diff --git a/.github/check_style.py b/.github/check_style.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..047c0f227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/check_style.py
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you 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.
+#
+
+import os.path
+import re
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import sys
+
+coding_style_url = "https://github.com/apache/mynewt-core/blob/master/CODING_STANDARDS.md"
+
+def get_lines_range(m: re.Match) -> range:
+    first = int(m.group(1))
+
+    if m.group(2) is not None:
+        last = first + int(m.group(2))
+    else:
+        last = first + 1
+
+    return range(first, last)
+
+
+def run_cmd(cmd: str) -> list[str]:
+    out = subprocess.check_output(cmd, text=True, shell=True)
+    return out.splitlines()
+
+
+def check_file(fname: str, commit: str, upstream: str) -> list[str]:
+    ret = []
+
+    diff_lines = set()
+    for s in run_cmd(f"git diff -U0 {upstream} {commit} -- {fname}"):
+        m = re.match(r"^@@ -\d+(?:,\d+)? \+(\d+)(?:,(\d+))? @@", s)
+        if not m:
+            continue
+        diff_lines.update(get_lines_range(m))
+
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=os.path.basename(fname)) as tmpf:
+        lines = subprocess.check_output(f"git show {commit}:{fname}",
+                                        shell=True)
+        tmpf.write(lines)
+
+        in_chunk = False
+
+        for s in run_cmd(f"uncrustify -q -c uncrustify.cfg -f {tmpf.name} | "
+                         f"diff -u0 -p {tmpf.name} - || true"):
+            m = re.match(r"^@@ -(\d+)(?:,(\d+))? \+\d+(?:,\d+)? @@", s)
+            if not m:
+                if in_chunk:
+                    ret.append(s)
+                continue
+
+            in_chunk = len(diff_lines & set(get_lines_range(m))) != 0
+
+            if in_chunk:
+                ret.append(s)
+
+    return ret
+
+
+def is_ignored(fname: str, ign_dirs: list[str]) -> bool:
+    if not re.search(r"\.(c|cpp|h|hpp)$", fname):
+        return True
+
+    for d in ign_dirs:
+        if fname.startswith(d):
+            return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def main() -> bool:
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        commit = sys.argv[1]
+    else:
+        commit = "HEAD"
+    if len(sys.argv) > 2:
+        upstream = sys.argv[2]
+    else:
+        upstream = "origin/master"
+
+    mb = run_cmd(f"git merge-base {upstream} {commit}")
+    upstream = mb[0]
+
+    has_error = False
+
+    cfg_fname = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../.style_ignored_dirs")
+    with open(cfg_fname, "r") as x:
+        ign_dirs = [s.strip() for s in x.readlines() if
+                    s.strip() and not s.startswith("#")]
+
+    files = run_cmd(f"git diff --diff-filter=AM --name-only {upstream} {commit}")
+    for cfg_fname in files:
+        if is_ignored(cfg_fname, ign_dirs):
+            print(f"\033[90m- {cfg_fname}\033[0m")
+            continue
+
+        diff = check_file(cfg_fname, commit, upstream)
+        if len(diff) > 0:
+            print(f"\033[31m! See {coding_style_url} for details.\033[0m")
+            print()
+            print(f"\033[31m! {cfg_fname}\033[0m")
+            print()
+            print("\n".join(diff))
+            print()
+            has_error = True
+        else:
+            print(f"+ {cfg_fname}")
+
+    return not has_error
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if not main():
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_style.yml b/.github/workflows/check_style.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce713bb4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_style.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you 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.
+#
+
+name: Compliance check
+
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  style_check:
+    name: Coding style
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: |
+             sudo apt-get update
+             sudo apt-get install -y uncrustify
+      - name: check style
+        run: |
+             .github/check_style.py
diff --git a/uncrustify.cfg b/uncrustify.cfg
index 481a62ab0..2bdd2ac53 100644
--- a/uncrustify.cfg
+++ b/uncrustify.cfg
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ sp_try_brace                    = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
 sp_getset_brace                 = ignore   # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space between a variable and '{' for C++ uniform initialization. Default=Add
-sp_word_brace                   = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
+sp_word_brace_init_lst          = add      # ignore/add/remove/force
 
 # Add or remove space between a variable and '{' for a namespace. Default=Add
 sp_word_brace_ns                = add      # ignore/add/remove/force