diff --git a/checks/basic/latest_go_test.go b/checks/basic/latest_go_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97027d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/basic/latest_go_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+package basic
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/digitalocean/clusterlint/checks"
+	"github.com/digitalocean/clusterlint/kube"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+func TestMeta(t *testing.T) {
+	latestTagCheck := latestTagCheck{}
+	assert.Equal(t, "latest-tag", latestTagCheck.Name())
+	assert.Equal(t, "Checks if there are pods with container images having latest tag", latestTagCheck.Description())
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"basic"}, latestTagCheck.Groups())
+}
+
+func TestRegistration(t *testing.T) {
+	latestTagCheck := &latestTagCheck{}
+	check, err := checks.Get("latest-tag")
+	assert.Equal(t, check, latestTagCheck)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestLatestTagWarning(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name     string
+		arg      *kube.Objects
+		expected []error
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "no pods",
+			arg:      initPod(),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - k8s.gcr.io/busybox:latest",
+			arg:      container("k8s.gcr.io/busybox:latest"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - busybox:latest",
+			arg:      container("busybox:latest"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - k8s.gcr.io/busybox",
+			arg:      container("k8s.gcr.io/busybox"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - busybox",
+			arg:      container("busybox"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - http://private:5000/repo/busybox",
+			arg:      container("http://private:5000/repo/busybox"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - http://private:5000/repo/busybox:latest",
+			arg:      container("http://private:5000/repo/busybox:latest"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - test:5000/repo@sha256:digest",
+			arg:      container("test:5000/repo@sha256:digest"),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - repo@sha256:digest",
+			arg:      container("repo@sha256:digest"),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - test:5000/repo:ignore-tag@sha256:digest",
+			arg:      container("test:5000/repo:ignore-tag@sha256:digest"),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - busybox:v1.2.3",
+			arg:      container("busybox:v1.2.3"),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+
+		{
+			name:     "pod with init container image - k8s.gcr.io/busybox:latest",
+			arg:      initContainer("k8s.gcr.io/busybox:latest"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with init container image - busybox:latest",
+			arg:      initContainer("busybox:latest"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with init container image - k8s.gcr.io/busybox",
+			arg:      initContainer("k8s.gcr.io/busybox"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with init container image - busybox",
+			arg:      initContainer("busybox"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - http://private:5000/repo/busybox",
+			arg:      container("http://private:5000/repo/busybox"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - http://private:5000/repo/busybox:latest",
+			arg:      container("http://private:5000/repo/busybox:latest"),
+			expected: warnings(),
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - test:5000/repo@sha256:digest",
+			arg:      initContainer("test:5000/repo@sha256:digest"),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - test:5000/repo:ignore-tag@sha256:digest",
+			arg:      initContainer("test:5000/repo:ignore-tag@sha256:digest"),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with container image - repo@sha256:digest",
+			arg:      initContainer("repo@sha256:digest"),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "pod with init container image - busybox:v1.2.3",
+			arg:      initContainer("busybox:v1.2.3"),
+			expected: nil,
+		},
+	}
+
+	latestTagCheck := latestTagCheck{}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		t.Run(scenario.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			w, e, err := latestTagCheck.Run(scenario.arg)
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, scenario.expected, w)
+			assert.Empty(t, e)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func initPod() *kube.Objects {
+	objs := &kube.Objects{
+		Pods: &corev1.PodList{},
+	}
+	return objs
+}
+
+func container(image string) *kube.Objects {
+	objs := initPod()
+	objs.Pods = &corev1.PodList{
+		Items: []corev1.Pod{
+			{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "pod_foo", Namespace: "k8s"},
+				Spec:       corev1.PodSpec{Containers: []corev1.Container{{Name: "bar", Image: image}}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	return objs
+}
+
+func initContainer(image string) *kube.Objects {
+	objs := initPod()
+	objs.Pods = &corev1.PodList{
+		Items: []corev1.Pod{
+			{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "pod_foo", Namespace: "k8s"},
+				Spec:       corev1.PodSpec{InitContainers: []corev1.Container{{Name: "bar", Image: image}}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	return objs
+}
+
+func warnings() []error {
+	w := []error{
+		fmt.Errorf("[Best Practice] Use specific tags instead of latest for container 'bar' in pod 'pod_foo' in namespace 'k8s'"),
+	}
+	return w
+}
diff --git a/checks/basic/latest_tag.go b/checks/basic/latest_tag.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f886be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks/basic/latest_tag.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package basic
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/digitalocean/clusterlint/checks"
+	"github.com/digitalocean/clusterlint/kube"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	checks.Register(&latestTagCheck{})
+}
+
+type latestTagCheck struct{}
+
+// Name returns a unique name for this check.
+func (l *latestTagCheck) Name() string {
+	return "latest-tag"
+}
+
+// Groups returns a list of group names this check should be part of.
+func (l *latestTagCheck) Groups() []string {
+	return []string{"basic"}
+}
+
+// Description returns a detailed human-readable description of what this check
+// does.
+func (l *latestTagCheck) Description() string {
+	return "Checks if there are pods with container images having latest tag"
+}
+
+// Run runs this check on a set of Kubernetes objects. It can return warnings
+// (low-priority problems) and errors (high-priority problems) as well as an
+// error value indicating that the check failed to run.
+func (l *latestTagCheck) Run(objects *kube.Objects) (warnings []error, errors []error, err error) {
+	var w []error
+	for _, pod := range objects.Pods.Items {
+		podName := pod.GetName()
+		namespace := pod.GetNamespace()
+		w = append(w, checkTags(pod.Spec.Containers, podName, namespace)...)
+		w = append(w, checkTags(pod.Spec.InitContainers, podName, namespace)...)
+	}
+
+	return w, nil, nil
+}
+
+// checkTags checks if the image name conforms to pattern `image:latest` or `image`
+// Adds a warning if it finds any image that uses the latest tag
+func checkTags(containers []corev1.Container, podName string, namespace string) []error {
+	var w []error
+	for _, container := range containers {
+		image := container.Image[strings.LastIndex(container.Image, "/")+1:]
+		if strings.Contains(image, ":latest") || !strings.Contains(image, ":") {
+			w = append(w, fmt.Errorf("[Best Practice] Use specific tags instead of latest for container '%s' in pod '%s' in namespace '%s'", container.Name, podName, namespace))
+		}
+	}
+	return w
+}
diff --git a/checks/basic/namespace_test.go b/checks/basic/namespace_test.go
index 7509249..330bd46 100644
--- a/checks/basic/namespace_test.go
+++ b/checks/basic/namespace_test.go
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ func TestNamespaceWarning(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
 		t.Run(scenario.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			w, _, _ := namespace.Run(scenario.arg)
+			w, e, err := namespace.Run(scenario.arg)
 			assert.ElementsMatch(t, scenario.expected, w)
+			assert.Empty(t, e)
+			assert.Nil(t, err)
 		})
 	}
 }