diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8806e06c..bf26d5903 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ Optional development script checkpatch needs:
 - perl
 - python
 - python-ply
+- pymarkdownlnt
 
 ### Compiling OpenOCD
 
diff --git a/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 9232c83a3..6235fc7eb 100755
--- a/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ my $git_command ='export LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8; git';
 my $tabsize = 8;
 my ${CONFIG_} = "CONFIG_";
 
+# OpenOCD specific: Begin: check markdown with pymarkdownlnt
+# Remember which Markdown (*.md) files were already linted.
+my %md_checked;
+my $md_linter_not_found;
+# OpenOCD specific: End
+
 sub help {
 	my ($exitcode) = @_;
 
@@ -2435,6 +2441,44 @@ sub report_dump {
 	our @report;
 }
 
+# OpenOCD specific: Begin: check markdown with pymarkdownlnt
+sub run_md_linter {
+	my ($file) = @_;
+	my $md_linter = "pymarkdownlnt";
+
+	return if !$file || !-f $file;
+
+	if (!defined($md_linter_not_found)) {
+		$md_linter_not_found = (which($md_linter) eq "");
+	}
+
+	if ($md_linter_not_found) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	my @cmd  = ($md_linter, "scan", $file);
+
+	my @out = qx{@cmd 2>&1};
+	my $rc  = $? >> 8;
+
+	foreach my $line (@out) {
+		chomp $line;
+		next if $line eq "";
+
+		if ($line =~ m/^(.*?):(\d+):(\d+):\s*([A-Z0-9]+):\s*(.*)$/) {
+			my ($path, $ln, $col, $code, $msg) = ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5);
+			WARN("MARKDOWN_LINT", "$file:$ln:$col: $code: $msg\n");
+		} else {
+			WARN("MARKDOWN_LINT: Failed to parse output: $line\n");
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ($rc != 0 && !@out) {
+		WARN("MARKDOWN_LINT", "Markdown linter exited with status $rc for $file\n");
+	}
+}
+# OpenOCD specific: End
+
 sub fixup_current_range {
 	my ($lineRef, $offset, $length) = @_;
 
@@ -2965,6 +3009,15 @@ sub process {
 				}
 			}
 
+			# OpenOCD specific: Begin: check markdown with pymarkdownlnt
+			# Lint Markdown files.
+			if ($realfile =~ /\.md$/ && !$md_checked{$realfile}) {
+				my $fullpath = $root ? "$root/$realfile" : $realfile;
+				run_md_linter($fullpath);
+				$md_checked{$realfile} = 1;
+			}
+			# OpenOCD specific: End
+
 			next;
 		}