diff --git a/commitizen/commands/check.py b/commitizen/commands/check.py
index eed3ffbb48..58f6814ba3 100644
--- a/commitizen/commands/check.py
+++ b/commitizen/commands/check.py
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ def validate_commit_message(self, commit_msg: str, pattern: str) -> bool:
             commit_msg.startswith("Merge")
             or commit_msg.startswith("Revert")
             or commit_msg.startswith("Pull request")
+            or commit_msg.startswith("fixup!")
+            or commit_msg.startswith("squash!")
         ):
             return True
         return bool(re.match(pattern, commit_msg))
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_check_command.py b/tests/commands/test_check_command.py
index 6fbbf322cf..c9108dee53 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_check_command.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_check_command.py
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@
         "This reverts commit afc70133e4a81344928561fbf3bb20738dfc8a0b."
     ),
     "feat!: add user stuff",
+    "fixup! test(commands): ignore fixup! prefix",
+    "fixup! test(commands): ignore squash! prefix",
 ]