diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d180a8cfff..0d93958c2d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ contracts/test/prover/proofs/%.json: $(arbitrator_cases)/%.wasm $(arbitrator_pro
 # strategic rules to minimize dependency building
 
 .make/lint: $(DEP_PREDICATE) build-node-deps $(ORDER_ONLY_PREDICATE) .make
+	go run linter/koanf/koanf.go   ./...
 	go run linter/pointercheck/pointer.go ./...
 	golangci-lint run --fix
 	yarn --cwd contracts solhint
diff --git a/linter/koanf/koanf.go b/linter/koanf/koanf.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2127fb23b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linter/koanf/koanf.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/token"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/fatih/structtag"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/singlechecker"
+)
+
+func New(conf any) ([]*analysis.Analyzer, error) {
+	return []*analysis.Analyzer{Analyzer}, nil
+}
+
+var Analyzer = &analysis.Analyzer{
+	Name:       "koanfcheck",
+	Doc:        "check for koanf misconfigurations",
+	Run:        func(p *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) { return run(false, p) },
+	ResultType: reflect.TypeOf(Result{}),
+}
+
+var analyzerForTests = &analysis.Analyzer{
+	Name:       "testkoanfcheck",
+	Doc:        "check for koanf misconfigurations (for tests)",
+	Run:        func(p *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) { return run(true, p) },
+	ResultType: reflect.TypeOf(Result{}),
+}
+
+// koanfError indicates the position of an error in configuration.
+type koanfError struct {
+	Pos     token.Position
+	Message string
+}
+
+// Result is returned from the checkStruct function, and holds all the
+// configuration errors.
+type Result struct {
+	Errors []koanfError
+}
+
+func run(dryRun bool, pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
+	var ret Result
+	for _, f := range pass.Files {
+		ast.Inspect(f, func(node ast.Node) bool {
+			var res Result
+			switch v := node.(type) {
+			case *ast.StructType:
+				res = checkStruct(pass, v)
+			default:
+			}
+			for _, err := range res.Errors {
+				ret.Errors = append(ret.Errors, err)
+				if !dryRun {
+					pass.Report(analysis.Diagnostic{
+						Pos:      pass.Fset.File(f.Pos()).Pos(err.Pos.Offset),
+						Message:  err.Message,
+						Category: "koanf",
+					})
+				}
+			}
+			return true
+		},
+		)
+	}
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
+func checkStruct(pass *analysis.Pass, s *ast.StructType) Result {
+	var res Result
+	for _, f := range s.Fields.List {
+		if f.Tag == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		tags, err := structtag.Parse(strings.Trim((f.Tag.Value), "`"))
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		tag, err := tags.Get("koanf")
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		tagName := strings.ReplaceAll(tag.Name, "-", "")
+		fieldName := f.Names[0].Name
+		if !strings.EqualFold(tagName, fieldName) {
+			res.Errors = append(res.Errors, koanfError{
+				Pos:     pass.Fset.Position(f.Pos()),
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("field name: %q doesn't match tag name: %q\n", fieldName, tagName),
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+func main() {
+	singlechecker.Main(Analyzer)
+}
diff --git a/linter/koanf/koanf_test.go b/linter/koanf/koanf_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2e3e68b0f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linter/koanf/koanf_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/analysistest"
+)
+
+func TestAll(t *testing.T) {
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get wd: %s", err)
+	}
+	testdata := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(wd), "testdata")
+	res := analysistest.Run(t, testdata, analyzerForTests, "a")
+	if cnt := countErrors(res); cnt != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("analysistest.Run() got %v errors, expected 1", cnt)
+	}
+}
+
+func countErrors(errs []*analysistest.Result) int {
+	cnt := 0
+	for _, e := range errs {
+		if r, ok := e.Result.(Result); ok {
+			cnt += len(r.Errors)
+		}
+	}
+	return cnt
+}
diff --git a/linter/testdata/src/a/a.go b/linter/testdata/src/a/a.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ddf77b6ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linter/testdata/src/a/a.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package a
+
+type Config struct {
+	L2       int `koanf:"chain"`
+	LogLevel int `koanf:"log-level"`
+	LogType  int `koanf:"log-type"`
+	Metrics  int `koanf:"metrics"`
+	PProf    int `koanf:"pprof"`
+	Node     int `koanf:"node"`
+	Queue    int `koanf:"queue"`
+}