diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ad8372..417772b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ List of all available rules. The rules ported from `golint` are left unchanged a
 | `confusing-results`   |  n/a   | Suggests to name potentially confusing function results          |    no    |  no   |
 | `deep-exit`           |  n/a   | Looks for program exits in funcs other than `main()` or `init()` |    no    |  no   |
 | `unused-parameter`    |  n/a   | Suggests to rename or remove unused function parameters          |    no    |  no   |
+| `unreachable-code`    |  n/a   | Warns on unreachable code                                        |    no    |  no   |
 
 ## Available Formatters
 
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 4ce1020..25a7f72 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ var allRules = append([]lint.Rule{
 	&rule.ConfusingResultsRule{},
 	&rule.DeepExitRule{},
 	&rule.UnusedParamRule{},
+	&rule.UnreachableCodeRule{},
 }, defaultRules...)
 
 var allFormatters = []lint.Formatter{
diff --git a/fixtures/unreachable-code.go b/fixtures/unreachable-code.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..346e1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/unreachable-code.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package fixtures
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func foo() int {
+	log.Fatalf("%s", "About to fail") // ignore
+	return 0                          // MATCH /unreachable code after this statement/
+	return 1
+	Println("unreachable")
+}
+
+func f() {
+	fmt.Println("Hello, playground")
+	if true {
+		return // MATCH /unreachable code after this statement/
+		Println("unreachable")
+		os.Exit(2) // ignore
+		Println("also unreachable")
+	}
+	return // MATCH /unreachable code after this statement/
+	fmt.Println("Bye, playground")
+}
+
+func g() {
+	fmt.Println("Hello, playground")
+	if true {
+		return // ignore if next stmt is labeled
+	label:
+		os.Exit(2) // ignore
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Bye, playground")
+}
diff --git a/rule/unreachable-code.go b/rule/unreachable-code.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e9a4ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rule/unreachable-code.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package rule
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+
+	"github.com/mgechev/revive/lint"
+)
+
+// UnreachableCodeRule lints unreachable code.
+type UnreachableCodeRule struct{}
+
+// Apply applies the rule to given file.
+func (r *UnreachableCodeRule) Apply(file *lint.File, arguments lint.Arguments) []lint.Failure {
+	var failures []lint.Failure
+	onFailure := func(failure lint.Failure) {
+		failures = append(failures, failure)
+	}
+
+	var branchingFunctions = map[string]map[string]bool{
+		"os": map[string]bool{"Exit": true},
+		"log": map[string]bool{
+			"Fatal":   true,
+			"Fatalf":  true,
+			"Fatalln": true,
+			"Panic":   true,
+			"Panicf":  true,
+			"Panicln": true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	w := lintUnreachableCode{onFailure, branchingFunctions}
+	ast.Walk(w, file.AST)
+	return failures
+}
+
+// Name returns the rule name.
+func (r *UnreachableCodeRule) Name() string {
+	return "unreachable-code"
+}
+
+type lintUnreachableCode struct {
+	onFailure          func(lint.Failure)
+	branchingFunctions map[string]map[string]bool
+}
+
+func (w lintUnreachableCode) Visit(node ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
+	blk, ok := node.(*ast.BlockStmt)
+	if !ok {
+		return w
+	}
+
+	if len(blk.List) < 2 {
+		return w
+	}
+loop:
+	for i, stmt := range blk.List[:len(blk.List)-1] {
+		// println("iterating ", len(blk.List))
+		next := blk.List[i+1]
+		if _, ok := next.(*ast.LabeledStmt); ok {
+			continue // skip if next statement is labeled
+		}
+
+		switch s := stmt.(type) {
+		case *ast.ReturnStmt:
+			w.onFailure(newUnreachableCodeFailure(s))
+			break loop
+		case *ast.BranchStmt:
+			token := s.Tok.String()
+			if token != "fallthrough" {
+				w.onFailure(newUnreachableCodeFailure(s))
+				break loop
+			}
+		case *ast.ExprStmt:
+			ce, ok := s.X.(*ast.CallExpr)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			// it's a function call
+			fc, ok := ce.Fun.(*ast.SelectorExpr)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			id, ok := fc.X.(*ast.Ident)
+
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+			fn := fc.Sel.Name
+			pkg := id.Name
+			if !w.branchingFunctions[pkg][fn] { // it isn't a call to a branching function
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if _, ok := next.(*ast.ReturnStmt); ok { // return statement needed to satisfy function signature
+				continue
+			}
+
+			w.onFailure(newUnreachableCodeFailure(s))
+			break loop
+		}
+	}
+
+	return w
+}
+
+func newUnreachableCodeFailure(node ast.Node) lint.Failure {
+	return lint.Failure{
+		Confidence: 1,
+		Node:       node,
+		Category:   "logic",
+		Failure:    "unreachable code after this statement",
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/unreachable-code_test.go b/test/unreachable-code_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8c3de9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unreachable-code_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mgechev/revive/rule"
+)
+
+func TestUnreachableCode(t *testing.T) {
+	testRule(t, "unreachable-code", &rule.UnreachableCodeRule{})
+}