diff --git a/.lintstagedrc b/.lintstagedrc
index 0620afd33..a1264e5e4 100644
--- a/.lintstagedrc
+++ b/.lintstagedrc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "*": " prettier --write"
+  "*": " prettier --write",
+  "*.md": "markdown-link-check --quiet"
 }
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diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..052e9784e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Ignore everything recursively
+*
+
+# But not the markdown files
+!*.md
+
+# Check subdirectories too
+!*/
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