diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 1f6b8a26a768..236c842ee93e 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -2567,6 +2567,7 @@ linters:
     - noctx
     - nolintlint
     - nonamedreturns
+    - noniljson
     - nosnakecase
     - nosprintfhostport
     - paralleltest
@@ -2690,6 +2691,7 @@ linters:
     - noctx
     - nolintlint
     - nonamedreturns
+    - noniljson
     - nosnakecase
     - nosprintfhostport
     - paralleltest
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a0d615f86080..da236ed30fbb 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/nunnatsa/ginkgolinter v0.15.2
 	github.com/polyfloyd/go-errorlint v1.4.8
 	github.com/quasilyte/go-ruleguard/dsl v0.3.22
+	github.com/rezkam/noniljson v1.0.2
 	github.com/ryancurrah/gomodguard v1.3.0
 	github.com/ryanrolds/sqlclosecheck v0.5.1
 	github.com/sanposhiho/wastedassign/v2 v2.0.7
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 38e5806e1cad..e0add170775a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ github.com/quasilyte/regex/syntax v0.0.0-20210819130434-b3f0c404a727 h1:TCg2WBOl
 github.com/quasilyte/regex/syntax v0.0.0-20210819130434-b3f0c404a727/go.mod h1:rlzQ04UMyJXu/aOvhd8qT+hvDrFpiwqp8MRXDY9szc0=
 github.com/quasilyte/stdinfo v0.0.0-20220114132959-f7386bf02567 h1:M8mH9eK4OUR4lu7Gd+PU1fV2/qnDNfzT635KRSObncs=
 github.com/quasilyte/stdinfo v0.0.0-20220114132959-f7386bf02567/go.mod h1:DWNGW8A4Y+GyBgPuaQJuWiy0XYftx4Xm/y5Jqk9I6VQ=
+github.com/rezkam/noniljson v1.0.2 h1:Ftv0ANpDud7D+sQdIhNq6V3BF7WwiIPbf2RrZFs7VZo=
+github.com/rezkam/noniljson v1.0.2/go.mod h1:uJL++ig0CSE6XvE16AoxteZXl4AD2Ef2LMMoPjuoSXw=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0 h1:exVL4IDcn6na9z1rAb56Vxr+CgyK3nn3O+epU5NdKM8=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0/go.mod h1:E+RYuTGaKKdloAfM02xzb0FW3Paa99yedzYV+kq4uf4=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/noniljson.go b/pkg/golinters/noniljson.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a2c3dd1d5452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/noniljson.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package golinters
+
+import (
+	"github.com/rezkam/noniljson"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis"
+)
+
+func NewNoNilJSON() *goanalysis.Linter {
+	a := noniljson.Analyzer
+
+	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
+		a.Name,
+		"checks that nullable fields in structs used for JSON marshaling use 'omitempty'",
+		[]*analysis.Analyzer{a},
+		nil,
+	)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
index e6a171f1ff5d..40f7d0b3f1d5 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
@@ -713,6 +713,12 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
 			WithURL("https://github.com/firefart/nonamedreturns"),
 
+		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewNoNilJSON()).
+			WithSince("v1.57.0").
+			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
+			WithPresets(linter.PresetBugs).
+			WithURL("https://github.com/rezkam/noniljson"),
+
 		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewNoSnakeCase()).
 			WithSince("v1.47.0").
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
diff --git a/test/testdata/noniljson.go b/test/testdata/noniljson.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2a4f9ee22f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/noniljson.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Enoniljson
+package testdata
+
+type userData struct {
+	Name     *string           `json:"name"` // want `nullable field 'Name' in struct 'userData' must include 'omitempty' in its json tag to avoid marshaling as null`
+	Email    string            `json:"email,omitempty"`
+	Address  *string           `json:"address,omitempty"`
+	Friends  []string          `json:"friends"`  // want `nullable field 'Friends' in struct 'userData' must include 'omitempty' in its json tag to avoid marshaling as null`
+	Metadata map[string]string `json:"metadata"` // want `nullable field 'Metadata' in struct 'userData' must include 'omitempty' in its json tag to avoid marshaling as null`
+}
+
+type dynamicData struct {
+	Data interface{} `json:"data"` // want `nullable field 'Data' in struct 'dynamicData' must include 'omitempty' in its json tag to avoid marshaling as null`
+}
+
+type productData struct {
+	ID           int                    `json:"id"`
+	Description  *string                `json:"description"` // want `nullable field 'Description' in struct 'productData' must include 'omitempty' in its json tag to avoid marshaling as null`
+	Price        float64                `json:"price,omitempty"`
+	Availability []int                  `json:"availability"` // want `nullable field 'Availability' in struct 'productData' must include 'omitempty' in its json tag to avoid marshaling as null`
+	Attributes   map[string]interface{} `json:"attributes"`   // want `nullable field 'Attributes' in struct 'productData' must include 'omitempty' in its json tag to avoid marshaling as null`
+}