diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 9da4a370..c5b2c46e 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ PlatformIO Core 6
 6.1.8 (2023-??-??)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
+* Added a new ``--lint`` option to the `pio project config <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/core/userguide/project/cmd_config.html>`__ command, enabling users to efficiently perform linting on the |PIOCONF|
 * Enhanced the parsing of the |PIOCONF| to provide comprehensive diagnostic information
 * Optimized project integration templates to address the issue of long paths on Windows (`issue #4652 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/issues/4652>`_)
 * Refactored |UNITTESTING| engine to resolve compiler warnings with "-Wpedantic" option (`pull #4671 <https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core/pull/4671>`_)
diff --git a/platformio/project/commands/config.py b/platformio/project/commands/config.py
index 9f218e80..5e4ed21f 100644
--- a/platformio/project/commands/config.py
+++ b/platformio/project/commands/config.py
@@ -30,16 +30,23 @@ from platformio.project.helpers import is_platformio_project
     default=os.getcwd,
     type=click.Path(exists=True, file_okay=False, dir_okay=True),
 )
+@click.option("--lint", is_flag=True)
 @click.option("--json-output", is_flag=True)
-def project_config_cmd(project_dir, json_output):
+def project_config_cmd(project_dir, lint, json_output):
     if not is_platformio_project(project_dir):
         raise NotPlatformIOProjectError(project_dir)
     with fs.cd(project_dir):
-        config = ProjectConfig.get_instance()
+        if lint:
+            return lint_configuration(json_output)
+        return print_configuration(json_output)
+
+
+def print_configuration(json_output=False):
+    config = ProjectConfig.get_instance()
     if json_output:
         return click.echo(config.to_json())
     click.echo(
-        "Computed project configuration for %s" % click.style(project_dir, fg="cyan")
+        "Computed project configuration for %s" % click.style(os.getcwd(), fg="cyan")
     )
     for section, options in config.as_tuple():
         click.secho(section, fg="cyan")
@@ -55,3 +62,43 @@ def project_config_cmd(project_dir, json_output):
         )
         click.echo()
     return None
+
+
+def lint_configuration(json_output=False):
+    result = ProjectConfig.lint()
+    errors = result["errors"]
+    warnings = result["warnings"]
+    if json_output:
+        return click.echo(result)
+    if not errors and not warnings:
+        return click.secho(
+            'The "platformio.ini" configuration file is free from linting errors.',
+            fg="green",
+        )
+    if errors:
+        click.echo(
+            tabulate(
+                [
+                    (
+                        click.style(error["type"], fg="red"),
+                        error["message"],
+                        error.get("source", "") + (f":{error.get('lineno')}")
+                        if "lineno" in error
+                        else "",
+                    )
+                    for error in errors
+                ],
+                tablefmt="plain",
+            )
+        )
+    if warnings:
+        click.echo(
+            tabulate(
+                [
+                    (click.style("Warning", fg="yellow"), warning)
+                    for warning in warnings
+                ],
+                tablefmt="plain",
+            )
+        )
+    return None
diff --git a/platformio/project/config.py b/platformio/project/config.py
index 08ab422c..4658acfa 100644
--- a/platformio/project/config.py
+++ b/platformio/project/config.py
@@ -433,7 +433,41 @@ class ProjectConfigDirsMixin:
         return self.get("platformio", f"{name}_dir")
 
 
-class ProjectConfig(ProjectConfigBase, ProjectConfigDirsMixin):
+class ProjectConfigLintMixin:
+    @classmethod
+    def lint(cls, path=None):
+        errors = []
+        warnings = []
+        try:
+            config = cls.get_instance(path)
+            config.validate(silent=True)
+            warnings = config.warnings
+            config.as_tuple()
+        except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
+            if exc.__cause__ is not None:
+                exc = exc.__cause__
+
+            item = {"type": exc.__class__.__name__, "message": str(exc)}
+            for attr in ("lineno", "source"):
+                if hasattr(exc, attr):
+                    item[attr] = getattr(exc, attr)
+
+            if item["type"] == "ParsingError" and hasattr(exc, "errors"):
+                for lineno, line in getattr(exc, "errors"):
+                    errors.append(
+                        {
+                            "type": item["type"],
+                            "message": f"Parsing error: {line}",
+                            "lineno": lineno,
+                            "source": item["source"],
+                        }
+                    )
+            else:
+                errors.append(item)
+        return {"errors": errors, "warnings": warnings}
+
+
+class ProjectConfig(ProjectConfigBase, ProjectConfigDirsMixin, ProjectConfigLintMixin):
     _instances = {}
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/tests/project/test_config.py b/tests/project/test_config.py
index f559502e..6b742855 100644
--- a/tests/project/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/project/test_config.py
@@ -684,3 +684,34 @@ def test_invalid_env_names(tmp_path: Path):
     config = ProjectConfig(str(project_conf))
     with pytest.raises(InvalidEnvNameError, match=r".*Invalid environment name 'app:1"):
         config.validate()
+
+
+def test_linting_errors(tmp_path: Path):
+    project_conf = tmp_path / "platformio.ini"
+    project_conf.write_text(
+        """
+[env:app1]
+lib_use = 1
+broken_line
+    """
+    )
+    result = ProjectConfig.lint(str(project_conf))
+    assert not result["warnings"]
+    assert result["errors"] and len(result["errors"]) == 1
+    error = result["errors"][0]
+    assert error["type"] == "ParsingError"
+    assert error["lineno"] == 4
+
+
+def test_linting_warnings(tmp_path: Path):
+    project_conf = tmp_path / "platformio.ini"
+    project_conf.write_text(
+        """
+[env:app1]
+lib_use = 1
+    """
+    )
+    result = ProjectConfig.lint(str(project_conf))
+    assert not result["errors"]
+    assert result["warnings"] and len(result["warnings"]) == 1
+    assert "deprecated" in result["warnings"][0]