diff --git a/.ci/appveyor.yml b/.ci/appveyor.yml
index c075afbe5a..531296bc2e 100644
--- a/.ci/appveyor.yml
+++ b/.ci/appveyor.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ install:
   - "python -c \"import struct; print(struct.calcsize('P') * 8)\""
 
 
+  - >
+    "curl -sSLO
+     https://github.com/shyiko/ktlint/releases/download/0.15.0/ktlint"
   - >
     "%CMD_IN_ENV% pip install
     --cache-dir=C:\\pip_cache -r requirements.txt -r test-requirements.txt
diff --git a/.ci/deps.sh b/.ci/deps.sh
index d3b544702b..a770490d9a 100644
--- a/.ci/deps.sh
+++ b/.ci/deps.sh
@@ -61,3 +61,8 @@ wget "https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/astyle/astyle/astyle%203.0.1/ast
 tar -xvzf ~/astyle.tar.gz -C ~/
 make -C ~/astyle/build/gcc
 sudo make install -C ~/astyle/build/gcc
+
+# ktlint installation
+curl -sSLO https://github.com/shyiko/ktlint/releases/download/0.15.0/ktlint
+sudo chmod a+x ktlint
+sudo mv ktlint /usr/local/bin/
diff --git a/bears/kotlin/KotlinLintBear.py b/bears/kotlin/KotlinLintBear.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12da57922c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bears/kotlin/KotlinLintBear.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from coalib.bearlib.abstractions.Linter import linter
+from dependency_management.requirements.DistributionRequirement import (
+    DistributionRequirement)
+
+
+@linter(executable='ktlint',
+        global_bear=True,
+        output_format='regex',
+        output_regex=r'(?P<filename>.*):(?P<line>\d+):'
+                     r'(?P<column>\d+): (?P<message>.+)')
+class KotlinLintBear:
+    """
+    Lints your Kotlin Files.
+    Check code for coding standards or semantical problems that might lead
+    to problems in execution of the code.
+    See https://ktlint.github.io for more info.
+    """
+    LANGUAGES = {'kotlin'}
+    REQUIREMENTS = {DistributionRequirement(brew='shyiko/ktlint/ktlint')}
+    AUTHORS = {'The coala developers'}
+    AUTHORS_EMAILS = {'coala-devel@googlegroups.com'}
+    LICENSE = 'AGPL-3.0'
+    CAN_DETECT = {'Formatting', 'Syntax'}
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def create_arguments(config_file):
+        return ()
diff --git a/bears/kotlin/__init__.py b/bears/kotlin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/kotlin/KotlinLintBearTest.py b/tests/kotlin/KotlinLintBearTest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1b8ec1a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kotlin/KotlinLintBearTest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import unittest
+import os
+from queue import Queue
+
+from coalib.settings.Section import Section
+from bears.kotlin.KotlinLintBear import KotlinLintBear
+from coalib.testing.BearTestHelper import generate_skip_decorator
+
+
+@generate_skip_decorator(KotlinLintBear)
+class KotlinLintBearTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.section = Section('Kotlin')
+        self.queue = Queue()
+        self.file_dict = {}
+        self.uut = KotlinLintBear(self.file_dict, self.section, self.queue)
+
+    def set_config_dir(self, directory):
+        test_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(__file__), directory))
+        self.uut.get_config_dir = lambda *args, **kwargs: test_path
+
+    def test_bad_files(self):
+        self.set_config_dir('bad_files')
+        results = list(self.uut.run_bear_from_section([], {}))
+        self.assertTrue(len(results) > 5)
+
+    def test_good_files(self):
+        self.set_config_dir('good_files')
+        results = list(self.uut.run_bear_from_section([], {}))
+        self.assertTrue(len(results) == 0)
diff --git a/tests/kotlin/__init__.py b/tests/kotlin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_blanklines.kt b/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_blanklines.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a133eb4940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_blanklines.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+fun a() {
+
+
+}
+fun b() {
+
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_indent.kt b/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_indent.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08161e8e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_indent.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * _
+ */
+fun main() {
+    val a = 0
+        val b = 0
+    if (a == 0) {
+        println(a)
+    }
+    val b = builder().setX().setY()
+        .build()
+   val c = builder("long_string" +
+        "")
+}
+class A {
+    var x: String
+        get() = ""
+        set(v: String) { x = v }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_semicolon.kt b/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_semicolon.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afe1efc5f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_semicolon.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+    package a.b.c;
+    fun main() {
+        fun name() { a(); return b }
+        println(";")
+        println();
+    }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_spacing.kt b/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_spacing.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..237431246f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kotlin/bad_files/bad_spacing.kt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fun main() { x(1,3);  x(1, 3)\n  \n  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/kotlin/good_files/good_file.kt b/tests/kotlin/good_files/good_file.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7669a5d7df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/kotlin/good_files/good_file.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fun a() {
+    val x = 5
+    if (x == 0) {
+        println(a)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file