diff --git a/zuul.d/pipelines.yaml b/zuul.d/pipelines.yaml
index b54797697..148a0115c 100644
--- a/zuul.d/pipelines.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/pipelines.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,37 @@
         status: 'failure'
       mysql:
 
+- pipeline:
+    name: check-no-comments
+    description: |
+      Newly uploaded patchsets enter this pipeline to receive an
+      initial +/-1 Verified vote without comments.
+    manager: independent
+    trigger:
+      github:
+        - event: pull_request
+          action:
+            - opened
+            - changed
+            - reopened
+        - event: pull_request
+          action: comment
+          comment: (?i)^\s*recheck\s*$
+    start:
+      github:
+        status: pending
+        comment: false
+    success:
+      github:
+        status: 'success'
+        comment: false
+      mysql:
+    failure:
+      github:
+        status: 'failure'
+        comment: false
+      mysql:
+
 - pipeline:
     name: recheck-mitaka
     description: |