diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 247993626a6..23e611ae6cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "karma": "BABEL_ENV=${BABEL_ENV:=karma} karma start --single-run true config/karma.config.js",
     "karma-coverage": "BABEL_ENV=coverage karma start --single-run true config/karma.config.js",
     "karma-start": "BABEL_ENV=karma karma start config/karma.config.js",
+    "markdownlint": "markdownlint -c .markdownlint.json 'doc/**/*.md'",
     "postinstall": "node ./scripts/frontend/postinstall.js",
     "prettier-staged": "node ./scripts/frontend/prettier.js check",
     "prettier-staged-save": "node ./scripts/frontend/prettier.js save",
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@
     "karma-mocha-reporter": "^2.2.5",
     "karma-sourcemap-loader": "^0.3.7",
     "karma-webpack": "^4.0.2",
+    "markdownlint-cli": "0.18.0",
     "md5": "^2.2.1",
     "node-sass": "^4.12.0",
     "nodemon": "^1.18.9",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 904219868bc..92da409f544 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2993,6 +2993,13 @@ commander@~2.17.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-2.17.1.tgz#bd77ab7de6de94205ceacc72f1716d29f20a77bf"
   integrity sha512-wPMUt6FnH2yzG95SA6mzjQOEKUU3aLaDEmzs1ti+1E9h+CsrZghRlqEM/EJ4KscsQVG8uNN4uVreUeT8+drlgg==
 
+commander@~2.9.0:
+  version "2.9.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commander/-/commander-2.9.0.tgz#9c99094176e12240cb22d6c5146098400fe0f7d4"
+  integrity sha1-nJkJQXbhIkDLItbFFGCYQA/g99Q=
+  dependencies:
+    graceful-readlink ">= 1.0.0"
+
 commondir@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/commondir/-/commondir-1.0.1.tgz#ddd800da0c66127393cca5950ea968a3aaf1253b"
@@ -3890,6 +3897,11 @@ deep-extend@^0.6.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-extend/-/deep-extend-0.6.0.tgz#c4fa7c95404a17a9c3e8ca7e1537312b736330ac"
   integrity sha512-LOHxIOaPYdHlJRtCQfDIVZtfw/ufM8+rVj649RIHzcm/vGwQRXFt6OPqIFWsm2XEMrNIEtWR64sY1LEKD2vAOA==
 
+deep-extend@~0.5.1:
+  version "0.5.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-extend/-/deep-extend-0.5.1.tgz#b894a9dd90d3023fbf1c55a394fb858eb2066f1f"
+  integrity sha512-N8vBdOa+DF7zkRrDCsaOXoCs/E2fJfx9B9MrKnnSiHNh4ws7eSys6YQE4KvT1cecKmOASYQBhbKjeuDD9lT81w==
+
 deep-is@~0.1.3:
   version "0.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-is/-/deep-is-0.1.3.tgz#b369d6fb5dbc13eecf524f91b070feedc357cf34"
@@ -5418,6 +5430,11 @@ get-stdin@^7.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-stdin/-/get-stdin-7.0.0.tgz#8d5de98f15171a125c5e516643c7a6d0ea8a96f6"
   integrity sha512-zRKcywvrXlXsA0v0i9Io4KDRaAw7+a1ZpjRwl9Wox8PFlVCCHra7E9c4kqXCoCM9nR5tBkaTTZRBoCm60bFqTQ==
 
+get-stdin@~5.0.1:
+  version "5.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-stdin/-/get-stdin-5.0.1.tgz#122e161591e21ff4c52530305693f20e6393a398"
+  integrity sha1-Ei4WFZHiH/TFJTAwVpPyDmOTo5g=
+
 get-stream@3.0.0, get-stream@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-stream/-/get-stream-3.0.0.tgz#8e943d1358dc37555054ecbe2edb05aa174ede14"
@@ -5534,7 +5551,7 @@ glob-to-regexp@^0.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob-to-regexp/-/glob-to-regexp-0.4.1.tgz#c75297087c851b9a578bd217dd59a92f59fe546e"
   integrity sha512-lkX1HJXwyMcprw/5YUZc2s7DrpAiHB21/V+E1rHUrVNokkvB6bqMzT0VfV6/86ZNabt1k14YOIaT7nDvOX3Iiw==
 
-"glob@5 - 7", glob@^7.0.0, glob@^7.0.3, glob@^7.1.1, glob@^7.1.2, glob@^7.1.3, glob@^7.1.4, glob@~7.1.1:
+"glob@5 - 7", glob@^7.0.0, glob@^7.0.3, glob@^7.1.1, glob@^7.1.2, glob@^7.1.3, glob@^7.1.4, glob@~7.1.1, glob@~7.1.2:
   version "7.1.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/glob/-/glob-7.1.4.tgz#aa608a2f6c577ad357e1ae5a5c26d9a8d1969255"
   integrity sha512-hkLPepehmnKk41pUGm3sYxoFs/umurYfYJCerbXEyFIWcAzvpipAgVkBqqT9RBKMGjnq6kMuyYwha6csxbiM1A==
@@ -5726,6 +5743,11 @@ graceful-fs@^4.0.0, graceful-fs@^4.1.11, graceful-fs@^4.1.15, graceful-fs@^4.1.2
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.0.tgz#8d8fdc73977cb04104721cb53666c1ca64cd328b"
   integrity sha512-jpSvDPV4Cq/bgtpndIWbI5hmYxhQGHPC4d4cqBPb4DLniCfhJokdXhwhaDuLBGLQdvvRum/UiX6ECVIPvDXqdg==
 
+"graceful-readlink@>= 1.0.0":
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graceful-readlink/-/graceful-readlink-1.0.1.tgz#4cafad76bc62f02fa039b2f94e9a3dd3a391a725"
+  integrity sha1-TK+tdrxi8C+gObL5Tpo906ORpyU=
+
 graphlibrary@^2.2.0:
   version "2.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/graphlibrary/-/graphlibrary-2.2.0.tgz#017a14899775228dec4497a39babfdd6bf56eac6"
@@ -7746,11 +7768,21 @@ lodash.debounce@^4.0.8:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.debounce/-/lodash.debounce-4.0.8.tgz#82d79bff30a67c4005ffd5e2515300ad9ca4d7af"
   integrity sha1-gteb/zCmfEAF/9XiUVMArZyk168=
 
+lodash.differencewith@~4.5.0:
+  version "4.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.differencewith/-/lodash.differencewith-4.5.0.tgz#bafafbc918b55154e179176a00bb0aefaac854b7"
+  integrity sha1-uvr7yRi1UVTheRdqALsK76rIVLc=
+
 lodash.escaperegexp@^4.1.2:
   version "4.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.escaperegexp/-/lodash.escaperegexp-4.1.2.tgz#64762c48618082518ac3df4ccf5d5886dae20347"
   integrity sha1-ZHYsSGGAglGKw99Mz11YhtriA0c=
 
+lodash.flatten@~4.4.0:
+  version "4.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.flatten/-/lodash.flatten-4.4.0.tgz#f31c22225a9632d2bbf8e4addbef240aa765a61f"
+  integrity sha1-8xwiIlqWMtK7+OSt2+8kCqdlph8=
+
 lodash.isequal@^4.5.0:
   version "4.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isequal/-/lodash.isequal-4.5.0.tgz#415c4478f2bcc30120c22ce10ed3226f7d3e18e0"
@@ -7935,6 +7967,17 @@ markdown-escapes@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-escapes/-/markdown-escapes-1.0.2.tgz#e639cbde7b99c841c0bacc8a07982873b46d2122"
   integrity sha512-lbRZ2mE3Q9RtLjxZBZ9+IMl68DKIXaVAhwvwn9pmjnPLS0h/6kyBMgNhqi1xFJ/2yv6cSyv0jbiZavZv93JkkA==
 
+markdown-it@9.0.1:
+  version "9.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-9.0.1.tgz#aafe363c43718720b6575fd10625cde6e4ff2d47"
+  integrity sha512-XC9dMBHg28Xi7y5dPuLjM61upIGPJG8AiHNHYqIaXER2KNnn7eKnM5/sF0ImNnyoV224Ogn9b1Pck8VH4k0bxw==
+  dependencies:
+    argparse "^1.0.7"
+    entities "~1.1.1"
+    linkify-it "^2.0.0"
+    mdurl "^1.0.1"
+    uc.micro "^1.0.5"
+
 markdown-it@^8.4.2:
   version "8.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-8.4.2.tgz#386f98998dc15a37722aa7722084f4020bdd9b54"
@@ -7951,6 +7994,29 @@ markdown-table@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdown-table/-/markdown-table-1.1.2.tgz#c78db948fa879903a41bce522e3b96f801c63786"
   integrity sha512-NcWuJFHDA8V3wkDgR/j4+gZx+YQwstPgfQDV8ndUeWWzta3dnDTBxpVzqS9lkmJAuV5YX35lmyojl6HO5JXAgw==
 
+markdownlint-cli@0.18.0:
+  version "0.18.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdownlint-cli/-/markdownlint-cli-0.18.0.tgz#bd1cee72739049d42dcea5f6db0c0f57c6eb8096"
+  integrity sha512-mQ2zvjMLoy0P2kb9Y03SqC24WPH4fTRN0/CyCorB122c4Chg9vWJKgUKBz3KR7swpzqmlI0SYq/7Blbqe4kb2g==
+  dependencies:
+    commander "~2.9.0"
+    deep-extend "~0.5.1"
+    get-stdin "~5.0.1"
+    glob "~7.1.2"
+    js-yaml "^3.13.1"
+    lodash.differencewith "~4.5.0"
+    lodash.flatten "~4.4.0"
+    markdownlint "~0.16.0"
+    minimatch "~3.0.4"
+    rc "~1.2.7"
+
+markdownlint@~0.16.0:
+  version "0.16.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/markdownlint/-/markdownlint-0.16.0.tgz#69f73cc755a44231fbe5dc7c37a5909cedc0ac6e"
+  integrity sha512-Zo+iPezP3eM6lLhKepkUw+X98H44lipIdx4d6faaugfB0+7VuDB3R0hXmx7z9F1N3/ypn46oOFgAD9iF++Ie6A==
+  dependencies:
+    markdown-it "9.0.1"
+
 marked@^0.3.12, marked@~0.3.6:
   version "0.3.19"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/marked/-/marked-0.3.19.tgz#5d47f709c4c9fc3c216b6d46127280f40b39d790"
@@ -8235,7 +8301,7 @@ minimalistic-crypto-utils@^1.0.0, minimalistic-crypto-utils@^1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimalistic-crypto-utils/-/minimalistic-crypto-utils-1.0.1.tgz#f6c00c1c0b082246e5c4d99dfb8c7c083b2b582a"
   integrity sha1-9sAMHAsIIkblxNmd+4x8CDsrWCo=
 
-minimatch@^3.0.2, minimatch@^3.0.3, minimatch@^3.0.4, minimatch@~3.0.2:
+minimatch@^3.0.2, minimatch@^3.0.3, minimatch@^3.0.4, minimatch@~3.0.2, minimatch@~3.0.4:
   version "3.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimatch/-/minimatch-3.0.4.tgz#5166e286457f03306064be5497e8dbb0c3d32083"
   integrity sha512-yJHVQEhyqPLUTgt9B83PXu6W3rx4MvvHvSUvToogpwoGDOUQ+yDrR0HRot+yOCdCO7u4hX3pWft6kWBBcqh0UA==
@@ -9933,7 +9999,7 @@ raw-loader@^1.0.0:
     loader-utils "^1.1.0"
     schema-utils "^1.0.0"
 
-rc@^1.0.1, rc@^1.1.6, rc@^1.2.7:
+rc@^1.0.1, rc@^1.1.6, rc@^1.2.7, rc@~1.2.7:
   version "1.2.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rc/-/rc-1.2.8.tgz#cd924bf5200a075b83c188cd6b9e211b7fc0d3ed"
   integrity sha512-y3bGgqKj3QBdxLbLkomlohkvsA8gdAiUQlSBJnBhfn+BPxg4bc62d8TcBW15wavDfgexCgccckhcZvywyQYPOw==