diff --git a/.golangci.next.reference.yml b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
index a7d9017d28f6..8bbe4c0e0446 100644
--- a/.golangci.next.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.next.reference.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ linters:
   # Enable specific linter.
   # https://golangci-lint.run/usage/linters/#enabled-by-default
   enable:
+    - arangolint
     - asasalint
     - asciicheck
     - bidichk
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ linters:
   # Disable specific linter.
   # https://golangci-lint.run/usage/linters/#disabled-by-default
   disable:
+    - arangolint
     - asasalint
     - asciicheck
     - bidichk
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f8f3e09fba62..0de4352b6e6f 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Antonboom/nilnil v1.1.0
 	github.com/Antonboom/testifylint v1.6.1
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.5.0
+	github.com/Crocmagnon/arangolint v0.1.3
 	github.com/Crocmagnon/fatcontext v0.7.2
 	github.com/Djarvur/go-err113 v0.0.0-20210108212216-aea10b59be24
 	github.com/GaijinEntertainment/go-exhaustruct/v3 v3.3.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 64c32c957c21..68f761424fcc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.5.0 h1:W5quZX/G/csjUnuI8SUYlsHs9M38FC7znL0lIO+DvMg=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.5.0/go.mod h1:ukJfTF/6rtPPRCnwkur4qwRxa8vTRFBF0uk2lLoLwho=
 github.com/BurntSushi/xgb v0.0.0-20160522181843-27f122750802/go.mod h1:IVnqGOEym/WlBOVXweHU+Q+/VP0lqqI8lqeDx9IjBqo=
+github.com/Crocmagnon/arangolint v0.1.3 h1:J3hi3HEdxoiJLSSpNRtJNimz5QUPw4CujTXW7/LHCYM=
+github.com/Crocmagnon/arangolint v0.1.3/go.mod h1:sTlv/dLyHuUyWMZVHJoc4xlhF6qh6Z+/cl20xRKSlgI=
 github.com/Crocmagnon/fatcontext v0.7.2 h1:BY5/dUhs2kuD3sDn7vZrgOneRib5EHk9GOiyK8Vg+14=
 github.com/Crocmagnon/fatcontext v0.7.2/go.mod h1:OAZCUteH59eiddbJZ9/bF4ppC140jYD/hepU2FDkFk4=
 github.com/Djarvur/go-err113 v0.0.0-20210108212216-aea10b59be24 h1:sHglBQTwgx+rWPdisA5ynNEsoARbiCBOyGcJM4/OzsM=
diff --git a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
index 5dc6b9d9570d..59c0447b0203 100644
--- a/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
+++ b/jsonschema/golangci.next.jsonschema.json
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@
       "anyOf": [
         {
           "enum": [
+            "arangolint",
             "asasalint",
             "asciicheck",
             "bidichk",
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/arangolint/arangolint.go b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/arangolint.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46469a3a8eeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/arangolint.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package arangolint
+
+import (
+	"github.com/Crocmagnon/arangolint/pkg/analyzer"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/goanalysis"
+)
+
+func New() *goanalysis.Linter {
+	a := analyzer.NewAnalyzer()
+
+	return goanalysis.NewLinter(
+		a.Name,
+		a.Doc,
+		[]*analysis.Analyzer{a},
+		nil,
+	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/arangolint/arangolint_integration_test.go b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/arangolint_integration_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db0f1aef0923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/arangolint_integration_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package arangolint
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/test/testshared/integration"
+)
+
+func TestFromTestdata(t *testing.T) {
+	integration.RunTestdata(t)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/arangolint.go b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/arangolint.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0e878f49d1dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/arangolint.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Earangolint
+package testdata
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver/v2/arangodb"
+)
+
+func example() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	arangoClient := arangodb.NewClient(nil)
+	db, _ := arangoClient.GetDatabase(ctx, "name", nil)
+
+	// direct nil
+	db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, nil)           // want "missing AllowImplicit option"
+	trx, _ := db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, nil) // want "missing AllowImplicit option"
+	_ = trx
+
+	// direct missing
+	db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{LockTimeout: 0})          // want "missing AllowImplicit option"
+	trx, _ = db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{LockTimeout: 0}) // want "missing AllowImplicit option"
+
+	// direct false
+	db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{AllowImplicit: false})
+	trx, _ = db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{AllowImplicit: false})
+
+	// direct true
+	db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{AllowImplicit: true})
+	trx, _ = db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{AllowImplicit: true})
+
+	// direct with other fields
+	db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{AllowImplicit: true, LockTimeout: 0})
+	trx, _ = db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{AllowImplicit: true, LockTimeout: 0})
+
+	// indirect no pointer
+	// options := arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{LockTimeout: 0}
+	// db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &options) // w@nt "missing AllowImplicit option"
+	// options.AllowImplicit = true
+	// db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &options)
+	//
+	// indirect pointer
+	// optns := &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{LockTimeout: 0}
+	// db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, optns) // w@nt "missing AllowImplicit option"
+	// options.AllowImplicit = true
+	// db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, optns)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/arangolint_cgo.go b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/arangolint_cgo.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e691e80a2f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/arangolint_cgo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Earangolint
+package testdata
+
+/*
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+
+ void myprint(char* s) {
+ 	printf("%d\n", s);
+ }
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/arangodb/go-driver/v2/arangodb"
+)
+
+func _() {
+	cs := C.CString("Hello from stdio\n")
+	C.myprint(cs)
+	C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cs))
+}
+
+func _() {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	arangoClient := arangodb.NewClient(nil)
+	db, _ := arangoClient.GetDatabase(ctx, "name", nil)
+	trx, _ := db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{LockTimeout: 0}) // want "missing AllowImplicit option"
+	db.BeginTransaction(ctx, arangodb.TransactionCollections{}, &arangodb.BeginTransactionOptions{AllowImplicit: false})
+	_ = trx
+}
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/go.mod b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82d7df2c3f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+module testdata
+
+go 1.23.0
+
+require github.com/arangodb/go-driver/v2 v2.1.3
+
+require (
+	github.com/arangodb/go-velocypack v0.0.0-20200318135517-5af53c29c67e // indirect
+	github.com/dchest/siphash v1.2.3 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/kkdai/maglev v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 // indirect
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
+	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/go.sum b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f27a49c38c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/golinters/arangolint/testdata/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+github.com/arangodb/go-driver/v2 v2.1.3 h1:PpLSe8E2RalFuqTGi2yfHDe3ltOomfFCIToB66p1lr8=
+github.com/arangodb/go-driver/v2 v2.1.3/go.mod h1:aoDzrsO7PQEFat3Q9pp4zfv6W+WotA7GcCeJQJfX+tc=
+github.com/arangodb/go-velocypack v0.0.0-20200318135517-5af53c29c67e h1:Xg+hGrY2LcQBbxd0ZFdbGSyRKTYMZCfBbw/pMJFOk1g=
+github.com/arangodb/go-velocypack v0.0.0-20200318135517-5af53c29c67e/go.mod h1:mq7Shfa/CaixoDxiyAAc5jZ6CVBAyPaNQCGS7mkj4Ho=
+github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22 v22.5.0/go.mod h1:Y58oyj3AT4RCenI/lSvhwexgC+NSVTIJ3seZv2GcEnc=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/dchest/siphash v1.2.2/go.mod h1:q+IRvb2gOSrUnYoPqHiyHXS0FOBBOdl6tONBlVnOnt4=
+github.com/dchest/siphash v1.2.3 h1:QXwFc8cFOR2dSa/gE6o/HokBMWtLUaNDVd+22aKHeEA=
+github.com/dchest/siphash v1.2.3/go.mod h1:0NvQU092bT0ipiFN++/rXm69QG9tVxLAlQHIXMPAkHc=
+github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.0.4/go.mod h1:xhWf0FNVPg57R7Z0UbKHbJfkEywrmjJnf7w5xrFpKfA=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
+github.com/kkdai/maglev v0.2.0 h1:w6DCW0kAA6fstZqXkrBrlgIC3jeIRXkjOYea/m6EK/Y=
+github.com/kkdai/maglev v0.2.0/go.mod h1:d+mt8Lmt3uqi9aRb/BnPjzD0fy+ETs1vVXiGRnqHVZ4=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13/go.mod h1:7S9/ev0klgBDR4GtXTXX8a3vIGJpMovkB8vQcUbaXHg=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20 h1:xfD0iDuEKnDkl03q4limB+vH+GxLEtL/jb4xVJSWWEY=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.20/go.mod h1:W+V8PltTTMOvKvAeJH7IuucS94S2C6jfK/D7dTCTo3Y=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
+github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/rs/xid v1.5.0/go.mod h1:trrq9SKmegXys3aeAKXMUTdJsYXVwGY3RLcfgqegfbg=
+github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0 h1:1cU2KZkvPxNyfgEmhHAz/1A9Bz+llsdYzklWFzgp0r8=
+github.com/rs/zerolog v1.33.0/go.mod h1:/7mN4D5sKwJLZQ2b/znpjC3/GQWY/xaDXUM0kKWRHss=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5cxcmMvtA=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsTg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
+golang.org/x/net v0.33.0 h1:74SYHlV8BIgHIFC/LrYkOGIwL19eTYXQ5wc6TBuO36I=
+golang.org/x/net v0.33.0/go.mod h1:HXLR5J+9DxmrqMwG9qjGCxZ+zKXxBru04zlTvWlWuN4=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.6.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.12.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 h1:Fksou7UEQUWlKvIdsqzJmUmCX3cZuD2+P3XyyzwMhlA=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 h1:zyQAAkrwaneQ066sspRyJaG9VNi/YJ1NfzcGB3hZ/qo=
+golang.org/x/text v0.21.0/go.mod h1:4IBbMaMmOPCJ8SecivzSH54+73PCFmPWxNTLm+vZkEQ=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
index a05e0bbd7f4c..5fdd94430f9b 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/builder_linter.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package lintersdb
 import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/golinters"
+	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/golinters/arangolint"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/golinters/asasalint"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/golinters/asciicheck"
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/pkg/golinters/bidichk"
@@ -134,6 +135,11 @@ func (LinterBuilder) Build(cfg *config.Config) ([]*linter.Config, error) {
 	// The linters are sorted in the alphabetical order (case-insensitive).
 	// When a new linter is added the version in `WithSince(...)` must be the next minor version of golangci-lint.
 	return []*linter.Config{
+		linter.NewConfig(arangolint.New()).
+			WithSince("v2.1.0").
+			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
+			WithURL("https://github.com/Crocmagnon/arangolint"),
+
 		linter.NewConfig(asasalint.New(&cfg.Linters.Settings.Asasalint)).
 			WithSince("v1.47.0").
 			WithLoadForGoAnalysis().