diff --git a/tildes/tasks.py b/tildes/tasks.py
index 2b94377..3ffb7a8 100644
--- a/tildes/tasks.py
+++ b/tildes/tasks.py
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ def test(context, quiet=False, webtests=False, html_validation=False):
         context.run("pytest " + " ".join(pytest_args), pty=True)
 
 
+@task
+def type_checking(context):
+    """Run static type checking on the Python code."""
+    output("Running static type checking... ")
+    context.run("mypy .")
+
+
 @task
 def update_pip_requirements(context):
     """Use pip-tools to update package versions in the requirements files."""