diff --git a/rubocop/cop/graphql/authorize_types.rb b/rubocop/cop/graphql/authorize_types.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..93fe80c3edf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rubocop/cop/graphql/authorize_types.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require_relative '../../spec_helpers'
+
+module RuboCop
+  module Cop
+    module Graphql
+      class AuthorizeTypes < RuboCop::Cop::Cop
+        include SpecHelpers
+
+        MSG = 'Add an `authorize :ability` call to the type: '\
+              'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/api_graphql_styleguide.html#type-authorization'
+
+        TYPES_DIR = 'app/graphql/types'
+
+        # We want to exclude our own basetypes and scalars
+        WHITELISTED_TYPES = %w[BaseEnum BaseScalar BasePermissionType MutationType
+                               QueryType GraphQL::Schema BaseUnion].freeze
+
+        def_node_search :authorize?, <<~PATTERN
+          (send nil? :authorize ...)
+        PATTERN
+
+        def on_class(node)
+          return unless in_type?(node)
+          return if whitelisted?(class_constant(node))
+          return if whitelisted?(superclass_constant(node))
+
+          add_offense(node, location: :expression) unless authorize?(node)
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        def in_type?(node)
+          return if in_spec?(node)
+
+          path = node.location.expression.source_buffer.name
+
+          path.include?(TYPES_DIR)
+        end
+
+        def whitelisted?(class_node)
+          return false unless class_node&.const_name
+
+          WHITELISTED_TYPES.any? { |whitelisted| class_node.const_name.include?(whitelisted) }
+        end
+
+        def class_constant(node)
+          node.descendants.first
+        end
+
+        def superclass_constant(class_node)
+          # First one is the class name itself, second is it's superclass
+          _class_constant, *others = class_node.descendants
+
+          others.find { |node| node.const_type? && node&.const_name != 'Types' }
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/rubocop/rubocop.rb b/rubocop/rubocop.rb
index e2a19978839..27c63d92ae5 100644
--- a/rubocop/rubocop.rb
+++ b/rubocop/rubocop.rb
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ require_relative 'cop/code_reuse/serializer'
 require_relative 'cop/code_reuse/active_record'
 require_relative 'cop/group_public_or_visible_to_user'
 require_relative 'cop/inject_enterprise_edition_module'
+require_relative 'cop/graphql/authorize_types'
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/graphql/authorize_types_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/graphql/authorize_types_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eae3e176d64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/graphql/authorize_types_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'fast_spec_helper'
+require 'rubocop'
+require 'rubocop/rspec/support'
+require_relative '../../../../rubocop/cop/graphql/authorize_types'
+
+describe RuboCop::Cop::Graphql::AuthorizeTypes do
+  include RuboCop::RSpec::ExpectOffense
+  include CopHelper
+
+  subject(:cop) { described_class.new }
+
+  context 'when in a type folder' do
+    before do
+      allow(cop).to receive(:in_type?).and_return(true)
+    end
+
+    it 'adds an offense when there is no authorize call' do
+      inspect_source(<<~TYPE)
+        module Types
+          class AType < BaseObject
+            field :a_thing
+            field :another_thing
+          end
+        end
+      TYPE
+
+      expect(cop.offenses.size).to eq 1
+    end
+
+    it 'does not add an offense for classes that have an authorize call' do
+      expect_no_offenses(<<~TYPE.strip)
+        module Types
+          class AType < BaseObject
+            graphql_name 'ATypeName'
+
+            authorize :an_ability, :second_ability
+
+            field :a_thing
+          end
+        end
+      TYPE
+    end
+
+    it 'does not add an offense for classes that only have an authorize call' do
+      expect_no_offenses(<<~TYPE.strip)
+        module Types
+          class AType < SuperClassWithFields
+            authorize :an_ability
+          end
+        end
+      TYPE
+    end
+
+    it 'does not add an offense for base types' do
+      expect_no_offenses(<<~TYPE)
+        module Types
+          class AType < BaseEnum
+            field :a_thing
+          end
+        end
+      TYPE
+    end
+  end
+end