diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index b260bf5..9490748 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # tidyselect (development version)
 
+* `vars_pull()` now also warns when using `.data` (#335). Please
+  use string-quotation programmatic usage, consistently with other
+  tidyselect contexts.
+
 * `num_range()` now recycles its arguments using tidyverse rules (#355).
   In addition, it gains a `cross` argument that allows you to take the
   cartesian product of these arguments instead.
diff --git a/R/eval-walk.R b/R/eval-walk.R
index 5923a83..2e1e464 100644
--- a/R/eval-walk.R
+++ b/R/eval-walk.R
@@ -313,29 +313,10 @@ call_kind <- function(expr, context_mask, error_call) {
   }
 
   env <- context_mask$.__current__.
-
   fn <- as_string(head)
 
   if (fn %in% c("$", "[[") && identical(expr[[2]], quote(.data))) {
-    validate_dot_data(expr, error_call)
-
-    what <- I("Use of .data in tidyselect expressions")
-    if (fn == "$") {
-      var <- as_string(expr[[3]])
-      str <- encodeString(var, quote = '"')
-
-      lifecycle::deprecate_soft("1.2.0", what,
-        details = cli::format_inline("Please use {.code {str}} instead of `.data${var}`"),
-        user_env = env
-      )
-    } else if (fn == "[[") {
-      # .data[[ is an injection operator so can't give specific advice
-      lifecycle::deprecate_soft("1.2.0", what,
-        details = cli::format_inline("Please use {.code all_of(var)} (or {.code any_of(var)}) instead of {.code .data[[var]]}"),
-        user_env = env
-      )
-    }
-
+    check_dot_data(expr, env = env, error_call = error_call)
     return(".data")
   }
 
diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index c5b2895..59ec2f2 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -229,3 +229,37 @@ mask_error_call <- function(data_mask) {
 }
 
 paste_lines <- function(...) paste(c(...), collapse = "\n")
+
+check_dot_data <- function(expr, env, error_call) {
+  if (is_quosure(expr)) {
+    expr <- quo_get_expr(expr)
+  }
+
+  if (!is_call(expr, c("$", "[[")) || !identical(expr[[2]], quote(.data))) {
+    return()
+  }
+
+  fn <- as_string(expr[[1]])
+  validate_dot_data(expr, error_call)
+
+  what <- I("Use of .data in tidyselect expressions")
+  if (fn == "$") {
+    var <- as_string(expr[[3]])
+    str <- encodeString(var, quote = '"')
+
+    lifecycle::deprecate_soft(
+      "1.2.0",
+      what,
+      details = cli::format_inline("Please use {.code {str}} instead of `.data${var}`"),
+      user_env = env
+    )
+  } else if (fn == "[[") {
+    # .data[[ is an injection operator so can't give specific advice
+    lifecycle::deprecate_soft(
+      "1.2.0",
+      what,
+      details = cli::format_inline("Please use {.code all_of(var)} (or {.code any_of(var)}) instead of {.code .data[[var]]}"),
+      user_env = env
+    )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/R/vars-pull.R b/R/vars-pull.R
index a3c7315..b607e5b 100644
--- a/R/vars-pull.R
+++ b/R/vars-pull.R
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #' vars_pull(letters, !!var)
 vars_pull <- function(vars, var = -1, error_call = caller_env(), error_arg = caller_arg(var)) {
   expr <- enquo(var)
+
   if (quo_is_missing(expr)) {
     # No easy way to determine what var is in parent because it's likely
     # to be embraced; so don't try and use error_arg here
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ vars_pull <- function(vars, var = -1, error_call = caller_env(), error_arg = cal
     )
   }
 
+  check_dot_data(expr, env = quo_get_env(expr), error_call = error_call)
+
   local_vars(vars)
   n <- length(vars)
 
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/eval-walk.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/eval-walk.md
index 09e6a40..7eecc7b 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/eval-walk.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/eval-walk.md
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@
       Use of .data in tidyselect expressions was deprecated in tidyselect 1.2.0.
       i Please use `all_of(var)` (or `any_of(var)`) instead of `.data[[var]]`
 
+---
+
+    Code
+      x <- vars_pull("a", .data[[var]])
+    Condition
+      Warning:
+      Use of .data in tidyselect expressions was deprecated in tidyselect 1.2.0.
+      i Please use `all_of(var)` (or `any_of(var)`) instead of `.data[[var]]`
+
 # eval_walk() warns when using a predicate without where()
 
     Code
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-eval-walk.R b/tests/testthat/test-eval-walk.R
index c2f6292..9a79242 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-eval-walk.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-eval-walk.R
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ test_that("use of .data is deprecated", {
   var <- "a"
   expect_snapshot(x <- select_loc(x, .data$a))
   expect_snapshot(x <- select_loc(x, .data[[var]]))
+  expect_snapshot(x <- vars_pull("a", .data[[var]]))
 })
 
 test_that(".data in env-expression has the lexical definition", {