diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 50147f8c3814..ab687ffb8a32 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.4.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/stbenjam/go-sprintf-host-port v0.0.0-20220406232701-e6c52ffc7e9c // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.10 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 621d32160335..27c6e3ccc1d0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -692,6 +692,8 @@ github.com/spf13/viper v1.10.1 h1:nuJZuYpG7gTj/XqiUwg8bA0cp1+M2mC3J4g5luUYBKk=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.10.1/go.mod h1:IGlFPqhNAPKRxohIzWpI5QEy4kuI7tcl5WvR+8qy1rU=
 github.com/ssgreg/nlreturn/v2 v2.2.1 h1:X4XDI7jstt3ySqGU86YGAURbxw3oTDPK9sPEi6YEwQ0=
 github.com/ssgreg/nlreturn/v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:E/iiPB78hV7Szg2YfRgyIrk1AD6JVMTRkkxBiELzh2I=
+github.com/stbenjam/go-sprintf-host-port v0.0.0-20220406232701-e6c52ffc7e9c h1:2Yj2o3KLwc+8v+JvRN47OlufMOfI0PllzKjp43mkgu0=
+github.com/stbenjam/go-sprintf-host-port v0.0.0-20220406232701-e6c52ffc7e9c/go.mod h1:zL9IPLqGeN2rek8FGf1SCvR90PPflm9wfrWaAHfB68I=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1 h1:2vfRuCMp5sSVIDSqO8oNnWJq7mPa6KVP3iPIwFBuy8A=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.1/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/gosprintfhostport.go b/pkg/golinters/gosprintfhostport.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4156922810d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/gosprintfhostport.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package golinters
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stbenjam/go-sprintf-host-port/pkg/analyzer"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis"
+)
+
+func NewGoSprintfHostPort() *goanalysis.Linter {
+	a := analyzer.Analyzer
+
+	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
+		a.Name,
+		a.Doc,
+		[]*analysis.Analyzer{a},
+		nil,
+	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeSyntax)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
index adf91cbc601d..f35566ae983b 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
@@ -407,6 +407,11 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
 			WithURL("https://github.com/jirfag/go-printf-func-name"),
 
+		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewGoSprintfHostPort()).
+			WithSince("v1.46.0").
+			WithPresets(linter.PresetStyle).
+			WithURL("https://github.com/stbenjam/go-sprintf-host-port"),
+
 		linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewGosec(gosecCfg)).
 			WithSince("v1.0.0").
 			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
diff --git a/test/testdata/gosprintfhostport.go b/test/testdata/gosprintfhostport.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..70429d401496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testdata/gosprintfhostport.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package testdata
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+)
+
+func _() {
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("gopher://%s/foo", net.JoinHostPort("foo", "80"))
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("postgres://%s:%s@127.0.0.1/%s", "foo", "bar", "baz")
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/foo", net.JoinHostPort("foo", "80"))
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("http://api.%s:6443/foo", "example.com")
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("http://api.%s/foo", "example.com")
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("telnet+ssl://%s/foo", net.JoinHostPort("foo", "80"))
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/foo:bar", net.JoinHostPort("foo", "80"))
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("http://user:password@%s/foo:bar", net.JoinHostPort("foo", "80"))
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("http://example.com:9211")
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("gopher://%s:%d", "myHost", 70) // ERROR "host:port in url should be constructed with net.JoinHostPort and not directly with fmt.Sprintf"
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("telnet+ssl://%s:%d", "myHost", 23) // ERROR "host:port in url should be constructed with net.JoinHostPort and not directly with fmt.Sprintf"
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("https://user@%s:%d", "myHost", 8443) // ERROR "host:port in url should be constructed with net.JoinHostPort and not directly with fmt.Sprintf"
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("postgres://%s:%s@%s:5050/%s", "foo", "bar", "baz", "qux") // ERROR "host:port in url should be constructed with net.JoinHostPort and not directly with fmt.Sprintf"
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s:%d", "myHost", 8443) // ERROR "host:port in url should be constructed with net.JoinHostPort and not directly with fmt.Sprintf"
+
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s:9211", "myHost") // ERROR "host:port in url should be constructed with net.JoinHostPort and not directly with fmt.Sprintf"
+
+	ip := "fd00::1"
+	_ = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:1936/healthz", ip) // ERROR "host:port in url should be constructed with net.JoinHostPort and not directly with fmt.Sprintf"
+}