diff --git a/checkstyle/pom.xml b/checkstyle/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..048745e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<project>
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
+  <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
+  <version>1.11.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <name>Vitro Checkstyle</name>
+</project>
diff --git a/checkstyle/src/main/resources/vitro-checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml b/checkstyle/src/main/resources/vitro-checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad64ea835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkstyle/src/main/resources/vitro-checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE suppressions PUBLIC
+    "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Suppressions 1.1//EN"
+    "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/suppressions_1_1.dtd">
+<suppressions>
+  <!-- Suppressions for Javadoc in Test classes -->
+  <suppress checks="JavadocMethod" files="src[/\\]test[/\\]java"/>
+  <suppress checks="JavadocType" files="src[/\\]test[/\\]java"/>
+
+  <!-- Suppressions for generated source files -->
+  <suppress checks=".*" files="[/\\]target[/\\]" />
+
+  <!-- Disables Javadoc requirement for all public methods. This suppression
+       is not recommended, but may be needed (temporarily) to allow checkstyle
+       to be applied to existing codebases. -->
+  <suppress checks="JavadocMethod" files="src[/\\]main[/\\]java"/>
+
+  <!-- No tab characters ('\t') allowed in the source code -->
+  <suppress checks="FileTabCharacter" files="src"/>
+
+  <!-- No Trailing Whitespace, except on lines that only have an asterisk (e.g. Javadoc comments) -->
+  <suppress checks="RegexpSingleline" files=".*\.java"/>
+
+  <!-- Maximum line length is 120 characters -->
+  <suppress checks="LineLength" files=".*\.java"/>
+
+  <!-- Highlight any TODO or FIXME comments in info messages -->
+  <suppress checks="TodoComment" files=".*\.java"/>
+
+  <!-- ##### Import statement requirements ##### -->
+  <!-- Star imports (e.g. import java.util.*) are NOT ALLOWED -->
+  <suppress checks="AvoidStarImport" files=".*\.java"/>
+  <!-- Redundant import statements are NOT ALLOWED -->
+  <suppress checks="RedundantImport" files=".*\.java"/>
+  <!-- Unused import statements are NOT ALLOWED -->
+  <suppress checks="UnusedImports" files=".*\.java"/>
+  <!-- Ensure imports appear alphabetically and grouped -->
+  <suppress checks="CustomImportOrder" files=".*\.java"/>
+
+
+  <!-- ##### Requirements for K&R Style braces ##### -->
+  <!-- Code blocks MUST HAVE braces, even single line statements (if, while, etc) -->
+  <suppress checks="NeedBraces" files=".*\.java"/>
+  <!-- Left braces should be at the end of current line (default value)-->
+  <suppress checks="LeftCurly" files=".*\.java"/>
+  <!-- Right braces should be on start of a new line (default value) -->
+  <suppress checks="RightCurly" files=".*\.java"/>
+
+  <!-- ##### Indentation / Whitespace requirements ##### -->
+  <!-- Require 4-space indentation (default value) -->
+  <suppress checks="Indentation" files=".*\.java"/>
+  <!-- Whitespace should exist around all major tokens -->
+  <suppress checks="WhitespaceAround" files=".*\.java"/>
+
+  <!-- Validate whitespace around Generics (angle brackets) per typical conventions
+       http://checkstyle.sourceforge.net/config_whitespace.html#GenericWhitespace -->
+  <suppress checks="GenericWhitespace" files=".*\.java"/>
+
+  <!-- ##### Blank line requirements ##### -->
+  <suppress checks="EmptyLineSeparator" files=".*\.java"/>
+
+  <!-- ##### Requirements for "switch" statements ##### -->
+  <!-- "switch" statements MUST have a "default" clause -->
+  <suppress checks="MissingSwitchDefault" files=".*\.java"/>
+  <!-- "case" clauses in switch statements MUST include break, return, throw or continue -->
+  <suppress checks="FallThrough" files=".*\.java"/>
+
+  <!-- ##### Other / Miscellaneous requirements ##### -->
+  <!-- Require utility classes do not have a public constructor -->
+  <suppress checks="HideUtilityClassConstructor" files=".*\.java"/>
+  <!-- Require each variable declaration is its own statement on its own line -->
+  <suppress checks="MultipleVariableDeclarations" files=".*\.java"/>
+  <!-- Each line of code can only include one statement -->
+  <suppress checks="OneStatementPerLine" files=".*\.java"/>
+  <!-- Require that "catch" statements are not empty (must at least contain a comment) -->
+  <suppress checks="EmptyCatchBlock" files=".*\.java"/>
+
+  <!-- Require that 'final' used on variables and parameters -->
+  <suppress checks="FinalLocalVariable" files=".*.java"/>
+  <suppress checks="FinalParameters" files=".*.java"/>
+</suppressions>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2274ee995..8d35b7faf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
+        <module>checkstyle</module>
         <module>api</module>
         <module>dependencies</module>
         <module>webapp</module>
@@ -267,6 +268,54 @@
                     <stagingDirectory>${stagingBase}/vitro/${project.version}</stagingDirectory>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+
+            <!-- Used to validate all code style rules in source code using Checkstyle -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.0.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>verify-style</id>
+                        <!-- Bind to verify so it runs after package & unit tests, but before install -->
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <configLocation>
+                      duraspace-checkstyle/checkstyle.xml
+                    </configLocation>
+                    <suppressionsLocation>
+                      vitro-checkstyle/checkstyle-suppressions.xml
+                    </suppressionsLocation>
+                    <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
+                    <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
+                    <logViolationsToConsole>true</logViolationsToConsole>
+                    <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
+                    <includeTestSourceDirectory>true</includeTestSourceDirectory>
+                </configuration>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <!-- Override dependencies to use latest version of checkstyle -->
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>com.puppycrawl.tools</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
+                        <version>8.18</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.duraspace</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>codestyle</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.0.0</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.vivoweb</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.11.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>