diff --git a/checkers/octalLiteral_checker.go b/checkers/octalLiteral_checker.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e40ec6db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkers/octalLiteral_checker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package checkers
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/token"
+	"go/types"
+
+	"github.com/go-lintpack/lintpack"
+	"github.com/go-lintpack/lintpack/astwalk"
+	"github.com/go-toolsmith/astcast"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	var info lintpack.CheckerInfo
+	info.Name = "octalLiteral"
+	info.Tags = []string{"diagnostic", "experimental"}
+	info.Summary = "Detects octal literals passed to functions"
+	info.Before = `foo(02)`
+	info.After = `foo(2)`
+
+	collection.AddChecker(&info, func(ctx *lintpack.CheckerContext) lintpack.FileWalker {
+		c := &octalLiteralChecker{
+			ctx: ctx,
+			octFriendlyPkg: map[string]bool{
+				"os":        true,
+				"io/ioutil": true,
+			},
+		}
+		return astwalk.WalkerForExpr(c)
+	})
+}
+
+type octalLiteralChecker struct {
+	astwalk.WalkHandler
+	ctx *lintpack.CheckerContext
+
+	octFriendlyPkg map[string]bool
+}
+
+func (c *octalLiteralChecker) VisitExpr(expr ast.Expr) {
+	call := astcast.ToCallExpr(expr)
+	calledExpr := astcast.ToSelectorExpr(call.Fun)
+	ident := astcast.ToIdent(calledExpr.X)
+
+	if obj, ok := c.ctx.TypesInfo.ObjectOf(ident).(*types.PkgName); ok {
+		pkg := obj.Imported()
+		if c.octFriendlyPkg[pkg.Path()] {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, arg := range call.Args {
+		if lit := astcast.ToBasicLit(c.unsign(arg)); len(lit.Value) > 1 &&
+			c.isIntLiteral(lit) &&
+			c.isOctalLiteral(lit) {
+			c.warn(call)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *octalLiteralChecker) unsign(e ast.Expr) ast.Expr {
+	u, ok := e.(*ast.UnaryExpr)
+	if !ok {
+		return e
+	}
+	return u.X
+}
+
+func (c *octalLiteralChecker) isIntLiteral(lit *ast.BasicLit) bool {
+	return lit.Kind == token.INT
+}
+
+func (c *octalLiteralChecker) isOctalLiteral(lit *ast.BasicLit) bool {
+	return lit.Value[0] == '0' &&
+		lit.Value[1] != 'x' &&
+		lit.Value[1] != 'X'
+}
+
+func (c *octalLiteralChecker) warn(expr ast.Expr) {
+	c.ctx.Warn(expr, "suspicious octal args in `%s`", expr)
+}
diff --git a/checkers/testdata/octalLiteral/negative_tests.go b/checkers/testdata/octalLiteral/negative_tests.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e3a2126f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkers/testdata/octalLiteral/negative_tests.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package checker_test
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"math"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func calculateInt(x int) int {
+	return x
+}
+
+func calculateHex(x int) int {
+	return x
+}
+
+func calculateFloat(x float64) float64 {
+	return x
+}
+
+func calculateString(x string) string {
+	return x
+}
+
+func calculateIntPair(x, y int) (int, int) {
+	return x, y
+}
+
+func NoWarningsCalc() {
+	_ = calculateInt(0)
+	_ = calculateInt(1)
+	_ = calculateInt(+1)
+	_ = calculateInt(-1)
+	_ = calculateInt(12)
+	_ = calculateInt(1 + 2)
+
+	var int x = 03
+	_ = calculateInt(x)
+
+	_ = calculateHex(0x0)
+	_ = calculateHex(0X42)
+	_ = calculateHex(0xAA1)
+	_ = calculateHex(-0xaa1)
+
+	_ = calculateFloat(0.2)
+	_ = calculateFloat(+0.2)
+	_ = calculateFloat(-0.2)
+
+	_ = calculateString("1")
+	_ = calculateString("01")
+	_ = calculateString("0.1")
+
+	_ = calculateIntPair(1, 2)
+	_ = calculateIntPair(-1, 2)
+	_ = calculateIntPair(0, 2)
+
+	_ = math.Exp(12)
+	_ = math.Exp(0x12)
+	_ = math.Max(12, 0xd)
+	_ = math.Min(0, 1)
+}
+
+func NoWarningsOs() {
+	f, err := os.OpenFile("notes.txt", os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0755)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func NoWarningsIoutil() {
+	_ = ioutil.WriteFile("notes.txt", []byte(), 0666)
+}
diff --git a/checkers/testdata/octalLiteral/positive_tests.go b/checkers/testdata/octalLiteral/positive_tests.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c25e443c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checkers/testdata/octalLiteral/positive_tests.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package checker_test
+
+import (
+	"math"
+)
+
+func calculateInt(x int) int {
+	return x
+}
+
+func calculateIntPair(x, y int) (int, int) {
+	return x, y
+}
+
+func calculateManyArgs(x int, s string, y int) (int, string, int) {
+	return x, s, y
+}
+
+func warningsCalc() {
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateInt(00)` */
+	_ = calculateInt(00)
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateInt(+01)` */
+	_ = calculateInt(+01)
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateInt(-01)` */
+	_ = calculateInt(-01)
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateInt(012)` */
+	_ = calculateInt(calculateInt(012))
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateIntPair(01, 2)` */
+	_ = calculateIntPair(01, 2)
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateIntPair(-1, -012)` */
+	_ = calculateIntPair(-1, -012)
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateIntPair(01, 02)` */
+	_ = calculateIntPair(01, 02)
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateInt(01)` */
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateInt(02)` */
+	_ = calculateIntPair(calculateInt(01), calculateInt(02))
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateIntPair(01, calculateInt(02))` */
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateInt(02)` */
+	_ = calculateIntPair(01, calculateInt(02))
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateManyArgs(11, "12", 013)` */
+	_ = calculateManyArgs(11, "12", 013)
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `calculateManyArgs(-02, "3", -04)` */
+	_ = calculateManyArgs(-02, "3", -04)
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `math.Exp(012)` */
+	_ = math.Exp(012)
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `math.Max(12, 01)` */
+	_ = math.Max(12, 01)
+
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `math.Max(1, 01)` */
+	_ = math.Max(1, math.Max(1, 01))
+}
+
+type OpenServer struct {
+	x int
+}
+
+func (os *OpenServer) Init(x int) {
+	os.x = x
+}
+
+func warningsOs() {
+	var os OpenServer
+	/*! suspicious octal args in `os.Init(02)` */
+	os.Init(02)
+}