diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_pr_review.yaml b/.github/workflows/auto_pr_review.yaml
index 0b748063bc..74911b9100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_pr_review.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_pr_review.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: "PR review"
 on:
   pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize, edited, edited]
 
 jobs:
   labeler:
@@ -32,3 +33,166 @@ jobs:
         change-to: ${{ github.base_ref }}
         already-exists-action: close_this
         already-exists-comment: "Your PR should be made against the `master` branch"
+
+  check-pr-template:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+      actions: read
+    if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != 'commaai/openpilot'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            // Comment to add to the PR if no template has been used
+            const NO_TEMPLATE_MESSAGE =
+              "It looks like you didn't use on of the Pull Request templates. Please check [the contributing docs](https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/blob/master/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md). \
+            Also make sure that you didn't modify any of the checkboxes or headings within the template.";
+            // body data for future requests
+            const body_data = {
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+            };
+
+            // Utility function to extract all headings
+            const extractHeadings = (markdown) => {
+              const headingRegex = /^(#{1,6})\s+(.+)$/gm;
+              const boldTextRegex = /^(?:\*\*|__)(.+?)(?:\*\*|__)\s*$/gm;
+              const headings = [];
+              let headingMatch;
+              while ((headingMatch = headingRegex.exec(markdown))) {
+                headings.push(headingMatch[2].trim());
+              }
+              let boldMatch;
+              while ((boldMatch = boldTextRegex.exec(markdown))) {
+                headings.push(boldMatch[1].trim());
+              }
+              return headings;
+            };
+
+            // Utility function to extract all check box descriptions
+            const extractCheckBoxTexts = (markdown) => {
+              const checkboxRegex = /^\s*-\s*\[( |x)\]\s+(.+)$/gm;
+              const checkboxes = [];
+              let match;
+              while ((match = checkboxRegex.exec(markdown))) {
+                checkboxes.push(match[2].trim());
+              }
+              return checkboxes;
+            };
+
+            // Utility function to check if a list is a subset of another list
+            isSubset = (subset, superset) => {
+              return subset.every((item) => superset.includes(item));
+            };
+
+            // Add an 'in-bot-review' label while this PR is under review
+            github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+              ...body_data,
+              labels: ["in-bot-review"],
+            });
+
+            // Get filenames of all currently checked-in PR templates
+            const template_contents = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              path: ".github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE",
+            });
+            var template_filenames = [];
+            for (const content of template_contents.data) {
+              template_filenames.push(content.path);
+            }
+            console.debug("Received template filenames: " + template_filenames);
+            // Retrieve templates
+            var templates = [];
+            for (const template_filename of template_filenames) {
+              const template_response = await github.rest.repos.getContent({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                path: template_filename,
+              });
+              // Convert Base64 content back
+              const decoded_template = atob(template_response.data.content);
+              const headings = extractHeadings(decoded_template);
+              const checkboxes = extractCheckBoxTexts(decoded_template);
+              if (!headings.length && !checkboxes.length) {
+                console.warn(
+                  "Invalid template! Contains neither headings nor checkboxes, ignoring it: \n" +
+                    decoded_template
+                );
+              } else {
+                templates.push({ headings: headings, checkboxes: checkboxes });
+              }
+            }
+            // Retrieve the PR Body
+            const pull_request = await github.rest.issues.get({
+              ...body_data,
+            });
+            const pull_request_text = pull_request.data.body;
+            console.debug("Received Pull Request body: \n" + pull_request_text);
+
+            /* Check if the PR Body matches one of the templates
+            A template is defined by all headings and checkboxes it contains
+            We extract all Headings and Checkboxes from the PR text and check if any of the templates is a subset of that
+            */
+            const pr_headings = extractHeadings(pull_request_text);
+            const pr_checkboxes = extractCheckBoxTexts(pull_request_text);
+            console.debug("Found Headings in PR body:\n" + pr_headings);
+            console.debug("Found Checkboxes in PR body:\n" + pr_checkboxes);
+            var template_found = false;
+            // Iterate over each template to check if it applies
+            for (const template of templates) {
+              console.log(
+                "Checking for headings: [" +
+                  template.headings +
+                  "] and checkboxes: [" +
+                  template.checkboxes + "]"
+              );
+              if (
+                isSubset(template.checkboxes, pr_checkboxes) &&
+                isSubset(template.headings, pr_headings)
+              ) {
+                console.debug("Found matching template!");
+                template_found = true;
+              }
+            }
+
+            // List comments from previous runs
+            var existing_comments = [];
+            const comments = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
+              ...body_data,
+            });
+            for (const comment of comments.data) {
+              if (comment.body === NO_TEMPLATE_MESSAGE) {
+                existing_comments.push(comment);
+              }
+            }
+
+            // Add a comment to the PR that it is not using a the template (but only if this comment does not exist already)
+            if (!template_found) {
+              var comment_already_sent = false;
+
+              if (existing_comments.length < 1) {
+                github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                  ...body_data,
+                  body: NO_TEMPLATE_MESSAGE,
+                });
+              }
+            } else {
+              // If template has been found, delete any old comment about missing template
+              for (const existing_comment of existing_comments) {
+                github.rest.issues.deleteComment({
+                  ...body_data,
+                  comment_id: existing_comment.id,
+                });
+              }
+              // Remove the 'in-bot-review' label after the review is done and the PR has passed
+              github.rest.issues.removeLabel({
+                ...body_data,
+                name: "in-bot-review",
+              });
+            }
+