diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 7e2b22f9573..0141cc09fc0 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
         "symplify/skipper": "^10.0",
         "symplify/smart-file-system": "^10.0",
         "symplify/symfony-php-config": "^10.0",
+        "symplify/vendor-patches": "^10.0",
         "tracy/tracy": "^2.8",
         "webmozart/assert": "^1.10"
     },
@@ -142,6 +143,11 @@
         "release": "vendor/bin/monorepo-builder release patch --ansi"
     },
     "extra": {
+        "patches": {
+            "symfony/dependency-injection": [
+                "patches/symfony-dependency-injection-loader-configurator-servicesconfigurator-php.patch"
+            ]
+        },
         "branch-alias": {
             "dev-main": "0.12-dev"
         }
diff --git a/patches/symfony-dependency-injection-loader-configurator-servicesconfigurator-php.patch b/patches/symfony-dependency-injection-loader-configurator-servicesconfigurator-php.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0fd389c5138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/symfony-dependency-injection-loader-configurator-servicesconfigurator-php.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- /dev/null
++++ ../Loader/Configurator/ServicesConfigurator.php
+@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
+      * @param string|null $id    The service id, or null to create an anonymous service
+      * @param string|null $class The class of the service, or null when $id is also the class name
+      */
+-    final public function set(?string $id, string $class = null): ServiceConfigurator
++    final public function set(?string $id, string $class = null): \Rector\Core\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator\RectorServiceConfigurator
+     {
+         $defaults = $this->defaults;
+         $definition = new Definition();
+@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
+         $definition->setBindings(unserialize(serialize($defaults->getBindings())));
+         $definition->setChanges([]);
+ 
+-        $configurator = new ServiceConfigurator($this->container, $this->instanceof, true, $this, $definition, $id, $defaults->getTags(), $this->path);
++        $configurator = new \Rector\Core\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator\RectorServiceConfigurator($this->container, $this->instanceof, true, $this, $definition, $id, $defaults->getTags(), $this->path);
+ 
+         return null !== $class ? $configurator->class($class) : $configurator;
+     }
diff --git a/phpstan.neon b/phpstan.neon
index 3c9125a9c6e..e5dae16c0c6 100644
--- a/phpstan.neon
+++ b/phpstan.neon
@@ -514,3 +514,11 @@ parameters:
             paths:
                 - packages/StaticTypeMapper/PhpDocParser/IntersectionTypeMapper.php
                 - packages/StaticTypeMapper/PhpParser/IntersectionTypeNodeMapper.php
+
+        -
+            message: '#Use separate function calls with readable variable names#'
+            path: src/DependencyInjection/Loader/Configurator/RectorServiceConfigurator.php
+
+        -
+            message: '#\$service\-\>call\("configure", \[\[ \.\.\. \]\]\) must be followed by exact array#'
+            path: src/DependencyInjection/Loader/Configurator/RectorServiceConfigurator.php
diff --git a/rector.php b/rector.php
index 6148f955625..4839166492b 100644
--- a/rector.php
+++ b/rector.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 use Rector\Set\ValueObject\LevelSetList;
 use Rector\Set\ValueObject\SetList;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator\ContainerConfigurator;
-use Symplify\SymfonyPhpConfig\ValueObjectInliner;
 
 return static function (ContainerConfigurator $containerConfigurator): void {
     // include the latest PHP version + all bellow in one config!
@@ -38,18 +37,18 @@
 
     // phpunit
     $services->set(PreferThisOrSelfMethodCallRector::class)
-        ->call('configure', [[
+        ->configure([
             PreferThisOrSelfMethodCallRector::TYPE_TO_PREFERENCE => [
-                TestCase::class => ValueObjectInliner::inline(PreferenceSelfThis::PREFER_THIS()),
+                TestCase::class => PreferenceSelfThis::PREFER_THIS(),
             ],
-        ]]);
+        ]);
 
     $services->set(ReturnArrayClassMethodToYieldRector::class)
-        ->call('configure', [[
-            ReturnArrayClassMethodToYieldRector::METHODS_TO_YIELDS => ValueObjectInliner::inline([
+        ->configure([
+            ReturnArrayClassMethodToYieldRector::METHODS_TO_YIELDS => [
                 new ReturnArrayClassMethodToYield('PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase', '*provide*'),
-            ]),
-        ]]);
+            ],
+        ]);
 
     $parameters = $containerConfigurator->parameters();
 
diff --git a/src/DependencyInjection/Loader/Configurator/RectorServiceConfigurator.php b/src/DependencyInjection/Loader/Configurator/RectorServiceConfigurator.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5225beb38bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DependencyInjection/Loader/Configurator/RectorServiceConfigurator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\Core\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator;
+
+use Rector\Core\Contract\Rector\ConfigurableRectorInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Config\Definition\Exception\InvalidConfigurationException;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\Configurator\ServiceConfigurator;
+use Symplify\SymfonyPhpConfig\ValueObjectInliner;
+
+/**
+ * @api
+ * Same as Symfony service configurator, with extra "configure()" method for easier DX
+ */
+final class RectorServiceConfigurator extends ServiceConfigurator
+{
+    /**
+     * @param array<string, string|bool|object|string[]|object[]> $configuration
+     */
+    public function configure(array $configuration): self
+    {
+        $this->ensureClassIsConfigurable($this->id);
+
+        // decorate with value object inliner so Symfony understands, see https://getrector.org/blog/2020/09/07/how-to-inline-value-object-in-symfony-php-config
+        array_walk_recursive($configuration, function (&$value) {
+            if (is_object($value)) {
+                $value = ValueObjectInliner::inline($value);
+            }
+
+            return $value;
+        });
+
+        $this->call('configure', [$configuration]);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    private function ensureClassIsConfigurable(?string $class): void
+    {
+        if ($class === null) {
+            throw new InvalidConfigurationException('The class is missing');
+        }
+
+        if (! is_a($class, ConfigurableRectorInterface::class, true)) {
+            $errorMessage = sprintf(
+                'The service "%s" is not configurable. Make it implement "%s" or remove "configure()" call.',
+                $class,
+                ConfigurableRectorInterface::class,
+            );
+            throw new InvalidConfigurationException($errorMessage);
+        }
+    }
+}