diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f000ba0fa..4fbe5fe51 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ repos:
             )
           $
         files: ^changelog/
+    -   id: changelogs-user-role
+        name: Changelog files should use a non-broken :user:`name` role
+        language: pygrep
+        entry: :user:([^`]+`?|`[^`]+[\s,])
+        pass_filenames: true
+        types:
+          - file
+          - rst
     -   id: py-deprecated
         name: py library is deprecated
         language: pygrep
diff --git a/changelog/12562.contrib.rst b/changelog/12562.contrib.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d3049598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/12562.contrib.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Possible typos in using the ``:user:`` RST role is now being linted
+through the pre-commit tool integration -- by :user:`webknjaz`.