diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a11437f7..bc08b343 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ classifier =
 [files]
 packages =
     ironic_ui
+
+[codespell]
+quiet-level = 4
+skip = *.po,*.pot
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diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 120aa4ce..2a172ffe 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -102,3 +102,11 @@ commands =
     -k npgettext:1c,2,3 -k pgettext_lazy:1c,2 -k npgettext_lazy:1c,2,3 \
     --add-comments Translators: ironic_ui
 
+[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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