diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 379e69e..b9f32a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ name. That seems to be the fairest way to arrange this table.
 | -------- | ----- |
 | Bash | [-n flag](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-set), [shellcheck](https://www.shellcheck.net/) |
 | Bourne Shell | [-n flag](http://linux.die.net/man/1/sh), [shellcheck](https://www.shellcheck.net/) |
-| C | [gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org/) |
-| C++ (filetype cpp)| [gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org/) |
+| C | [cppcheck](http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net), [gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org/)|
+| C++ (filetype cpp)| [cppcheck] (http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net), [gcc](https://gcc.gnu.org/)|
 | CoffeeScript | [coffee](http://coffeescript.org/), [coffeelint](https://www.npmjs.com/package/coffeelint) |
 | CSS | [csslint](http://csslint.net/) |
 | Cython (pyrex filetype) | [cython](http://cython.org/) |
diff --git a/ale_linters/c/cppcheck.vim b/ale_linters/c/cppcheck.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..891b4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ale_linters/c/cppcheck.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+" Author: Bart Libert <bart.libert@gmail.com>
+" Description: cppcheck linter for c files
+
+if exists('g:loaded_ale_linters_c_cppcheck')
+    finish
+endif
+
+let g:loaded_ale_linters_c_cppcheck = 1
+
+" Set this option to change the cppcheck options
+if !exists('g:ale_c_cppcheck_options')
+    let g:ale_c_cppcheck_options = '--enable=style'
+endif
+
+call ale#linter#Define('c', {
+\   'name': 'cppcheck',
+\   'output_stream': 'both',
+\   'executable': 'cppcheck',
+\   'command': g:ale#util#stdin_wrapper . ' .c cppcheck -q --language=c '
+\       . g:ale_c_cppcheck_options,
+\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#HandleCppCheckFormat',
+\})
diff --git a/ale_linters/cpp/cppcheck.vim b/ale_linters/cpp/cppcheck.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d805790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ale_linters/cpp/cppcheck.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+" Author: Bart Libert <bart.libert@gmail.com>
+" Description: cppcheck linter for cpp files
+
+if exists('g:loaded_ale_linters_cpp_cppcheck')
+    finish
+endif
+
+let g:loaded_ale_linters_cpp_cppcheck = 1
+
+" Set this option to change the cppcheck options
+if !exists('g:ale_cpp_cppcheck_options')
+    let g:ale_cpp_cppcheck_options = '--enable=style'
+endif
+
+call ale#linter#Define('cpp', {
+\   'name': 'cppcheck',
+\   'output_stream': 'both',
+\   'executable': 'cppcheck',
+\   'command': g:ale#util#stdin_wrapper . ' .cpp cppcheck -q --language=c++ '
+\       . g:ale_cpp_cppcheck_options,
+\   'callback': 'ale#handlers#HandleCppCheckFormat',
+\})
diff --git a/autoload/ale/handlers.vim b/autoload/ale/handlers.vim
index cca35d4..5322bfb 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/handlers.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/handlers.vim
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ function! ale#handlers#HandleUnixFormatAsWarning(buffer, lines) abort
     return s:HandleUnixFormat(a:buffer, a:lines, 'W')
 endfunction
 
-
 function! ale#handlers#HandleGCCFormat(buffer, lines) abort
     " Look for lines like the following.
     "
@@ -76,6 +75,35 @@ function! ale#handlers#HandleGCCFormat(buffer, lines) abort
     return l:output
 endfunction
 
+function! ale#handlers#HandleCppCheckFormat(buffer, lines) abort
+    " Look for lines like the following.
+    "
+    " [test.cpp:5]: (error) Array 'a[10]' accessed at index 10, which is out of bounds
+    let l:pattern = '^\[.\{-}:\(\d\+\)\]: (\(.\{-}\)) \(.\+\)'
+    let l:output = []
+
+    for l:line in a:lines
+        let l:match = matchlist(l:line, l:pattern)
+
+        if len(l:match) == 0
+            continue
+        endif
+
+        call add(l:output, {
+        \   'bufnr': a:buffer,
+        \   'lnum': l:match[1] + 0,
+        \   'vcol': 0,
+        \   'col': 0,
+        \   'text': l:match[3] . ' (' . l:match[2] . ')',
+        \   'type': l:match[2] ==# 'error' ? 'E' : 'W',
+        \   'nr': -1,
+        \})
+    endfor
+    return l:output
+
+endfunction
+
+
 function! ale#handlers#HandleCSSLintFormat(buffer, lines) abort
     " Matches patterns line the following:
     "
diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index 3400ed3..ab6f609 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ CONTENTS                                                         *ale-contents*
     4.9.  shellcheck............................|ale-linter-options-shellcheck|
     4.10. vint..................................|ale-linter-options-vint|
     4.11. luacheck..............................|ale-linter-options-luacheck|
+    4.12. c-cppcheck............................|ale-linter-options-c-cppcheck|
+    4.13. cpp-cppcheck..........................|ale-linter-options-cpp-cppcheck|
   5. API........................................|ale-api|
   6. Special Thanks.............................|ale-special-thanks|
   7. Contact....................................|ale-contact|
@@ -50,8 +52,8 @@ The following languages and tools are supported.
 
 * Bash: 'shell' (-n flag), 'shellcheck'
 * Bourne Shell: 'shell' (-n flag), 'shellcheck'
-* C: 'gcc'
-* C++ (filetype cpp): 'gcc'
+* C: 'cppcheck', 'gcc'
+* C++ (filetype cpp): 'cppcheck', 'gcc'
 * CoffeeScript: 'coffee', 'coffelint'
 * CSS: 'csslint'
 * Cython (pyrex filetype): 'cython'
@@ -505,6 +507,28 @@ g:ale_lua_luacheck_executable                   *g:ale_lua_luacheck_executable*
   This variable can be changed to change the path to luacheck.
 
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+4.12. c-cppcheck                                  *ale-linter-options-c-cppcheck*
+
+g:ale_c_cppcheck_options                               *g:ale_c_cppcheck_options*
+
+  Type: |String|
+  Default: `'--enable=style'`
+
+  This variable can be changed to modify flags given to cppcheck.
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+4.13. cpp-cppcheck                              *ale-linter-options-cpp-cppcheck*
+
+g:ale_cpp_cppcheck_options                           *g:ale_cpp_cppcheck_options*
+
+  Type: |String|
+  Default: `'--enable=style'`
+
+  This variable can be changed to modify flags given to cppcheck.
+
+
 ===============================================================================
 5. API                                                                *ale-api*
 
diff --git a/test/test_common_handlers.vader b/test/test_common_handlers.vader
index 678b933..6fee00b 100644
--- a/test/test_common_handlers.vader
+++ b/test/test_common_handlers.vader
@@ -138,5 +138,33 @@ Then (The loclist should be correct):
   \ },
   \], g:loclist
 
+Execute (Run HandleCppCheckFormat):
+  let g:loclist = ale#handlers#HandleCppCheckFormat(42, [
+  \ '[/tmp/test.c:5]: (style) Variable a is assigned a value that is never used.',
+  \ '[/tmp/test.c:12]: (error) Array a[10] accessed at index 10, which is out of bounds.'
+  \])
+
+Then (The loclist should be correct):
+  AssertEqual [
+  \ {
+  \   'bufnr': 42,
+  \   'vcol': 0,
+  \   'nr': -1,
+  \   'lnum': 5,
+  \   'col': 0,
+  \   'type': 'W',
+  \   'text': 'Variable a is assigned a value that is never used. (style)',
+  \ },
+  \ {
+  \   'bufnr': 42,
+  \   'vcol': 0,
+  \   'nr': -1,
+  \   'lnum': 12,
+  \   'col': 0,
+  \   'type': 'E',
+  \   'text': 'Array a[10] accessed at index 10, which is out of bounds. (error)',
+  \ },
+  \], g:loclist
+
 After:
   unlet g:loclist