diff --git a/makefiles/lint/docker/get.sh b/makefiles/lint/docker/get.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e4a7f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/docker/get.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Install a bbsim binary for local development use.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Note: A python or golang script may be a simpler answer.
+##       Interpreter modules provide answers for uname -{a,m,o}
+##       with dictionary translation into needed values.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# import platform
+# platform.processor()
+# platform.system        # Windows
+
+# lshw:    width: 64 bits
+
+# >>> import platform
+# >>> platform.machine()
+# 'x86'
+
+
+# $ uname -m
+# armv7l
+
+## which arch
+# https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint/releases/tag/v2.12.0
+case "$(uname -a)" in
+    *x86_64*)
+esac
+
+os=''
+case "$(uname -o)" in
+    *Linux*) os='Linux'
+esac
+
+
+# hadolint-Darwin-x86_64
+# hadolint-Darwin-x86_64.sha256
+# hadolint-Linux-arm64
+# hadolint-Linux-arm64.sha256
+# hadolint-Linux-x86_64
+# hadolint-Linux-x86_64.sha256
+# hadolint-Windows-x86_64.exe
+# hadolint-Windows-x86_64.exe.sha256
+# Source code (zip)
+# Source code (tar.gz)
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/docker/hadolint.mk b/makefiles/lint/docker/hadolint.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb182f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/docker/hadolint.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+HADOLINT = $(docker-run-app) $(is-stdin) $(vee-citools)-hadolint hadolint
+
+ifdef LOCAL_LINT
+  lint-hadolint-dep = lint-hadolint-local
+else
+  lint-hadolint-dep = lint-hadolint
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: $(lint-hadolint-dep)
+
+lint : $(lint-hadolint-dep)
+
+lint-dockerfile : $(lint-hadolint-dep)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-hadolint:
+
+	@echo
+	@echo '** -------------------------------------------------------------'
+	@echo "** $(MAKE): processing target [$@]"
+	@echo '** -------------------------------------------------------------'
+	$(HIDE)${HADOLINT} $$(find ./build -name "Dockerfile*")
+	@echo "Dockerfile lint check OK"
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+hadolint-cmd := ./hadolint-Linux-x86_64
+
+lint-hadolint-local: hadolint-get
+	$(hadolint-cmd) $$(find ./build -name "Dockerfile*")
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Retrieve the hadolint tool
+## https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint/releases/tag/v2.12.0
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+hadolint-get:
+	true
+#	$(MAKECMDGOALS)/lint/docker/get.sh
+#	$(GIT) clone https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint.git
+#	wget https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint/releases/download/v2.12.0/hadolint-Linux-x86_64
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo '  lint-dockerfile      Perform all dockerfile lint checks'
+	@echo '  lint-hadolint        Dockerfile lint check'
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+todo ::
+	@echo '  o Update lint-dockerfile to run all dockerfile lint checks'
+
+# [SEE ALSO]
+# https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/docker/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/docker/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d6b4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/docker/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: lint-hadolint lint-hadolint-all lint-hadolint-modified
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifndef NO-LINT-HADOLINT
+  have-rst-files := $(if $(strip $(RST_SOURCE)),true)
+  RST_SOURCE     ?= $(error RST_SOURCE= is required)
+
+  lint-hadolint-mode := $(if $(have-hadolint-files),modified,all)
+  lint : lint-hadolint-$(lint-hadolint-mode)
+endif# NO-LINT-HADOLINT
+
+# Consistent targets across lint makefiles
+lint-hadolint-all      : lint-hadolint
+lint-hadolint-modified : lint-hadolint
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/hadolint/excl.mk
+
+ifdef lint-hadolint-excl
+  lint-hadolint-excl-args += $(addprefix --ignore-path$(space),$(lint-hadolint-excl))
+endif
+lint-hadolint-excl-args += $(addprefix --ignore-path$(space),$(lint-hadolint-excl-raw))
+
+lint-hadolint-args += --max-line-length 120
+
+lint-hadolint: $(venv-activate-script)
+	@echo
+	@echo '** -----------------------------------------------------------------------'
+	@echo '** hadolint *.rst syntax checking'
+	@echo '** -----------------------------------------------------------------------'
+	$(activate) && hadolint --version
+	@echo
+	$(activate) && hadolint $(lint-hadolint-excl-args) $(lint-hadolint-args) .
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command usage
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo '  lint-hadolint          Syntax check python using the hadolint command'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '  lint-hadolint-all       hadolint checking: exhaustive'
+	@echo '  lint-hadolint-modified  hadolint checking: only modified'
+  endif
+
+# include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/docker/hadolint.mk
+
+# [EOF]