diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index c6190f3ab9ea..ac1ed39e1464 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ linters:
     - maligned
     - prealloc
     - gosec
+    - gochecknoglobals
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d015515884ac..bebc31dde359 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ nakedret: Finds naked returns in functions greater than a specified function len
 prealloc: Finds slice declarations that could potentially be preallocated [fast: true]
 scopelint: Scopelint checks for unpinned variables in go programs [fast: true]
 gocritic: The most opinionated Go source code linter [fast: true]
+gochecknoinits: Checks that no init functions are present in Go code [fast: true]
+gochecknoglobals: Checks that no globals are present in Go code [fast: true]
 ```
 
 Pass `-E/--enable` to enable linter and `-D/--disable` to disable:
@@ -402,6 +404,8 @@ golangci-lint help linters
 - [prealloc](https://github.com/alexkohler/prealloc) - Finds slice declarations that could potentially be preallocated
 - [scopelint](https://github.com/kyoh86/scopelint) - Scopelint checks for unpinned variables in go programs
 - [gocritic](https://github.com/go-critic/go-critic) - The most opinionated Go source code linter
+- [gochecknoinits](https://github.com/leighmcculloch/gochecknoinits) - Checks that no init functions are present in Go code
+- [gochecknoglobals](https://github.com/leighmcculloch/gochecknoglobals) - Checks that no globals are present in Go code
 
 ## Configuration
 
@@ -745,6 +749,7 @@ linters:
     - maligned
     - prealloc
     - gosec
+    - gochecknoglobals
 ```
 
 ## False Positives
@@ -828,6 +833,7 @@ Thanks to developers and authors of used linters:
 - [alexkohler](https://github.com/alexkohler)
 - [kyoh86](https://github.com/kyoh86)
 - [go-critic](https://github.com/go-critic)
+- [leighmcculloch](https://github.com/leighmcculloch)
 
 ## Changelog
 
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gochecknoglobals.go b/pkg/golinters/gochecknoglobals.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66f4b0a43afa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gochecknoglobals.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package golinters
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/token"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/linter"
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
+)
+
+type Gochecknoglobals struct{}
+
+func (Gochecknoglobals) Name() string {
+	return "gochecknoglobals"
+}
+
+func (Gochecknoglobals) Desc() string {
+	return "Checks that no globals are present in Go code"
+}
+
+func (lint Gochecknoglobals) Run(ctx context.Context, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+	var res []result.Issue
+	for _, f := range lintCtx.ASTCache.GetAllValidFiles() {
+		res = append(res, lint.checkFile(f.F, f.Fset)...)
+	}
+
+	return res, nil
+}
+
+func (lint Gochecknoglobals) checkFile(f *ast.File, fset *token.FileSet) []result.Issue {
+	var res []result.Issue
+	for _, decl := range f.Decls {
+		genDecl, ok := decl.(*ast.GenDecl)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if genDecl.Tok != token.VAR {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, spec := range genDecl.Specs {
+			valueSpec := spec.(*ast.ValueSpec)
+			for _, vn := range valueSpec.Names {
+				if isWhitelisted(vn) {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				res = append(res, result.Issue{
+					Pos:        fset.Position(genDecl.TokPos),
+					Text:       fmt.Sprintf("%s is a global variable", formatCode(vn.Name, nil)),
+					FromLinter: lint.Name(),
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
+
+func isWhitelisted(i *ast.Ident) bool {
+	return i.Name == "_" || looksLikeError(i)
+}
+
+// looksLikeError returns true if the AST identifier starts
+// with 'err' or 'Err', or false otherwise.
+//
+// TODO: https://github.com/leighmcculloch/gochecknoglobals/issues/5
+func looksLikeError(i *ast.Ident) bool {
+	prefix := "err"
+	if i.IsExported() {
+		prefix = "Err"
+	}
+	return strings.HasPrefix(i.Name, prefix)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gochecknoinits.go b/pkg/golinters/gochecknoinits.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6cd74decfd90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gochecknoinits.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package golinters
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/token"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/lint/linter"
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/result"
+)
+
+type Gochecknoinits struct{}
+
+func (Gochecknoinits) Name() string {
+	return "gochecknoinits"
+}
+
+func (Gochecknoinits) Desc() string {
+	return "Checks that no init functions are present in Go code"
+}
+
+func (lint Gochecknoinits) Run(ctx context.Context, lintCtx *linter.Context) ([]result.Issue, error) {
+	var res []result.Issue
+	for _, f := range lintCtx.ASTCache.GetAllValidFiles() {
+		res = append(res, lint.checkFile(f.F, f.Fset)...)
+	}
+
+	return res, nil
+}
+
+func (lint Gochecknoinits) checkFile(f *ast.File, fset *token.FileSet) []result.Issue {
+	var res []result.Issue
+	for _, decl := range f.Decls {
+		funcDecl, ok := decl.(*ast.FuncDecl)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		name := funcDecl.Name.Name
+		if name == "init" && funcDecl.Recv.NumFields() == 0 {
+			res = append(res, result.Issue{
+				Pos:        fset.Position(funcDecl.Pos()),
+				Text:       fmt.Sprintf("don't use %s function", formatCode(name, nil)),
+				FromLinter: lint.Name(),
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
index b6e2ce366199..7c25664d249c 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ func (Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []linter.Config {
 			WithSpeed(5).
 			WithTypeInfo().
 			WithURL("https://github.com/go-critic/go-critic"),
+		linter.NewConfig(golinters.Gochecknoinits{}).
+			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
+			WithSpeed(10).
+			WithURL("https://github.com/leighmcculloch/gochecknoinits"),
+		linter.NewConfig(golinters.Gochecknoglobals{}).
+			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
+			WithSpeed(10).
+			WithURL("https://github.com/leighmcculloch/gochecknoglobals"),
 	}
 
 	isLocalRun := os.Getenv("GOLANGCI_COM_RUN") == ""
diff --git a/test/testdata/gochecknoglobals.go b/test/testdata/gochecknoglobals.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a5fbc6855a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/gochecknoglobals.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// args: -Egochecknoglobals
+package testdata
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+var noGlobalsVar int // ERROR "`noGlobalsVar` is a global variable"
+var ErrSomeType = errors.New("test that global erorrs aren't warned")
+
+func NoGlobals() {
+	fmt.Print(noGlobalsVar)
+}
diff --git a/test/testdata/gochecknoinits.go b/test/testdata/gochecknoinits.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a86a9ae41038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/gochecknoinits.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// args: -Egochecknoinits
+package testdata
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func init() { // ERROR "don't use `init` function"
+	fmt.Println()
+}
+
+func Init() {}
diff --git a/third_party/gochecknoglobals/LICENSE b/third_party/gochecknoglobals/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e86107e5bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/gochecknoglobals/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2018 Leigh McCulloch
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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diff --git a/third_party/gochecknoinits/LICENSE b/third_party/gochecknoinits/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7e86107e5bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/gochecknoinits/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2018 Leigh McCulloch
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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