diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21ca8dc5..d16efb39 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ Rules marked with **[S]** can have multiple sub-IDs
 * oelint.var.filesoverride - FILES:*(FILES_*) variables should not be overridden
 * oelint.var.improperinherit - Warn about improperly named inherits
 * oelint.var.licenseremotefile - License shall be a file in remote source not a local file
+* oelint.var.licensesdpx - Check for correct SPDX syntax in licenses
 * oelint.var.mandatoryvar - Check for mandatory variables **[S]**
 * oelint.var.multiinclude - Warn on including the same file more than once
 * oelint.var.multiinherit - Warn on inherit the same file more than once
@@ -189,8 +190,7 @@ Rules marked with **[S]** can have multiple sub-IDs
 * oelint.vars.pbpusage - \$\{BP\} should be used instead of \$\{P\} **[F]**
 * oelint.vars.pkgspecific - Variable is package-specific, but isn't set in that way **[S]**
 * oelint.vars.pnbpnusage - \$\{BPN\} should be used instead of \$\{PN\} **[F]**
-* oelint.vars.pnusagediscouraged - Variable shouldn't contain \$\{PN\} or
-* \$\{BPN\}
+* oelint.vars.pnusagediscouraged - Variable shouldn't contain \$\{PN\} or \$\{BPN\}
 * oelint.vars.sectionlowercase - SECTION should be lowercase only **[F]**
 * oelint.vars.spacesassignment - ' = ' should be correct variable assignment
 * oelint.vars.specific - Variable is specific to an unknown identifier
diff --git a/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_var_license_spdx.py b/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_var_license_spdx.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6f2b063b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oelint_adv/rule_base/rule_var_license_spdx.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from oelint_parser.cls_item import Variable
+from oelint_adv.cls_rule import Rule
+
+
+class LicenseSDPX(Rule):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(id='oelint.vars.licensesdpx',
+                         severity='warning',
+                         message='LICENSE is not a valid OpenEmbedded SPDX expression')
+
+    def check(self, _file, stash):
+        res = []
+        items = stash.GetItemsFor(filename=_file, classifier=Variable.CLASSIFIER,
+                                  attribute=Variable.ATTR_VAR)
+        for i in [x for x in items if x.VarName == 'LICENSE']:
+            if (('|' in i.VarValueStripped and ' | ' not in i.VarValueStripped) or
+               ('&' in i.VarValueStripped and ' & ' not in i.VarValueStripped)):
+                res += self.finding(i.Origin, i.InFileLine)
+        return res
diff --git a/tests/test_class_oelint_var_licensespdx.py b/tests/test_class_oelint_var_licensespdx.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4038056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_class_oelint_var_licensespdx.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import pytest  # noqa: I900
+
+from .base import TestBaseClass
+
+
+class TestClassOelintVarLicenseSPDX(TestBaseClass):
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('id_', ['oelint.vars.licensesdpx'])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('occurrence', [1])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('input_',
+                             [
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     LICENSE:a = "ISC &MIT"
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     LICENSE:e = "(ISC|MIT) & Apache-2.0 & BSD-3-Clause"
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                             ],
+                             )
+    def test_bad(self, input_, id_, occurrence):
+        self.check_for_id(self._create_args(input_), id_, occurrence)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('id_', ['oelint.var.licensesdpx'])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('occurrence', [0])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('input_',
+                             [
+                                 {
+                                     'oelint_adv_test.bb':
+                                     '''
+                                     LICENSE:${PN} = "BSD-2-Clause"
+                                     LICENSE:b = "(ISC | MIT)"
+                                     LICENSE:c = "(BSD-2-Clause | MIT)"
+                                     LICENSE:d = "(BSD-2-Clause | MIT) & MIT"
+                                     LICENSE:f = "BSD-3-Clause"
+                                     LICENSE = "Unknown"
+                                     ''',
+                                 },
+                             ],
+                             )
+    def test_good(self, input_, id_, occurrence):
+        self.check_for_id(self._create_args(input_), id_, occurrence)