diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8ad5c8d881..495549741c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -524,6 +524,7 @@ jshint: $(UI_DEPS_FLAG_FILE)
 ui-next-lint:
 	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next install
 	$(NPM_BIN) run --prefix awx/ui_next lint
+	$(NPM_BIN) run --prefix awx/ui_next prettier-check
 
 ui-next-test:
 	$(NPM_BIN) --prefix awx/ui_next install
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/CONTRIBUTING.md b/awx/ui_next/CONTRIBUTING.md
index b9c39d9791..b1bf60cf69 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/awx/ui_next/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Have questions about this document or anything not covered here? Feel free to re
 
 - All code submissions are done through pull requests against the `devel` branch.
 - If collaborating with someone else on the same branch, please use `--force-with-lease` instead of `--force` when pushing up code. This will prevent you from accidentally overwriting commits pushed by someone else. For more information, see https://git-scm.com/docs/git-push#git-push---force-with-leaseltrefnamegt
+- We use a [code formatter](https://prettier.io/). Before adding a new commit or opening a PR, please apply the formatter using `npm run prettier`
 
 ## Setting up your development environment
 
diff --git a/awx/ui_next/package.json b/awx/ui_next/package.json
index 5ed872d98f..aab41746ae 100644
--- a/awx/ui_next/package.json
+++ b/awx/ui_next/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     "add-locale": "lingui add-locale",
     "extract-strings": "lingui extract",
     "compile-strings": "lingui compile",
-    "prettier": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.{js,jsx,scss}\""
+    "prettier": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.{js,jsx,scss}\"",
+    "prettier-check": "prettier --check \"src/**/*.{js,jsx,scss}\""
   },
   "keywords": [],
   "author": "",