
+error: called `.get_mut().unwrap()` on a Vec. Using `[]` is more clear and more concise
+  --> $DIR/get_unwrap.rs:49:17
+   |
+49 |         let _ = some_vec.get_mut(0..1).unwrap().to_vec();
+   |                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: try this: `some_vec[0..1]`
+
+error: aborting due to 12 previous errors