diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/qrenderdoc.i b/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/qrenderdoc.i
index f0a97965b..ad709f515 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/qrenderdoc.i
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Code/pyrenderdoc/qrenderdoc.i
@@ -69,6 +69,25 @@ CONTAINER_TYPEMAPS(QMap)
   }
 };
 
+%header %{
+  #include <set>
+  #include "Code/pyrenderdoc/document_check.h"
+%}
+
 %init %{
   PyDateTime_IMPORT;
+
+  // verify that docstrings aren't duplicated, which is a symptom of missing DOCUMENT()
+  // macros around newly added classes/members.
+  // For enums, verify that all constants are documented in the parent docstring
+  #if !defined(RELEASE)
+  static bool doc_checked = false;
+
+  if(!doc_checked)
+  {
+    doc_checked = true;
+
+    check_docstrings(swig_type_initial, sizeof(swig_type_initial)/sizeof(swig_type_initial[0]));
+  }
+  #endif
 %}