diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 5c9f4f3..f4836e4 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -46,3 +46,8 @@ openstack.baremetal_introspection.v1 =
 [extras]
 cli =
   python-openstackclient>=3.12.0 # Apache-2.0
+
+[codespell]
+quiet-level = 4
+# Words to ignore:
+ignore-words-list = example
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diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9f68e72..18d7c0a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -121,3 +121,12 @@ import_exceptions = ironic_inspector_client.common.i18n
 # separately, outside of the requirements files.
 deps = bindep
 commands = bindep test
+
+[testenv:codespell]
+description =
+  Run codespell to check spelling
+deps = codespell
+# note(JayF): {posargs} lets us run `tox -ecodespell -- -w` to get codespell
+#             to correct spelling issues in our code it's aware of.
+commands =
+  codespell {posargs}
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