diff --git a/extension.json b/extension.json
index 11364b9f..a8275ac7 100644
--- a/extension.json
+++ b/extension.json
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@
 				"enabled": true,
 				"priority": "high",
 				"parser-migration": true
+			},
+			"multi-colon-escape": {
+				"enabled": true,
+				"priority": "medium"
 			}
 		},
 		"LinterSubmitterWhitelist": {
diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index c92cb3ab..542d2dd8 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	"linter-pager-obsolete-tag-details": "Obsolete HTML tag",
 	"linter-pager-bogus-image-options-details": "Bogus file option",
 	"linter-pager-missing-end-tag-details": "Missing end tag",
+	"linter-pager-multi-colon-escape-details": "Multi colon escape",
 	"linter-pager-stripped-tag-details": "Stripped tag",
 	"linter-pager-self-closed-tag-details": "Self-closed tag",
 	"linter-pager-deletable-table-tag-details": "Table tag that should be deleted",
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@
 	"linter-category-bogus-image-options-desc": "These pages have files with bogus options.",
 	"linter-category-missing-end-tag": "Missing end tag",
 	"linter-category-missing-end-tag-desc": "These pages have missing end tags.",
+	"linter-category-multi-colon-escape": "Multi colon escape",
+	"linter-category-multi-colon-escape-desc": "These pages have links prefixed with multiple colons.",
 	"linter-category-stripped-tag": "Stripped tags",
 	"linter-category-stripped-tag-desc": "These pages have stripped tags.",
 	"linter-category-self-closed-tag": "Self-closed tags",
diff --git a/i18n/qqq.json b/i18n/qqq.json
index c3f7a719..a06715fb 100644
--- a/i18n/qqq.json
+++ b/i18n/qqq.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 	"linter-pager-obsolete-tag-details": "Table column heading",
 	"linter-pager-bogus-image-options-details": "Table column heading",
 	"linter-pager-missing-end-tag-details": "Table column heading",
+	"linter-pager-multi-colon-escape-details": "Table column heading",
 	"linter-pager-stripped-tag-details": "Table column heading",
 	"linter-pager-self-closed-tag-details": "Table column heading",
 	"linter-pager-deletable-table-tag-details": "Table column heading",
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@
 	"linter-category-bogus-image-options-desc": "Description of category",
 	"linter-category-missing-end-tag": "Name of lint error category. See [[:mw:Help:Extension:Linter/missing-end-tag]]",
 	"linter-category-missing-end-tag-desc": "Description of category",
+	"linter-category-multi-colon-escape": "Name of lint error category. See [[:mw:Help:Extension:Linter/multi-colon-escape]]",
+	"linter-category-multi-colon-escape-desc": "Description of category",
 	"linter-category-stripped-tag": "Name of lint error category. See [[:mw:Help:Extension:Linter/stripped-tag]]",
 	"linter-category-stripped-tag-desc": "Description of category",
 	"linter-category-self-closed-tag": "Name of lint error category. See [[:mw:Help:Extension:Linter/self-closed-tag]]",
diff --git a/includes/CategoryManager.php b/includes/CategoryManager.php
index f3692a5d..23527c7f 100644
--- a/includes/CategoryManager.php
+++ b/includes/CategoryManager.php
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ class CategoryManager {
 		'deletable-table-tag' => 7,
 		'misnested-tag' => 8,
 		'pwrap-bug-workaround' => 9,
-		'tidy-whitespace-bug' => 10
+		'tidy-whitespace-bug' => 10,
+		'multi-colon-escape' => 11,
 	];
 
 	/**
diff --git a/includes/LintErrorsPager.php b/includes/LintErrorsPager.php
index 068ef944..dbf206f3 100644
--- a/includes/LintErrorsPager.php
+++ b/includes/LintErrorsPager.php
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ class LintErrorsPager extends TablePager {
 					isset( $lintError->params['sibling'] ) ) {
 					return Html::element( 'code', [],
 						$lintError->params['node'] . " + " . $lintError->params['sibling'] );
+				} elseif ( $this->category === 'multi-colon-escape' &&
+					isset( $lintError->params['href'] ) ) {
+					return Html::element( 'code', [], $lintError->params['href'] );
 				}
 				return '';
 			case 'template':