diff --git a/WDL/Lint.py b/WDL/Lint.py
index f06ba312..c73803e3 100644
--- a/WDL/Lint.py
+++ b/WDL/Lint.py
@@ -747,6 +747,27 @@ def document(self, obj: Tree.Document) -> Any:
                 )
 
 
+@a_linter
+class ImportNewerWDL(Linter):
+    # Document imports a document with a newer WDL version
+    def document(self, obj: Tree.Document) -> Any:
+        doc_version = self._version_order(obj.effective_wdl_version)
+        for imp in obj.imports:
+            if self._version_order(imp.doc.effective_wdl_version) > doc_version:
+                self.add(
+                    obj,
+                    "imported document has newer WDL version",
+                    pos=imp.pos,
+                )
+
+    def _version_order(self, wdl_version: str) -> int:
+        if wdl_version == "draft-2":
+            return 2
+        elif wdl_version == "development":
+            return 99
+        return int(wdl_version.replace(".", ""))
+
+
 @a_linter
 class ForwardReference(Linter):
     # Ident referencing a value or call output lexically precedes Decl/Call
diff --git a/tests/test_3corpi.py b/tests/test_3corpi.py
index c085df18..4e6305f2 100644
--- a/tests/test_3corpi.py
+++ b/tests/test_3corpi.py
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ class dxWDL(unittest.TestCase):
         "UnverifiedStruct": 3,
         "Deprecated": 2,
         "UnexpectedRuntimeValue": 1,
+        "ImportNewerWDL": 1,
     },
     blocklist=["check_quant", "incomplete_call", "issue596"],
 )
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@ class Contrived(unittest.TestCase):
         "UnverifiedStruct": 3,
         "Deprecated": 3,
         "UnexpectedRuntimeValue": 1,
+        "ImportNewerWDL": 2,
     },
     check_quant=False,
     blocklist=["incomplete_call"],