diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 1105594e0595..865d90849bda 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -2090,6 +2090,7 @@ linters:
     - unparam
     - unused
     - usestdlibvars
+    - validjson
     - varcheck
     - varnamelen
     - wastedassign
@@ -2200,6 +2201,7 @@ linters:
     - unparam
     - unused
     - usestdlibvars
+    - validjson
     - varcheck
     - varnamelen
     - wastedassign
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ecd772a245a6..f0a0c59f361d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/maratori/testableexamples v1.0.0
 	github.com/maratori/testpackage v1.1.0
 	github.com/matoous/godox v0.0.0-20210227103229-6504466cf951 // v1.0
+	github.com/matthewloring/validjson v0.2.0
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13
 	github.com/mbilski/exhaustivestruct v1.2.0
 	github.com/mgechev/revive v1.2.5
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 10aa93835407..4594ca3d0c83 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ github.com/matoous/godox v0.0.0-20210227103229-6504466cf951 h1:pWxk9e//NbPwfxat7
 github.com/matoous/godox v0.0.0-20210227103229-6504466cf951/go.mod h1:1BELzlh859Sh1c6+90blK8lbYy0kwQf1bYlBhBysy1s=
 github.com/matryer/is v1.4.0 h1:sosSmIWwkYITGrxZ25ULNDeKiMNzFSr4V/eqBQP0PeE=
 github.com/matryer/is v1.4.0/go.mod h1:8I/i5uYgLzgsgEloJE1U6xx5HkBQpAZvepWuujKwMRU=
+github.com/matthewloring/validjson v0.2.0 h1:vmqsgBrKoKSA3CcRtGcrnJyittDXbGwg2PLwkeoBDHs=
+github.com/matthewloring/validjson v0.2.0/go.mod h1:gDZkywm1HGWITqIwAxCs5eL5zdjAYZl0qcprWcRqf4s=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/validjson.go b/pkg/golinters/validjson.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe2be07ba03d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/validjson.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package golinters
+
+import (
+	"github.com/matthewloring/validjson"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis"
+)
+
+func NewValidJSON() *goanalysis.Linter {
+	a := validjson.Analyzer
+
+	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
+		a.Name,
+		a.Doc,
+		[]*analysis.Analyzer{a},
+		nil,
+	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
index 3bfbbdc26943..7ce7c2b34c07 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
@@ -835,6 +835,11 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
 			WithURL("https://github.com/sashamelentyev/usestdlibvars"),
 
+		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewValidJSON()).
+			WithSince("v1.51.0").
+			WithPresets(linter.PresetBugs).
+			WithURL("https://github.com/matthewloring/validjson"),
+
 		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewVarcheck(varcheckCfg)).
 			WithSince("v1.0.0").
 			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
diff --git a/test/testdata/validjson.go b/test/testdata/validjson.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..073a73900800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/validjson.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Evalidjson
+package testdata
+
+type Key struct {
+	A, B string
+}
+
+type StrAlias string
+
+type ChanAlias chan<- int
+
+type Textable [2]byte
+
+func (Textable) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (*Textable) UnmarshalText(_ []byte) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+type ValidJsonTest struct {
+	A int                           `json:"A"`
+	B int                           `json:"B,omitempty"`
+	C int                           `json:",omitempty"`
+	D int                           `json:"-"`
+	E chan<- int                    `json:"E"` // want "struct field has json tag but non-serializable type chan<- int"
+	F chan<- int                    `json:"-"`
+	G chan<- int                    `json:"-,"` // want "struct field has json tag but non-serializable type chan<- int"
+	H ChanAlias                     `json:"H"`  // want "struct field has json tag but non-serializable type command-line-arguments.ChanAlias"
+	I map[int]int                   `json:"I"`
+	J map[int64]int                 `json:"J"`
+	K map[Key]int                   `json:"K"` // want "struct field has json tag but non-serializable type"
+	L map[struct{ A, B string }]int `json:"L"` // want "struct field has json tag but non-serializable type"
+	M map[string]int                `json:"M"`
+	N map[StrAlias]int              `json:"N"`
+	O func()                        `json:"O"` // want "struct field has json tag but non-serializable type func()"
+	P complex64                     `json:"P"` // want "struct field has json tag but non-serializable type complex64"
+	Q complex128                    `json:"Q"` // want "struct field has json tag but non-serializable type complex128"
+	R StrAlias                      `json:"R"`
+	S map[Textable]int              `json:"S"`
+}