diff --git a/bear-requirements.txt b/bear-requirements.txt
index 0d1605367d..51e610bf0a 100644
--- a/bear-requirements.txt
+++ b/bear-requirements.txt
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ vim-vint~=0.3.10
 vulture~=0.10.0
 yamllint~=1.5
 yapf~=0.14.0
+check-manifest~=0.34
diff --git a/bears/general/CheckmanifestBear.py b/bears/general/CheckmanifestBear.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f50c4517a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bears/general/CheckmanifestBear.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import os
+
+from coalib.bearlib.abstractions.Linter import linter
+from dependency_management.requirements.PipRequirement import PipRequirement
+from coalib.results.RESULT_SEVERITY import RESULT_SEVERITY
+from coalib.bears.GlobalBear import GlobalBear
+from coalib.results.Result import Result
+from coalib.misc.Shell import run_shell_command
+from coalib.results.Diff import Diff
+
+
+class CheckmanifestBear(GlobalBear):
+    """
+    Check MANIFEST.in in a Python source package for completeness
+
+    Check https://pypi.python.org/pypi/rstcheck for more information.
+    """
+
+    LANGUAGES = {'Python MANIFEST.in'}
+    REQUIREMENTS = {PipRequirement('check-manifest', '0.34')}
+    AUTHORS = {'The coala developers'}
+    AUTHORS_EMAILS = {'coala-devel@googlegroups.com'}
+    LICENSE = 'AGPL-3.0'
+    CAN_DETECT = {'Redundancy'}
+    EXECUTABLE = 'check-manifest'
+
+    def run(self, ignore: list=[]):
+        """
+        Check MANIFEST.in in a Python source package for completeness
+
+        Check https://pypi.python.org/pypi/rstcheck for more information.
+
+        :param ignore:
+            ignore files/directories matching these comma-
+            separated patterns
+        """
+        args = ''
+        if ignore:
+            args = ('--ignore=' +
+                    ','.join(ignore),)
+
+        output_message = 'suggested MANIFEST.in rules:'
+        output, _ = run_shell_command(
+            (self.EXECUTABLE,) + tuple(args) +
+            tuple(os.path.dirname(filename)
+                  for filename in self.file_dict.keys()))
+        to_search = output_message+'\n'
+
+        temp_output = output.splitlines(1)
+        if to_search in temp_output:
+            index = temp_output.index(to_search)
+            new_output = temp_output[index+1:]
+            final_output = [x.strip(' ') for x in new_output]
+        else:
+            final_output = ''
+            # Ignore LineLengthBear
+            output_message = 'lists of files in version control and sdist match!'
+
+        a = Diff(list(self.file_dict.values())[0])
+        a.add_lines(len(list(self.file_dict.values())[0]), final_output)
+
+        yield Result(self, output_message,
+                     diffs={list(self.file_dict.keys())[0]: a})
diff --git a/tests/general/CheckmanifestBearTest.py b/tests/general/CheckmanifestBearTest.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d08688eca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/general/CheckmanifestBearTest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+import platform
+import stat
+import os
+from os import path
+
+import unittest
+from queue import Queue
+from coalib.settings.Section import Section
+from coalib.misc.Shell import run_shell_command
+from bears.general.CheckmanifestBear import CheckmanifestBear
+
+
+class CheckmanifestBearTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def run_git_command(*args, stdin=None):
+        run_shell_command(' '.join(('git',) + args), stdin)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _windows_rmtree_remove_readonly(func, path, excinfo):
+        os.chmod(path, stat.S_IWRITE)
+        func(path)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.queue = Queue()
+        self.file_dict = {}
+        self.section = Section('Checkmanifest')
+        self.uut = CheckmanifestBear(self.file_dict, self.section,
+                                     self.queue)
+        self._old_cwd = os.getcwd()
+        self.test_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+        with open(path.join(self.test_dir, 'setup.py'), 'w') as f:
+            f.write('from setuptools import setup\n')
+            f.write("setup(name='sample', py_modules=['sample'])\n")
+            f.close()
+        with open(path.join(self.test_dir, 'sample.py'), 'w') as f:
+            f.write('# wow. such code. so amaze\n')
+            f.close()
+
+        f = open(path.join(self.test_dir, 'MANIFEST.in'), 'w')
+        f.close()
+        f = open(path.join(self.test_dir, 'unrelated.txt'), 'w')
+        f.write('Hello from the other side')
+        f.close()
+        f = open(path.join(self.test_dir, 'rishu.cpp'), 'w')
+        f.write('int main')
+        f.close()
+        os.chdir(self.test_dir)
+        self.run_git_command('init')
+        self.run_git_command('config', 'user.email coala@coala.io')
+        self.run_git_command('config', 'user.name coala')
+        self.run_git_command('add', '--all')
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        os.chdir(self._old_cwd)
+        if platform.system() == 'Windows':
+            onerror = self._windows_rmtree_remove_readonly
+        else:
+            onerror = None
+        shutil.rmtree(self.test_dir, onerror=onerror)
+
+    def run_uut(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return list(result.message for result in self.uut.run(*args, **kwargs))
+
+    def test_something(self):
+        self.uut.file_dict = {path.join(self.test_dir, 'MANIFEST.in'):
+                              ''}
+        self.assertEqual(self.run_uut(ignore=['unrelated.txt', 'rishu.cpp']),
+                         ['lists of files in version control and sdist match!'])  # Ignore LineLengthBear
+        self.assertNotEqual(self.run_uut(), [])