diff --git a/autoload/syntastic/preprocess.vim b/autoload/syntastic/preprocess.vim
index 56998d26..275b2aa6 100644
--- a/autoload/syntastic/preprocess.vim
+++ b/autoload/syntastic/preprocess.vim
@@ -76,6 +76,39 @@ function! syntastic#preprocess#perl(errors) " {{{2
     return syntastic#util#unique(out)
 endfunction " }}}2
 
+function! syntastic#preprocess#prospector(errors) " {{{2
+    let true = 1
+    let false = 0
+    let null = ''
+    let errs = eval(join(a:errors, ''))
+
+    let out = []
+    let warn_issued = 0
+    if type(errs) == type({}) && has_key(errs, 'messages') && type(errs['messages']) == type([])
+        for e in errs['messages']
+            if type(e) == type({})
+                try
+                    let msg =
+                        \ e['locaton']['path'] . ':' .
+                        \ e['location']['line'] . ':' .
+                        \ (e['location']['character'] + 1) . ': ' .
+                        \ e['code'] . ' ' .
+                        \ e['message'] . ' ' .
+                        \ '[' . e['source'] . ']'
+                    call add(out, msg)
+                catch /\m^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E716/
+                    if !warn_issued
+                        call add(out, '.:0:0: unknown error format')
+                        let warn_issued = 1
+                    endif
+                endtry
+            endif
+        endfor
+    endif
+
+    return out
+endfunction " }}}2
+
 function! syntastic#preprocess#rparse(errors) " {{{2
     let errlist = copy(a:errors)
 
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/python/prospector.vim b/syntax_checkers/python/prospector.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd3271e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_checkers/python/prospector.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+"============================================================================
+"File:        prospector.vim
+"Description: Syntax checking plugin for syntastic.vim
+"Maintainer:  LCD 47 <lcd047 at gmail dot com>
+"License:     This program is free software. It comes without any warranty,
+"             to the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute
+"             it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You
+"             Want To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar.
+"             See http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+"
+"============================================================================
+
+if exists("g:loaded_syntastic_python_prospector_checker")
+    finish
+endif
+let g:loaded_syntastic_python_prospector_checker = 1
+
+let s:save_cpo = &cpo
+set cpo&vim
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_python_prospector_GetLocList() dict
+    let base = syntastic#util#var('prospector_base_dir')
+    if base == ''
+        let base = expand('%:p:h')
+        let init = findfile('setup.py', base . ';')
+        if init == ''
+            let init = findfile('__init__.py', base . ';')
+        endif
+        if init != ''
+            let base = fnamemodify(init, '%:p:h')
+        endif
+    endif
+
+    let makeprg = self.makeprgBuild({
+        \ 'args': '--external-config merge',
+        \ 'args_after': '--messages-only --absolute-paths --die-on-tool-error --output-format json',
+        \ 'fname': syntastic#util#shescape(base) })
+
+    let errorformat = '%f:%l:%c: %m'
+
+    let env = syntastic#util#isRunningWindows() ? {} : { 'TERM': 'dumb' }
+
+    let loclist = SyntasticMake({
+        \ 'makeprg': makeprg,
+        \ 'errorformat': errorformat,
+        \ 'env': env,
+        \ 'preprocess': 'prospector',
+        \ 'returns': [0, 1] })
+
+    for e in loclist
+        if e['text'] =~# '\v\[%(dodgy|mccabe|pep8|pep257|pyroma)\]$'
+            let e['subtype'] = 'Style'
+        endif
+
+        if e['text'] =~# '\v\[pylint\]$'
+            let e['type'] = e['text'] =~? '\m^[CRW]' ? 'W' : 'E'
+        elseif e['text'] =~# '\v\[%(frosted|pep8)\]$'
+            let e['type'] = e['text'] =~? '\m^W' ? 'W' : 'E'
+        elseif e['text'] =~# '\v\[%(dodgy|pyroma|vulture)\]$'
+            let e['type'] = 'W'
+        else
+            let e['type'] = 'E'
+        endif
+    endfor
+
+    return loclist
+endfunction
+
+call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
+    \ 'filetype': 'python',
+    \ 'name': 'prospector'})
+
+let &cpo = s:save_cpo
+unlet s:save_cpo
+
+" vim: set et sts=4 sw=4: