diff --git a/requirements_lint.txt b/requirements_lint.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ad0119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements_lint.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+black==19.10b0
+flake8==3.7.9
+pydocstyle==4.0.1
+pylint==2.4.4
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index bf47625..a731aa9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py36, py37, py38
+envlist = py36, py37, py38, lint
 skip_missing_interpreters = True
 
 [testenv]
@@ -8,3 +8,16 @@ commands =
 deps =
   -rrequirements.txt
   -rrequirements_test.txt
+
+[testenv:lint]
+basepython = python3
+ignore_errors = True
+commands =
+  black --check ./
+  flake8 camacqplugins scripts tests
+  pylint camacqplugins scripts tests
+  pydocstyle camacqplugins scripts tests
+deps =
+  -rrequirements.txt
+  -rrequirements_lint.txt
+  -rrequirements_test.txt