diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index d91180a37..b5e44b031 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import checkAlignment from './rules/checkAlignment';
 import checkExamples from './rules/checkExamples';
 import checkIndentation from './rules/checkIndentation';
 import checkParamNames from './rules/checkParamNames';
+import checkPrefix from './rules/checkPrefix';
 import checkSyntax from './rules/checkSyntax';
 import checkTagNames from './rules/checkTagNames';
 import checkTypes from './rules/checkTypes';
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ export default {
         'jsdoc/check-examples': 'off',
         'jsdoc/check-indentation': 'off',
         'jsdoc/check-param-names': 'warn',
+        'jsdoc/check-prefix': 'off',
         'jsdoc/check-syntax': 'off',
         'jsdoc/check-tag-names': 'warn',
         'jsdoc/check-types': 'warn',
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ export default {
     'check-examples': checkExamples,
     'check-indentation': checkIndentation,
     'check-param-names': checkParamNames,
+    'check-prefix': checkPrefix,
     'check-syntax': checkSyntax,
     'check-tag-names': checkTagNames,
     'check-types': checkTypes,
diff --git a/src/rules/checkPrefix.js b/src/rules/checkPrefix.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b563f6e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rules/checkPrefix.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import iterateJsdoc from '../iterateJsdoc';
+
+const prefixMatch = /^(\s+)(?:\*( ?))?/u;
+const validPrefix = /^\s+\*(?:\/?$| )/u;
+
+export default iterateJsdoc(({
+  sourceCode,
+  jsdocNode,
+  report,
+}) => {
+  const fix = (fixer) => {
+    const replacement = sourceCode.getText(jsdocNode).split('\n')
+      .map((line, index) => {
+        return index && !validPrefix.test(line) ? line.replace(prefixMatch, (_, $1, $2) => {
+          return `${$1}*${$2 || ' '}`;
+        }) : line;
+      })
+      .join('\n');
+
+    return fixer.replaceText(jsdocNode, replacement);
+  };
+
+  for (const [index, line] of Object.entries(sourceCode.getText(jsdocNode).split('\n'))) {
+    const lineNum = parseInt(index, 10);
+    if (lineNum && !validPrefix.test(line)) {
+      report('Expected JSDoc block to have the prefix.', fix, {
+        line: lineNum,
+      });
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+}, {
+  iterateAllJsdocs: true,
+  meta: {
+    fixable: 'code',
+    type: 'layout',
+  },
+});
diff --git a/test/rules/assertions/checkPrefix.js b/test/rules/assertions/checkPrefix.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d363687d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/assertions/checkPrefix.js
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+export default {
+  invalid: [
+    {
+      code: `
+
+        /**
+         @param {Number} foo
+         */
+        function quux (foo) {
+          // with spaces
+        }
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 4,
+          message: 'Expected JSDoc block to have the prefix.',
+        },
+      ],
+      output: `
+
+        /**
+         * @param {Number} foo
+         */
+        function quux (foo) {
+          // with spaces
+        }
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        /**
+          @param {Number} foo
+         */function quux (foo) {
+          // with spaces
+        }
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          line: 3,
+          message: 'Expected JSDoc block to have the prefix.',
+        },
+      ],
+      output: `
+        /**
+          * @param {Number} foo
+         */function quux (foo) {
+          // with spaces
+        }
+      `,
+    },
+  ],
+  valid: [
+    {
+      code: `
+        /**
+         * Desc
+         *
+         * @param {Number} foo
+         *   This is more comment.
+         */
+        function quux (foo) {
+
+        }
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        /**
+         * Desc
+         *
+         * @param {{
+         * foo: Bar,
+         * bar: Baz
+         * }} foo
+         *
+         */
+        function quux (foo) {
+
+        }
+      `,
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        /*  <- JSDoc must start with 2 stars.
+         So this is unchecked.
+         */
+        function quux (foo) {}
+      `,
+    },
+  ],
+};
diff --git a/test/rules/index.js b/test/rules/index.js
index 57d114389..cf571a7ef 100644
--- a/test/rules/index.js
+++ b/test/rules/index.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const ruleTester = new RuleTester();
   'check-examples',
   'check-indentation',
   'check-param-names',
+  'check-prefix',
   'check-syntax',
   'check-tag-names',
   'check-types',