@@ -1632,6 +1632,14 @@ linters-settings:
 severity: warning
 disabled: false
 
+rowserr:
+# packages sets additional packages to check.
+# The following know sql packages are always checked:
+# - database/sql
+# - .com/jmoiron/sqlx
+# Default: []
+packages: []
+
 rowserrcheck:
 # database/sql is always checked
 # Default: []
@@ -2035,6 +2043,7 @@ linters:
 - promlinter
 - reassign
 - revive
+- rowserr
 - rowserrcheck
 - scopelint
 - sqlclosecheck
@@ -2142,6 +2151,7 @@ linters:
 - promlinter
 - reassign
 - revive
+- rowserr
 - rowserrcheck
 - scopelint
 - sqlclosecheck

@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ require (
 .com/spf13/viper v1.12.0
 .com/ssgreg/nlreturn/v2 v2.2.1
 .com/stbenjam/no-sprintf-host-port v0.1.1
+.com/stevenh/go-rowserr v0.2.0
 .com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 .com/tdakkota/asciicheck v0.1.1
 .com/tetafro/godot v1.4.11

@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ type LintersSettings struct {
 Promlinter PromlinterSettings
 Reassign ReassignSettings
 Revive ReviveSettings
+RowsErr RowsErrSettings
 RowsErrCheck RowsErrCheckSettings
 Staticcheck StaticCheckSettings
 Structcheck StructCheckSettings
@@ -599,6 +600,9 @@ type ReviveSettings struct {
 Severity string
 }
 }
+type RowsErrSettings struct {
+Packages []string
+}
 
 type RowsErrCheckSettings struct {
 Packages []string

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package golinters
+
+import (
+".com/stevenh/go-rowserr/pkg/rowserr"
+"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+
+".com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/config"
+".com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis"
+)
+
+func NewRowsErr(settings *config.RowsErrSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
+a := rowserr.NewAnalyzer(settings.Packages...)
+return goanalysis.NewLinter(
+a.Name,
+a.Doc,
+[]*analysis.Analyzer{a},
+nil,
+).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeTypesInfo)
+}

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 promlinterCfg *config.PromlinterSettings
 reassignCfg *config.ReassignSettings
 reviveCfg *config.ReviveSettings
+rowserrCfg *config.RowsErrSettings
 rowserrcheckCfg *config.RowsErrCheckSettings
 staticcheckCfg *config.StaticCheckSettings
 structcheckCfg *config.StructCheckSettings
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 promlinterCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Promlinter
 reassignCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Reassign
 reviveCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Revive
+rowserrCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.RowsErr
 rowserrcheckCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.RowsErrCheck
 staticcheckCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Staticcheck
 structcheckCfg = &m.cfg.LintersSettings.Structcheck
@@ -707,6 +709,12 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 ConsiderSlow().
 WithURL("https://.com/mgechev/revive"),
 
+linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewRowsErr(rowserrCfg)).
+WithSince("v1.51.0").
+WithLoadForGoAnalysis().
+WithPresets(linter.PresetBugs, linter.PresetSQL).
+WithURL("https://.com/stevenh/go-rowserr"),
+
 linter.NewConfig(golinters.NewRowsErrCheck(rowserrcheckCfg)).
 WithSince("v1.23.0").
 WithLoadForGoAnalysis().

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+//golangcitest:args -Erowserr
+package testdata
+
+import (
+"database/sql"
+)
+
+func RowsErrNotChecked(db *sql.DB) {
+rows, err := db.Query("select id from tb") // want "rows.Err\\(\\) must be checked"
+if err != nil {
+// Handle error.
+}
+
+for rows.Next() {
+// Handle row.
+}
+}