diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index d4bb2cbb9..5dd2db102 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ BUILDDIR      = _build
 help:
 	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
 
+lint:
+	markdownlint **/*.md
+
 .PHONY: help Makefile
 
 # Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new