diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index cc4d8c85..63c27bbb 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:pep8]
 deps = hacking<0.13,>=0.12.0
+       doc8
 commands = flake8
+           doc8 {posargs}
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
 commands = sphinx-build -a -E -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
@@ -107,6 +109,10 @@ commands = pifpaf --debug run postgresql oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
 setenv = OS_TEST_PATH=panko/tests/functional
 commands = pifpaf --debug run elasticsearch oslo_debug_helper {posargs}
 
+[doc8]
+ignore = D000
+ignore-path = .venv,.git,.tox,*panko/locale*,*lib/python*,panko.egg*,doc/build,doc/source/api,releasenotes/*
+
 [flake8]
 ignore =
 exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build