diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 9a4fe43e8d68..515c043f88a8 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -2052,6 +2052,7 @@ linters:
     - predeclared
     - promlinter
     - reassign
+    - reuseconn
     - revive
     - rowserrcheck
     - scopelint
@@ -2160,6 +2161,7 @@ linters:
     - predeclared
     - promlinter
     - reassign
+    - reuseconn
     - revive
     - rowserrcheck
     - scopelint
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 30e0426a0457..bf3bb46330ab 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -187,3 +187,5 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	mvdan.cc/lint v0.0.0-20170908181259-adc824a0674b // indirect
 )
+
+require github.com/atzoum/reuseconn v0.1.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 83be7c9bb78c..2cfe2bb78fbb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ github.com/ashanbrown/forbidigo v1.3.0 h1:VkYIwb/xxdireGAdJNZoo24O4lmnEWkactplBl
 github.com/ashanbrown/forbidigo v1.3.0/go.mod h1:vVW7PEdqEFqapJe95xHkTfB1+XvZXBFg8t0sG2FIxmI=
 github.com/ashanbrown/makezero v1.1.1 h1:iCQ87C0V0vSyO+M9E/FZYbu65auqH0lnsOkf5FcB28s=
 github.com/ashanbrown/makezero v1.1.1/go.mod h1:i1bJLCRSCHOcOa9Y6MyF2FTfMZMFdHvxKHxgO5Z1axI=
+github.com/atzoum/reuseconn v0.1.0 h1:Tif+KPmOzoK/ns3ZmGKBQaNwjgUrqC3mGfacPrFv47U=
+github.com/atzoum/reuseconn v0.1.0/go.mod h1:qlcg3/NPvsttnjeaOp1LW31KWAih+MVN/G77s+lpmHA=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.0/go.mod h1:KWe93zE9D1o94FZ5RNwFwVgaQK1VOXiVxmqh+CedLV8=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/reuseconn.go b/pkg/golinters/reuseconn.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e1a61a79dcd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/reuseconn.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package golinters
+
+import (
+	"github.com/atzoum/reuseconn/reuseconn"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis"
+)
+
+func NewReuseconn() *goanalysis.Linter {
+	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
+		"reuseconn",
+		"checks whether HTTP response body is consumed and closed properly in a single function",
+		[]*analysis.Analyzer{reuseconn.Analyzer},
+		nil,
+	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeWholeProgram)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
index ab8f1835bd41..6a270d070d38 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
@@ -715,6 +715,12 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 			ConsiderSlow().
 			WithURL("https://github.com/mgechev/revive"),
 
+		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewReuseconn()).
+			WithSince("v1.51.0").
+			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
+			WithPresets(linter.PresetPerformance, linter.PresetBugs).
+			WithURL("https://github.com/atzoum/reuseconn"),
+
 		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewRowsErrCheck(rowserrcheckCfg)).
 			WithSince("v1.23.0").
 			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
diff --git a/test/testdata/reuseconn.go b/test/testdata/reuseconn.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ad3273f6b3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/reuseconn.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Ereuseconn
+package testdata
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func BodyNotDisposedInSingleFunction() {
+	resp, _ := http.Get("https://google.com") // want "response body must be disposed properly in a single function read to completion and closed"
+	_, _ = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	resp.Body.Close()
+}
+
+func BodyDisposedInSingleFunction() {
+	resp, _ := http.Get("https://google.com")
+	disposeResponse(resp)
+}
+
+func disposeResponse(resp *http.Response) {
+	if resp != nil && resp.Body != nil {
+		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	}
+}