diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 51acf0b5be..7aa73b086b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -106,3 +106,6 @@ size_info.txt
 
 # clang config (for LSP)
 .clangd
+
+# Vale
+.vale/styles/*
diff --git a/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS b/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
index 0370b43da8..4dc470e321 100644
--- a/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 /.gitlab/dangerjs/                    @esp-idf-codeowners/ci @esp-idf-codeowners/tools
 /.pre-commit-config.yaml              @esp-idf-codeowners/ci
 /.readthedocs.yml                     @esp-idf-codeowners/docs
+/.vale.ini                            @esp-idf-codeowners/docs
 /CMakeLists.txt                       @esp-idf-codeowners/build-config
 /COMPATIBILITY*.md                    @esp-idf-codeowners/peripherals
 /CONTRIBUTING.md                      @esp-idf-codeowners/docs
diff --git a/.vale.ini b/.vale.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f077a0994f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vale.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+###################
+### Vale Config ###
+###################
+
+# This is a Vale linter configuration file.
+# - Repo: esp-idf
+# - Based on Default config: v0-1-1
+# It lists all necessary parameters to configure Vale for your project.
+# For official documentation on all config settings, see
+# https://vale.sh/docs/topics/config
+
+
+##############
+### Global ###
+##############
+
+# This section lists core settings applying to Vale itself.
+
+
+# Specify path to external resources (e.g., styles and vocab files).
+# The path value may be absolute or relative to this configuration file.
+StylesPath = .vale/styles
+
+
+# Specify the minimum alert severity that Vale will report.
+MinAlertLevel = suggestion # "suggestion", "warning", or "error"
+
+
+# Specify vocabulary for special treatment.
+# Create a folder in <StylesPath>/Vocab/<name>/and add its name here
+# The folder should contain two files:
+# - accept.txt -- lists words with accepted case-sensitive spelling
+# - reject.txt -- lists words whose occurrences throw an error
+# Vocab = Espressif
+
+
+# Specify the packages to import into your project.
+# A package is a zip file containing a number of rules (style) written in YAML.
+# For a list of official packages, see Package Hub at https://vale.sh/hub/
+# For official documentation on packages, see
+# https://vale.sh/docs/topics/packages/
+# Before linting, navigate to your project and run `vale sync` to download
+# the official packages specified below.
+# Packages = Package1, Package2, \
+# https://example.com/path/to/package/Package.zip
+Packages = Google, Microsoft, RedHat, \
+https://dl.espressif.com/dl/esp-vale-config/Espressif-latest.zip
+
+
+###############
+### Formats ###
+###############
+
+# This section enables association of "unknown" formats with the ones
+# supported by Vale. For official documentation on supported formats, see
+# https://vale.sh/docs/topics/scoping/
+[formats]
+
+# For example, treat MDX files as Markdown files.
+# mdx = md
+
+
+################################
+### Format-specific settings ###
+################################
+
+# This section lists the settings that apply to specific file formats
+# based on their glob pattern.
+# Settings provided under a more specific glob pattern,
+# such as [*.{md,txt}] will override those in [*].
+[*.{md,rst}]
+
+
+# Enable styles to activate all rules included in them.
+# BasedOnStyles = Style1, Style2
+BasedOnStyles = Vale, Espressif-latest
+
+
+### Deactivate individual rules ###
+### in enabled styles.
+# Style1.Rule1 = NO
+Vale.Repetition = NO
+Vale.Spelling = NO
+Espressif-latest.Admonitions = NO
+Espressif-latest.Contractions = NO
+Espressif-latest.Monospace = NO
+Espressif-latest.PascalCamelCase = NO
+
+
+### Change default severity level ###
+### of an activated rule.
+# Choose between "suggestion", "warning", or "error".
+# Style1.Rule2 = error
+
+
+### Activate individual rules ###
+### in non-enabled styles stored in <StylesPath>.
+# Style1.Rule = YES
+Google.Gender = YES
+Google.GenderBias = YES
+Google.Slang = YES
+Google.Spacing = YES
+Microsoft.DateNumbers = YES
+Microsoft.Ellipses = YES
+Microsoft.FirstPerson = YES
+Microsoft.Hyphens = YES
+Microsoft.Ordinal = YES
+Microsoft.OxfordComma = YES
+Microsoft.Percentages = YES
+Microsoft.RangeTime = YES
+Microsoft.Semicolon = YES
+Microsoft.SentenceLength = YES
+Microsoft.Suspended = YES
+Microsoft.Units = YES
+Microsoft.URLFormat = YES
+Microsoft.We = YES
+Microsoft.Wordiness = YES
+RedHat.Contractions = YES
+RedHat.RepeatedWords = YES