diff --git a/syntax_checkers/php.vim b/syntax_checkers/php.vim
index 5b9b116c..1c8803ca 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/php.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/php.vim
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ if !exists("g:syntastic_phpcs_disable")
     let g:syntastic_phpcs_disable = 0
 endif
 
+
+if !exists("g:syntastic_phpmd_disable")
+    let g:syntastic_phpmd_disable = 0
+endif
+
+
+"Support passing selected rules to phpmd
+if !exists("g:syntastic_phpmd_rules")
+    let g:syntastic_phpmd_rules = "codesize,design,unusedcode,naming"
+endif
+
 function! SyntaxCheckers_php_GetHighlightRegex(item)
     let unexpected = matchstr(a:item['text'], "unexpected '[^']\\+'")
     if len(unexpected) < 1
@@ -39,15 +50,24 @@ endfunction
 function! SyntaxCheckers_php_GetLocList()
 
     let errors = []
+    let file_is_valid = 0
 
     let makeprg = "php -l -d error_reporting=E_ALL -d display_errors=1 -d log_errors=0 ".shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat='%-GNo syntax errors detected in%.%#,Parse error: %#syntax %trror\ , %m in %f on line %l,Parse %trror: %m in %f on line %l,Fatal %trror: %m in %f on line %l,%-G\s%#,%-GErrors parsing %.%#'
     let errors = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 
+    if empty(errors) 
+        let file_is_valid = 1
+    endif
+
     if empty(errors) && !g:syntastic_phpcs_disable && executable("phpcs")
         let errors = errors + s:GetPHPCSErrors()
     endif
 
+    if file_is_valid && !g:syntastic_phpmd_disable && executable("phpmd")
+        let errors = errors + s:getPHPMDErrors()
+    endif
+
     return errors
 endfunction
 
@@ -56,3 +76,10 @@ function! s:GetPHPCSErrors()
     let errorformat = '%-GFile\,Line\,Column\,Type\,Message\,Source\,Severity,"%f"\,%l\,%c\,%t%*[a-zA-Z]\,"%m"\,%*[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]\,%*[0-9]'
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat, 'subtype': 'Style' })
 endfunction
+
+"Helper function. This one runs and parses phpmd tool output.
+function! s:getPHPMDErrors() 
+    let makeprg = "phpmd " . shellescape(expand('%')) . " text " . g:syntastic_phpmd_rules
+    let errorformat = '%E%f:%l%m'
+    return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat, 'subtype' : 'Style' })
+endfunction