diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 86fd930d..046d98b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -371,6 +371,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run clang-format check
         run: make clang-format-check
 
+  jsonschema:
+    name: Run jsonschema checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install jsonschema dependencies
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y python3-jsonschema make
+
+      - name: Install yq
+        run: sudo curl -Lo /usr/bin/yq https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.35.2/yq_linux_amd64 && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/yq
+
+      - name: Run jsonschema check
+        run: make jsonschema
+
   publish-docker-images:
     name: Publish Docker images (x86_64, aarch64)
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/.vscode/config-schema.yaml b/.vscode/config-schema.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39baf7d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/config-schema.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+title: ebpf_exporter config schema
+$schema: https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema
+type: object
+additionalProperties: false
+properties:
+  metrics:
+    type: object
+    additionalProperties: false
+    anyOf:
+      - required:
+          - counters
+      - required:
+          - histograms
+    properties:
+      counters:
+        type: array
+        items:
+          type: object
+          additionalProperties: false
+          required:
+            - name
+            - help
+          properties:
+            name:
+              type: string
+            help:
+              type: string
+            perf_event_array:
+              type: boolean
+            flush_interval:
+              type: string
+            labels:
+              $ref: "#/definitions/labels"
+      histograms:
+        type: array
+        items:
+          type: object
+          additionalProperties: false
+          required:
+            - name
+            - help
+            - bucket_type
+            - bucket_min
+            - bucket_max
+            - labels
+          properties:
+            name:
+              type: string
+            help:
+              type: string
+            bucket_type:
+              enum:
+                - exp2
+                - exp2zero
+                - linear
+                - fixed
+            bucket_multiplier:
+              type: number
+            bucket_min:
+              type: number
+            bucket_max:
+              type: number
+            bucket_keys:
+              type: array
+              items:
+                type: number
+            labels:
+              $ref: "#/definitions/labels"
+  kaddrs:
+    type: array
+    items:
+      type: string
+definitions:
+  labels:
+    type: array
+    items:
+      type: object
+      additionalProperties: false
+      required:
+        - name
+        - size
+        - decoders
+      properties:
+        name:
+          type: string
+        size:
+          type: number
+        decoders:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: object
+            additionalProperties: false
+            required:
+              - name
+            properties:
+              name:
+                type: string
+              static_map:
+                type: object
+              allow_unknown:
+                type: boolean
+              regexps:
+                type: array
+                items:
+                  type: string
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12c2c509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "yaml.schemas": {
+        ".vscode/config-schema.yaml": [
+            "examples/*.yaml"
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8bcfe15..f40e8d42 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ lint:
 	go mod verify
 	golangci-lint run ./...
 
+.PHONY: jsonschema
+jsonschema:
+	./scripts/jsonschema.sh
+
 .PHONY: clang-format-check
 clang-format-check:
 	clang-format --dry-run --verbose -Werror $(CLANG_FORMAT_FILES)
diff --git a/scripts/jsonschema.sh b/scripts/jsonschema.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..4b159a6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/jsonschema.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -xeuo pipefail
+
+exit_status=0
+
+for example in examples/*.yaml; do
+    echo "Checking ${example}..."
+    ret=$(jsonschema --instance <(yq --output-format=json < $example) <(yq --output-format=json < .vscode/config-schema.yaml); echo $?)
+    if [ "${ret}" != 0 ]; then
+        exit_status=$ret
+    fi
+done
+
+exit "${exit_status}"