diff --git a/devtools/run_staticcheck.sh b/devtools/run_staticcheck.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Wrapper script to run staticcheck against the go-ethereum codebase,
+# if staticcheck is installed.
+
+if ! command -v staticcheck >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "staticcheck is not installed. You can install it via:"
+  echo "  go install honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/staticcheck@latest"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+ROOT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+cd "${ROOT_DIR}"
+
+echo "Running staticcheck on ./..."
+staticcheck ./...
+
+echo
+echo "staticcheck finished."