diff --git a/.github/workflows/black.yml b/.github/workflows/black.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcb2d2b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/black.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+name: Lint
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: psf/black@stable
+        with:
+          src: "./fastplotlib"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fddfae5f4..40d39c4f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ on:
       - ready_for_review
 
 jobs:
-
   docs-build:
     name: Docs
     runs-on: bigmem
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9857fe4b2..c599d5f8c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -131,4 +131,7 @@ dmypy.json
 # Pycharm
 .idea/
 
+# vs code
+.vscode/
+
 examples/desktop/diffs/*.png
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2622b1406..a06a879a5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     "tests": [
         "pytest<8.0.0",
         "nbmake",
+        "black",
         "scipy",
         "imageio[pyav]",
         "jupyterlab",