diff --git a/kodi_addon_checker/check_addon.py b/kodi_addon_checker/check_addon.py
index 7078f171..d5c0b2c0 100644
--- a/kodi_addon_checker/check_addon.py
+++ b/kodi_addon_checker/check_addon.py
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ def start(addon_path, args, all_repo_addons, config=None):
             check_entrypoint.check_complex_addon_entrypoint(
                 addon_report, addon_path, parsed_xml, max_entrypoint_count)
 
+            check_files.check_print_statement(addon_report, file_index)
+
             check_py3_compatibility.check_py3_compatibility(addon_report, addon_path, args.branch)
 
             if config.is_enabled("check_license_file_exists"):
diff --git a/kodi_addon_checker/check_files.py b/kodi_addon_checker/check_files.py
index fcadc9b6..30bc3fe9 100644
--- a/kodi_addon_checker/check_files.py
+++ b/kodi_addon_checker/check_files.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     See LICENSES/README.md for more information.
 """
 
+import ast
 import json
 import os
 import re
@@ -139,3 +140,27 @@ def check_file_permission(report: Report, file_index: list):
         file = os.path.join(file["path"], file["name"])
         if os.path.isfile(file) and os.access(str(file), os.X_OK):
             report.add(Record(PROBLEM, "%s is marked as stand-alone executable" % relative_path(str(file))))
+
+
+def check_print_statement(report: Report, file_index: list):
+    """Check whether any addon files have a print statement in them
+       or not
+        :file_index: list having names and path of all the files present in addon
+    """
+    for file in file_index:
+        if os.path.splitext(file["name"])[1] == '.py':
+            file = os.path.join(file["path"], file["name"])
+
+            with open(file) as f:
+                source = f.read()
+
+            try:
+                for node in ast.walk(ast.parse(source)):
+                    if (isinstance(node, ast.Expr) and
+                            isinstance(node.value, ast.Call) and
+                            isinstance(node.value.func, ast.Name)):
+
+                        if node.value.func.id == "print":
+                            report.add(Record(WARNING, "%s has a print statement" % relative_path(str(file))))
+            except SyntaxError:
+                report.add(Record(PROBLEM, "Invalid code present in file %s" % (relative_path(file))))